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Scope And Contact

This policy covers the current Watchfront iOS app and these Watchfront support and privacy pages. Questions and privacy requests can be sent to watchfrontsupport@gmail.com.

Information Stored On Your Device

Watchfront stores your selected Home country, saved-country bookmarks, briefing display and text preferences, automatic-update preference, and preparedness checklist progress locally. It also stores bundled reference material and downloaded briefings or archive editions for offline reading. These preferences are not sent to Watchfront or an advertiser.

The app does not create a Watchfront account, record your reading history for upload, or include analytics or advertising-tracking software. It does not request access to your GPS location, contacts, microphone, or camera.

Connections Needed For Online Features

Online features require connections to outside services. Those services receive normal request information, such as an IP address, request time, and requested resource. Watchfront does not add your selected country, checklist, bookmarks, or a Watchfront user identifier to briefing requests.

• Briefing hosting and these pages: GitHub Pages hosts published briefings and the archive. GitHub states that visitor IP addresses are logged and stored for security purposes. Watchfront does not receive those individual server logs. See GitHub Pages data collection and the GitHub Privacy Statement.
• Maps: Watchfront uses Apple's mapping service to display maps. It does not request the device's GPS location. Apple processes map-service requests under its Maps privacy notice.
• External sources: Opening a citation or reference link connects you to the source publisher. The publisher controls its website, including any cookies, advertising, or analytics. Review that site's privacy policy.

These support and privacy pages contain no analytics scripts, advertising pixels, embedded third-party content, or remotely loaded fonts. Hosting-service security logs still apply.

Voluntary Support And Feedback

If you email support, we receive your sender address, the name shown by your email service, your message, and any attachments you choose to include. This information is used to answer your request, investigate reported problems or corrections, and improve Watchfront. The app does not send an email or attach diagnostics automatically. Support messages are handled through Gmail under Google's Privacy Policy.

Contacting support is optional and is not required to use the app. Support correspondence is kept while needed to address the request and relevant follow-up, or to meet applicable recordkeeping obligations. You can request deletion by emailing the support address. We will delete correspondence under our control unless it must be retained for a legal obligation or unresolved dispute. Service-provider backups and retention are governed by their policies.

Advertising And Tracking

This version has no in-app advertising system. Watchfront does not sell user preferences, build behavioral advertising profiles, or share those preferences with advertisers. If advertising is introduced, this policy and the app's disclosures will be updated before it is enabled. Future sponsorships are intended to use the subject of the page, without uploading a reader's personal preferences or reading history.

Your Choices And Local Storage

You can change saved countries, checklist items, and reading preferences within the app. Turn off automatic briefing checks in Menu → Briefing Preferences; manual checks and map use still make online requests. You can choose not to open external links or send support email.

Local preferences remain until you change them or remove the app's stored data. Downloaded archive storage is limited to 20 editions within 120 MB, and older downloads may be removed as storage is managed. Deleting the app removes its local data from the device; offloading it can preserve that data. Device backups and restoration are governed by your Apple or computer backup settings. We cannot remotely retrieve or delete preferences held only on your device.

Hosting requests and records held by outside services are subject to those services' retention and deletion policies. You may contact those providers using their privacy pages.

Apple Distribution And Beta Testing

The App Store, TestFlight, and device-level diagnostics are operated by Apple. During beta testing, Apple may provide testing information and any feedback you submit through TestFlight. Those services operate under Apple's Privacy Policy and the TestFlight information.

Changes To This Policy

Changes will be published here with a new update date. Any future feature that changes how user information is handled must be reflected in this policy and the app's privacy disclosures.