DriversMap is the social layer for driving — turn-by-turn navigation with live convoys, crews, territory you earn by driving, a worldwide feed made of real drives, and community hazard reports, built for iPhone. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why, who we share it with, and the choices and rights you have. We wrote it to be read, not endured.
In this policy, "DriversMap", "we", "us", and "our" refer to the team that operates the DriversMap app and this website (driversmap.app). "You" means the person using DriversMap.
The short version
- DriversMap runs on your location — that's how navigation, live convoys, and territory work. You control when it's shared.
- You sign in with Sign in with Apple. We never see your Apple password, and you can hide your email.
- Your posts, routes, photos, chats, and crew activity are stored so the app can work and so the people you choose can see them.
- DriversMap is free and ad-supported. Ads are served by Google AdMob. Where the law requires it, you'll see a consent prompt before any personalized ads.
- We do not sell your personal information for money, and the app does not track you across other companies' apps and websites without your consent.
- You can access, export, or delete your data at any time — in the app or by emailing us.
Who we are and how to reach us
DriversMap is the data controller for the personal information described here. For any privacy question, request, or complaint, email privacy@driversmap.app. For everything else, support@driversmap.app.
Information we collect
We only collect what the app needs to do its job. Here's the full picture.
| Data | Why we collect it | Who it's shared with |
|---|---|---|
| Precise & approximate location (including in the background) | Navigation and rerouting, your live position in a convoy or crew, claiming and defending territory, kilometre and standings totals, and route history. We also store a coarsened (~11 m) breadcrumb of drives for route history and, if you opt in, aggregate traffic. | Convoy/crew members you drive with (live presence); map & tile providers to render the map; our backend (Supabase). Not sold. |
| Account & identity — Sign in with Apple identifier, the (optionally private) relay email Apple provides, a device session ID, your username and car/profile details | To create and secure your account and link your activity to you across sessions and devices. | Our backend (Supabase); Apple (for sign-in). Your username and profile are visible to other users. |
| Content you create — feed posts and stories, published routes, hazard reports, crew and convoy activity, direct messages/chat, and any photos or videos you upload (avatars, post media, chat photos) | To provide the social features: to store, display, and deliver your content to the people you share it with. | Other users you share with; our backend and media storage (Supabase). Not sold. |
| Device & technical data — a push-notification (APNs) token, app version and basic diagnostics, and your IP address when the app connects to a service | To deliver notifications you turn on, keep the app reliable, and connect to maps and our backend. | Apple (APNs); our backend; map/tile and ad providers receive your IP address as a normal part of serving content. |
| Camera | Only when you choose to scan a crew's QR code to join it in person. We don't access your camera for anything else. | Nobody — the scan happens on your device. |
| Advertising identifiers — a device/advertising identifier and limited ad-interaction data | To show ads that keep DriversMap free, and (only with your consent, where required) to make them more relevant and measure them. | Google (AdMob) and its advertising partners. See "Advertising" below. |
We do not ask for your contacts, and we don't collect your health, financial-account, or biometric data.
How we use your information
- To provide the core app — navigation, convoys, crews, territory, the feed, hazard alerts, and messaging.
- To create, secure, and support your account, and to answer you when you contact us.
- To keep DriversMap free through advertising, and — only where you've consented — to personalize and measure those ads.
- To understand aggregate, non-identifying trends (for example, total kilometres or busy stretches of road) so we can improve the product.
- To keep the community safe: to detect abuse, enforce our Terms and Community Guidelines, and comply with the law.
Legal bases (EEA, UK, and Switzerland)
If you're in the European Economic Area, the UK, or Switzerland, we rely on these legal bases under the GDPR:
- Performance of a contract — to give you the app you signed up for (accounts, navigation, convoys, crews, feed, messaging).
- Consent — for background location where required, for personalized advertising, and for optional features like aggregate traffic. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Legitimate interests — to keep the service secure, prevent abuse, show non-personalized ads, and improve DriversMap, balanced against your rights.
- Legal obligation — to comply with laws that apply to us.
Advertising and Google AdMob
DriversMap is free because it's supported by ads. We use Google AdMob to show them. To serve, cap, and measure ads, Google and its advertising partners may process your device's advertising identifier, IP address, and limited information about your interaction with ads. You can read how Google uses this data at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
In the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland, before any personalized advertising we show a Google-certified consent prompt (Google's User Messaging Platform). You can choose non-personalized ads, and you can change your choice later in the app's settings. Whatever you choose, you'll still see ads — consent only affects whether they're personalized.
You can further limit ad tracking on your device in Settings → Privacy & Security (Tracking and Apple Advertising), and you can reset your advertising identifier there at any time.
Analytics
We keep our analytics first-party and lightweight. We look at aggregate, non-identifying signals — like total kilometres driven or how features are used — to improve DriversMap. We do not embed third-party analytics or tracking SDKs to profile you across other apps.
How your information is shared
With other users
DriversMap is social by design. When you join a convoy or crew, your live location and presence are shared with the people in it while you're driving together. Your username, profile, posts, published routes, and hazard reports are visible to the audiences you share them with. Direct messages are delivered to the people you send them to. Think before you post — content you share with a crew or the public can be seen, screenshotted, or re-shared by others.
With service providers
We share data with vendors who run parts of DriversMap for us, under contracts that limit them to our instructions:
- Supabase — our backend: authentication, database, and media storage.
- Apple — Sign in with Apple, push notifications (APNs), and, if you buy anything, In-App Purchases.
- Map & tile providers — OpenFreeMap and EOX (map tiles and imagery) and Apple MapKit (map snapshots and place search). Rendering the map sends your IP address and the map area to these providers.
- Google (AdMob) — advertising, as described above.
For legal and safety reasons
We may disclose information if we reasonably believe it's necessary to comply with a law or valid legal request, to enforce our Terms, or to protect the rights, safety, and property of our users, the public, or DriversMap.
In a business transfer
If DriversMap is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that deal. We'll let you know, and this policy will continue to protect it.
We do not sell your personal information for money.
Location, in detail
Location is the heart of DriversMap, so we want to be precise about it:
- We use precise location for live navigation, your position in convoys and crews, and territory and standings.
- We request background location so navigation and live convoys keep working when the app isn't in the foreground — for example, while your phone is mounted and the screen is off.
- We store a coarsened (~11 m) breadcrumb of your drives for route history and, only if you opt in, to build aggregate traffic patterns.
- You're always in control: grant, downgrade, or revoke location access any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → DriversMap. Turning it off will limit navigation and social features.
How long we keep your information
We keep your information for as long as your account is active and as needed to provide DriversMap. Some content (like posts or route history) stays until you delete it or delete your account. We keep limited records longer where we need them to comply with the law, resolve disputes, or prevent abuse. When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize your personal information, except where we're required to retain it.
International data transfers
DriversMap is available internationally, and our providers may process your information in countries other than yours, including the United States. Where we transfer personal data out of the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. Contact us for more detail.
Your rights and choices
Wherever you are, you can:
- Access and export your data, and correct your profile in the app.
- Delete your account and content from the app's settings, or by emailing privacy@driversmap.app.
- Control device permissions — location, camera, and notifications — in iOS Settings at any time.
- Change your ad choices — adjust or withdraw ad consent in the app, and reset or limit your advertising identifier in iOS Settings.
If you're in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you also have the rights to restriction, objection, and data portability, the right to withdraw consent, and the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We'd appreciate the chance to help first — email us and we'll respond.
Your US state privacy rights
If you live in California or another US state with a privacy law, you have the right to know, access, correct, and delete the personal information we hold about you, to opt out of "sales" and "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
We do not sell your personal information for money. If you consent to personalized ads, that use of your advertising identifier may be considered a "sale" or "share" under some state laws — you can opt out by declining personalized ads in the consent prompt or the app's settings, and by limiting ad tracking in iOS Settings. Over the past 12 months we have collected the categories of data described in "Information we collect" above, for the purposes described in this policy. To make a request, email privacy@driversmap.app; you may use an authorized agent, and we will verify your request through your account.
Children's privacy
DriversMap is intended for drivers and is not directed to children under 13 (or under the minimum age required in your country, such as 16 in parts of the EEA). We don't knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If you believe a child has provided us information, email privacy@driversmap.app and we'll delete it.
How we protect your information
We protect data in transit with standard HTTPS/TLS encryption, store it with a reputable backend provider (Supabase) behind access controls, and limit access to what's needed to run the service. No system is perfectly secure, but if a breach ever affects your personal data, we'll notify you and the relevant authorities as the law requires.
Third-party links and services
DriversMap connects to third-party services (maps, ads, Apple) and may link out to other sites. Their privacy practices are their own — we encourage you to read their policies, including Apple's Privacy Policy and Google's Privacy Policy.
Changes to this policy
We'll update this policy as DriversMap evolves. When we make a material change, we'll revise the date at the top and, where appropriate, tell you in the app. Continuing to use DriversMap after an update means you accept the revised policy.
Contact us
Questions, requests, or concerns about your privacy? Email privacy@driversmap.app and we'll get back to you.