Privacy Policy
Last update: October 12, 2026
Your privacy is fundamental to us. On this page we explain simply and transparently what data we collect on Locaria and how we protect it.
1Data we collect
When you use Locaria, we may collect the following types of data:
- Registration info:Email address and password (encrypted).
- Personal information:Name, surname, optional biography or profile picture if voluntarily provided.
- Location data:GPS position, collected only with your explicit consent: for the map and, in the app, for route navigation, automatic exploration and GPX recording (see point 10).
- In-app activity:Saved places (wishlist), visited places, visit dates and ratings (stars).
- Technical data:Technical cookies and Local Storage needed to keep your login session active.
2How we use the data
Collected data has the following purposes:
Service delivery
Manage your account, allow sign-in and synchronize your diary across devices.
Personalization
Show your position on the map and let you save routes and favorite stops.
Security
Prevent unauthorized access and ensure platform stability.
3. Sharing
We do not sell or share your data with third parties for advertising or profiling purposes. Your data is processed exclusively by technical providers (data processors) necessary for the app to work: Supabase (database, authentication and file storage), Vercel (site hosting), Sentry (error monitoring, with personal data disabled) and Resend (transactional email delivery). These providers store data on servers in the European Union or, where applicable, under adequate protection safeguards.
4. Location consent
Locaria asks for GPS access only when necessary. You can revoke this permission anytime from your browser or device settings.
9GPX file management
GPX files and related tracking data uploaded to Locaria are considered technical data necessary for the route planning function.
- •Tracks uploaded as "Private" are visible only to the user who uploaded them.
- •Deleting an route from your diary will permanently remove from the database all related geographic data and tracks.
10Automatic exploration, outings and recordings (app)
In the app you can start an automatic exploration or a GPX recording yourself. While the session is on, Locaria uses your location even when you are not using the app, and a persistent notification stays visible; you turn the session off from the app (tapping the notification opens it). After 8 hours of automatic exploration we ask whether to keep it on, with a button to turn it off.
- •Matching against the places in the catalog happens on your phone. For visits you confirm we store the date and, if you were close enough, the position recorded when you passed by. The rest of the session reaches our server only as an “outing”.
- •The outing is private, visible only to you: the route you took (a simplified track, or a precise one with altitude if you choose to record the route, as in GPX recordings), start and end date and time, kilometres, duration, elevation gain and the places you were offered, with time, distance and your answer.
- •You can delete any outing from the app, and it disappears from your account straight away. Outings are included in your data export and, if you delete your account, they are treated like the rest of your data.
- •If you create a route from an exploration, before saving it we show you the track already trimmed by its first and last 200 metres, which often coincide with your home: you can change the trim or remove it.
Your rights
In compliance with current regulations (GDPR), you have full control over your data:
To exercise these rights or request the total deletion of your account, write to us at: ivanosaracinodev@gmail.com