Ampere Privacy Policy
Updated 5 November 2026
Ampere is a load-shedding and power-risk app made by QUANTYX (PTY) LTD. This policy describes the iOS app as it is built and shipped.
Who is responsible
QUANTYX (PTY) LTD, registration number 2025/964679/07, registered office 3 Bradford Rd, Germiston, Gauteng, 2007 ("Quantyx"), is the responsible party under the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) for the personal information described on this page. Information Officer: Vuyo Nkadimeng, director. Contact: vuyo@quantyx.co.za.
Why we may process it: we process personal information to answer your messages, run our apps for you, meet legal duties and run our business (the lawful grounds that apply are to be confirmed by our attorney). Supplying information to us is voluntary, but without some of it a feature or reply cannot work.
The short version
There is no Quantyx account. Ampere uses your location once, on your phone, to find your suburb. To show load-shedding, air-quality and solar readings it then sends your suburb’s public area ID to a small Quantyx proxy (which asks EskomSePush for you). For air quality, version 1.3.1 and later send the suburb’s map coordinates (not your device location) to that Quantyx proxy; version 1.3.0 sent them to WAQI directly. Coordinates also go to Open-Meteo for sun and UV. If you add your own EskomSePush or WAQI key, those services are called directly. No account, name or device ID is sent. The details are below.
What leaves your device
- Location: Ampere asks once, while you use it, for a single location fix to match you to the nearest South African suburb. Apple’s geocoder resolves the place name; the coordinates are not stored or sent to Quantyx.
- Live data: to show load-shedding, air quality and solar readings, Ampere sends your suburb’s public area ID to our proxy (ampere-proxy.vercel.app), which asks EskomSePush for you. For air quality, version 1.3.1 and later send the suburb’s map coordinates (not your device location) to our proxy, which calls WAQI; version 1.3.0 sent them to WAQI directly. Coordinates also go to Open-Meteo for sun and UV. No account, name or device ID is sent. If you add your own EskomSePush or WAQI key, those services are called directly with it.
- Our proxy runs on Vercel, which keeps short-lived request logs (IP address, the area ID requested and, from version 1.3.1, the suburb’s coordinates for air-quality requests) for operations; we do not use them to identify you.
- AI coach (optional, off until you add your own Anthropic API key): if you add a key, Ampere sends a short text summary (your suburb name, load-shedding status and readings) directly from your phone to Anthropic (api.anthropic.com) under your own key to get one coaching line. It does not pass through Quantyx; Anthropic’s terms and privacy policy apply to that request. Your key is stored in your iPhone Keychain.
- iCloud sync (opt-in, off by default): if you switch it on, Ampere stores your data in your own private iCloud database (iCloud.com.zimasilevuyo.ampere), operated by Apple. It is stored in your own private iCloud, which Quantyx cannot read: iCloud private storage is designed so that Quantyx cannot read it. Nothing is synced unless you turn it on.
- Purchases are handled by Apple (StoreKit). We do not receive your payment details.
What stays on your device
Microphone: sound is analysed on your phone and discarded, never recorded or uploaded. Face ID, if used, is handled by iOS. Widgets, the Apple Watch app and Live Activities share data on your device and your watch through an App Group. Quantyx runs no analytics, advertising or tracking in Ampere.
Transfers outside South Africa
POPIA section 72 lets information leave South Africa only if the recipient must protect it to a similar standard or you agree. Here is what leaves your device:
| Recipient | What it receives | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel (ampere-proxy.vercel.app, run by Quantyx) | Your suburb’s area ID, IP address and, from version 1.3.1, the suburb’s coordinates for air-quality requests (short-lived request logs) | Vercel (a US company; servers in several regions) |
| EskomSePush | Your suburb’s area ID (and your token, if you supplied one) | Operated by a South African company (its terms are governed by South African law); its terms say data may be stored in data centres around the world; hosting country not yet confirmed |
| WAQI (World Air Quality Index) | The suburb’s map coordinates (not your device location) and a token. Received directly only in version 1.3.0 or with your own key; from version 1.3.1 our proxy calls WAQI as Quantyx’s processor | Country not yet confirmed |
| Open-Meteo | The suburb’s map coordinates (not your device location) | Operated by OpenMeteo GmbH, Switzerland (not operated by Quantyx); server location not yet confirmed |
| Anthropic (only with your own key) | A short text summary (suburb name, load-shedding status, readings), sent directly from your phone | United States |
| Apple (iCloud, App Store) | Synced data if you use iCloud sync; purchase records | United States and other Apple regions |
How long we keep it
Quantyx keeps no personal information about you from the app. Request logs at Vercel are kept for the period Vercel sets. Support emails: 24 months (proposed, pending attorney confirmation).
Children
This app has no age check and is not designed for children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Your rights and complaints
Under POPIA you may ask whether we hold personal information about you, ask for a copy, ask us to correct or delete it, and object to how we use it. Email vuyo@quantyx.co.za and we will respond. If you are not satisfied, you may complain to the Information Regulator (South Africa). Complain through the Regulator's complaints page at inforegulator.org.za/complaints. PAIA complaints go on Form 5 to PAIAComplaints@inforegulator.org.za.
If we learn of a breach of your personal information we will notify the Information Regulator and you as POPIA section 22 requires. Report a suspected incident to vuyo@quantyx.co.za.
Contact
Questions about privacy in Ampere: vuyo@quantyx.co.za.
Published by QUANTYX (PTY) LTD, reg. 2025/964679/07. Read the Quantyx privacy notice and the PAIA page. Support · quantyx.co.za