Privacy policy — TripTrace
Last updated: 28 June 2026
TripTrace is a GPS track-recording app. This policy describes what data is processed, why, where it is stored and your rights.
Data collected
- GPS location (latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, heading, accuracy, timestamp) — collected only during a recording you start explicitly.
- Account — when you sign in with Google: your email address, name and profile picture (provided by Google to authenticate you).
Background collection
During a recording, location is collected in the background, including when the app is not in the foreground (for example while you use Maps or Waze). A foreground service with a persistent notification indicates that a recording is in progress. Collection stops as soon as you finish the recording.
Use of data
- Record, display on a map and export your tracks (GPX format);
- Authenticate you and associate your tracks with your account.
Legal basis: your consent, given at sign-in and before the location permission.
Storage and transfer
- Tracks are uploaded to and stored on the TripTrace server you use (the server is the source of truth). A temporary local copy is kept on the device only until the upload succeeds, then deleted locally.
- Data does not transit through any third party other than this server and the Google authentication provider (sign-in only).
Data sharing
TripTrace does not sell, rent or share any data with third parties for advertising or commercial purposes.
Retention
- Tracks are kept on the server until you delete them.
- Account data is kept until you delete your account.
Your rights (GDPR)
At any time you can:
- Access your tracks (list in the app);
- Rectify a track's name;
- Export your tracks as GPX (portability);
- Delete a track (deletion is propagated to the server);
- Withdraw your consent by stopping recordings and revoking the location permission in your phone settings;
- Request deletion of your account and all your server-side data (in the app: account menu → "Delete my account", or by contacting us).
Uninstalling the app erases all locally stored data, but not tracks already uploaded to the server (use deletion in the app or contact us).
Contact
For any question or request about your data: gviclin@gmail.com