Privacy Policy — Walk the Earth

This page is a placeholder structure, not a finished policy. Walk the Earth's app is still in development. The sections below outline what a complete privacy policy will cover, but specific claims about data retention, third-party processors, and legal basis are marked as pending until the app's actual data handling is finalised. Do not treat this page as a complete or binding privacy policy yet.

Who this applies to

This policy will apply to anyone using the Walk the Earth Android app and this website (walkthe.earth).

What information Walk the Earth is expected to handle

Based on the app's intended functionality, this is likely to include:

Location data — used to record routes, journeys, and areas you have explored.
Photos — where you choose to attach a photo you've taken to a journey or place.
Account information — such as an email address or sign-in identifier, if accounts are introduced.
Device and diagnostic information — standard technical data needed to run and maintain the app.

Pending confirmation: exact data fields collected, precise retention periods, whether location history is stored on-device or in the cloud, and whether any third-party analytics or crash-reporting services are used.

How information would be used

The intended purpose is to build and display your personal journey map and discovery history within the app. Walk the Earth does not sell personal data.

Pending confirmation: any future use of aggregated or anonymised data (for example, to power the discovery system), and the specific legal basis for processing under applicable law (e.g. GDPR).

Sharing and third parties

Pending confirmation: which infrastructure or service providers (hosting, maps, crash reporting, push notifications) will process data on Walk the Earth's behalf, and whether any of them are located outside your country.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data.

Pending confirmation: the specific process and contact route for exercising these rights once the app is live.

Children

Walk the Earth is not intended for children under 13, and the app will not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes to this policy

This policy will be updated as the app's data handling is finalised ahead of launch, and again whenever practices change materially.

Contact

Questions about this policy can be sent via the Support page.