Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy covers the LoneStar Landmarks mobile application for iOS (the “App”), operated by Bazar Travels (“we,” “us,” or “our”). It is separate from the privacy policy that governs the bazartravels.com website.

LoneStar Landmarks helps you browse, drive to, and listen to historical markers across Texas. We take your privacy seriously and collect only what the App actually needs to work. This page explains what we collect, why, and what you can do about it.

Information we collect

Account information

If you create an account to track your visited markers or save a wishlist, we collect:

• Email address and password — handled by our authentication provider (Supabase). Your password is salted and hashed before it is stored; we never see it in plain text.
• A unique user ID generated by Supabase to identify your account across your devices.

You can use many parts of the App — the map, individual marker details, trails — without creating an account.

Location information

LoneStar Landmarks requests two kinds of location permission from your device:

• When In Use (“While Using the App”) — used to center the map on your current position and show markers near you.
• Always (“Allow Always”) — requested only when you turn on Drive Mode. Allows the App to continue detecting your proximity to markers after you lock the phone or switch to another app, so Drive Mode can read a marker aloud as you approach it.

Both are optional. The App works without Always permission; Drive Mode will simply stop when you lock the phone. You can revoke location access at any time through Settings → LoneStar Landmarks → Location on iOS.

Your location is processed on your device. We do not upload your continuous location history to our servers. Drive Mode compares your current coordinates against the local marker database and plays audio locally — the lookup never leaves your phone.

Visits, wishlist, and other activity you create

When you mark a marker as visited, add one to your wishlist, or start a Drive Mode session, the App records that activity. Visits and wishlist entries are synchronized to your account on our servers so they survive device changes. Drive Mode session history (which markers were announced, when) is kept only on the device.

Device + diagnostic information

The App may log technical information such as app version, device model, iOS version, and non-identifying error messages to help us diagnose crashes and improve stability. This information does not contain your name, email, or precise location.

We do not collect

• Contacts, calendar, photos, microphone, or camera — the App does not request access to any of these.
• Advertising identifiers (IDFA) — the App does not serve third-party advertising and does not track you across other apps or websites.
• Payment or financial information — the App is free and has no in-app purchases.

How we use your information

• To let you sign in to your account and sync your data across devices.
• To center the map on your location, surface markers near you, and power Drive Mode’s proximity-based readouts.
• To record and show you your visited and wishlist markers.
• To diagnose errors and improve the App through aggregated, non-identifying diagnostic data.
• To respond to support requests you send us (for example by email).

Third-party services we use

LoneStar Landmarks relies on the following service providers. Each has its own privacy practices; where relevant we link to their policies.

• Supabase— authentication, account database, and sync. Supabase stores your email, hashed password, and your account’s visits and wishlist on secure servers. Supabase privacy policy.
• Mapbox— map tiles and geocoding (converting place names to coordinates). Mapbox may process your device’s IP address and anonymous telemetry to serve map tiles. Mapbox privacy policy.
• Apple— the App runs on iOS and uses iOS system services (notifications, speech synthesis, maps). Apple’s handling of this data is governed by their own policy.
• Texas Historical Commission — the source of the historical marker data displayed in the App. The THC does not receive any personal information from the App; we only ingest their public marker dataset.

Data storage and retention

• Local data on your device (the offline marker cache, Drive Mode session history, cached map tiles) is stored on your device and removed when you uninstall the App.
• Account data on our servers (email, hashed password, visits, wishlist) is retained for as long as your account is active.

Your rights and choices

• Access, correct, or delete your account data — email us at info@bazartravels.com from the address associated with your account and we will respond within 30 days.
• Revoke location access at any time through Settings → LoneStar Landmarks → Location on iOS. Drive Mode will stop working when background location is revoked; the rest of the App still functions.
• Revoke notification access through Settings → LoneStar Landmarks → Notifications. Drive Mode will still read markers aloud, but will not post the per-marker banners.
• Delete the App at any time; this removes all on-device data immediately. To also delete your account from our servers, email the request to info@bazartravels.com.

Children’s privacy

LoneStar Landmarks is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have, please contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We use industry-standard security measures to protect your account data: encrypted connections (HTTPS/TLS) between the App and our servers, password hashing, and access controls on our Supabase database. No system is perfectly secure; if we become aware of a breach that affects your account data we will notify you by email within a reasonable time.

International users

The App is operated from the United States. If you use the App from outside the United States, be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored in, and processed in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the App or in the law. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Material changes will be surfaced inside the App before they take effect.

Contact

Questions, requests, or complaints about this Privacy Policy or your data? Email us at info@bazartravels.com.