RideTag — Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy applies to RideTag Pro and RideTag Lite (collectively, the "apps"), developed by TrailSD ("we", "us"). It explains what information the apps access, how that information is used, and when information may leave your device.
Summary
The apps are designed to process GPS tracks, photographs, and reports locally on your device. You do not need to create an account, and we do not operate a backend that automatically receives or stores your GPS tracks, photographs, or reports. Information may leave the device only when you choose to share a report, use the optional cloud-storage feature (RideTag Pro), open a map link, or when the app requests third-party map tiles. The apps contain no third-party advertising SDK. Those activities are described below.
Differences between the editions
RideTag Lite
RideTag Lite uses the device's GPS location information and permitted access to photographs for the app's supported photo-location and reporting features. Processing takes place on your device. Any tagged copies, reports, and local files remain on the device unless you choose to share or remove them. Lite caps the number of photos per report.
RideTag Pro
RideTag Pro provides additional photo-location and reporting features, including reports in the supported PDF, HTML, and Word formats. It can also offer optional Cloudflare R2 storage: if you configure credentials for an R2 account that you control, the app can upload reports directly to that account when you use the feature. We do not host those report files or have access to your R2 account credentials or bucket.
Information the apps access and store
- Precise location (GPS): location coordinates and timestamps used for recording a ride, matching photographs to locations, mapping routes, and preparing reports. GPS information is stored locally.
- Photographs and related details: images you select or capture, together with relevant capture times and available location metadata. The apps may read permitted photographs and create tagged copies; original photos are not intentionally overwritten as part of tagging.
- Settings you choose: preferences such as report titles, footers, sharing text, and (where the R2 feature is enabled) Cloudflare R2 credentials. R2 credentials are protected on-device using the Android Keystore and used to communicate directly with the Cloudflare account you configured.
Permissions
The apps request only the Android permissions needed for the features you choose to use, such as precise location (to record a ride and tag photos) and access to your photos. Android controls these permissions, and you can change them in your device settings.
How information is used
GPS processing, photo matching, creation of tagged photo copies, and report generation occur on your device. Reports can be produced in the supported PDF, HTML, or Word formats. We do not automatically transmit your raw GPS track, original photographs, or generated reports to a server we operate.
Third-party maps and external services
To display background maps in reports, the apps may request map tiles from an external mapping provider (currently Esri). Those requests can reveal network information, such as your IP address, and the geographic area of the map tiles requested. The apps do not send the photographs themselves as part of a map-tile request.
When you tap an Open in Google Maps link in a report, the link includes the relevant GPS coordinates, and Android, your browser, or Google Maps handles the request under that service's own privacy practices. The same applies to clickable map markers and report-table location links.
Where you configure the optional Cloudflare R2 storage, reports are transferred directly to the Cloudflare storage account you control. Cloudflare's processing of those files is governed by its own terms and privacy practices.
Sharing
You can choose to share a report through the Android share sheet or another supported sharing action, including email or messaging apps. The receiving app or service handles the information you choose to share, which may include photographs, report text, GPS coordinates, and maps embedded in the report.
Data retention and deletion
Local GPS records, tagged photos, reports, and app settings are kept according to the app's storage and deletion functions, until you remove them or clear the app's data. Some photo and report files may be stored in folders named after the app, such as Pictures/RideTag or Download/RideTag. Files saved to shared device storage may remain even if you uninstall the app. Copies you already shared with other people or services cannot be deleted from their devices or accounts through RideTag. If you use your own Cloudflare R2 bucket, uploaded reports remain there until you remove them from that account.
Advertising and analytics
RideTag Pro and RideTag Lite do not contain a third-party advertising SDK and do not show ads. If advertising or other third-party data collection were to change in a future release, we would update this policy and any required app-store disclosures before that release.
Support communications
If you contact us for support, we receive the email address and information you choose to include in your message. We use it only to respond to your request. Please avoid sending confidential GPS tracks or personal photographs unless necessary to describe your issue.
Children's privacy
The apps are not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the apps.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when app features or information practices change. The updated version will be posted at https://ridetag.trackcertify.com/privacy, with a revised "Last updated" date.
Contact
For privacy questions, contact [email protected].