Privacy Policy
GravelMaps is an offline navigation app. It does not send your location, routes, or usage data to us. What follows is the detail.
Data we collect
None, by default. GravelMaps does not run analytics, does not report crashes automatically, does not phone home. The app does not have a server-side account system, and there is no "GravelMaps" backend that receives your data during normal use.
Data the app handles on your device
The following data is created and stored locally on your device. It does not leave the device unless you explicitly share it.
- Your location, while location permission is granted, so the app can show where you are on the map and turn-by-turn navigate. Location is used in memory and for on-device routing only.
- Bookmarks, tracks, and saved places you create, stored locally on your device.
- Downloaded map regions (offline map data) stored locally on your device.
- App preferences (theme, default routing profile, toggled layers) stored locally.
Permissions
- Location (coarse and fine): required for showing your position on the map and for navigation. The app requests this on first launch.
- Notifications: used to keep navigation responsive when the screen is off. Optional.
- Storage (scoped): used to store offline map regions and user data.
When data does leave your device
Only in these specific cases, and only when you initiate them:
- You email us at support@gravelmaps.app. Anything you send (subject, body, attachments, and any device logs you attach to a bug report) is transmitted via your email provider to our inbox. We use this information to respond to your request.
- You share a location or track from the app. Sharing uses your device's share sheet — the receiving app (messages, email, etc.) handles the data.
- The app fetches map updates from public OpenStreetMap-derived servers when you choose to download a region. Your IP address is visible to those servers during the download, as with any HTTPS request.
- Third-party map data tiles (where applicable) may be fetched from public mirrors. No user identifier is attached.
What we do not do
- We do not sell, rent, or share your data.
- We do not use third-party analytics or advertising SDKs.
- We do not track you across apps or websites.
- We do not associate your device with an account (there is no account).
Cookies on this website
This website (gravelmaps.app) does not set cookies itself. It does not run analytics or tracking. The only cookies you may encounter are set by our hosting provider Cloudflare (e.g. __cf_bm, _cfuvid) to protect the site against automated abuse. These are considered strictly necessary for the service to operate and are exempt from consent requirements under EU ePrivacy rules.
If we ever add analytics or functionality that uses non-essential cookies, we will update this page and surface a consent prompt before any such cookies are set.
Children
GravelMaps is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Map data and attribution
Map data is © OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). See the in-app About → Copyright screen for full upstream attribution.
Australian privacy law
GravelMaps is developed in Australia. We aim to handle personal information in a way consistent with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), regardless of whether a small-business exemption technically applies. Because the app does not collect personal information server-side, most APP obligations do not arise in practice.
If you believe your privacy has been mishandled in relation to GravelMaps, please contact us first at support@gravelmaps.app so we can investigate. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Changes to this policy
If we change what data the app handles, we will update this page and bump the revision date below. For material changes (e.g. if we ever introduce analytics or a cloud sync feature), we will surface the change in the app before it takes effect.
Contact
Questions about privacy: support@gravelmaps.app