# Nearpoint Privacy Policy
**Effective date:** September 7, 2026
Nearpoint ("the app") is developed by Brad Milby. This policy explains what information the app uses and how it is handled.
**The short version: Nearpoint does not collect, transmit, sell, or share your personal data. Everything you save in the app stays on your device.**
## Information Stored on Your Device
Nearpoint stores the following information locally on your device only:
- **Saved places** — names, addresses, coordinates, categories, notes, and links you add yourself or import through the Share Extension.
- **Notification preferences** — alert radius, quiet hours, and notification style for each place.
- **App settings** — your in-app preferences.
This information never leaves your device. We do not operate any servers, and we have no ability to see, access, or recover your data. Deleting the app permanently deletes all of your data.
## Location
Nearpoint uses your device's location to alert you when you are near a place you have saved. If you grant "Always" location access, this also works while the app is in the background.
Your location is processed entirely on your device by Apple's Core Location framework. Nearpoint never records your location history and never transmits your location to us or to any third party.
You can change or revoke location access at any time in **Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services**. The app still works without location access, but proximity alerts will be unavailable.
## Notifications
Nearpoint uses local notifications generated on your device to alert you when you are near a saved place. No notification content is sent to or through any external service. You can disable notifications at any time in Settings.
## Apple Maps Search
When you search for a place inside the app, your search query is sent to Apple's Maps service to return results. This request is handled by Apple under [Apple's Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/). Nearpoint does not store or share your searches.
## Purchases
Nearpoint Premium subscriptions are processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see or store your payment information. Subscriptions can be managed or canceled at any time in **Settings → Apple Account → Subscriptions**.
## What We Don't Do
- No accounts or sign-in required
- No analytics or usage tracking
- No advertising or ad identifiers
- No third-party SDKs that collect data
- No selling or sharing of data of any kind
## Children's Privacy
Nearpoint does not collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.
## Changes to This Policy
If the app's data practices ever change, this policy will be updated and the effective date revised before those changes take effect.
## Contact
Questions about this policy? Contact: **bmilby88@hotmail.com**