Map Apps Privacy Policy

Here at Map Apps, we believe that you should always know what data we collect from you and how we use it, and that you should have meaningful control over both.  We want to empower you to make the best decisions, for you, about the information you share with us.  This is the purpose of our Privacy Policy.

You should read this Policy in full, but here are a few key points that we’d like you to take away:

• Unlike other services, we do not require that you register with us or provide personal information such as your name, email address or phone number to use our services, they are offered to you free of charge and we will never collect this data unless you choose to provide them by contacting us.
• We is a private company which offers users free apps.  To pay for the maintenance and enhancement of these free apps we need to be able to monetise your use of our apps, primarily we do this through advertising.  To do this and to make adverts more relevant for you we will request that you allow us to receive some personal information from you such as your device ID (IDFA or AAID) and location; you may of course decline these requests.
• As an alternative you can Subscribe to our Free apps, or where available, pay for our Pro versions.  As well as adding premium features, where available, this also removes advertising and significantly reduce the amount of data we collect from your use of our apps (see the full Policy).
• In addition to Subscriptions your device also gives you control to limit the data we collect from you and how we use it.  Ultimately you can also choose to delete and stop using the app at which point any data collection will cease.

By using our apps, our website or contacting us you agree to the collection and use of certain data as described in this Policy.

We are the data controller, which means that we will determine the purposes for processing your personal data and the manner in which processing is carried out.  This Privacy Policy describes how we will use your personal data. If you have any queries on how we use your personal data, please contact us at smartmapsoffline@gmail.com.

This Privacy Policy was last updated 19^th March 2024.  We reserve the right to make changes to it and publish the latest version which shall then apply.

Information you share with us

We do not require you to directly provide any personal information to us to start using our services.  It is not necessary for you to have created an account, nor will we ever make your use of our apps public, other than occasionally quoting user reviews posted in app stores on our website or in other publicity.

Should you contact us directly (either via the app, website or a direct email) you will be providing your name, email address and (when contacting us from the app) an app ID.  We will keep the content of your message and contact information to enable us to respond to your request and feedback to our team, but for no other reason.

Additional information we receive about you – certain users

The additional information we receive about you depends on whether you have purchased a Pro version or a Subscription.  If you have made these purchases, then this section does not apply to you.

Location information:As well as offering our full service if you have not purchased our Pro or on of our Subscriptions we may share location data with other third-party partners (as identified in this Policy) for activities such as the personalisation of adverts so these may be more relevant and useful for you.

Links: If you click on an ad in our apps, that advertiser may know that you came from a Map Apps app, along with other information associated with the ad you clicked such as characteristics of the audience it was intended to reach.

Advertisers and Other Ad Partners: Advertising revenue allows us to support and improve our services. We use the information described in this Privacy Policy to help make our advertising more relevant to you, to measure its effectiveness, and to help recognize your devices to serve you ads within the app and outside of it. Our ad partners and affiliates collect information such as advertising IDs and location where you have granted permission. Our ad partners collect the data via SDKs and this is not shared with us.

Information we share and disclose

Law, Harm, and the Public Interest:Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Privacy Policy or controls we may otherwise offer to you, we may preserve, use, or disclose your personal data if we believe that it is necessary to comply with a law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request; to protect the safety of any person; to protect the safety or integrity of our platforms; to address fraud, security, or technical issues; or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of those who use our services. However, nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any legal defences or objections that you may have to a third party’s, including a government’s request to disclose your personal data.

Change of Ownership: In the event that we are involved in a bankruptcy, merger, acquisition, reorganization, or sale of assets, your personal data may be sold or transferred as part of that transaction. This Privacy Policy will apply to your personal data as transferred to the new entity.

Non-Personal Information:We share or disclose non-personal data, such as aggregated information like the total number of downloads, monthly active users or sessions, or reports to advertisers about how many people saw or clicked on their ads.

Advertisers:If you have not purchased a Pro version of the app or a Subscription then we may provide to third party advertising partners information about your activity on our app and your location. These partners may collect non-personally identifiable information about your activities to provide you contextual advertising based upon your interests and activity.

Our legal basis of processing data

We collect, use and share the data we have in the ways described above:

• As necessary to deliver our Services to you;
• As necessary to comply with our legal obligations;
• As necessary for our (and others’) legitimate interests, including our interests in providing an innovative, personalised and profitable service to our users and partners.

Managing your personal information with us

You control the personal data you share with us. You can access or rectify this data at any time. You can also stop using our apps.

Retention: When you give us any personal information, we will only hold this for as long as we need to perform the activities detailed in this Policy or have a valid reason to keep it.  We will also consider the type of information it is, the amount collected, how sensitive it might be and any legal requirements when considering retention.  We design our services so that we don’t hold your information any longer than we must.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make a change to this Policy that, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you via an in-app notification, instigating our full app on-boarding process or any other method we consider appropriate. By continuing to access or use the Services after those changes become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Privacy Policy.

Effective: 19^th March 2024