Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 2, 2026

Welcome to Phone Location Tracker (the "App"). The App is provided by Byte Journey ("we," "us," or "our").

We highly value user privacy and the security of location data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your information when you use the App. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the App.

1. App Purpose and Intended Use

The App is a family safety and location sharing tool. It is primarily designed to help parents or legal guardians, within the scope of lawful authorization, understand the location status, route history, and safety zone alerts of their minor children's devices.

The App may also be used for voluntary location sharing between users based on clear consent. A user shares the location of their device only after actively granting permission and enabling location sharing. Any user may pause or stop location sharing at any time.

The App does not provide hidden location tracking, silent monitoring, or any function that bypasses system permission prompts. We do not collect, share, or display device location information without the user's consent.

2. Information We Collect

To provide location sharing, child safety location features, route history, safety zone alerts, and app stability support, we may collect the following information.

2.1 Location Information

After obtaining user authorization, the App may collect device location information, including:

• Precise geographic location;
• Auxiliary location information based on GPS, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks;
• Location update time;
• Status of a device entering or leaving a safety zone;
• Historical route records.

If the user enables background location permission, the App may continue to obtain location information when the App is running in the background, when the screen is off, or when the device is locked, in order to provide continuous location sharing, safety zone alerts, and route history features.

2.2 Device and Technical Information

To ensure service stability, security, and basic functionality, we may collect:

• Device model;
• Operating system version;
• App version;
• IP address;
• Network status;
• Anonymous or pseudonymous device identifiers;
• Crash logs, performance logs, and error diagnostic information.

This information is mainly used for location functionality, service stability, security protection, and troubleshooting.

2.3 Subscription and Purchase Information

If you purchase premium features, we may receive subscription status, purchase status, transaction status, and similar information from Apple App Store or Google Play. Payments are processed by the applicable app store. We do not directly collect your bank card number, payment password, or full payment account information.

2.4 Information We Do Not Actively Collect

Unless otherwise clearly stated and necessary authorization is obtained, the App does not actively collect:

• Contacts;
• Text message content;
• Call history;
• Microphone recordings;
• Camera footage;
• Photo library content;
• Browsing history;
• Social chat content;
• Sensitive identity information such as government ID numbers.

3. Consent, Pause Controls, and Notifications for Location Sharing

The App collects, uses, or shares device location information only after the user clearly authorizes and actively enables the relevant features.

During location sharing:

• The user must first authorize location access through system permissions or in-app settings;
• The user shares their device location only after actively enabling location sharing;
• Parents or legal guardians may manage location safety features for their minor children's devices within the scope of lawful authorization;
• The user may pause or stop location sharing in the App at any time;
• The user may also disable location permission or background location permission through device system settings at any time;
• When location sharing or background location access is active, the user will receive a system notification, in-app notice, or another clear reminder;
• After location sharing is paused or disabled, real-time location, route history, safety zone alerts, and related features may no longer function properly.

We do not hide location sharing status without the user's knowledge, and we do not provide silent monitoring features.

4. How We Use Information

We use relevant information only to the extent necessary to provide and improve the App, including to:

• Display the current location of authorized devices;
• Record and display device route history;
• Send alerts when a device enters or leaves a preset safety zone;
• Help locate a lost device;
• Improve location accuracy and app stability;
• Diagnose crashes, lag, location errors, or abnormal battery consumption;
• Process subscription status and premium feature access;
• Comply with applicable laws, regulations, and app store policy requirements.

We do not use children's location data for ad targeting, user profiling, credit evaluation, or commercial purposes unrelated to family safety and location sharing.

5. Children's Privacy and Guardian Responsibilities

The App may involve location data from minor children's devices, so we apply stricter privacy protection principles.

When parents or legal guardians use the App to manage a minor child's device, you confirm that:

• You are the parent or legal guardian of the relevant minor;
• You have the lawful right to manage the relevant minor child's device;
• You will provide appropriate notice to the minor child as required by applicable law;
• You will use the App reasonably and will not use it for privacy-infringing or unlawful purposes.

We recommend that parents or legal guardians explain the purpose of the App, the permissions enabled, how location sharing works, how it can be paused, and the meaning of related notifications to children in a manner appropriate to the child's age and understanding.

6. Background Location

Background location is an important function for continuous location sharing, safety zone alerts, and route history.

If the user authorizes background location, the App may continue to obtain location information in the following situations:

• When the App is running in the background;
• When the screen is off;
• When the device is locked;
• When the device enters or leaves a safety zone;
• When shared location needs to be updated.

The user may disable location permission or background location permission at any time through in-app settings or device system settings. After doing so, real-time location, route history, and safety zone alerts may no longer function properly.

7. Information Sharing and Third-Party Services

We do not sell or rent your location data.

To provide necessary functions, we may use third-party services in a limited scope, such as:

• Map display services;
• Auxiliary location services;
• Crash analysis and performance diagnostic services;
• Push notification services;
• App store subscription verification services;
• Advertising services.

We require relevant third parties to process data only within the scope necessary to provide their services and to take reasonable security protection measures.

For children's data, we do not use children's precise location for personalized advertising or ad targeting. If the App displays ads, we strive to configure them in accordance with applicable children's privacy, family policy, and app store requirements, such as using non-personalized ads or family-appropriate ad settings.

8. Data Storage and Retention

We retain relevant information based on functional needs and the principle of data minimization.

• Location history may be stored on the local device or on servers in a pseudonymous manner;
• Crash logs and diagnostic data are used only for troubleshooting and improving stability;
• Subscription status information is retained according to app store requirements and service needs;
• When relevant data is no longer necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, we will delete or anonymize it.

Users may delete relevant data through in-app functions, by clearing app data, by uninstalling the App, or by contacting us. Because some data may be stored locally on the device, clearing app data or uninstalling the App can delete locally stored records.

9. Information Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information security, including:

• Using encrypted transmission to protect data in transit;
• Restricting data access permissions;
• Minimizing the collection of data unrelated to location sharing and family safety;
• Applying necessary safeguards to sensitive data;
• Continuously improving our security and privacy protection mechanisms.

Please understand that no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can guarantee absolute security. We will continue to protect your information within a reasonable scope.

10. User Choices and Controls

Users can manage relevant permissions and data in the following ways:

• Pause or stop location sharing in the App;
• Enable or disable location permission in system settings;
• Enable or disable background location permission in system settings;
• Enable or disable notification permission in system settings;
• Limit ad tracking or reset advertising identifiers in system settings;
• Clear app cache or app data;
• Uninstall the App;
• Manage or cancel subscriptions through the app store;
• Contact us to request access to, correction of, or deletion of relevant data.

After certain permissions are disabled, some core features of the App may no longer function properly.

11. Lawful and Compliant Use

Users should use the App in a lawful, transparent, and privacy-respecting manner.

You must not use the App to:

• Obtain or share another person's location without authorization;
• Install the App secretly, run it silently, or bypass system permission prompts;
• Harass, threaten, control, harm, or stalk others;
• Engage in any unlawful, infringing, or app store policy-violating conduct.

If we discover or reasonably believe that the App is being used for unlawful or privacy-infringing purposes, we may restrict, suspend, or terminate the relevant services.

12. Cross-Border Processing

Depending on your location, server deployment, and the locations of third-party service providers, relevant information may be processed outside the country or region where you are located. We will strive to take reasonable safeguards in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

13. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy based on changes to product features, laws and regulations, or app store policies. The updated policy will be displayed through in-app pages, our website, or other reasonable methods.

If material changes are made to this Privacy Policy, we will provide a more prominent notice where reasonably possible.

14. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, children's data protection, or location data processing, please contact us at:

• Developer: Byte Journey
• Email: bytejourneynet@gmail.com