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BEACON Mobile no longer ships with a built-in server; users add one on first launch. Describe that, and stop naming a specific server.
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# BEACON Mobile Privacy Policy
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_Last updated: October 9, 2026_
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BEACON Mobile ("the app") is an open-source iOS and Android client for Beacon, a
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real-time analyzer for MeshCore radio mesh networks. This policy explains what
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the app does and does not do with your information.
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## The short version
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- No account, no sign-in.
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- No analytics, advertising, tracking or crash-reporting SDKs.
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- The app does not access your location, contacts, photos, microphone or
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camera.
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- Your settings stay on your device.
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## What stays on your device
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The app stores its settings locally, using the platform's standard app storage:
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the Beacon servers you have added, your selected region, theme, language and map
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preferences. This data never leaves your device unless you back up your device
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through Apple or Google. Deleting the app deletes it.
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## Network connections the app makes
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To work, the app connects to:
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1. **The Beacon servers you add.** The app has no built-in server: it only
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connects to servers whose address you enter, including ones you host. It
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requests packet, node, observer and statistics data from it over HTTPS or
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WebSocket. Like any web server, that server sees your IP address and the
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requests made. Each server is run by its own operator, under that operator's
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own policies.
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2. **Map tile providers.** Map imagery is loaded from
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[OpenFreeMap](https://openfreemap.org) and elevation data from the public
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AWS Terrain Tiles dataset. These providers see your IP address and the map
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areas requested, as with any map.
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The app sends no personal information to these services beyond what any network
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request carries, such as your IP address.
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## Mesh data shown in the app
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The app displays radio traffic that MeshCore devices broadcast publicly, as
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collected by Beacon servers: node names, public keys, advertised positions,
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packet routes, signal readings and messages on public channels. This is not
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data about you as an app user. If you operate a MeshCore node and want data
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about it removed from a Beacon server, contact that server's operator.
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## Children
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The app is not directed at children and collects no personal information from
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anyone.
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## Changes
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Updates to this policy will be published on this page with a new date.
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## Contact
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Questions about this policy: [MrAlders0n@smal.ca](mailto:MrAlders0n@smal.ca)
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or [open an issue](https://github.com/MeshCore-Beacon/beacon-flutter-app/issues).
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