Privacy-First Approach: SKA Market Lens is designed with your privacy as a top priority. We do not collect, store, transmit, or sell any personal information. All data remains locally on your device.
SKA Global Partners ("we," "our," or "us") operates the SKA Market Lens mobile application (the "App"). This Privacy Policy explains how we handle data when you use our App.
Key Principle: We respect your privacy. The App is designed to operate entirely on your device without transmitting personal information to our servers or third parties.
The App does NOT collect, store, or transmit:
The App stores the following data locally on your device only using iOS/Android secure storage mechanisms:
| Data Type | Purpose | Storage Method |
|---|---|---|
| Terms Acceptance | Track whether you've accepted terms & conditions | SharedPreferences (Android) / UserDefaults (iOS) |
| Tutorial Completion | Track whether you've completed the onboarding tutorial | SharedPreferences (Android) / UserDefaults (iOS) |
| Scan Configurations | Save your custom technical indicator settings | Local SQLite database |
| Portfolio Holdings | Track your hypothetical positions for educational purposes | Local SQLite database |
| S&P 500 Ticker List | Cache S&P 500 companies locally to reduce network requests | SharedPreferences (Android) / UserDefaults (iOS) |
| App Preferences | Theme settings, notification preferences | SharedPreferences (Android) / UserDefaults (iOS) |
Important: This data is stored exclusively on your device and is never transmitted to our servers, cloud services, or third parties. Uninstalling the App will permanently delete all locally stored data.
The App retrieves publicly available financial data from external APIs to provide market information:
⚠️ Third-Party Privacy Notice: While the App itself does not collect personal information, third-party APIs (Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia) may log network requests per their own privacy policies. These services may collect IP addresses, request timestamps, and user-agent strings. We do not control third-party data practices.
The App requests internet access permissions for the following purposes only:
The App does not require user registration, login, or authentication. There are no user accounts, passwords, or email addresses associated with the App.
The App does not use:
The App is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided information to us, please contact us, and we will delete such information (note: the App does not collect data to begin with).
Since all data is stored locally on your device:
Data security measures:
Since we do not collect personal information:
If you are a California resident, you have the right to:
For California users: We do not sell your personal information. We do not share personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:
Legal Basis: The App does not process personal data, so GDPR's legal basis requirements (consent, legitimate interest, etc.) are not applicable.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting the updated policy within the App and at this URL. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Notification Method: Significant changes will be communicated via an in-app notice on your next launch.
The App:
Since all data is stored locally on your device and we do not operate servers or cloud services, there are no international data transfers. Third-party APIs (Yahoo Finance, Wikipedia) may route requests through their global infrastructure per their own policies.
The App requests the following device permissions:
| Permission | Purpose | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Access | Fetch stock data from Yahoo Finance and Wikipedia APIs | Yes (app cannot function without it) |
| Network State | Detect if device is online before making API requests | Yes (improves user experience) |
| Storage Access | Save portfolio and configuration data locally | Yes (automatic on modern iOS/Android) |
Permissions NOT Requested: Location, Camera, Microphone, Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Bluetooth, NFC
Since we do not store user data on our servers, the risk of a data breach affecting your information is negligible. In the unlikely event of a security incident affecting the App's infrastructure (e.g., compromise of our code-signing certificates), we will notify users via an in-app alert.
The App may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., stock exchange websites, regulatory resources). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. Please review their privacy policies before providing any information.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or data practices, contact us at:
Response Time: We aim to respond to privacy inquiries within 7 business days.