Privacy

What we collect, and what we don't.

Last updated: July 2026. Written for humans, not lawyers.

What we collect

Email address: Only if you paid or signed up for the newsletter. Stored by our payment processor (Paddle) and email provider (Buttondown). We can see it, they can see it, nobody else can.
Anonymous crash reports: If the app crashes and you have crash reporting enabled (default: on, toggle in Settings), Sentry receives a stack trace with device model and iOS version. No email, no user ID, no location.
Anonymous usage counters: Which features you tap, how often, aggregated. No IP, no device fingerprint. Toggle off in Settings > Privacy.

What we never collect

Your location: Stays on device. Ever. The map runs on Apple's MapKit, which we cannot see. Nothing about where you are or where you've been leaves your phone.
Your saved experiences: The list of places you've saved, planned, or completed lives in your iCloud (if you enable Pro sync) or nowhere but your device. We don't have a copy.
Your voice recordings: The "Ask Solo" voice input transcribes on-device via Apple's SFSpeechRecognizer. The audio never leaves your phone. Only the transcribed text is sent to the AI, and only for that one query.
Contacts, calendar, photos: We never ask for these permissions. Check the app's Info.plist yourself — the entitlements are minimal.
Advertising identifiers: No AdSupport framework. No SKAdNetwork. No SDKs from ad networks. We don't have your IDFA and don't want it.

Third parties

Apple: MapKit (map tiles), SFSpeechRecognizer (voice), StoreKit (payments). Apple's privacy policy applies.
Sentry: Anonymous crash reports only. Located in EU (Frankfurt). Can be disabled in Settings.
Anthropic: The AI recommendations use Claude. Your question text is sent — no location, no email, no device ID. Anthropic does not train on API data.
Paddle: Payment processor. Handles cards, tax, refunds. We never see your card number.

Your rights

You can delete your account from Settings inside the app — this removes your email and any server-side sync data within 30 days. You can also email privacy@solocompass.app to request a copy of everything we hold, or to have it deleted immediately. GDPR and CCPA apply and we honor them for everyone, not just EU and California residents.