Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use Aviode (the "Service") and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

• Account: A unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• Company: (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Privacy Policy) refers to Aviode, New York, United States.
• Personal Data: Any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• Service: Refers to the Aviode software program/application.
• Usage Data: Data collected automatically, generated either by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit or device diagnostics).

2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

• Email Address: While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with Your email address to create and manage Your Account.
• Location Data: To provide the Service's mapping features, Your precise GPS location is processed locally on Your device. This GPS data is not transmitted to Our servers or stored by Us. When You search for a location, the center coordinates of your current map view are sent to Our third-party service provider to return relevant search results. This search context is not linked to Your personal identity.
• Usage Data: Collected automatically when using the Service. This may include Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser/device type, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

How We Use Your Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service: Including to monitor the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your Account: To manage Your registration as a user. The data You provide gives You access to different functionalities available to registered users.
• To contact You: To contact You by email regarding updates, informative communications, or security updates.
• For business transfers: We may use Your data to evaluate or conduct a merger, divestiture, restructuring, or sale of some or all of Our assets where user data is among the assets transferred.

3. Retention of Your Personal Data

We retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy:

• Account Information: Retained for the duration of your account relationship plus up to 24 months after account closure for dispute resolution.
• Usage Data: Retained for up to 24 months for internal security monitoring, troubleshooting, and service improvement.

4. Third-Party Services

We do not use third-party analytics services. To provide map search and location discovery, We use the following service provider:

• Google Places API: Used for location-based searches. When You search for a location, the map's center coordinates and Your search query are sent to Google. This data is used solely to return relevant search results. Information gathered by Google is held in accordance with the Google Privacy Policy.

5. Regional Privacy Rights

GDPR (European Economic Area)

If You are in the European Economic Area (EEA), You have specific data protection rights, including the right to access, rectify, or erase Your Personal Data. Our legal basis for processing your data is the performance of a contract (providing the Service to You) and Our legitimate business interests in maintaining security.

CCPA/CPRA (California)

We do not "sell" or "share" personal information as defined by California law. California residents have the right to request what data is collected and to request its deletion.

6. Your Rights and Data Deletion

You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data that We have collected about You.

You may update, amend, or delete Your information at any time by signing in to Your Account and visiting the account settings section. You may also contact Us at the email below to request access to, correction of, or deletion of Your data.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If We become aware that We have collected data from anyone under 16 without verification of parental consent, We take immediate steps to remove that information from Our servers.

8. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of the page. For significant changes, We will let You know via email prior to the change becoming effective.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: [email protected]