Cosmic Scale — Privacy Policy
Effective 1 October 2026
Cosmic Scale ("the app") is published by Khushnidjon Keldiboev. This policy covers the iPhone app and explains what information it handles.
What the app itself collects
Nothing. The app has no accounts, no sign-in and no server of its own. What it stores stays on your device: the language you chose, when your Beyond pack and Ultra unlocks expire, which simulations you have unlocked, and whether Cosmic Scale Pro is on. It never leaves your iPhone.
Advertising
The app is free and shows ads through Google AdMob, unless Cosmic Scale Pro is on: then the ad SDK is not started at all. The app does not track you across other companies' apps and websites, and it never asks for App Tracking Transparency permission: it does not use your device's advertising identifier for tracking. To serve and measure ads, the Google Mobile Ads SDK may collect and process information such as your IP address (from which approximate location can be inferred), device and app information, and interactions with ads. Google's use of this information is described in How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
If you are in the European Economic Area, the UK or Switzerland, the app asks for your consent through Google's User Messaging Platform before personalised ads are shown. You can change your choice at any time from About → Privacy choices in the app.
You can also limit ad personalisation in Settings → Privacy & Security → Apple Advertising on your iPhone.
Purchases
Cosmic Scale Pro is sold through the App Store, as a monthly or yearly subscription or a one-time purchase. Apple handles the payment; the app never sees your payment details. It only asks the App Store, through Apple's StoreKit, which Pro purchases your Apple Account owns, to turn Pro on, and keeps that answer on your iPhone. Apple's handling of purchases is described in the Apple Privacy Policy. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your App Store account settings at any time.
Photos from space agencies
When you open an object's details, the app loads real photographs directly from the servers of NASA (images-assets.nasa.gov), ESA/Hubble (esahubble.org), ESA/Webb (esawebb.org), ESO (eso.org) and NSF NOIRLab (noirlab.edu). Like any website, those servers receive your device's IP address and a standard request for the image. The app sends them nothing else. Their own privacy policies apply to those requests.
Sounds from space missions
When you tap Listen, the app streams that sound or sonification from NASA (nasa.gov), the Chandra X-ray Center (chandra.harvard.edu) or the University of Iowa (uiowa.edu). As with photos, those servers receive your IP address and the request, nothing else. Nothing is streamed until you tap Listen. The tour music is generated on your device.
Satellite imagery of Earth
When you zoom in on Earth far enough, the app shows Apple Maps satellite imagery through Apple's MapKit. Apple's servers receive your device's IP address and a request for the imagery of the area on screen, like any use of Apple Maps. The app does not ask for your location, sends Apple nothing else, and nothing is requested until you zoom in that far. Apple's handling of these requests is described in the Apple Privacy Policy.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from them.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted at this address with a new effective date.