Caravan: Drive Together — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 14 October 2026

Short version. No account, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking. Your location is sent to the other people in your trip, only while the trip is active, and is kept only in memory on our server for the life of the trip.

What the app sends

When you start or join a trip the app sends our server: a random identifier created on your device (not linked to your Apple ID or any account), the display name, avatar and colour you chose, your precise location while the trip is active, the trip destination (host only) and any pings you send.

Who sees it

Only the members of that trip, who have the trip code or link. The host can remove a member or end the trip.

How long it is kept

Location: held in the server's memory only and never written to storage. It disappears when you leave, the connection drops for good, or the trip ends.
Trip details (trip code, member list with names, destination): stored by the server while the trip is active, and deleted when the host ends the trip or six hours after the last member disconnects.
Logs: we do not keep application logs of trips. Our hosting provider, Cloudflare, processes network requests (including your IP address) to deliver the connection, under its own policy.

Location permission

Caravan asks for location "While Using the App" and can keep sharing in the background during a trip so the map stays current while you drive; iOS shows its blue location indicator while it does. Location is requested only when you start or join a trip, and updates stop the moment the trip ends.

On your device

Your display name, avatar and colour and the random identifier are stored on your device. Deleting the app removes them.

Data we collect for other purposes

None. No analytics or crash-reporting SDK, no advertising or attribution SDK, no data sold or shared with third parties.

Children's privacy

Caravan is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect data from them. Trips are private groups of people who know each other.

Changes

If a future version changes how data is handled, this page and its date will be updated and the App Store privacy details will match.

Contact

Questions about this policy: [email protected].