Privacy Policy for WatchWatcher

Overview

WatchWatcher is a watch accuracy tracking application that helps users measure and analyze the accuracy of their mechanical watches. This privacy policy explains what information we collect and how we use it.

Data Collection

Data You Provide

• Watch information (name, brand, vintage status)

• Time measurements and accuracy readings

• Watch drift rate calculations

Device Identification

• A randomly generated device identifier is created and stored on your device

• This ID is used only to maintain your online watch view URL

• The ID contains no personal information and cannot be traced back to you

Anonymous Statistics

If you opt in to sharing anonymous statistics (which can be toggled in Settings):

• Watch drift rate measurements

• Watch brand and category (vintage/modern)

• Measurement timestamps

• A randomly generated watch identifier

No personal information or watch serial numbers are ever collected or transmitted.

How We Use Your Data

Local Storage

• All your watch data and measurements are stored locally on your device

• This data is only used to show you your watch's performance over time

• You can export your data at any time through the app's export feature

Online View

• When you create an online view, your watch data is stored on our servers

• The data is linked only to your anonymous device ID

• You can update or delete your online view at any time

• Online views are accessible only with the specific URL

Anonymous Statistics (Optional)

If you choose to share anonymous statistics:

• Data is used to calculate overall accuracy statistics for different watch brands and types

• These statistics help other users understand how their watches compare to similar timepieces

• All shared data is completely anonymous and cannot be traced back to individual users

Data Sharing

• We do not sell or share any personal data

• Anonymous statistics are only shared in aggregate form

• No individual measurements can be identified in the public statistics

• Online view URLs are not publicly listed and are only accessible to those you share them with

Data Security

• All data is stored securely on your device

• Network transmissions use secure HTTPS connections

• Anonymous statistics and online views are stored on secure servers

Your Rights

You can:

• Choose whether to share anonymous statistics

• Export your data at any time

• Delete measurements from both your device and our statistics

• Delete your online view at any time

• Opt out of statistics sharing at any time through the Settings menu

Changes to Privacy Policy

We will notify users of any material changes to this privacy policy through the app or our website.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at [contact information].

Last updated: March 2024