Privacy Policy
// Villnöss Guide · Android · last updated July 19, 2026
The short version
Villnöss Guide has no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking. It does not build a profile of you or sell your data to anyone.
The only personal data that ever leaves your device is your location — and only when you ask for a distance or for directions. Your coordinates are sent to our own server, used in real time to calculate the route, and then discarded. They are never stored, logged, or linked to you. Location is optional: you can browse everything without granting it.
This Privacy Policy describes how Villnöss Guide (the "App") handles information when you use it, and explains your privacy rights. By using the App, you agree to the practices described here.
Villnöss Guide is a read-only visitor guide to the Villnöss valley (Val di Funes) in South Tyrol, Italy. It shows points of interest, road and trail closures, distances, and turn-by-turn directions.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions have the same meaning whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Application (referred to as "the App", "We", "Us" or "Our") refers to Villnöss Guide, the software program provided for Android.
Country refers to: Italy.
Device means any device that can access the App, such as a mobile phone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Location Data means the geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) reported by your device.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on Our behalf — in this case, the hosting provider that runs Our server.
You means the individual accessing or using the App.
The Data We Handle
Location Data
With your permission, the App uses your device's precise location for two features:
Showing how far away each place is, and the estimated walking time from where you are.
Calculating turn-by-turn directions along the valley's roads and trails.
To compute distances and routes across the trail network, your coordinates are sent to Our server. There they are used only in memory, for the duration of that single request, to run the calculation and return the result. They are not written to any database, not written to any log, and not retained after the response is sent. We do not associate location with any identifier, and we cannot use it to identify you.
Location is optional. If you decline the location permission, the App still works — you can browse all points of interest, read their details, and view the map. Only the "distance to you" and "directions from your position" features are unavailable. You can grant or revoke the permission at any time in your device's system settings.
Content You View
The information shown in the App (points of interest, categories, road and trail closures, photos) is downloaded from Our server as you use the App and cached on your device so it works offline. Fetching this content involves an ordinary network request, which — like any request on the internet — reaches Our server together with your device's IP address. We do not use this to track you and we do not build usage profiles.
Map Tiles (OpenStreetMap)
The map is rendered using map tiles from the OpenStreetMap project. When you view the map, your device requests the visible tiles directly from OpenStreetMap's tile servers, which receive the standard information needed to serve those images (including your IP address and which map area you are viewing). This data is handled under the OpenStreetMap Foundation Privacy Policy. We do not control OpenStreetMap's servers.
On-Device Settings
Your preferences — theme, chosen language, and whether you have seen the welcome screen — are stored only on your device. They are never transmitted anywhere.
What We Do Not Collect
The App contains no advertising, no analytics or crash-reporting SDKs, and no third-party tracking libraries. It does not use an advertising identifier (AD_ID). It has no login and does not create an account. It does not collect your name, email, contacts, photos, messages, or any other personal information.
How We Use Data
The location coordinates you provide are used solely to answer the specific distance or routing request you made, and for nothing else. Content requests are used solely to deliver the guide's content to your device.
Retention
Location coordinates are processed transiently on Our server and are not retained once the request has been answered. On-device settings and cached content remain on your device until you clear the app's data or uninstall the App.
Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their own purposes. Data is processed on Our own server, operated on Our behalf by Our hosting Service Provider within the European Union. Map tiles are served by the OpenStreetMap Foundation as described above.
We may disclose information if required to do so by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect Our rights or property, prevent wrongdoing, or protect the personal safety of users or the public.
Security
All network communication between the App and Our server uses encrypted connections (HTTPS). Because location is never stored, there is no location database that could be exposed. On-device data is protected by your device's own security measures (screen lock, encryption); we encourage you to keep your device secured.
Children's Privacy
The App is intended for a general adult audience and does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided Us with personal data, please contact Us.
Links to Other Services
A point of interest may include a link to an external website. If you open such a link, it is handled by your browser and the destination site's own privacy policy applies. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content or privacy practices of third-party sites.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.