Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 31, 2026
The short version: no ads, no trackers, no analytics SDKs, and we never sell your data. You can use Horologist without an account, and you can delete your data anytime.
Horologist is operated by Luka Kilic. Our server is in Nuremberg, Germany. Contact: luka@horologist.app.
What we collect
- An anonymous session. When you first open the app, we create an empty user record and a token that's stored on your device. It holds no personal details. We need it so the app works and your purchases stay linked to you.
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Google Sign-In (optional). Signing in lets you link your Horologist account to your Google
account,
so you can restore your purchases and access your account on other devices.
If you sign in, we receive your Google account ID and email address (via the
openidandemailscopes) and attach them to your Horologist account record. We don't access any other Google data, such as your contacts, calendar, Drive files, or profile photo.
Purchases. Paid watch faces are one-time purchases through Google Play. We never see your payment
details, only Google's confirmation that you bought something, so we can unlock it for you.
- Server logs. Our server logs IP addresses for security and debugging, and deletes them after 5 days. Your account ID is never logged.
- Download counts. A simple total per watch face, not tied to you.
What we don't collect
No location, contacts, or health data. The watch faces use Google's Watch Face Format, which can't track you or connect to the internet, and the Wear OS app only passes watch faces from your phone to your watch.
How we use Google user data
We use your Google account ID and email address only to identify your Horologist account and to provide account-related features within the app, such as linking your purchases to your account and restoring them. We don't use this data for advertising, we don't sell it, and we don't share it with third parties, except where the law requires it. It is stored on our server in Nuremberg, Germany, and transmitted over encrypted connections (HTTPS). You can delete it at any time by deleting your account in the app or on our website.
Horologist's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
Who else is involved
Google (Play, and Sign-In if you use it) and Netcup, which hosts our server in Nuremberg. Their own privacy policies apply to what they do. We may also disclose data if the law requires it.
Keeping and deleting your data
We keep your account record as long as you use Horologist, so you can restore your purchases. Anonymous sessions with no activity for a year are deleted automatically. You can delete your account in the app or on our website, which removes your data, including your Google account ID and email (except records we're legally required to keep, such as purchase records).
Your rights
If you're in the EU/EEA, you can ask us to show, correct, export, or delete your data, or to restrict or stop processing it, and you can withdraw consent for Google Sign-In anytime. Email luka@horologist.app. You can also complain to your local data protection authority. We process data to provide the service (contract), keep it secure (legitimate interest), and, for Google Sign-In, with your consent.
Children
Horologist isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data.
Changes
If we change this policy in a meaningful way, we'll update the date above.