Privacy Policy

Wayline is built to run on your device. The short version: your location history, route history, saved places, and step counts are never uploaded to a Wayline account or personal cloud profile. We don't sell or share that data.

What stays on your device

• Location. Used in real time to navigate, render the map, find nearby places, and anchor AR routes. Not uploaded to a Wayline account or personal cloud profile.
• Saved places and collections. Persisted locally in app storage. Not synced to iCloud or any third party.
• Step count and walking distance. Read on-device from Apple HealthKit when you grant permission. Not transmitted off-device.
• Route history and trip stats. Stored locally so the Stats tab can show monthly totals. Never uploaded.

Third-party services we call

• Apple WeatherKit. Sends your current coordinate to Apple to fetch weather, sunrise, and sunset. Governed by Apple's Weather Privacy Policy.
• Google Places (New) API. Used for place photos and rich details across discovery results. Sends the place ID being looked up. Governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
• Mapbox. Map tiles, geocoding, and turn-by-turn directions. Tile requests include the current viewport. Governed by Mapbox's Privacy Policy.
• PostHog (anonymous product analytics, opt-out). Aggregate usage events: which surfaces you open, how long sessions last, which features are tapped. No location, no contact info, no contents of saved places. You can turn this off in Settings → Privacy at any time, and during the beta it powers Wayline's understanding of which features matter. Governed by PostHog's Privacy Policy.

Permissions Wayline asks for

• Location (When In Use / Always). Required for navigation and Explore. Always-on is optional; it only enables background voice during long walks.
• Motion & Fitness. Powers the live step count and pace pill.
• Health. Reads step count and walking distance to surface daily stats. Wayline never writes to Health.
• Camera. Used only for the AR Beacon view. Frames are processed on-device by ARKit and never recorded or transmitted.
• Notifications. Optional. Used for arrival reminders and beta build prompts.

Every permission can be revoked any time in iOS Settings.

What we don't do

• We don't sell or share personal data with advertisers.
• We don't build a profile of you. Analytics events are anonymous and aggregate.
• We don't track you across other apps or websites (no IDFA, no ATT prompt).
• We don't store your location on any server.

Children

Wayline is not directed to children under 13. We don't knowingly collect data from anyone under 13.

Beta builds

While Wayline is in TestFlight beta, build numbers and crash logs may be visible to us via Apple's standard TestFlight reporting. If you tap the in-app "Beta feedback" pill, you'll be routed to TestFlight to send a note. That flow is governed by Apple's TestFlight policies.

Changes

If this policy changes materially, the in-app "About" screen will surface the update on next launch.

Contact

Questions, requests, or data concerns: slimcreativelab@gmail.com.

Last updated: June 28, 2026.