Privacy Policy

1. What we collect

We keep data collection to a minimum. Depending on how you use Free Self-Guided Tours, we may collect:

Business signup information — if you register a business through our signup form, we collect the details you provide: business name, contact name, email address, business type, address and your side quest idea. We use this only to respond to your registration and manage the partnership.

Location data — the app uses your device's GPS only to guide you along a tour route and show your position relative to each stop. Location is processed on your device for navigation; we do not build a history of where you have been.

Usage information — basic, aggregated analytics (such as which pages are visited) help us understand how the service is used and improve it. This information is not used to identify you personally.

2. What we do not do

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your information with advertisers. We do not require an account to browse the website, and the tours themselves are free with no sign-up wall.

3. How we use information

We use the information we collect to: operate and improve the tours and website, respond to business registrations and partnership enquiries, send notifications about business signups to our team, and keep the service secure and free of abuse.

4. How information is stored

Business signup submissions are stored privately in our secure backend. They are not publicly visible, and access is limited to the team managing partnerships. We keep submissions only as long as needed to manage the partnership relationship or as required by law.

5. Third-party services

The website and app rely on a small number of service providers to operate — for example, hosting, map display and email delivery. These providers process data only as needed to provide their service to us and are bound by their own privacy obligations.

6. Your choices and rights

You can use most of the website without providing any personal information. If you have submitted a business signup and want it corrected or deleted, contact us and we will take care of it. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights over your personal data — we will honor any request required by applicable law.

7. Children's privacy

Free Self-Guided Tours is a general-audience service and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as the service evolves. The latest version is always on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown above. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.

9. Contact

Questions or requests about your privacy? Reach us through the business signup form on the website or via the contact options in the app.