Privacy Policy

Last updated 2026-10-19

Stargaze Camp is now Night Gaze Camp. The current version of this page is at nightgazecamp.com/privacy/.

This policy covers the Stargaze Camp mobile app (iOS and Android) and the website stargazecamp.com. The short version: no accounts, no advertising, no tracking, no analytics; your location stays on your phone; payments are handled by Apple and Google.

Who is responsible

This website is operated by SKYSEED TECH LLC. For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact support@stargazecamp.com.

The app

Location

If you allow it, the app reads your approximate or precise location to sort campgrounds by distance and drive time. Your location is processed on your phone and is never sent to our servers, never stored by us and never linked to you. You can refuse location access and choose a place by hand instead.

Drive times (iPhone)

On iPhone, drive times are calculated by Apple Maps (MapKit). To do this, the app sends the start point (your location or the place you chose) and the campground’s coordinates to Apple, which handles them under Apple’s privacy policy. On Android the app estimates drive time from the straight-line distance on the phone and sends nothing.

Weather and aurora data

To show cloud forecasts, the app asks a service we run on Cloudflare, which relays public data from the US National Weather Service. The request contains only the centre point of the roughly 55 km forecast grid cell around the campground; it never contains your own location. Like any internet request it also carries your IP address, which we use only to deliver the response and to limit abuse, without building profiles or keeping it beyond short-lived operational logs. Aurora data from NOAA is requested the same way and is not specific to you.

Offline state packs

Offline packs are downloaded from our servers. The download request carries your IP address, like any internet request, and the name of the state pack. The files are saved on your device in a folder that is visible in the Files app, where you can delete them.

The compass uses your phone’s orientation sensors on the device only; readings are never uploaded. On iPhone, the home-screen widget shows a short summary of tonight’s best campground, stored only in a folder shared between the app and the widget on your phone.

Notifications

Clear-night reminders are scheduled on your phone (local notifications) and send nothing to us.
Aurora alerts (push notifications) are not part of this version of the app. If we add them later, this page will say exactly what is stored on our server before they are offered.

Purchases

Pro (a one-time purchase, not a subscription) is processed by Apple or Google. We never see your card or payment details. The app asks the store whether you own a purchase so it can unlock features. Refunds are handled in your App Store or Google Play account.

Saved items on your phone

Your favourite campgrounds, trips, settings and downloaded offline packs are stored on your phone. Deleting the app deletes them. When you export a trip as PDF or calendar file, the file is created on your phone and goes wherever you share it.

What we do not collect

We do not ask for your name or email, do not use advertising identifiers, do not show ads, do not use third-party analytics or crash-reporting SDKs, and do not track you across apps or websites.

The website

stargazecamp.com is a set of static pages with no forms, comments, cookies set by us, advertising or analytics scripts. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) records standard technical data for each request, such as IP address, time, page and browser, for security and to keep the site running. If you email us, we receive your address and message and use them only to reply.

Your rights

If you are in the EEA, the UK, California or another place with a privacy law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or object to processing of personal data about you. Because the app has no accounts, we can usually identify data only if you email it to us. Write to support@stargazecamp.com and we will answer. We do not sell personal information or share it for targeted advertising.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Security and retention

Traffic to our services uses HTTPS. Email is kept only as long as needed to answer you.

Changes

If the app or website changes what it does with data, we will update this page and its date before the change takes effect.

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