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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2026

Overview

At Compass Online (compassonlinefree.com), we believe utilities should respect user privacy. This policy outlines how information is handled when you access our online compass tool, educational guides, and related services.

1. Device Sensors & Location Data

Our online compass instrument reads raw telemetry from your device's built-in magnetometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope using the standard W3C DeviceOrientationEvent specification.

  • 100% Local Execution: All mathematical heading calculations (Euler angles, vector normalization, declination offsets) happen locally inside your web browser engine.
  • No Transmission: Sensor data is never sent, streamed, logged, or stored on our servers or any third-party infrastructure.
  • No Fine GPS Tracking: Compass Online does not prompt for or access your device's precise latitude/longitude coordinates via the Geolocation API.

2. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display contextual and interest-based advertisements to help support the free availability of this tool and its educational resources.

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the internet.
  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites across the internet.
  • Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • Alternatively, users can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at networkadvertising.org.

3. Analytics & Cookies

We use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand aggregate web traffic patterns (such as general pageview counts, referral sources, device categories, and browser types). GA4 sets first-party cookies (such as _ga) that store pseudonymous identifiers. IP addresses are automatically anonymized, and we do not combine analytics data with personally identifiable information.

Additionally, we store your cosmetic site preferences (such as light/dark mode selection and compass skin finishes) in your browser's localStorage. This data never leaves your device.

4. User Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as the European Economic Area, UK, or California), you have statutory privacy rights:

  • Right to Know & Access: You can inquire what personal data is processed. (Because we do not maintain user accounts or collect personal profiles, we do not retain identifiable personal databases).
  • Right to Delete: You can delete all local storage, cookies, and cached data at any time directly through your browser settings.
  • Do Not Sell My Information: We do not sell or monetize personal user data or contact information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

5. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or data protection practices, please contact our privacy compliance team via our Contact Page or by emailing us directly at [email protected].