Accurate Clock is a small iOS / iPadOS app that displays the current time with a visible second hand. This is the entire privacy policy: it should be short because the app does very little.
What data we collect about you
None.
The app has no accounts, no analytics, no advertising SDKs, no crash reporters, and no third-party services. It does not read your contacts, calendar, photos, location, microphone, or camera. It does not access your clipboard. It does not collect device identifiers, IP addresses, or any diagnostic data of any kind.
What data the app sends over the network
Once per launch, and again whenever you tap the “resync”
indicator, the app sends a single SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol)
request to Apple’s public time server time.apple.com
on UDP port 123. SNTP is a stateless protocol; the request contains no
information about you or your device beyond the IP address that any
internet request includes by definition. The reply contains only the
server’s clock reading, which the app uses to estimate how far off
your device clock is.
The app does not transmit anything else, ever.
What data is stored on your device
The app stores two preferences locally using the standard iOS
UserDefaults mechanism: which seconds-hand style you picked
(sweep or tick), and which time zone you last selected. These never
leave your device.
Third parties
None. The only network endpoint contacted is Apple’s public NTP server, which Apple operates and to which Apple’s own privacy policy applies.
Children
The app does not collect any data from anyone, regardless of age.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at the same URL with a new “last updated” date.
Contact
Questions: [email protected].