Privacy Policy – AuresTrails
Last Updated: August 19, 2026
AuresTrails ("we", "our", or "the App") is an outdoor exploration, hiking, mapping, and adventure application designed to help users discover mountain peaks, trails, tourist locations, and outdoor activities.
This Privacy Policy explains how AuresTrails collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our application.
By using AuresTrails, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
Depending on the features you use, AuresTrails may collect or process the following information.
When you create or use an account, we may process:
User ID
Email address
Display name
Profile information
Profile picture, if provided
Account role and application permissions
Information associated with your contributions and activities
Authentication may be provided through Firebase Authentication.
AuresTrails may request access to your device's location when you use features that require geographic positioning.
Location information may be used to:
Display your position on the map
Find nearby mountain peaks and places
Calculate distances
Record hiking and outdoor activities
Display and follow routes
Provide location-based weather information
Support safety and search-and-rescue related features
Improve geographic content and recommendations
Location access is only used when required by the relevant feature.
You can control location permissions through your device settings.
When you use tracking or route-related features, the application may process:
GPS coordinates
Route paths
Distance
Elevation information
Duration
Route statistics
GPX-related information
If you choose to publish a route or other geographic content, information associated with that publication may become visible to other users.
If you choose to upload images or other media, AuresTrails may process and store those files to provide features such as:
Profile pictures
Mountain peak images
Tourist and geographic content
Community routes
Place stories
Contributions
Other user-generated content
Only media necessary for the selected feature is uploaded.
Users may voluntarily submit content such as:
Mountain peak information
Geographic corrections
Community routes
Place stories
Comments
Images
Other contributions
Content that you intentionally publish publicly may be visible to other AuresTrails users.
Please do not submit personal or sensitive information that you do not want to make publicly available.
We use information to:
Provide and operate AuresTrails
Authenticate users
Provide maps and geographic services
Display mountain peaks and routes
Calculate distances and route statistics
Provide location-based features
Process community contributions
Store and display user-generated content
Provide weather-related services
Support safety-related features
Maintain application security
Detect abuse and unauthorized activity
Diagnose technical problems
Improve application reliability and performance
Provide advertisements where applicable
Comply with applicable legal requirements
We do not sell users' personal information.
Some AuresTrails features may be available without creating an account.
Guest users may still use features that require device information, network access, location access, or locally stored application data.
Features requiring authentication or publication of user-generated content may require the user to sign in.
AuresTrails may use Firebase services provided by Google to support application functionality, including authentication, database services, cloud functions, analytics, crash reporting, or other infrastructure where enabled.
Information processed by these services is handled according to Google's applicable privacy practices.
AuresTrails may use Cloudflare infrastructure and Cloudflare R2 object storage for securely storing and delivering application media and other files.
Files uploaded through AuresTrails may be processed through this infrastructure when required to provide the relevant application feature.
AuresTrails may display advertisements using Google AdMob.
AdMob may process certain information, such as advertising identifiers and device-related information, to provide, measure, and personalize advertisements in accordance with Google's policies and the user's applicable advertising choices.
Users may control certain advertising and privacy settings through their Android device and Google account settings.
Where required, AuresTrails will request the appropriate consent before using data for personalized advertising.
Where enabled, AuresTrails may use analytics and crash-reporting technologies to understand application performance and identify technical problems.
These services may collect technical information such as:
Device type
Operating system
Application version
Crash information
Diagnostic information
Performance information
This information is used to improve stability, security, and performance.
AuresTrails may store certain information locally on your device to support:
Offline functionality
Previously downloaded geographic data
Cached mountain peak information
Application settings
Last known configuration
Other information necessary for application functionality
Local data may remain on your device until it is removed by the application, cleared through device settings, or the application is uninstalled.
We do not sell or rent personal information.
Information may be processed or shared with service providers when necessary to operate AuresTrails, including providers of:
Authentication
Cloud infrastructure
Database services
File storage and delivery
Maps and geographic services
Weather services
Analytics
Crash reporting
Advertising
Information may also be disclosed when required by law or when reasonably necessary to protect the security, rights, or integrity of AuresTrails and its users.
If you voluntarily publish content through AuresTrails, certain information may be visible to other users.
This may include:
Public display name
Published routes
Published mountain peak contributions
Place stories
Comments
Images
Geographic information associated with published content
Users should carefully consider what information they choose to publish.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Security measures may include:
Firebase Authentication
Firestore security rules
Role-based access controls
Server-side authorization
Secure cloud infrastructure
Controlled access to application data
Secure file storage mechanisms
However, no Internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.
AuresTrails is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable laws.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information improperly, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the relevant services, maintain security, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
User-generated content may remain available for as long as necessary to operate community and geographic features, subject to applicable deletion and moderation procedures.
Users may request deletion of their AuresTrails account and associated personal information where applicable.
Upon receiving a valid deletion request, we will process the request in accordance with applicable requirements and our operational procedures.
Certain information may need to be retained where required by law, security requirements, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or legitimate operational purposes.
Depending on the features you use, AuresTrails may request permissions such as:
Location
Internet/network access
Notifications
Camera
Photos/media or file access
Permissions are requested only when needed by the corresponding feature.
You may manage permissions through your Android device settings.
AuresTrails may integrate third-party services to provide maps, weather information, authentication, advertising, cloud infrastructure, analytics, routing, or other functionality.
Those third-party services may have their own privacy policies and terms.
AuresTrails does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as AuresTrails evolves or as legal and technical requirements change.
When changes are made, the updated version will be published with a new "Last Updated" date.
We encourage users to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, data practices, or privacy requests, please contact us through the official AuresTrails support/contact channel.
Application: AuresTrails
Developer: AuresTrails
Country: Algeria