Privacy Policy

Last updated: 10 May 2026

Heritage Walker respects your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how it is used, and your choices.

Data we collect

• Location data to provide walk guidance, nearby points of interest, and narration triggers.
• Walk history, favourites, route mode, and settings stored on-device (optionally synced via iCloud).
• Optional microphone audio for voice questions when you use narration Q&A. The app requests on-device speech recognition when the current language/device supports it.
• Notes you create about heritage sites (stored on-device and optionally synced via iCloud).
• Purchase information for subscriptions and content packs (handled by Apple).
• Sign in with Apple identifier when you choose to create an account.
• iCloud-synced data you choose to sync (walk history, favourites, settings, muted sites, and notes).

How we use data

• To deliver map, navigation, narration, route mode, and voice Q&A features.
• To personalise your experience (favourites, filters, settings, and notes).
• To sync your data across devices when iCloud is enabled.
• To improve performance and reliability.
• If Premium or bring-your-own OpenAI Q&A is active, the transcribed question text and relevant heritage-site context may be sent to OpenAI to generate an answer. Raw microphone audio is not sent to OpenAI by Heritage Walker.
• We store synced data in your private iCloud database and do not sell or share it.

Data sharing

• We do not sell personal data.
• Purchase processing is handled by Apple. We do not receive your payment details.
• Advertising networks and third-party ad tracking are not enabled in the current release. If advertising is introduced in a future release, this policy and the App Store privacy disclosures must be updated before that release ships.

Your choices

• You can disable background location in Settings.
• You can revoke microphone or speech recognition permissions in iOS Settings.

Data retention

• Walk history, notes, and settings are stored on-device.
• You can delete app data by removing the app or using in-app reset options.

Third-party content

• Heritage data may include sources such as OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and national registers under their respective licences.
• We display attribution in-app.

Contact

For privacy questions, contact support@heritagewalker.com.