OneCloud privacy

Last updated 24 August 2026.

OneCloud is a live geostationary Earth globe for iPhone and iPad. It shows current cloud imagery on a 3D Earth and can optionally place a GPS waypoint on that globe.

What OneCloud collects

OneCloud does not create an account. It does not run ads, analytics SDKs, or tracking.

Precise location is used only after you agree to in-app location terms and tap Locate, and only after you grant Apple’s When In Use permission. Coordinates stay on this device to draw a pin. They are never uploaded, sold, or used for advertising. De-Locate removes the pin and stops updates. If you decline the in-app terms, Locate is hidden.

The app may store on this device whether you accepted location terms, and a temporary 4K JPEG if you tap Share.

Imagery

Cloud and Earth textures come from public visualization services (NOAA NESDIS STAR GOES GeoColor, NASA GIBS / EOSDIS, and related geostationary feeds). Those requests do not include your location or Apple ID.

Permissions

• Location (When In Use, precise), optional GPS waypoint. Deny it and the globe still works.
• Local network, optional, only for a Mac sidecar next to the Simulator. Store builds use NOAA/NASA over HTTPS.

Share uses the system share sheet. OneCloud does not request Photo Library access.

Third parties

NOAA NESDIS STAR, NASA GIBS / EOSDIS, RAMMB/CIRA, and Apple (App Store, Core Location, share sheet). OneCloud does not sell personal data.

Contact: aataves@icloud.com