🧭 Little Explorer - Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 2025
Last Updated: January 2025
Introduction
Little Explorer is a family-friendly mobile application designed to help parents and children discover nearby kid-friendly locations such as playgrounds, family restrooms, and child-friendly cafes. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about how our app works.
Information We Collect
Location Information
- What we collect: Your device's current GPS coordinates
- Why we collect it: To find and display nearby kid-friendly locations and provide compass directions
- How we use it: Location data is processed locally on your device to calculate distances and directions
- Storage: We do not store your location data on our servers or transmit it to third parties
Information We Do NOT Collect
- We do not collect personal information such as names, email addresses, or phone numbers
- We do not collect device identifiers or advertising IDs
- We do not track your location history or movement patterns
- We do not collect any information from children
How We Use Your Information
Your location information is used solely to:
- Find nearby playgrounds, family restrooms, and child-friendly cafes
- Calculate distances from your current location to these places
- Provide compass directions to help you navigate
- Display relevant information about nearby locations
Data Sharing
We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your information with third parties. Your location data never leaves your device except for the following necessary technical purposes:
Third-Party Services
- OpenStreetMap: We query the OpenStreetMap Overpass API to find nearby locations. Only your approximate location (rounded to protect privacy) is sent in these queries, and no personal information is included.
- Maps Applications: When you tap "Take me there," your device opens your preferred maps app (Google Maps or Apple Maps) with the destination coordinates.
Children's Privacy
Little Explorer is designed for family use. We do not:
- Knowingly collect personal information from children under 13
- Require account creation or registration
- Include social features or user-generated content
- Track or profile users of any age
Your Rights and Choices
You have full control over location access:
- Disable Location: You can disable location access through your device settings at any time
- App Functionality: The app requires location access to function properly - without it, the app cannot find nearby locations
- Data Deletion: Since we don't store your data, there's nothing to delete from our servers
Data Security
- All location processing happens locally on your device
- We use HTTPS encryption for all network communications
- We implement appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access
Contact Information
If you have questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
- Email: hello@ondrejmachart.com
- App Support: Through the App Store
Legal Compliance
This policy complies with:
- Apple App Store Guidelines
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
This privacy policy applies only to the Little Explorer mobile application and not to any third-party applications or websites that may be linked from our app.