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CurioTravel

Privacy Policy

Effective June 8, 2026 · Plain-English version

CurioTravel ("we", "us", "the app") is built around a simple principle: your curiosity is yours. We collect as little data as we can while still letting the app work, and we don't sell or share it. This page explains, in concrete terms, what that means in practice.

1. What we collect

Stored on your device Game progress

Cities you've explored, quiz scores, stamps earned, bookmarks, your selected interests, your storyteller voice and language settings. This data lives in localStorage on your iPhone (or in the iOS app's sandbox) and is never sent to our servers unless you explicitly share content from it.

Sent to our servers Anonymous request data

When you search for a city not in our prebuilt content library, the app asks our backend to generate a city pack on demand. That request contains:

• The city name and coordinates you searched for
• Your selected language
• A coarse country/region (derived from the city, not from you)

We do not send your IP, device ID, name, email, location, or any other identifying information with these requests. They are aggregated anonymously to improve the prebuilt content library.

Optional Crash reports

If the app crashes, iOS may offer to share the crash report with us. This is controlled by Apple's standard "Share With App Developers" setting in your iPhone privacy preferences. We use these reports only to fix bugs.

2. What we don't collect

• Your name, email, phone number, or account credentials (the app has no accounts)
• Your precise location, photos, contacts, or microphone
• Advertising identifiers (IDFA) — we don't show ads
• Analytics that tie behavior to an individual user

3. Who we share data with

No one, by default. Specifically:

• We do not sell your data, ever.
• We do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
• When you use the app's "Share" button to send a stamp or passport, you are choosing where it goes (Messages, Instagram, X, AirDrop, etc.). Those third-party services have their own privacy policies.
• Anonymous city-search requests are processed by our backend provider (Convex) and Anthropic (the AI model that generates city packs). Neither receives identifying information about you.

4. How long we keep data

• On-device data stays until you delete the app or use the in-app "Reset all progress" button (Profile → About).
• Aggregated request logs on our backend are kept for 30 days then deleted.

5. Your rights

Because we don't have an account system, there's no profile of you to "access" or "export." But you have these controls at any time:

• Delete everything: Profile → About → Reset all progress. This wipes all on-device data immediately.
• Stop sending search requests: Profile → Notifications → toggle off "Generate new cities" (coming in a future update).
• Right to be forgotten (GDPR / CCPA): email us and we'll confirm no identifying data exists for you to erase.

6. Children

The app is rated 4+ and contains no objectionable content, but it is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone, regardless of age.

7. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy in a meaningful way, the app will show you a notice before the change takes effect. Trivial edits (typos, clarifications) will just appear here with an updated "Effective" date.

8. Contact

Questions, complaints, requests, or compliments: gonzalo.curiotravel@gmail.com.

9. Jurisdiction

CurioTravel is operated by an individual developer. This policy is governed by the laws of the developer's country of residence; nothing in it is intended to waive rights you have under your own local consumer protection or privacy laws (including GDPR, CCPA, and similar).

This document is provided for transparency and App Store compliance. It is not legal advice. If you operate a business, please have a lawyer review it before relying on it commercially.