MeerWatch

Privacy Policy

Effective November 13, 2026

MeerWatch is made by Vizento Labs, LLC ("we", "us"). This policy explains what the MeerWatch app collects, why, and what you can do about it.

What we collect, and why

A random install ID. On first launch the app creates a random ID and a secret, kept in your phone's secure storage. It lets our server recognise your install. It isn't linked to your name, email or your phone's hardware identifiers.

Your zones and alert settings. The places you choose to watch (such as Home), their radius, the lowest severity you want alerts for, quiet hours, whether alerts are on, and your time zone. Zone centres are rounded to two decimal places (about 1 km) before they leave your phone. We use them only to decide which alerts to send you.

Your location, only when you ask. If you tap "Use my location" while setting up a zone, the app reads your location once to fill in that zone. We don't track your location in the background or keep a history of it. Place search uses your phone's own map service (Apple or Google).

Push token. If you allow notifications, your phone gives the app a push token. We store it with your app version and platform (iPhone or Android) to deliver alerts.

Purchases. MeerWatch Pro is sold through the App Store or Google Play, which handle payment. We never see your card details or your Apple or Google account. RevenueCat, our subscription service, receives your install ID and the store's purchase record so the app knows you have Pro.

Technical logs. Like any online service, our servers process your IP address and basic request details to run and protect the service. These logs are kept for a short time and are not used to identify you.

What we don't collect

No contacts, photos, microphone, browsing history, advertising ID or precise location history. We don't use the App Tracking Transparency prompt because we don't track you.

Services that help us run MeerWatch

These companies process data on our behalf, only as needed for their part of the service:

• Cloudflare runs our servers and network.
• Neon hosts our database in the United States.
• Expo, Apple Push Notification service and Firebase Cloud Messaging deliver alerts. They receive your push token and the alert's text.
• RevenueCat manages subscriptions, as described above.
• Mapbox draws the map. Mapbox's software may collect anonymous usage data, and your location if you've allowed it, to improve its maps, under Mapbox's privacy policy. You can turn this off from the "i" button on the map.
• YouTube: live news channels open in YouTube, and their preview images load from YouTube. YouTube's own terms and privacy policy apply there.
• Anthropic: we use AI to summarise public news reports. No information about you is sent.

How long we keep it

We keep your zones, settings and push token until you delete them with Settings → Delete my data, or ask us to. Deleting the app on its own doesn't reach our server, so use Delete my data first, or email us. Purchase records are kept by Apple, Google and RevenueCat as their own policies and the law require.

Your choices and rights

• Turn alerts off in the app, or in your phone's notification settings.
• Erase your data with Settings → Delete my data.
• Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or California law), you can ask to access, correct or delete your data, or object to its use. Email us and we'll answer within 30 days.

We process your data to provide the service you asked for (alerts for your zones) and, for logs, our legitimate interest in keeping the service secure.

Children

MeerWatch is not meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect data from them.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top. If a change is significant, we'll also tell you in the app.

Contact

Vizento Labs, LLC — elvito@vizento.app