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Privacy Policy
Orbit is designed to respect your privacy. This policy explains what the app accesses on your device, why, and what happens to it. In short: Orbit does not require an account or ask for your personal information. The diagnostics and usage data we collect is anonymous and not linked to your identity, used solely to keep the app stable and improve it. The one exception is the optional AI chatbot, which sends the messages you type to Google to generate a reply, as explained below.
Camera
Orbit uses your device camera to power the augmented-reality Sky View, overlaying satellite positions, planets, and constellations onto the live view of the sky. The camera feed is processed on your device in real time and is never recorded, stored, or transmitted anywhere.
Location
Orbit uses your approximate location and your device's motion and orientation sensors to calculate which satellites are overhead, where to point you in the sky, and when upcoming passes will be visible from where you are. This data is used only on your device to perform those calculations. It is not stored on our servers, shared, or used to identify you.
Data we collect
Orbit collects a limited amount of diagnostics and usage data. In line with Apple's App Store privacy definitions, all of it is labelled "Data Not Linked to You" — it is not associated with your identity, account, or device in a way that could identify you. Specifically:
Performance data — metrics such as launch times, responsiveness, and energy use that help us find and fix slowdowns.
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