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Privacy Policy

Your routes and your location are yours. Here is how we protect them.

Last updated: October 22, 2026

GPX Mate is built to be offline first. The app is designed so that your routes and your location stay on your device. We collect as little as possible, and we never sell your personal information.

1. Who we are

GPX Mate ("the app", "we", "us", or "our") is developed and operated by SwiftVisions LLC. This Privacy Policy explains what information the app and this website handle, why, and the choices you have. By using GPX Mate or this website, you agree to the practices described here.

2. Information you provide

  • GPX files and routes. Routes, waypoints, collections, notes, and related metadata that you import or create are stored locally on your device. They are not uploaded to our servers as part of normal use.
  • Contact messages. When you use our contact form, you provide your name, email address, subject, and message so that we can respond. This information is processed by our form provider on our behalf and is used only to reply to you.

3. Information collected automatically

  • Location data. With your permission, GPX Mate uses your device location to show your position, track navigation progress, and provide off track alerts. Location is processed on your device to power navigation and is not transmitted to us. You can revoke location access at any time in your device settings, though navigation features will be limited without it.
  • Diagnostics. If you opt in through Apple, anonymized crash and performance diagnostics may be shared with us through Apple's standard developer tools to help us improve stability. This data does not identify you.
  • App usage statistics. The iPhone app sends anonymous counts of which features are used, such as importing a route, starting navigation, or saving a recording, through Google Analytics for Firebase. These never include your location, your routes, file names, or anything you type, and distances and durations are sent only as broad ranges. They are not used for advertising, and advertising identifiers are not collected. You can turn them off at any time in the app's Settings, under Usage Statistics.
  • Map usage data (Mapbox). The iPhone app's maps come from Mapbox. By default, the Mapbox software in the app sends Mapbox anonymous usage data, including location, which Mapbox uses to improve its maps. Mapbox does not record advertising identifiers with it. You can turn this off at any time in the app's Settings, under Map Data, or from the map's information button. Turning it off does not affect any feature. Mapbox's own privacy policy applies to this data.
  • Update checks. The app occasionally downloads a small settings file from our website to learn whether a newer version is available. Like any web request, this reaches our web host with your device's IP address; we do not use it to identify you.
  • Website analytics. This website may use privacy respecting, aggregate analytics to understand general traffic. We do not use this to build advertising profiles.

4. How we use information

  • To provide navigation, off track detection, route statistics, and session recovery on your device.
  • To save and restore your routes, workspaces, settings, and progress.
  • To respond to your support requests, feedback, and other messages.
  • To diagnose problems, improve performance, and develop new features.

5. Apple services and iCloud

GPX Mate is built using Apple frameworks. If you use iCloud, your routes sync between your own iPhone and Mac through your private iCloud account, which is governed by Apple's privacy practices. We do not have access to the contents of your iCloud storage. The Mac app's maps and place search use Apple Maps.

6. Map data and licensing

GPX Mate uses map sources that are licensed for offline use: Mapbox on iPhone and Apple Maps on Mac. Where a map provider requires attribution, that attribution is displayed in the app. We respect the licensing terms of every map source and do not redistribute map tiles unless the source license clearly permits it.

7. Sharing and disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We share information only in these limited cases:

  • Service providers. Trusted providers, such as our contact form processor, Google Analytics for Firebase for the anonymous app usage statistics described above, and Apple's developer services, process information on our behalf and only as needed to provide their service.
  • Legal reasons. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users or the public.
  • Map provider. Mapbox receives the anonymous map usage data described above, unless you turn it off.
  • You choose to share. When you share your position from the app, you decide who receives it, through the standard iPhone share sheet. That sharing is under your control.

8. Data retention

Routes and app data remain on your device, and in your iCloud if you use it, until you delete them. Messages you send through the contact form are retained only as long as needed to respond to you and to keep reasonable records of our correspondence.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. Because most of your data stays on your device, your device passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID provides an important layer of protection. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but we work to safeguard the information entrusted to us.

10. Children's privacy

GPX Mate is not directed to children under the age required by law in your region. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can address it.

11. Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information, or to object to certain processing. You can manage location and diagnostic permissions in your device settings at any time. To make a request regarding information we hold, please reach out through our contact form.

12. International users

GPX Mate may be used around the world. Where information is processed by our service providers, it may be handled in countries other than your own. We take steps to ensure your information remains protected in line with this policy.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above. Significant changes may be highlighted within the app or on this website.

14. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is handled, please get in touch through our contact form. We are happy to help.