# FMD Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 28, 2026
FMD (Find My Drone) is provided by FMD Flight Companion ("we", "us", or "our"). This policy
explains how FMD handles information when you use the Android application. Contact us at
fmdsupport@gmail.com.
## Information handled by FMD
With your permission, FMD accesses phone location to show your position, guide you toward a drone's
current or last known position, and optionally include the pilot route in a flight recording. FMD also
receives drone telemetry and USB device details from a transmitter connected to the phone.
App settings, flight recordings, recovery coordinates, map-provider API keys, diagnostic state, and optional raw
telemetry captures are stored locally on the device. FMD does not provide registration or synchronize
this information to an FMD cloud service. Raw
captures are created only after you enable diagnostics and acknowledge that telemetry can reveal
locations.
When maps are displayed, the selected map provider receives the network request and information
normally associated with it, including the device IP address and requested map area. Requesting a
map centered on a drone, pilot, or recovery position can therefore reveal that approximate or precise
area to the selected provider. A user-supplied provider key is sent only to that provider.
If Google Maps is selected, Google Maps SDK for Android may automatically collect request and device
metadata, SDK crash diagnostics, IP address, a Maps-SDK-specific pseudonymous identifier, and map
interaction events such as panning and zooming. Google processes that information under its own terms
and privacy policy to provide, maintain, measure, and improve Google Maps services. If OpenFreeMap or
another configured MapLibre provider is selected, that provider receives the tile/style requests and
associated network information needed to return the map.
## How information is used
We use information to display maps and telemetry, record flights at your request, support drone recovery, diagnose connection problems,
and maintain the security and reliability of FMD. FMD does not contain advertising and we do not sell
personal information.
## Sharing
Map providers process requests needed to display or download the maps you select. FMD shares flight logs, locations, device
details, or diagnostic captures with another app or person only when you explicitly use an export or
share action and enable the applicable fields.
We may disclose information when required by law or when necessary to protect users, the public, or
our legal rights.
If you choose **Settings → About → Contact support**, FMD opens your email app with an editable
message containing the FMD version, device manufacturer/model, and Android version. Nothing is sent
until you choose to send it. If you send the message, we receive your email address, message contents,
and any attachments you choose to include. We use support communications to reply, investigate bugs,
and improve FMD. Your email provider handles the message under its own terms and privacy policy.
## Retention and deletion
Settings, recordings, and recovery information remain locally until you delete them in FMD, clear the
app's storage, or uninstall the app.
You can delete FMD's local operational data under **Settings → Local data → Delete all local data**.
Deletion removes local settings, saved flight logs on this phone, the last known drone position,
stored map-provider credentials, diagnostics, and temporary shared exports. In-memory raw captures
are cleared. Copies you already sent to
other apps or saved outside FMD remain there; offline map downloads are managed separately.
Temporary flight exports and raw-capture files created for sharing are stored in FMD's private
cache. FMD removes cached sharing files once they are at least 24 hours old when the app next
starts or creates another shared file. The local deletion control attempts to remove them
immediately, and Android may remove cache files sooner. An unshared raw capture is held only in
memory until it is cleared, local data is deleted, a new capture replaces it, or the app's
in-memory state is destroyed. Sharing creates a temporary cached copy and does not automatically
clear the in-memory capture.
Support correspondence is retained only as long as reasonably needed to answer the request, investigate
the reported issue, maintain support records, or meet legal obligations. You may request deletion by
emailing fmdsupport@gmail.com, subject to records we must retain by law.
## Security
FMD uses Android platform security controls, encrypted transport supplied by service providers, and
Android Keystore protection for locally stored map-provider credentials. No method of storage or
transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.
## Children
FMD is intended only for users aged 18 and older. It is not designed for or directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
## Changes
We may update this policy when FMD or its data practices change. We will update the effective date and
publish the revised policy at the same public URL.
## Contact
FMD Flight Companion
fmdsupport@gmail.com