Privacy Policy
Trip Chronicle · Last updated 30 August 2026
Trip Chronicle does not send your personal data to the developer. There are no accounts, analytics, advertising, or developer-operated servers. Your trips, routes, locations, moments, flights, photos, receipts, notes, and expenses stay on your iPhone unless you explicitly export or share them, or enable automatic backups in your personal iCloud Drive.
Trips, location, and motion data
Trip Chronicle uses location information to record journey routes, calculate distance, identify possible stops, suggest possible flights after landing, and organize your travel journal. Manual recording works with While Using location access and does not require Motion access. If you choose to enable automatic recording, the app also uses motion information and requires Always location access so it can detect and record vehicle travel while the phone is locked or another app is open. This information is processed by the app and stored locally on your iPhone. It is included in your personal iCloud Drive backup only if you enable automatic backup. The developer cannot see or access it. You can change location and motion permissions at any time in iOS Settings.
Maps and place lookup
Trip Chronicle uses Apple MapKit to display maps, search for places, and turn coordinates into readable place names. When you use these features, Apple may process map searches or location coordinates under Apple’s Privacy Policy. This data is not sent to the developer, and the developer has no access to Apple’s processing of it.
Photos and receipt images
Photos and receipt images are added only when you choose or capture them. When available, Trip Chronicle processes a selected photo's capture time and location on your iPhone to help match it to a stop or journey. Copies used by Trip Chronicle are stored in the app's private storage and are included in your personal iCloud Drive backup only if you enable automatic backup. Removing the app's copy does not remove the original from your Photo Library. Receipt text recognition uses Apple's on-device Vision technology; receipt images and recognized text are not sent to the developer. You can remove stored receipt images without deleting the associated expense records.
Notes and expenses
Journal moments, notes, captions, flight and other-travel details, expense amounts, currencies, categories, merchant names, payment details, and links to journeys or stops are stored locally on your device. The developer cannot access them.
Siri and Shortcuts
If you choose to use Siri or Shortcuts to start or stop a manual journey, the request is handled by iOS and the app's local action. The developer does not receive your Siri requests or journey information.
Notifications
Journey-review prompts, tracking alerts, and journal reminders are scheduled locally using iOS notifications. You can enable or disable each notification type inside the app. Notification content is not sent to the developer.
Backups and exports
Automatic iCloud backup is optional and off by default. If you enable it, Trip Chronicle stores complete backups in the app’s private folder in your personal iCloud Drive. The app creates a backup when the feature is enabled, about once a day while the app is open, and after you finish a trip. It retains the latest three automatic backups. You can create a backup immediately, restore a selected backup, or delete all automatic cloud backups from Settings > Backup and Restore. The developer cannot access these backups. Apple’s handling of iCloud data is governed by your iCloud settings and Apple’s Privacy Policy. Manual backups, PDF travel journals, and other exports are created only when you request them. The standard iOS share or file interface lets you choose where an exported file is saved or who receives it. Once shared outside the app, the selected destination’s privacy practices apply.
Diagnostics
Tracking diagnostics are stored locally to help explain journey-detection behavior. Diagnostic exports exclude precise coordinates by default; you may choose to include them when creating an export. A diagnostic file leaves the app only when you explicitly export and share it.
No accounts, analytics, ads, or tracking
Trip Chronicle has no user accounts and contains no third-party advertising, analytics, or tracking SDKs. The developer cannot see or access your personal data unless you deliberately send an exported file to the developer. The developer does not sell, rent, or share your personal data.
Data retention and deletion
Your local data remains on your iPhone until you remove it. The app provides controls to delete an individual trip, remove stored receipt images, or delete all local app data. Deleting local data or the app does not delete automatic iCloud backups; those can be deleted separately from Settings > Backup and Restore. Files you previously exported must be deleted from their saved destinations separately.
Children
Trip Chronicle is not designed to collect personal information from anyone, including children. Travel information stays on the device unless the user explicitly exports or shares it, or enables automatic backup in their personal iCloud Drive.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email rons.apps26@gmail.com.