Map Tracker Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 1, 2026

Thank you for choosing "Map Tracker" (hereinafter referred to as "this Application").

We attach great importance to the privacy and security of your personal data, especially sensitive data involving real-time location information. This Privacy Policy explains in detail how this Application collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects your personal information, as well as the legal rights you enjoy regarding such data.

The core function of this Application is to enable location tracking and safety protection between you and your friends whom you proactively choose to bind. We promise that, without the explicit consent of you and/or the tracked user, we will never proactively share your real-time location with any unauthorized third party or unbound user.

Before registering or using this Application, please read and understand this policy carefully. By accessing, registering, or using this Application, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and accepted all the terms and practices described herein.

We are committed to complying with global data protection standards, including but not limited to the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act/California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), to ensure that your personal information is processed legally, properly, and securely.

I. Data Controller Information and Contact

This Application is operated and controlled by the following entity:

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If you have any questions, wish to exercise your rights, or have complaints regarding the processing of your personal information, please contact us via the email address above.

II. Information We Collect

To provide the core "Friend Location and Tracking" function of this Application, maintain service stability, and enhance user experience, we only collect information necessary for these purposes and have specified the legal basis for such collection and processing.

1. Information Required for Core Functions (Location Services)

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2. Application Usage Information

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3. Optional Information

Only after obtaining your explicit consent will we collect information you voluntarily provide:

• Feedback or problem descriptions submitted via the "Feedback" function;
• Responses to optional surveys (e.g., satisfaction ratings, feature suggestions).

4. Protection of Minors and Age Threshold

This Application is not intended for minors under 16 years of age.

• We do not knowingly collect any personal information from individuals under 16.
• During registration, age verification is required. If you are under 16, you may not use any features of this service. If we discover that we have inadvertently collected data from an individual under 16, we will immediately terminate the service and delete all relevant information within seven (7) working days.
• If you are a parent or guardian and learn that your child has provided information to us without your consent, please contact us immediately via the contact information provided in this policy. Upon verifying your identity, we will promptly fulfill our deletion obligation.

III. How We Use Your Information

We strictly adhere to the principles of purpose limitation and data minimization, and process your information based on legitimate legal grounds.

1. Providing Core Location Services

This is the core purpose of fulfilling the service agreement with you:

• Real-time Location Sharing: Transmitting your real-time geographic location to friends or family members you have explicitly agreed to bind and authorize.
• Safe Zone Alerts: Allowing you to set geofences ("Safe Zones") and trigger automatic notifications or alerts when you or a tracked friend enters or leaves that area.
• Notification Services: Sending important notifications regarding location updates, or distress signals.

2. Strict Restrictions on Sensitive Personal Information (Precise Geolocation)

We recognize that real-time precise geolocation is sensitive personal information. We promise that its use is strictly limited to:

• Core Services Only: Strictly used to achieve the core location and safety functions described in Section 1 above between you and specific friends.
• No Non-essential Use: We will never use real-time precise geolocation for targeted advertising, market marketing, or any analytical purposes unrelated to the core safety service without your secondary explicit consent.

3. Improving and Optimizing Services

For the purpose of continuously improving service quality and security, after your personal data has been anonymized or aggregated (i.e., incapable of identifying a specific individual), we may use it for:

• Performance Improvement: Utilizing device parameters, location data statistics (post-de-identification), and error logs to fix compatibility issues and improve the accuracy and stability of location updates.
• Feature Development: Analyzing usage data to develop and optimize new features (e.g., route history queries, estimated time of arrival).

4. Customer Support

When you contact us via email for assistance, we use the device and usage information you provide to efficiently diagnose and resolve issues.

5. Fulfilling Legal Obligations and Protecting Legitimate Interests

We may use your information to the extent necessary to:

• Comply with legal obligations: Respond to valid legal processes, such as court orders or government requests.
• Protect vital interests: Take necessary actions to protect your, other users', or the public's personal safety (e.g., responding to emergency calls for help).
• Exercise legal rights: Identify, prevent, or handle fraud, abuse, security vulnerabilities, etc., to protect our and our users' legitimate interests.

IV. Data Sharing and Transfer Rules

We strictly follow the principles of data minimization, purpose limitation, and confidentiality. We never sell or rent your personal information for marketing purposes. Your data may only be shared or transferred under the following circumstances:

1. Location Data Sharing (Core Service)

• Shared only with bound users: Your real-time location data will only be shared with users you have proactively initiated a binding request with in the app and who have accepted (or whose invitation you have accepted). This is the core function of this Application.

2. With Third-Party Service Providers

We may share information with third-party partners who provide technical support. We have signed data processing and confidentiality agreements requiring:

• Data to be processed only according to our instructions and not used for their own purposes;
• Data protection measures to be no less stringent than ours;
• No further data transmission without consent or legal requirement.
• Common scenarios include:

Hosting Service Providers: Access to anonymous device and usage data to maintain server stability (e.g., load balancing).

Analytics Service Providers: Access to non-identifying usage statistics to generate performance reports and support optimization.

3. International Data Transfer

Our service providers operate globally. This means your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country/region, including countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or California.

We ensure that all such transfers are protected by appropriate legal safeguards to meet the legal requirements of the data source region. These measures include:

• For transfers originating from the EEA and the UK, we primarily rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission and the UK Information Commissioner's Office.
• For other cross-border transfers involving personal data, we rely on binding contractual obligations, adequacy findings for the receiving jurisdiction, and other legal mechanisms.
• You may contact us to obtain more information about these safeguards.

4. Regarding "Sale"/"Sharing" under CCPA

We do not "sell" your personal information for monetary consideration. However, under the broad definition of the CCPA/CPRA, our data arrangements with certain analytics service providers may be deemed "sharing" for the purpose of "cross-context behavioral advertising."

California consumers have the right to opt-out of such "sharing." You may exercise this right via the "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" link provided on our website homepage and in the app settings.

5. Legal Statements and Compulsory Disclosure

We may disclose information to competent authorities under the following legal conditions:

• Complying with applicable laws, regulations, or government orders;
• Responding to legitimate investigations or requests from government agencies (e.g., law enforcement, regulatory bodies);
• Protecting the application, users, or public interest (e.g., handling suspected fraud or cybersecurity threats).

6. Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal data may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will require the successor entity to continue to comply with this Privacy Policy. If a significant policy change occurs, we will notify you and obtain your consent.

V. Your Legal Rights

We are committed to protecting your control over your personal information. The following rights apply depending on your place of residence:

1. Basic Rights (Applicable to all users)

Regardless of where you are, you may exercise control directly through the product:

• Manage Location Sharing: Within the app, you can pause sharing with any individual friend or unbind completely at any time; this action takes effect immediately.
• Delete Historical Data: You may clear all historical location records with one click in "Settings."
• Contact Us: Communicate with us regarding privacy issues at any time via [email protected].

2. Rights based on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following statutory rights:

• Right to Know: Know the categories and details of personal information we collect, use, disclose, and "sell"/"share."
• Right to Access: Obtain a copy of the specific personal information we have collected about you.
• Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected from you (subject to statutory exceptions).
• Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the "sharing" of data for cross-context behavioral advertising via the link provided on our website and in the app.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Information: Limit our use of sensitive personal information, such as precise geolocation, to only what is necessary to provide the service.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: Exercising your rights will not result in differential treatment or pricing.

3. Rights based on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, you have the following statutory rights:

• Right of Access: Obtain a copy of your personal data we hold.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Request deletion of your personal data (when data is no longer necessary, consent is withdrawn, etc.).
• Right to Restriction of Processing: In specific circumstances (e.g., data accuracy disputes), request to temporarily stop processing your data.
• Right to Data Portability: Obtain the data you proactively provided in a structured, common format and transmit it to other service providers.
• Right to Object: Based on your specific situation, object to our processing of your data based on "legitimate interests."
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You may withdraw any consent you have given us at any time. Withdrawal of consent will affect functions dependent on that consent:

Core Function Consent: To withdraw consent for location sharing with a specific friend, unbind that friend within the app.

System Permission Consent: To withdraw system permissions like device location or photo gallery, manage them in your device's system settings, though this may cause related functions to stop working.

Other Marketing Consent: Manage your preferences for marketing notifications in the app settings.

Right to Lodge a Complaint: Complain to the data protection authority where you reside.

4. How to Exercise Your Rights

Verifiable Request: Requests to exercise these rights must be verifiable. We may require you to provide information to confirm your identity to protect your data security.

Contact Method: You may exercise your rights by emailing our Data Protection Officer:

Email Address: [email protected]

Email Subject: Please use "Rights Request + [Specific Request]".

Response Timeframe: We will respond to your request within the statutory deadline (usually 30-45 days after receiving a verifiable request) based on the applicable laws of your region.

Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you or provide differentiated services for exercising your legal rights.

VI. Data Retention

We only retain your personal information for the shortest necessary period to achieve the purpose, strictly adhering to data minimization principles:

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VII. Legal Basis for Processing

According to applicable law, we process your personal data under the following legal bases (see Section II for details):

Consent: For optional data and sensitive personal information (e.g., precise location, feedback, analytical suggestions).

Contractual Performance: To fulfill the service agreement with you (e.g., providing core location functions).

Legitimate Interests: To ensure security and service integrity without compromising your privacy (e.g., fraud prevention, error fixing).

Legal Obligation: To comply with applicable laws (e.g., responding to government requests).

VIII. Information Security Measures

We implement technical, administrative, and physical safeguards to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure:

1. Technical Measures:

Encrypted data transmission (TLS/SSL);

Encrypted storage of sensitive data (e.g., location data, device ID);

Regular vulnerability scanning (at least quarterly).

2. Administrative Measures:

Access Control: Only authorized employees with a legitimate business purpose may access data;

Employee Training: Regular security training and signing of confidentiality agreements.

IX. Third-Party Services

This Application may integrate limited third-party modules to implement auxiliary functions. These service providers process data according to their own privacy policies. Although we select such partners carefully and require them to comply with data protection standards, we cannot directly control or be responsible for their actions. We recommend you review:

Analytics Services: E.g., Google Analytics (collects anonymous usage data). Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Advertising Services: E.g., AdMob. Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

X. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy in the following circumstances:

Changes in laws and regulations (e.g., new privacy laws take effect);

Significant modifications to application functions or data processing methods;

Enhancement of privacy protection standards or user expectations.

Non-material changes: For changes that do not affect user rights or data processing methods, we will update the privacy policy page and modify the "Effective Date."

Material changes: For material changes involving user rights, scope of data collection, or the introduction of new third parties, we will notify you in a prominent manner (e.g., in-app pop-up or email) and obtain your explicit consent when necessary.

Continued use of this Application after updates constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

XI. Contact Information

If you have any questions, feedback, or complaints about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via:

Email: [email protected]

We will respond to your inquiry within the statutory timeframe in accordance with applicable law upon receipt.