David Gross Apps

Statement of Principles & Terms of Use

Article I: Content Philosophy & Purpose

I. Nature of Content: You acknowledge that all content created by the Author is commentary and opinion, intended to provoke thought and discussion on political and economic issues, specifically regarding the principles of a self-reliant nation.

II. Evolution of Style: The Author is committed to striving for a calm and non-threatening style of communication. This is an ongoing process, and the Author acknowledges there may be setbacks. While archives contain past content with a more aggressive tone, the Author's goal for all present and future work is to be guided by the principles of respectful discourse.

III. No Professional Advice: The content is not, and should not be construed as, professional, financial, legal, or clinical advice. Any discussion of the Author's personal experiences, including mental health, is for context and commentary only and does not constitute a clinical disclosure or a request for diagnosis.

Article II: Community Agreement & Good-Faith Engagement

I. Agreement to Engage in Good Faith: In consideration for access to this content, you agree to engage with the material and its community in good faith. This platform is for the exchange of ideas, even controversial ones.

II. Content as Opinion: You acknowledge that the content consists of the Author's opinions and subjective interpretations. You agree that disagreement with an opinion, or feeling offended by political commentary or hyperbole, does not form a basis for legal claims such as defamation, libel, slander, or emotional distress. By participating here, you voluntarily accept the risk of encountering opinions you may find disagreeable.

Article III: Platform Safety & True Threats

I. Distinction from Hyperbole: You agree that rhetorical, political, or satirical hyperbole does not meet the standard of a True Threat.

USA Flag Apps and Services USA Flag

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Wildfire Info

CAL FIRE, InciWeb, MODIS & VIIRS thermal satellite, WFIGS perimeters, CHP & more.

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Earthquake Monitor

Real-time seismic data from USGS. Setup your own custom alerts for up to four locations!

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Find Lot Size

A utility for performing manual area and distance measurements, based on Google Maps.

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Map Measurement Tool Icon

Map Measurement Tool

A powerful utility for measuring distances and areas, based on Apple Maps.

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California Traffic

Statewide traffic data from CHP, with alerts for incidents on iOS, plus weather information.

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California Traffic Cameras

View live images from thousands of traffic cameras across California.

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Portland Incident Map

Incident mapping from the Portland Bureau of Emergency Communications.

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Simple Satellite Weather Loops

Satellite weather imagery. Currently undergoing a major rebuild.

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Solar Weather Viewer

Solar weather imagery. Currently undergoing a major rebuild.

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Scoop.FYI

A curated directory of useful, high-quality links for news, data, and research.

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Doomscroll News

Political commentary and analysis of current world events.

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Doom Scroll Global

Dive deep into world news! The feeds are updated every 15 minutes.

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Doomscroll Forum

For the things you can't stop thinking about.

Contact

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For general questions, feedback, bug reports, or support requests, the best way to reach me is by email.

I do my best to respond to all inquiries as quickly as possible.

Privacy Policy

The same page is here in standalone form: https://davidgrossapps.com/privacy-policy.html

Developer Information and Privacy Point of Contact

Contact Info for the App/Web Developer and Privacy Point of Contact David Gross is [email protected] . Write an email and your inquiry will be returned as soon as possible.

Data Retention and Deletion Policy

David Gross retains standard web access logs of server activity. David Gross can delete your specific server activity if requested.

Data Sharing

David Gross does not share data collected within Web access logs or other interactions that are not reasonably intended to be shared publicly with any third party. These interactions that are not shared include, but are not limited to:

  • Addresses or locations queried for geocoding purposes.
  • Notification service identifiers.
  • PayPal Transaction IDs.
  • User-uploaded text, pictures, videos, and audio.
  • User-uploaded precise or coarse location info.

Advertisements

David Gross uses personalized ads via Google AdMob and Google AdSense, except in the EEA (European Economic Area) and UK (also know as GDPR General Data Protection Regulation countries), and California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Iowa, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Texas, Utah, and Virginia, where David Gross restricts data processing and serves non-personalized ads. Non-personalized ads are contextual and not based on a user's past behavior. For more information, please see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

HTTPS

David Gross uses HTTPS throughout his apps, websites, and services. David Gross allows arbitrary loads over plaintext HTTP for ad-related media and web content in his apps and websites with ads.

Age Requirement

In general, users must be at least 13 years old to use these services. However, for all social media accounts and community forums (such as on X, Truth Social, etc.), users must be 18 or older. The Doom Scroll Global app is an exception; users must be 17+ to use Doom Scroll Global.

Policy Changes

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page. This policy was last updated on June 22, 2025.