ShieldNav LLC, an Indiana limited liability company ("ShieldNav," "we," "our," or "us"), makes ShieldNav, a crime-aware navigation app for iPhone. We take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and what choices you have. Please read it carefully. By using ShieldNav you agree to the practices described here.
If you have questions, contact us at any time:
1. Scope and Who We Are
This Privacy Policy applies to the ShieldNav mobile application for iPhone (the "App"), available on the Apple App Store, and to our website at shieldnav.com and any related services that link to this policy (collectively, the "Services"). There is no Android version of the App.
ShieldNav LLC is the company responsible for your personal information (the "controller"). Our primary contact for privacy matters is support@shieldnav.com.
ShieldNav is currently offered exclusively to users located in the United States.
2. Age Requirement and Children's Privacy
You must be at least 18 years old to use the App, subscribe, or create an account. By using the App you confirm that you are 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.
If we learn that we have collected personal information from someone under 18, we will delete it and the account or guest session it belongs to. If you believe we have collected information from someone under 18, please contact us immediately at support@shieldnav.com.
This policy is consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 15 U.S.C. § 6501 et seq.
3. Information We Collect
We collect the following categories of information:
3.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Account registration data: Your email address and display name when you sign up with email/password, Google Sign-In, or Sign in with Apple. An account is optional. You can use the App and subscribe without one, as a guest. A guest is identified only by a random Firebase UID created on your device, with no name or email address attached. If you create an account later, it keeps that same UID, so your subscription and saved places carry over.
- Product email preference: When you create an account you can tick a box to receive ShieldNav news and tips by email. The box is unticked by default. If you tick it, we record that you agreed and when. If you leave it unticked, we never send you marketing email. You can change your choice any time in Settings → Product Emails.
- Profile picture: You can pick one of the App's built-in avatars. If you sign in with Google or Apple, we also store the web address (URL) of the profile photo that provider shares with us, so we can show it. You cannot upload your own photo files.
- Feedback and bug reports: Text descriptions, severity ratings, report type, up to three optional screenshots you attach, and the App version and platform, submitted through the in-app feedback tool (available with an account). The text is stored in Firebase Firestore and the screenshots in Firebase Storage.
- Referral program (paused): Our referral program is paused, and we do not collect referral information while it is. If it returns, we will update this policy before collecting anything for it.
- Waitlist sign-ups: If you join the waitlist on our website, we collect the name and email address you enter, and a record that you agreed to be contacted. (Sign-ups made before October 2026 may also include an optional phone number; we have never used it to call or text anyone and will delete it on request.) These are stored in Firebase Firestore and are used only to contact you about ShieldNav availability. Waitlist entries are separate from an App account — joining the waitlist does not create one. Because there is no account to sign in to, you can ask us to delete a waitlist entry at any time by emailing support@shieldnav.com from the address you signed up with.
3.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Location data: GPS coordinates while you are using the App — to show where you are on the map, find places near you, preview routes, and navigate. See Section 4 for a full description of what is and is not stored.
- Search text: What you type into search, which our servers pass to HERE Technologies to find matching places (Section 4.4). We do not store your search text, and our servers do not log it.
- Saved places and scheduled drives: Destinations you save (such as Home, Work, or custom places), your recent destinations, and the start/end points of drives you schedule. These include addresses and coordinates and are stored in your account so they sync across your devices. See Section 4.3.
- Device information: iOS version, device model, app version, and an app-instance identifier, collected through Firebase Analytics (unless you turn analytics off — see Section 10.4) and attached to feedback you send.
- Product analytics events: Which screens and features you use, such as onboarding steps, searches started, and navigation sessions started and finished. See Section 10.3.
- Install identifier: A random ID created when the App is first installed and kept in your iPhone's Keychain, so it survives deleting and reinstalling the App. The App sends it with requests to our servers. We use it to enforce one active drive per account (see our Terms of Use) and to detect misuse.
- Drive-session record: When you start navigating, our servers record which install started the drive, when it started, the time of its latest check-in (the App checks in about once a minute while you drive), and when it ended. It contains no location. There is one record per account, and each new drive overwrites the last.
- IP address: Like any internet service, our servers see your device's IP address with each request. We use it only in hashed (scrambled) form to apply rate limits and the limits on the free demo. The hash changes with every time window and expires within two days. Our hosting provider (Google Cloud) may also record it in request logs.
- Access-denial and abuse records: If our servers refuse a request — for example because your account is already navigating on another device, your subscription has ended, or a demo limit has been reached — we record your account ID, install ID, the reason, and the time. If a subscription is moved from one account to another (for example by Restore Purchases), we record which accounts were involved and when.
- Push notification tokens: Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) registration tokens, used to deliver in-app and system notifications to your device.
- Service usage counts: Running monthly and daily counts, stored with your account, of how many routing and place-search requests our servers made on your behalf, and of the map and other HERE requests the App makes directly from your device. These are counts only — they do not record what you searched for, where you drove, or any coordinates — and we use them to manage infrastructure costs, plan capacity, and detect abuse of the paid services behind the App.
3.3 Subscription and Purchase Information
- Subscription status and entitlements: Whether your account is in its free trial, on a monthly plan, or on an annual plan, and whether that subscription is active. Current pricing is shown in the App Store and in the app before you subscribe. This is managed by RevenueCat and linked to your Firebase UID (the random guest UID if you subscribe without an account). We do not store or process your payment card information — all payment transactions are handled by Apple (App Store) directly.
- Offer codes: App Store offer codes you redeem, which Apple applies to your subscription and RevenueCat records.
3.4 Information from Third-Party Sign-In
If you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive a limited profile (name, email address, and a provider-specific unique identifier) from those services. We do not receive your passwords, payment details, or any other data held by those providers. See their respective privacy policies for more information.
3.5 Drive Logs (Local Only)
The App may create drive logs on your device for diagnostic and personal review purposes. These logs are stored locally on your device and are never uploaded to our servers. You can delete them at any time by uninstalling the App or clearing App data in your device settings.
4. Location Data — What We Collect and What We Don't
4.1 What We Collect
The App uses your precise location only with your permission. It explains why it needs location, then shows Apple's location prompt, and it never reads your location if you decline. If you allow location access, the App reads your device's GPS coordinates while you are using it. This location data is used only in real time, for the following purposes:
- Showing your position on the map.
- Finding search results near you.
- Calculating and previewing routes, and comparing reported crime along them.
- Providing turn-by-turn directions and re-routing during navigation.
- Displaying current speed limits and toll information.
4.2 What We Do NOT Store
Your real-time GPS coordinates are not stored persistently on our servers. They are used to answer each request and then discarded. We do not build a history of your movements or trips. The only location data stored in your account is the saved-place data described in Section 4.3, which you control.
When we send you a scheduled-drive reminder, we keep a short record that it was sent (which schedule, when, and whether it reached your device) for 30 days, so we never send a reminder twice and can look into a missed one. It does not include the destination or any location. It is deleted sooner if you delete the scheduled drive or your account.
4.3 Saved Places, Recent Destinations, and Scheduled Drives
Separately from real-time GPS data, we store certain destination data in your account (in Firebase Firestore) so it can sync across your devices:
- Saved places: Destinations you explicitly save, such as Home, Work, or custom places, including their names, addresses, and coordinates.
- Recent destinations: A short list of destinations you have recently navigated to, so you can quickly select them again. This is a list of endpoints you chose — it is not a GPS trace or a record of the routes you traveled.
- Scheduled drives: The name, origin and destination (addresses and coordinates), days and times, and time zone of drives you schedule in the App, used to send you your requested drive reminders. Scheduled drives require an account.
You can edit or delete saved places, recent destinations, and scheduled drives at any time in the App. All of this data is deleted when you delete your account (see Section 13). We do not use it for advertising, and we do not sell it or share it with third parties except the service providers described in Section 6.
4.4 Data Sent to HERE Technologies
To calculate routes and provide mapping services, location data is transmitted to HERE Technologies' servers. HERE processes this data as a service provider on our behalf subject to HERE's Data Privacy Notice (available at here.com/privacy). HERE may retain anonymized, aggregated telemetry for product improvement purposes in accordance with their own policies.
- Searches and routes go through our servers. HERE receives the coordinates, addresses, and search text needed to answer the request, but not your name, email address, account ID, or IP address.
- The map itself is drawn by the HERE SDK in the App, which downloads map tiles directly from HERE. For those requests HERE sees your device's IP address and the area of the map being shown.
4.5 Background Location
ShieldNav asks for location access only while you are using the App. During an active navigation session, if permitted, the App keeps updating your position while the screen is locked or you switch to another app, so that directions keep working. We do not access your location when the App is closed, and we never ask for "Always" location access.
4.6 Revoking Location Permission
You may revoke location permission at any time via your device's Settings. Note that revoking location access will disable navigation and crime-overlay features of the App.
5. How We Use Your Information
| Purpose | Information Used |
|---|---|
| Provide and operate the App (navigation, crime overlays, routing) | Location data, account info, subscription status |
| Authenticate your identity and maintain your account | Email, display name, Firebase UID, OAuth tokens |
| Manage your subscription and verify entitlements | Firebase UID, RevenueCat subscription data |
| Send push notifications (scheduled-drive reminders and service announcements) | FCM registration token |
| Send product news and tips by email, only if you opted in | Email address, your opt-in choice and when you made it |
| Process and respond to feedback and bug reports | Feedback text, severity, type, optional screenshots, App version, account info |
| Understand how the App is used, and find and fix bugs | Product analytics events, device info |
| Manage infrastructure costs, plan capacity, and detect abuse of paid services | Firebase UID, service usage counts (routing and search request totals) |
| Improve App features and user experience | Aggregated, anonymized usage patterns |
| Enforce one active drive per account, apply rate and demo limits, enforce our Terms of Use, and prevent abuse and fraud | Firebase UID, install ID, drive-session record, hashed IP address, access-denial and subscription-transfer records |
| Comply with legal obligations | As required by applicable law |
We do not use your personal information to serve you third-party advertising. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to data brokers or marketing companies.
6. Third-Party Services We Use
ShieldNav relies on the following third-party service providers. Each acts as a service provider or processor, meaning they may receive certain data only to perform services on our behalf. They are not authorized to use your data for their own independent purposes.
6.1 Firebase (Google LLC)
We use multiple Firebase and Google Cloud products: Authentication, Cloud Firestore
(database), Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions (our server code), Cloud Messaging (push
notifications), Google Analytics for Firebase (product analytics, Section 10.3), and App
Check. Google may collect device identifiers and usage data in connection with these
services.
Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
6.2 HERE Technologies
HERE provides maps, place search, routing, traffic, and speed-limit data. Your location,
route requests, and search text are sent to HERE's servers to compute results, as
described in Section 4.4.
Privacy policy: here.com/privacy
6.3 RevenueCat, Inc.
RevenueCat handles subscription management and in-app purchase validation. RevenueCat
receives your Firebase UID, purchase receipts (from Apple), and subscription status, and
its SDK collects basic device information (such as device model, iOS version, and IP
address) to operate the service. RevenueCat does not receive your full name, email
address, or payment card details.
Privacy policy: revenuecat.com/privacy
6.4 Apple (Sign in with Apple / App Store)
When you use Sign in with Apple, Apple shares a stable identifier and, optionally, an
email address with us (Apple may relay the address). All payment processing for iOS
subscriptions is handled solely by Apple.
Privacy policy: apple.com/privacy
6.5 Google (Google Sign-In)
When you use Google Sign-In, Google shares your name, email address, and a Google-specific
identifier with us. No payment data is shared.
Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
6.6 CrimeoMeter (crime data)
The crime data shown in the App is licensed from CrimeoMeter, which collects incident
reports published by police departments and city open-data portals. Our servers download
it on a schedule for each city we cover. CrimeoMeter never receives your location or any
other information about you.
Terms: crimeometer.com/tos
6.7 Website Providers
Our website is hosted on GitHub Pages, and the waitlist form uses Cloudflare Turnstile to block spam. See Section 10.5.
8. Data Retention
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to provide the Services and fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Account information (email, display name, Firebase UID) | Retained for the life of your account; deleted within 30 days of account deletion request |
| Guest sessions (and everything stored under them) | A guest who has never subscribed is deleted automatically after 30 days without using the App. A guest who has subscribed is kept until you delete the guest data in the App (Section 13) or ask us to. |
| Product email opt-in (your choice and when you made it) | Retained until you unsubscribe or delete your account |
| Profile picture (avatar choice or sign-in provider photo URL) | Retained until you change it or delete your account |
| Real-time GPS location (active navigation session) | Not stored server-side; discarded at session end |
| Saved places, recent destinations, and scheduled drives (addresses and coordinates) | Retained until you edit or delete them in the App; deleted with your account |
| Scheduled-drive reminder records | Deleted automatically after 30 days, or sooner when you delete the scheduled drive or your account |
| Drive logs | Stored on-device only; not uploaded; deleted when you uninstall the App or clear App data |
| Feedback submissions | Retained for up to 2 years to allow us to track and resolve reported issues, then deleted automatically along with any screenshots; deleted sooner if you delete your account |
| Waitlist sign-ups (name, email, consent record; optional phone number on older entries) | Retained until we contact you about availability, or until you ask us to delete the entry — whichever comes first. Waitlist entries are not tied to an App account, so they are not covered by account deletion; email support@shieldnav.com to have yours removed. |
| FCM push notification tokens | Retained while you have the App installed and notifications enabled; removed on account deletion |
| Install identifier | Stays in your iPhone's Keychain, including across reinstalls; on our servers, kept only inside the drive-session and access-denial records below |
| Drive-session record (one per account) | Overwritten by each new drive; deleted with your account |
| Access-denial records | Deleted automatically after 90 days; deleted sooner if you delete your account |
| Subscription-transfer records and related internal alerts | Retained while the accounts involved exist; your ID is removed when you delete your account |
| Hashed IP addresses (rate and demo limits) | Deleted automatically within two days |
| Server request logs (Google Cloud) | Deleted automatically after 30 days |
| Product-interaction analytics events (Firebase Analytics) | In Google Analytics, event-level data is deleted automatically after 2 months, and data tied to your analytics identifier after 14 months without activity. The copy we export to our own Google Cloud project (BigQuery) is deleted automatically after 14 months. |
| Service usage counts (monthly and daily request totals for your account) | Monthly totals: 13 months. Daily totals: 90 days. Both deleted automatically, and sooner if you delete your account |
| Subscription records (RevenueCat) | Retained per RevenueCat's policies; typically up to 2 years for dispute resolution. See RevenueCat's privacy policy. |
When you delete your account, we initiate deletion within 30 days. Some anonymized or aggregated data may be retained indefinitely as it cannot be linked back to you. Certain data may be retained longer where required by applicable law (for example, for tax or fraud-prevention purposes).
9. Security
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include:
- Data in transit is encrypted using TLS (Transport Layer Security).
- Firebase Firestore and Firebase Storage access is governed by Security Rules that enforce per-user read/write permissions.
- Firebase App Check is used to verify that requests originate from genuine instances of ShieldNav, reducing abuse by unauthorized clients.
- Authentication credentials are managed by Firebase Authentication and are never stored in plain text.
- Third-party OAuth providers (Google, Apple) handle authentication secrets directly; we never see your passwords for those services.
No method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in a risk to your rights or freedoms, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by applicable law.
If you discover a security vulnerability, please report it responsibly to support@shieldnav.com.
11. Your Rights and Choices
Regardless of where you live, we provide the following rights to all ShieldNav users:
11.1 Right to Access
You may request a copy of the personal information we hold about you, which we provide in a commonly used, machine-readable format (such as JSON or CSV). Email us at support@shieldnav.com with the subject line "Data Access Request." We will respond within 45 days.
11.2 Right to Correction
You may update your display name and profile picture directly in the App (Settings › tap your profile card). To correct your email address or other account data, contact us at support@shieldnav.com.
11.3 Right to Deletion
You may request deletion of your personal information at any time. See Section 13 for step-by-step instructions. We will process deletion requests within 30 days, subject to any legal retention requirements.
11.4 Right to Opt Out of Non-Essential Communications
You may opt out of push notifications at any time via your device Settings. If you opted in to product emails, you can turn them off at any time in the App under Settings → Product Emails, use the unsubscribe link included in every one, or email support@shieldnav.com to stop them. Note that we may still send you transactional messages (e.g., account security alerts) that are necessary for the operation of your account.
11.5 Right to Withdraw Consent
We process your precise location only with your consent, which you give through Apple's location prompt. Where processing is based on consent, including location, you may withdraw consent at any time by adjusting your device permissions. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to withdrawal.
11.6 Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights. You will not receive a reduced quality of service, higher prices, or penalties for making a request.
11.7 Submitting a Request
To exercise any of the above rights, email us at support@shieldnav.com. We may ask you to verify your identity before fulfilling the request to protect your account security.
12. U.S. State Privacy Rights (including California)
Several U.S. states give their residents rights over their personal information, including California (the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA), Indiana, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, and others. We honor the requests described in Section 11 and below for everyone, wherever you live, including the right to appeal a decision (Section 12.10). The disclosures below use the CCPA's categories.
12.1 Categories of Personal Information Collected
Over the past 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information as defined by the CCPA:
| CCPA Category | Examples | Collected? | Disclosed for a business purpose to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identifiers | Email address, Firebase UID, install ID, app-instance ID, hashed IP address | Yes | Google (Firebase and Google Cloud); RevenueCat (Firebase UID, and IP address through its SDK); HERE (your device's IP address when the map downloads tiles); for the website, GitHub and Cloudflare (IP address) |
| Personal information (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80) | Name, email address, sign-in provider profile photo URL | Yes | Google (Firebase) |
| Commercial information | Subscription status, free-trial and purchase history, redeemed offer codes | Yes | RevenueCat; Google (Firebase, including whether you are on a trial or a paid plan as an analytics attribute) |
| Geolocation data | GPS coordinates while you use the App; saved places and scheduled-drive endpoints you choose; approximate area estimated from your IP address by Google Analytics | Yes (real-time coordinates are not stored; saved places are stored until you delete them — see Section 4.3) | HERE (coordinates and addresses needed to answer a route, search, or map request); Google (Firebase stores your saved places and scheduled drives; Google Analytics estimates your general area) |
| Internet / electronic network activity | Product analytics events; search text passed to HERE (not stored by us); monthly and daily counts of requests made for your account; drive-session check-ins; access-denial records | Yes | Google (Firebase and Google Cloud); HERE (search text) |
| Inferences drawn from personal information | We do not build profiles of you or draw inferences about your characteristics | No | — |
| Sensitive personal information — precise geolocation | GPS coordinates while you use the App; coordinates of places you save | Yes (navigation is in-session only; saved places are stored at your direction — see Section 4) | HERE; Google (Firebase) |
| Financial information | Payment card data | No (payments are handled by Apple) | — |
| Protected classifications | Race, religion, health status, etc. | No | — |
| Biometric information | Fingerprints, facial recognition data | No | — |
| Audio/visual information | Voice recordings, photos taken in-app | No (feedback screenshots only if you attach them) | Google (Firebase Storage holds any screenshot you attach) |
12.2 Sources of Personal Information
We collect personal information from:
- You directly (account registration, profile settings, feedback forms).
- Your device automatically (location, install ID, product analytics events).
- Third-party sign-in providers (Google, Apple).
- Apple, through RevenueCat, for your subscription and purchase status.
12.3 Business or Commercial Purposes for Collection
As described in Section 5 above.
12.4 Categories of Third Parties We Share With
As described in Sections 6 and 7 above. We share with:
- Service providers (Firebase/Google, HERE Technologies, RevenueCat, and, for the website, GitHub and Cloudflare).
- Government entities, when required by law.
12.5 Sale or Sharing of Personal Information
12.6 Use of Sensitive Personal Information
Precise geolocation is "sensitive" data under the CPRA and under other state laws such as Indiana's, Colorado's, Connecticut's, and Virginia's. We process it only with your consent, given through Apple's location prompt, which you can withdraw at any time in your device Settings (Section 4.6). We collect it in two ways: (1) while you use the App, used in real time only and not stored persistently on our servers; and (2) as the coordinates of places you explicitly save (Home, Work, custom places, recent destinations, and scheduled drives), which are stored in your account at your direction until you delete them (see Section 4.3). We use this information only to provide the core features of the App. You have the right to direct us to limit the use of your sensitive personal information to the uses necessary to provide the requested services. Our use is already limited as described — no further opt-out is required.
12.7 Your CCPA Rights
California residents have the right to:
- Know: Request disclosure of the specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the categories of sources, our business purpose for collecting it, and the categories of third parties we share it with.
- Delete: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions (legal compliance, security, etc.).
- Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information.
- Opt Out of Sale/Sharing: Opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. (We do not engage in these activities, so no opt-out action is required.)
- Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: Request that we limit our use of your sensitive personal information to what is necessary to provide the Services. (Our use is already so limited.)
- Non-Discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
12.8 How to Submit a CCPA Request
To exercise your CCPA rights, email us at support@shieldnav.com with the subject line "CCPA Privacy Request." We will respond within 45 calendar days. We may extend the response period by an additional 45 days when reasonably necessary and will notify you of such extension. We will verify your identity before fulfilling the request. If you have an account, we verify you by asking you to send the request from, or reply from, the email address on your account, or to sign in to the App again. If you use ShieldNav as a guest, we verify you with the Guest ID shown under Settings › Delete Guest Data. We ask only for what we need to match your request to your data.
You may designate an authorized agent to submit a request on your behalf. Authorized agents must provide written authorization and we may require you to verify your identity directly with us.
12.9 Shine the Light
California Civil Code § 1798.83 permits California residents to request information about personal information shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes. As noted above, we do not share personal information with third parties for direct marketing.
12.10 Appeals
If we decline all or part of a privacy request, we will explain why. You can appeal by replying to our decision or emailing support@shieldnav.com with the subject line "Privacy Appeal" within 60 days. We will respond in writing within 60 days of receiving your appeal. If you are not satisfied with the outcome, you may contact your state attorney general.
13. How to Delete Your Account
You can delete your ShieldNav account, or your guest data if you use ShieldNav without an account, and the associated data at any time using either of the following methods:
Method 1: In-App Deletion (Recommended)
With an account:
- Open ShieldNav and go to Settings.
- Tap your profile card at the top.
- Tap Delete Account.
- Type "delete" and confirm. You may be asked to sign in again first.
As a guest (no account):
- Open ShieldNav and go to Settings.
- Tap Delete Guest Data and confirm.
Method 2: Email Request
Email support@shieldnav.com from the email address associated with your account, with the subject line "Delete My Account." Guests have no email address on file, so include the Guest ID shown under Settings › Delete Guest Data. We will confirm the deletion within 30 days.
What Happens When You Delete Your Account
- Your Firebase Authentication record, your Firestore profile and the data stored under it — including saved places, recent destinations, scheduled drives and their reminder records, referral records, and service usage counts — will be deleted within 30 days.
- Your drive-session record, access-denial records, and the internal alerts that name your account are deleted, and your ID is removed from subscription-transfer records.
- Your FCM push notification token will be revoked.
- Feedback submissions associated with your account, and any screenshots attached to them, will be deleted within 30 days.
- Your RevenueCat subscription record will be retained per RevenueCat's data retention policy for dispute-resolution purposes; cancellation must be done separately through the App Store.
- The install identifier stays in your iPhone's Keychain, but nothing on our servers is linked to it any longer.
- Drive logs stored locally on your device are not affected — delete them by uninstalling the App.
- Anonymized and aggregated data that cannot identify you may be retained indefinitely.
14. Third-Party Links and Services
ShieldNav may display links to external websites, map data attributed to public sources, or references to third-party services. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by ShieldNav and does not govern the practices of third-party websites or services that you may access through the App or that are linked from within the App.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party site or service before providing your personal information. Third-party services integrated into the App (Firebase, HERE, RevenueCat, etc.) are governed by their own respective privacy policies, as linked in Section 6.
Crime data displayed in the App is licensed from CrimeoMeter, which collects incident reports published by police departments and city open-data portals. We do not control the accuracy or completeness of that data and are not responsible for how third-party data sources handle any information related to their datasets.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other business reasons. When we make material changes, we will:
- Update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
- Post a notice in the App, or send you an email notification to the address on file, at least 14 days before the changes take effect.
Your continued use of ShieldNav after the effective date of the revised policy constitutes your acceptance of the changes. If you do not agree with the updated policy, please discontinue use of the App and delete your account.
We encourage you to review this policy periodically. The current version is always available within the App under Settings › Privacy Policy, and at shieldnav.com/privacy.
16. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: support@shieldnav.com
Website: shieldnav.com
We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days and to fulfill substantive rights requests within 45 calendar days, unless a longer period is permitted by applicable law.