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Last updated: September 9, 2026
The CicadaTAK app and your nodes do not collect, transmit, or store any personal data on external servers. All mesh data stays on your device and your local mesh network. The one exception is a store order, which needs a name and an address; that is covered below.
CicadaTAK is a tactical mesh communication system. The mobile app connects to a local CicadaTAK node over WiFi. All communication occurs directly between your device and the mesh network hardware you own and operate. No data is sent to CicadaTAK, its developers, or any third party.
The following data is generated and used exclusively within your local mesh network. It never leaves the mesh unless you choose to share it externally.
Location data: GPS coordinates are shared between nodes on your mesh to display team positions on the map. Location data is not transmitted to any external server.
Messages: Text messages and photos are sent between nodes on your mesh network. Messages are encrypted in transit and are not stored on or transmitted to any external server.
Voice audio: Push-to-talk voice is transmitted between mesh nodes in real time using the Opus codec. Audio is not recorded or stored on any external server.
Callsign and node name: Your chosen callsign is broadcast on the mesh so other team members can identify you. It is not sent to any external server.
From the app and your nodes: none. CicadaTAK has no analytics, no telemetry, no crash reporting, no advertising SDKs, and no user accounts. The app does not communicate with any server operated by CicadaTAK or its developers. Store orders are the exception, described in their own section below.
The CicadaTAK app does not integrate with any third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking services. Map tiles are cached locally on your device for offline use; no tile requests are made to external servers during normal mesh operation.
Chat history, cached map tiles, and app settings are stored locally on your device. You can delete this data at any time by uninstalling the app. Node configuration is stored on the Raspberry Pi hardware that you own and control.
The mesh radio link is secured with WPA3-SAE. Application-layer messages are encrypted end-to-end using a team passphrase that you set during node setup. CicadaTAK developers have no access to your encryption keys.
If you choose to join the firmware release list, we keep the email address you send us and use it for exactly one thing: announcing new CicadaTAK firmware releases. No tracking, no marketing, no sharing with anyone. Reply to any announcement (or email info@cicadatak.com) with "unsubscribe" and your address is deleted. Apart from store orders, this is the only personal data CicadaTAK ever holds, and it exists only because you voluntarily sent it.
If you buy something from the CicadaTAK store, we collect what the order needs: your name, shipping address, email address, phone number if you give one, and what you ordered. Payment is handled by Shopify Payments; your card details go to Shopify, and we never see your full card number.
We use that information to make, ship and deliver your order, to send order and shipping emails, and to keep the tax and accounting records the law requires. We keep order records as long as those laws require, then delete them. We do not sell or share them for anyone's marketing, and placing an order does not add you to the firmware release list. The full store privacy policy is linked at checkout. Email info@cicadatak.com to see, correct, or delete the information we hold about your orders.
CicadaTAK does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children under 13. The app has no user accounts and collects no personal data. The store is for adults.
If this privacy policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "Last updated" date. The app and nodes collect no data, so changes there are unlikely; the store section changes only if the store does.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at info@cicadatak.com or visit the support page.