Aug 2, 2023, view history
Privacy is a big part of why Scoria exists. Your location data reveals a tremendous amount about who you are. It is deeply personal, private, and sensitive. Though you can learn a lot from this data, there is a lack of effective tools for privately collecting and analyzing it. Our goal is to make tools which are not only private and secure, but also help you better understand your own private information without making any privacy compromises.
Data collected by the app is kept on your device and is only accessible to you. We, the developers, do not automatically collect any logged data, personally-identifiable information, app usage statistics, or other data that the app has access to. We make no assumptions about what data is sensitive and what data isn't. We do not know if you use the app or not, how much you use the app, or if the app crashes while you're using it. (If the app crashes, please consider letting us know via the feedback form so we can fix it.) All data is private by default. Only you have the authority to determine what information can be shared with others, and what information is for your eyes only. Your private data will never be shared with anyone (including us) without your explicit consent.
"Explicit consent" means that you are aware your information is being shared at the time of sharing, that you are aware what information is being shared, and that you are voluntarily agreeing to share. Currently, this can only happen if you submit feedback to us, like when reporting a bug on our website.
Scoria uses a third-party maps provider to show you maps in the app. The provider is Maptiler AG, and their privacy policy is available here. We have selected Maptiler for their privacy-forward and readable privacy policy.
Map areas you view in Scoria are loaded from Maptiler's servers. When you open the map, your approximate viewing region is sent to Maptiler so the map data for that region can be downloaded. When you move to a new area of the map, the new map data is requested from Maptiler if it hasn't already been downloaded in that viewing session. Maptiler states that they do not use this information for anything except to provide you map data and prevent malicious activity on their servers. In Scoria, private information displayed over the map is never sent to Maptiler.
Aside from Maptiler, information is not sent to any other third parties.
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