Privacy Policy

Analytics

Non-identifiable usage analytics are tracked using Mixpanel, on Android as well as on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The analytics data will only be used in order to improve the user experience. The data will never be shared with other parties. You can opt out of analytics tracking in the app's settings, on every platform.

Maps

Vulture uses Mapbox to display maps. Mapbox may collect anonymized telemetry data to improve their services. You can disable Mapbox telemetry in the app's settings.

Location

Vulture uses your location to show your position on the map and to record your flights. A recorded flight is stored on your device and in your personal iCloud container. The weather widgets and METAR lookups send a coordinate, either your location or your home base, to AVWX to find the nearest reporting station, and to sunrise-sunset.org for the times of sunrise and sunset.

Camera

Vulture uses the camera only to scan a task from a QR code. The code is read on your device, and no image is stored or sent anywhere.

Health

While recording a flight, Vulture can read your heart rate and blood oxygen saturation from Apple Health to show them during the flight. Both values are written into the flight's IGC file, so they are part of that file when you share or upload the flight. On Apple Watch, Vulture runs a workout session to keep recording in the background; it saves no workout and writes nothing to Health.

Photos

With your permission, Vulture reads your photo library to find the photos you took during a flight and show them on the map. The photos stay in your library; they are only sent to WeGlide when you choose to upload them with a flight.

Subscriptions

Vulture uses RevenueCat to manage subscriptions. RevenueCat processes purchase data to validate your subscription status. No personal information beyond what is necessary for subscription management is shared.

Redeem Codes

When you redeem a code on vulture.aero, the site receives your Vulture user ID and the code. It stores the user ID and the date with the code in Google Firebase (europe-west1) and asks RevenueCat to grant you Vulture Pro. Your IP address is kept in the server's memory for an hour to limit attempts, and is not stored.

External Services

You may optionally connect your account to external services such as WeGlide, SkyLines, or Charron for uploading flights. Credentials for these services are stored securely in the Keychain on your device. No data is sent to these services without your explicit action.

iCloud Sync

Vulture uses Apple iCloud to sync your flights, tasks, waypoints, airspaces, and settings across your devices. Your data is stored securely in your personal iCloud container and is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy. Handoff, which carries the flight, task, or map you have open over to your other devices, runs through Apple's Continuity between devices signed in to the same Apple Account.

Browser Extensions

The Open in Vulture extension, for Safari (included in the app) and for Chrome, injects links into supported websites (Soaring Spot and Charron.line) to open flight data in the Vulture app. The extension does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. It only reads the current page URL to construct deep links. No analytics or tracking is included in the extension.

App Clip

A Soaring Spot results link can open in the Vulture App Clip on an iPhone or iPad that does not have the app installed. The App Clip downloads that competition's results, tasks, and flights in order to show them. It asks for no permissions, contains no analytics, and keeps no data of its own.

Auto-renewable Subscription

You can opt-in to the monthly or yearly subscription plan that allows you to use Vulture.

Your subscription will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your Apple Account settings after purchase.

Sync and your Google account (Android)

On Android, signing in with Google is optional. If you sign in, Vulture stores your flights (including the GPS track in each IGC file), tasks, waypoint and airspace files and synced settings in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore and Cloud Storage, region europe-west1, Belgium), linked to your account's user id and e-mail address, so they appear on your other Android devices. The same user id identifies your subscription at RevenueCat. Service passwords and photos are never uploaded. You can delete your account and all synced data in the app, or as described at vulture.aero/delete-account. The Android app sends crash reports to Firebase Crashlytics (device model, OS version, the error and an installation id); they are kept for 90 days. On Android, a Vulture Pro subscription is charged to your Google Play account and managed in Google Play.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me at hello@fousa.be.