StopScout helps users find real-time transit arrivals for buses, streetcars, and subways. This policy explains what data we handle and why.
- Location data, used to find stops near you and estimate walk times.
- Starred stops and app preferences you create in the app.
- Basic technical diagnostics that help us fix bugs and improve reliability.
- Advertising-related data from partners when ads are shown, which may include device identifiers (such as advertising ID), IP address, app/device information, and ad interaction events.
- Provide core app functionality like nearby stops, live arrivals, and starred-stop syncing.
- Maintain and improve app performance, quality, and support workflows.
- Respond to support requests sent to our team.
- Support advertising, ad measurement, and fraud prevention.
- Process StopScout Pro subscription purchases through Apple’s In-App Purchase system.
3. Advertising and Google AdMob
The free tier of StopScout shows ads served by Google AdMob. Google and its partners may process data such as advertising identifiers, device and app information, IP address, diagnostics, and approximate location (depending on your settings and regional requirements) to:
- Deliver and measure ads.
- Show personalized or non-personalized ads.
- Detect fraud and abuse.
StopScout Pro removes ads. See our Terms of Service for subscription details.
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4. Transit Data Sources
Arrival times come from public transit agency feeds. StopScout is not affiliated with any transit agency, and data availability, accuracy, and refresh timing can vary based on source systems.
5. Starred Stops and iCloud Sync
Stops you star are stored on your device and, if you have iCloud enabled, synced across your devices via iCloud. We don’t use this data for advertising.
6. Data Sharing
We do not sell personal information for money. We may share limited data with service providers that support app operations (for example analytics, crash reporting, hosting, and ad delivery), subject to contractual privacy obligations.
7. Your Choices and Regional Rights
- In regions where consent is required (including the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), we request consent choices for ad personalization and related processing before serving eligible ads.
- You can use available in-app privacy controls and device settings to manage ad preferences, including resetting or limiting the advertising identifier.
- Depending on your U.S. state of residence, you may have rights to opt out of certain processing such as targeted advertising. To submit a request, contact us at hello@stopscout.app.
8. Data Retention and Security
We retain data only as needed to operate and improve the service, meet legal obligations, and resolve disputes. We apply reasonable safeguards to protect information.
Questions about this policy? Reach out at hello@stopscout.app.