Driftway Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 14, 2026
Driftway ("we," "the app") is developed by Loren McMahon. This policy explains what information Driftway collects, how it's used, and how you can control it.
1. What we collect
When you create a Driftway profile, add a trip, or share a trip with others, the app stores the information you choose to enter, including:
Profile details you provide (name, handle, bio, home country, favorite places/memories, profile photo)
Trip details (titles, notes, photos, dates, stops, and any place you search for or save)
Content you create while planning: poll questions and votes, comments, expenses and who paid, tasks and who owns them, activity history, and pacing/energy preferences shared with your trip
Circle details: the name and any information you enter for people you add to your Circle
Journal entries for past trips you log, including any photos you attach
We do not access your device's location. Coordinates attached to a place (for maps and distance estimates) come from searching a place by name — never from your device's GPS.
We do not access your Contacts, Camera, or advertising identifiers, and Driftway contains no advertising or analytics SDKs.
2. How your information is stored and shared
Driftway stores your data in your own iCloud account, using Apple's CloudKit. Your private data (like your Circle and personal preferences) stays in your private iCloud database. When you share a trip or connect with someone in your Circle, the specific information relevant to that trip or connection is shared with the people you invite — and only them. We never sell, rent, or share your data with advertisers or data brokers.
3. Destination guide content
When you view background information about a destination, Driftway fetches publicly available text from Wikivoyage, a free travel guide. This request includes only the place name you're viewing — no personal or account information is sent.
4. Your controls
From your Profile, you can export a copy of everything Driftway has stored for you, or erase your Driftway data entirely — both are available at any time, with no need to contact us first. Deleting a trip or a Circle connection removes it from your iCloud account, including shared copies where applicable.
5. Children's privacy
Driftway is not directed at, and is not knowingly used to collect information from, children under 13.
6. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update the effective date above. Continued use of Driftway after a change means you accept the updated policy.
7. Contact us
Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us at driftwayapp@gmail.com.