Sunset Map
Privacy Policy
Effective 13 July 2026 · Last updated 13 July 2026
The short version. Sunset Map collects nothing. There is no account and no tracking, and we do not run a server. Your location stays on your iPhone, where it is used to show tonight's light around you. The only things that ever leave the device are the map downloads every map app makes, plus the coordinate sent to Apple Weather for the cloud forecast.
Who we are
Sunset Map is an iPhone app published by Sullivan Thimotée, Switzerland. Questions about this policy: hello@sunset-map.com.
Data we collect
None. We do not collect, store, transmit, sell or share any personal data. The app has no user accounts, contains no third-party analytics or advertising SDKs, and makes no network requests to any server we control, because we do not operate one. This is reflected in the "Data Not Collected" declaration on the app's App Store page.
Your location
The app asks for your location while you are using it. That is the only permission it needs. It is used on your device to centre the map on where you are, compute how much golden light your spot gets, and, on the free plan, unlock points within 1 km of your position. Your location is never stored off your iPhone and never sent to us.
One optional extra: if you turn on the trial-end reminder when subscribing, the app also asks permission to send you a single local notification, scheduled entirely on your device. No server is involved and nothing about it leaves your iPhone.
If you deny the permission, the app still works: you pan the map yourself and analyse spots with a membership.
Network requests the app makes
Sunset Map computes everything on your iPhone, but like every map app it downloads the map itself. These are the only connections it makes:
- Elevation tiles from Terrain Tiles on AWS Open Data (the Tilezen/Mapzen dataset), used to know where mountains and hills are.
- Building and viewpoint tiles from VersaTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors, used for the street-scale heatmap and the binocular pins.
- Apple Maps for the basemap, place search and the naming of saved spots (reverse geocoding).
- Apple Weather receives the coordinate of the point you analyse, to return the cloud forecast for its golden window.
These are anonymous downloads: the servers see an IP address and which map area was requested, as with any map app, and none of them is operated by us. Tiles are cached on your device, so areas you have already loaded make no request at all. Apple's services are governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
Purchases
Memberships and the lifetime purchase are handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see your name, e-mail, payment details or billing address. The app only asks Apple's on-device receipt whether a valid purchase exists, which is what unlocks any date, any point on Earth and saved spots. Apple's handling of that transaction is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.
Stored on your device
Your saved spots, your preferences (like the sunrise/sunset mode) and the map-tile cache live only on your iPhone, in the app's private storage. Nothing is synced or uploaded. Deleting the app deletes all of it.
This website
sunset-map.com is a static website. It sets no cookies, loads no third-party fonts, scripts or trackers, and does not profile visitors. Our hosting provider (Infomaniak, Switzerland) keeps standard server logs, including IP addresses, for security and troubleshooting, as any web host does.
Children
Sunset Map is suitable for all ages and collects no data from anyone, including children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the EEA).
Your rights
Because we hold no personal data, there is nothing for us to access, correct, export or erase. Deleting the app removes every setting and saved spot it stored on your device. Questions? Write to hello@sunset-map.com.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new "last updated" date. Material changes affecting how the app behaves will also be mentioned in the App Store release notes.