Japality Limited (“we,” “our,” or “us”) publishes MolTouch, an independent iPhone and iPad molecular visualization app. This policy describes what the current version does with information, including infrequent advertising.

1. What we do not collect ourselves

MolTouch does not create an account and does not include an analytics SDK. We do not ask for your name, email, or phone number in the app. Structure files you open are processed on the device and are not uploaded to Japality servers.

2. Files on your device

When you open a local PDB, mmCIF, or .moltouch project, the file is copied into the app sandbox and processed on the device. A shared project still contains the original coordinates; do not share unpublished structures by accident.

The app may include a public example structure (PDB 1PGA) for demonstration. That file is scientific archive data, not personal information.

3. Advertising

MolTouch may show an occasional full-screen App Open ad from Google AdMob when you return to the app from the background. This is the only ad format we use. There are no banners in the workspace and no ads during a measurement or while a sheet is open.

Ads are kept infrequent on purpose: they do not appear on the first launches, and after an ad is shown we wait many hours before another can appear. A short trip out of the app does not trigger an ad. Cold start after the molecule is already on screen does not pop an ad over your work.

Google’s advertising systems may process advertising identifiers, coarse device and request information, and ad interaction data to deliver, measure, and prevent fraud on ads. See Google’s Privacy Policy and AdMob & privacy.

4. App Tracking Transparency

On iOS, MolTouch asks for tracking permission with Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt before the advertising identifier is used to personalize ads across other companies’ apps and websites. You can choose Ask App Not to Track. Ads may still appear; they will be less personalized. You can change this later in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

5. European consent form

This version does not show Google’s European consent form (UMP). Personalized ads use Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt only. The app is not aimed at the EEA, UK, or Switzerland advertising market.

6. Network use you start

If you choose Download from RCSB, the app makes an HTTPS request to files.rcsb.org for the ID you typed. That service can see the requested ID and your IP address. We do not operate that service. Local files are not sent with that request.

If you use the system Share Sheet, the destination you pick receives only what you chose to share. Those apps have their own policies.

Ad requests, when allowed, go to Google’s advertising endpoints over HTTPS. That is separate from your structure files.

7. Device and system features

iOS may keep device backups according to your Apple ID and device settings. “Processed on device” does not mean a file can never appear in an iCloud or computer backup you have enabled.

This website itself is a static page. Visiting it lets our host see ordinary web-server logs (for example IP address and the page requested). That is separate from the app.

8. Children

MolTouch is a scientific viewer, not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided information through ads or the site, contact us.

9. Changes

If this policy changes, we will post the update on this page with a new date. The in-app About screen should match this description: local files stay on device; no account or analytics SDK; occasional AdMob App Open ads with ATT; an RCSB download exposes the requested ID and your IP to that service.

10. Contact

Japality Limited
Email: japalitylimited@gmail.com