Effective date: August 10, 2026
Pack Flow is a gear-planning and trip-log app. This policy explains how the app handles information when you use it.
1. INFORMATION STORED ON YOUR DEVICE
Pack Flow does not require an account. Your gear library, packs, trip logs, notes, reusable packs, Field Atlas progress, selected photos, preferences, and manually added map pins are stored on your device. We do not operate a Pack Flow server that receives this content. You can delete individual items in the app or remove the app and its data from your device. Device backups, if enabled by you, are managed by Apple.
2. LOCATION, WEATHER, AND MAPS
Pack Flow requests location access only when you choose Current Location to fill in a trip's local temperature. The app requests a one-time, approximate location with kilometre-level accuracy and sends it to Apple's WeatherKit service to retrieve the day's temperature range. You can enter temperatures manually and revoke location access in iOS Settings at any time. Trip destinations and map pins you enter are saved locally. Map displays use Apple MapKit.
3. PHOTOS AND SHARING
Pack Flow accesses only photos that you explicitly select through Apple's photo picker. Selected photos are kept in your local trip or share content and are not uploaded to a Pack Flow server. When you share content, iOS sends the content you select to the app or service you choose.
4. ADVERTISING
The free version of Pack Flow displays advertising through Google Mobile Ads (AdMob). Pack Flow disables ad personalization, so ads are not selected from a user's past app or web activity by Pack Flow. Google may still process limited technical information, such as device information, IP address, ad interaction data, and identifiers needed for ad delivery, frequency capping, fraud prevention, and reporting. Where required, Pack Flow shows Google's consent flow before requesting ads. Eligible users can revisit their choice through Privacy Choices in Settings. Paid Plus and Pro plans do not display ads.
5. OPTIONAL IN-APP RESEARCH BROWSER
When you choose the research button while adding gear, Pack Flow can open a third-party search page inside the app. Third-party pages may use cookies for tracking under their own policies. Pack Flow requests Apple's tracking permission before opening this optional browser. If you decline, the browser stays unavailable and you can still add gear manually. Pack Flow does not collect, store, or use those browser cookies for ad personalization.
6. PURCHASES
Optional Plus and Pro purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store. Pack Flow receives only the transaction status needed to unlock the purchased plan. Apple handles payment information and purchase records under its own privacy policy.
7. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
Depending on the features you choose, Pack Flow uses Apple StoreKit, Apple WeatherKit, Apple MapKit, Google Mobile Ads, Google's User Messaging Platform, and third-party web services selected by you through the optional in-app research browser. These services may process data under their own terms and privacy policies.
8. DATA RETENTION AND DELETION
Your Pack Flow content remains on your device until you delete it, reset relevant app data, or remove the app. We do not maintain a Pack Flow account database or cloud copy of your gear, packs, trip logs, notes, photos, or Field Atlas progress. Advertising and purchase providers may retain data according to their own policies and legal obligations.
9. CHILDREN
Pack Flow is not directed to children under the minimum age required by applicable law.
10. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this policy when Pack Flow's features, data practices, or legal requirements change. The effective date above shows when it was last revised.
11. CONTACT
For privacy questions, contact packflow2026@gmail.com.