Privacy policy

The short version

• Your location history never leaves your device unless you choose to export or back it up.
• We don't run our own servers for your data, and we have no access to it.
• There are no ads, no analytics SDKs and no account sign-up.
• You can turn tracking off or delete your data at any time.

Location data

Maps Uncharted uses your device's location to record the places you've been, clear fog on your map and work out your progress through regions and achievements. Location is only collected while location tracking is turned on in the app's Settings, and only after you grant permission in your device's system prompt.

If you allow background access ("Always" on iOS, "Allow all the time" on Android), the app keeps recording while your screen is locked or you're using another app. You can refuse or revoke this permission at any time; the app will then stop recording new places.

Recorded locations are processed and stored on your device only. They are not sent to us or to any third party.

Motion & activity

With your permission, the app reads motion activity (Motion & Fitness on iOS, Physical activity on Android) to tell when you're moving or stationary. This lets it pause GPS to save battery and resume when you set off. Motion data is used on the device and is not stored or shared.

Files you import

GPX tracks and Fog of World snapshots you import are read on your device and added to your local history. The original files are not uploaded anywhere.

Backups & cloud storage

You can export a backup to your device, iCloud Drive, Dropbox or OneDrive. A backup is only created when you ask for one, and it goes straight from your phone to the storage you pick. If you connect Dropbox or OneDrive, you sign in with that provider directly; the app receives an access token that stays on your device and is used only to read and write your backup files. We never see your backup or your cloud credentials.

Files stored with a cloud provider are subject to that provider's own privacy policy.

Maps

Map imagery is provided by Mapbox. To show the map, your device requests map tiles for the area you're viewing, which reveals that area and your device's IP address to Mapbox. The Mapbox SDK may also send limited, anonymised usage data to Mapbox to improve its maps. Your recorded history is not part of these requests.

App stores

When you download Maps Uncharted, Apple's App Store or Google Play processes your purchase and may share aggregated, anonymous statistics with us (such as download counts or crash reports you've agreed to share with them). These are governed by Apple's and Google's privacy policies.

Support requests

If you send us a support report from the app or email us, we receive only what you choose to include in that message, and use it solely to help you. We don't add you to any mailing list.

Your choices & deleting data

• Turn location tracking off in the app's Settings, or revoke location and motion permissions in your device settings.
• Delete your recorded history from the app, or uninstall the app to remove everything stored on your device.
• Delete any backups you've saved to cloud storage directly from that service.

Because we don't hold your data, there is nothing for us to delete on our side.

Children

Maps Uncharted is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If we change how the app handles your data, we'll update this page and the date at the top. Significant changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Reach us through Settings → Support in the app, or see the support page.