Privacy Policy

We take data protection in the development of MapCam very seriously. There is great value placed on ensuring that only information is processed and stored that is needed for the realization of the functions offered to users. Please contact mapcam@bischofs.eu if you have any questions.

MapCam uses external services to realize some of its functions. The following list is intended to create transparency about what data is transfered over the Internet.

World map and overlays: Displayed maps are loaded via a programming interface of Google Maps™. Shown map tiles and overlay tiles are usually downloaded from servers via Internet if they are not available offline. User photos are not uploaded to servers in order to display them on a map.

Sharing: Files (e.g. photo, video, or audio files) are transmitted over the Internet or other communication channels (e.g. Email or MMS) only when they are actively shared by users via the offered share functions.

Positioning: The device's positioning services (GPS, network, etc.) are used to detect the current user position. This position is used to display it on a world map or to store the position of photo, video and audio files.

Transfer of photo metadata: Photo metadata can be transfered via URL if MapCam has been configured in the settings by the user to do so. This functionality is deactivated by default and is supposed to be used by organizations that want to process metadata on their servers.

In-app purchases: Buying articles within MapCam requires a connection to servers from Google.

Crash notifications: After a crash of MapCam the user can agree to transfer a crash report (including error message, Android version, device name, etc.) to Google. This report is saved for analysis.

Please take into account that shared photos may contain personal captions and positions that can also be read by the respective receivers.

MapCam is able to modify position information and captions of photo files. For various reasons there might be errors during this process, for which we can assume no liability. Please make regular backups to ensure that no pictures can get lost due to such errors.