Privacy Policy for Nomad

Effective Date: November 3, 2026
Last Updated: November 3, 2026
Contact: parks.j93274@gmail.com
Application: Nomad – Travel & Safety Companion

1. Introduction

Welcome to Nomad ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have complete control over your personal information. This Privacy Policy describes how Nomad collects, processes, stores, and protects your information when you use our mobile application and related services (collectively, the "Service").

By accessing or using Nomad, you agree to the practices outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, please discontinue using the application.

2. Information We Collect and How We Use It

Nomad is designed with a privacy-first, on-device architecture. We do not sell your personal data or broker user information to third-party advertisers.

A. Location Information (Precise and Coarse)

• What We Collect: Approximate (network-based) and precise (GPS-based) geographic coordinates, as well as coarse country-level detection via secure IP lookup (ipapi.co / ip-api.com) or system reverse-geocoding.
• Why We Need It:
  1. To automatically identify your current host country and display matching local emergency dispatch numbers (Police, Ambulance, Fire, Tourist Police).
  2. To scope crime, hazard, and safety risk zones on the map to your active national boundary.
  3. To provide real-time geofence alerts when entering identified high-risk zones.
  4. To display applicable statutory laws, bans, legal penalties, and national public holidays for the country you are in.
• Foreground Service Disclosure: Nomad may utilize an Android foreground service with a persistent notification while active travel tracking or journey escort features are engaged. Location data is processed in real time and is never used for covert background profiling or ad tracking.

B. Travel Itinerary and Calendar Data

• What We Collect: Travel plans, dates, scheduled times, custom locations, activity notes, and categories you create in the in-app Travel Calendar.
• Storage: All calendar entries and trip notes are stored locally on your device via secure application preferences. They are never uploaded to remote servers without your explicit initiation.

C. Emergency Contacts and Medical ID Card

• What We Collect: Emergency contact names, phone numbers, relationship designations, blood type, allergies, medications, and medical notes.
• Storage: This data remains strictly stored on your physical device. In the event of an SOS activation, emergency SMS messages or phone calls are dispatched through your device's native telephony client and require your direct action.

D. Camera and Audio Data

• Camera Access (android.permission.CAMERA): Used exclusively on-demand for real-time optical character recognition (OCR) translation of street signs, menus, and foreign documents. Camera feeds are processed in memory and are never recorded or stored.
• Microphone Access (android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO): Used on-demand for speech-to-text translation and conversation mode. Audio streams are converted to text and are not stored permanently or used for voice biometric profiling.

E. Purchases and Subscriptions

• In-app purchases or Pro tier upgrades are processed exclusively through the Google Play Billing API. Nomad never collects, accesses, or stores your credit card numbers, bank accounts, or financial payment credentials.

F. Technical and Diagnostic Data

• Crash Logs & Performance: We may collect non-identifying telemetry (such as device model, Android OS version, and crash stack traces via Firebase Crashlytics) to diagnose technical bugs and improve application reliability.

3. Permissions Requested & Justification

Nomad only requests Android runtime permissions strictly required to deliver active safety and utility features:

You can modify or revoke any of these permissions at any time through your device's system settings (Settings > Apps > Nomad > Permissions).

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We integrate select industry-standard SDKs to provide essential platform functionality. These providers operate under their respective privacy policies:

1. Google Maps Platform: Map tiles, reverse-geocoding, and navigational overlays. Google Privacy Policy
2. Google Play Services & In-App Billing: App distribution, updates, and purchase processing.
3. Firebase Crashlytics (Google LLC): Crash logging and app stability analytics.
4. IP Geolocation Services (ipapi.co / ip-api.com): Anonymous IP-to-country lookup when GPS is disabled or unavailable.

We do not use third-party behavioral advertising SDKs or data broker integrations.

5. Data Retention and Deletion

• Local Data: Your travel calendar, itineraries, medical card, emergency contacts, and app preferences remain stored locally on your device for as long as the application remains installed.
• User Control & Deletion: You can permanently erase all locally stored data at any time by clearing application data in your device settings (Settings > Storage > Apps > Nomad > Clear Storage / Clear Data) or by uninstalling the application.

6. International Compliance

A. European Union & UK Residents (GDPR)

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including:

• The right to access, rectify, or request erasure of your data.
• The right to restrict or object to processing.
• The right to data portability.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time for permission-based processing (e.g., location, camera, microphone).

B. California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)

Nomad complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We do not sell your personal information, share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising, or retain sensitive consumer data beyond the immediate provision of services.

7. Children's Privacy

Nomad is intended for general audiences and travelers aged 13 and older (or 16 and older in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately so we can remove it.

8. Security Measures

We implement robust administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, loss, or alteration. All communication with external endpoints (such as map tiles and exchange rates) is encrypted in transit using industry-standard TLS/HTTPS protocols.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect operational changes, new application features, or regulatory requirements. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, displaying an in-app notice.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your privacy rights, please reach out to us at:

• Email: parks.j93274@gmail.com
• Developer: Nomad App Development Team