# MapMap Nav — Privacy Policy

**Last updated:** 17 July 2026

MapMap Nav is built so your location never has to leave your phone. This
policy explains exactly what the app does and doesn't do, in plain
language.

## The short version

- Navigation, routing, voice guidance and search all run **on your
  device**. Your GPS position, routes and search queries are never sent
  to us or anyone else.
- We do not track you, build a location history, or sell or share data
  with advertisers.
- The app makes network requests for exactly two things: downloading map
  data for a region you choose ("territories"), and verifying your
  licence key. Neither of these carries your location, route, or search
  history.

## What data the app uses, and where it goes

### Location (GPS)

MapMap Nav asks for "While Using the App" location access so it can show
your position on the map and guide you turn by turn. This data:

- is read directly from your device's location services,
- is used only to render your position and compute guidance locally,
- is **never transmitted** to MapMap, Precode, or any third party,
- is not stored once you close the app (no location history is kept).

If you decline location access, MapMap Nav still works fully — your
position simply isn't shown, and you can search and preview routes as
normal.

### Search queries and destinations

Searching for a place and setting a destination happens entirely against
the map data stored on your device (the territory you downloaded). Search
terms and destinations are not sent anywhere.

### Territory downloads

To work offline, MapMap Nav downloads a "territory" — map, routing and
search data for a region you choose (for example, the UK) — from
`api.mapmap.ai`. This is a one-off (or occasional update) download of map
data, not a report of anything about you. The request includes your
licence key so we can verify your download allowance; it does not include
your location, search history, or routes.

### Licence key verification

MapMap Nav includes a licence key used to verify the app is entitled to
use the MapMap SDK and to enforce fair-use download limits. Verifying
this key is the only other network call the app makes. It confirms the
key is valid and checks remaining allowance — it carries no personal or
location data.

### What we don't collect

No account, no sign-in, no advertising identifiers, no analytics SDKs,
no crash reporting that includes location, no contacts, no photos, no
microphone or camera access, no background location tracking.

## Voice guidance

Spoken turn-by-turn directions are generated and played entirely on your
device using the operating system's text-to-speech engine. Nothing about
your journey is sent externally to produce voice guidance.

## Data retention

Because we don't collect location, route, or search data in the first
place, there is nothing to retain or delete on our servers relating to
your journeys. Territory files and your licence key are stored locally on
your device and removed if you delete the app or remove a territory in
Settings.

## Children's privacy

MapMap Nav is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect any
personal data from anyone, of any age — see above.

## Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top and, for any
material change, note it in the app's release notes.

## Contact

Questions about this policy or how MapMap Nav handles data:
**hello@mapmap.ai**
