Privacy Policy for TrailTastic

Last Updated: September 14, 2025

Welcome to TrailTastic ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our iOS application (the "Application"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the application.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this Privacy Policy.

1. Collection of Your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Application depends on the content and materials you use, and includes:

a) Personal Data You Provide to Us

Account Information: When you register for an account, we may collect your username and phone number

User-Generated Content: We collect the data you voluntarily create and store within the app, such as routes, tracks, waypoints, notes, and any photos or media you attach to them.

b) Information Collected Automatically

Precise Location Data: As an off-road navigation application, our core functionality requires the collection of precise location data from your device's GPS. We collect this data when the app is in use in the foreground.

Background Location Data: To provide features like track recording when your screen is off or you are using another app, we may collect your location data in the background. We will only collect background location data if you have explicitly granted us permission to do so via the iOS permission prompt. You can change this permission at any time in your device's settings.

Device and Usage Information: We may collect information about your mobile device, including the device model, operating system version, unique device identifiers, IP address, mobile network information, and crash data. We also collect data about your interactions with the Application, such as features used and time spent in the app, for analytics and improvement purposes.

c) Financial Data

If you make in-app purchases, such as for premium features or map subscriptions, all payment data is processed by Apple's App Store. We do not collect or store any credit card information.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Application to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Provide the core navigation services, including displaying your position on a map, recording tracks, and guiding you along routes.
• Store and sync your routes, tracks, and waypoints across your devices (if applicable).
• Analyze usage and trends to improve the Application and user experience.
• Diagnose and fix technology problems and bugs.
• Respond to your customer service requests and support needs.
• Notify you of updates to the Application.
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including cloud hosting (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud), data analysis, and customer service. These service providers are obligated to protect your data.
• With Your Consent: We may share your information with others if you explicitly agree to it, for example, by using a feature to share a recorded track with a friend.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your information may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Your Choices and Rights

You have rights regarding your personal information.

• Account Information: You may at any time review or change the information in your account or terminate your account through the app's settings.
• Location Information: You can control the Application's access to your device’s location information through your device's "Settings" menu. Disabling location services will cause the core features of the Application to no longer function.
• Data Deletion: You can request the deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us at the email address provided below.

6. Children's Privacy

We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: