Privacy Policy

TravelDNA™ ("we," "our," or "the Service") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding that data.

Account data: Email address, authentication credentials, account preferences.

Travel journal data: Trip records (destinations, dates, ratings, categories, transportation), journal entries (narratives, highlights, notes), moment logs, hike logs (name, distance, elevation, personal notes), and wanderlist destinations.

Profile and preference data: Home base location, quiz answers, travel style preferences, companion names (partner, pet, friends, children — first names only), cuisine preferences, and activity interests.

Recommendation data: Starred recommendations, dismissed recommendations, and any feedback you provide on recommendations.

Photos: Journal photos you upload are stored in private cloud storage (Supabase Storage), accessible only to you and served through short-lived signed links rather than public URLs. They are not visible to other users.

Beta feedback: If you submit in-app feedback, we collect your message, the page you were on, and optionally your name and email.

Local device storage: The app stores certain preferences and onboarding state in your browser's local storage on your device. This data does not leave your device except as part of normal app syncing.

Usage data: App interactions, error reports, and performance data collected through Sentry error monitoring.

• To provide the core journaling and planning features of the Service
• To generate AI-powered travel insights, DNA profiles, and recommendations using the Google Gemini API
• To calculate driving routes and travel times using the Google Maps Routes API
• To process subscription payments through Stripe
• To monitor and fix errors through Sentry error monitoring
• To respond to feedback and support requests
• To improve the Service

Your travel journal data, quiz answers, and preferences are sent to Google's Gemini API to generate personalized insights and recommendations. AI-generated outputs may occasionally be incomplete, inaccurate, or inappropriate. We do not use your data to train our own AI models. TravelDNA uses the Google Gemini API — Google's processing of API requests, including whether inputs may be used to improve Google's services, is governed by Google's applicable terms and privacy policy, which may vary by API tier and configuration. Google's processing may include human review of inputs and outputs for safety and quality purposes. See Google's terms at ai.google.dev.

We use the following third-party services to operate TravelDNA:

• Supabase — database, authentication, file storage, and backend infrastructure (supabase.com)
• Google Gemini API — AI-powered insight and recommendation generation (ai.google.dev)
• Google Maps Routes API — driving time and route calculations (developers.google.com/maps)
• Stripe — subscription billing and payment processing (stripe.com)
• Sentry — error monitoring and crash reporting (sentry.io)

Each of these services has its own Privacy Policy governing their data handling. For App Store and Google Play submissions, required data safety disclosures are maintained in the respective store listings.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not share your data with third parties except as required to operate the Service (as described above) or as required by law.

Your data is stored securely using Supabase infrastructure. While we use industry-standard safeguards, no system can guarantee absolute security.

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law.

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Export your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time

To delete your account: You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete account. This permanently removes your account, trips, journal entries, and photos, and cancels any active subscription.

TravelDNA is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such data, please contact us at traveldna00@gmail.com.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by email. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy.

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States.

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact us at traveldna00@gmail.com.