TouristMap

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how TouristMap collects, uses, stores, protects, and manages information when you use our mobile application, website, and related services.

Last Updated: 02 May 2026
Applies to App, Website, Free and Premium Services

TouristMap ("we", "our", or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your information. This Privacy Policy applies to the TouristMap mobile application, website, and related services.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Location Information

TouristMap may request access to your device location to show nearby tourist places, identify places within a 50 km radius, provide route guidance, and deliver location-based recommendations.

1.2 Account Information

If you sign in or create an account, we may collect your name, email address, profile image, and unique account identifier for authentication and account-related features.

1.3 Device and Usage Information

We may collect device type, operating system version, app version, crash reports, performance diagnostics, searches, viewed places, and app usage patterns.

1.4 Premium Subscription Information

TouristMap may offer premium subscription features. Payment and subscription processing is handled by Google Play Billing. We do not directly collect or store your payment card, UPI, bank, or billing details. We may receive limited subscription status information, such as whether your subscription is active, expired, cancelled, or renewed, to provide premium access.

1.5 Notifications

TouristMap may send notifications related to travel recommendations, hidden gems, trip updates, app updates, and service-related alerts. You can manage notification permissions in your device settings.

2. How We Use Information

  • To provide tourist place discovery and nearby place suggestions
  • To show maps, routes, distance, weather insights, and best time to visit
  • To manage account login and authentication
  • To provide premium subscription access
  • To improve app performance, reliability, and recommendations
  • To diagnose bugs, crashes, and technical issues
  • To support safety, fraud prevention, and legal compliance

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

3. Premium Subscription

TouristMap may include premium features available through subscription. Subscription payments, cancellations, renewals, and refunds are managed through Google Play according to Google Play policies.

You can manage or cancel your subscription through your Google Play account settings.

4. Third-Party Services

TouristMap may use trusted third-party services to operate app functionality:

  • Google Maps Platform
  • Google Places API
  • Google Play Services
  • Google Play Billing
  • Firebase Authentication
  • Firebase Firestore
  • Google Analytics for Firebase
  • Firebase Crashlytics

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Firebase Privacy Policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We may share information only when necessary:

  • To operate and support app services through trusted providers
  • To comply with legal obligations
  • To protect users, the public, or TouristMap
  • To prevent fraud, abuse, or security issues

6. Data Storage and Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. However, no online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

7. User Rights and Controls

  • You can manage location permission through your device settings
  • You can manage notification permission through your device settings
  • You can stop using the app at any time
  • You can request deletion of eligible account-related data
  • You can manage premium subscriptions through Google Play

8. Account and Data Deletion

Users can request deletion of their TouristMap account and associated personal data.

You can request deletion by visiting: https://touristmap.in/delete-account

You may also email us at: support@touristmap.in

After receiving a valid request, we will delete eligible account-related data within a reasonable timeframe, except where retention is required for legal, security, fraud prevention, or operational reasons.

9. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably necessary to provide services, maintain app functionality, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the platform.

10. Children’s Privacy

TouristMap is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware of such collection, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised date.

12. Contact Information

For privacy, account deletion, or subscription-related questions, please contact us at support@touristmap.in.