Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 26, 2026 · Operator: WorldConnect Apps · Contact: support@veldscan.com

This Privacy Policy explains how VeldScan (“we”, “us”, “the App”) collects, uses, and shares information when you use the VeldScan Android application and related services at veldscan.com and api.veldscan.com.

1. Who we are

VeldScan is a field-scanning tool that uses satellite-derived map layers and analysis on our servers. The App is published by WorldConnect Apps. For privacy questions, email support@veldscan.com.

2. Information we collect

• Device account token. A random identifier stored on your device and sent as X-Device-Token so we can keep your credit balance and unlock status. It is not your Google account name or email, and it is not an advertising ID.
• Google Sign-In / OAuth (optional). You can use VeldScan without a Google account. If you choose Sign in with Google, Google displays a consent screen. After you approve, Google provides us your Google account ID and email address. We store those values on our servers only to attach your VeldScan credits and scan history to your account across devices. We do not request Google contacts, Drive files, Gmail, calendar, or advertising identifiers. We do not use Google Sign-In data for ads, resale, or unrelated profiling. You can sign out in the App and revoke VeldScan at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
• Location (optional). If you grant location permission and use “my location”, the App may use approximate and/or precise location on the device to center the map and for GPS coverage trails (stored locally). Search/geocoding may send a place query and approximate map proximity to our map provider. Scan polygons you draw are sent to our servers. We do not sell location data.
• Scan requests. Coordinates / areas you choose to analyze, sensor choices, and technical metadata needed to run the scan (timestamps, success/failure). We may also soft-check whether an area appears near a publicly mapped protected zone to show a non-blocking warning — we do not collect permits from you.
• Optional AI analysis. If you turn AI analysis on and request it, we process structured scan facts (scores, shapes, neighbor context, coordinates of selected points/areas). With your separate consent, an optional map snapshot (screenshot of the map around the point/area — not your camera roll) may be included. You can keep AI off so these requests are not sent.
• Purchase data. When you buy credit packs via Google Play Billing, we receive purchase tokens / product IDs / order IDs from Google to credit your account. Payment card details are handled by Google, not by us.
• Backup / recovery codes. If you create or restore an account backup code, the code (or its secure hash) is processed on our servers so you can recover credits on another device.
• Diagnostics. Basic technical logs (IP address, app/version errors) may be processed to keep the service secure and reliable.
• Notes and exports you save locally. Field notes and GPS trails stored in the App remain on your device unless you choose to share/export them (for example a PDF, image, or KML/GPX file to another app).

3. How we use information

• Provide map viewing, satellite layer analysis, scan results, and optional AI explanations.
• Maintain credit balances, redeem Play purchases, issue/restore backup codes, and enforce access rules.
• Link optional Google Sign-In to your VeldScan account so credits follow you across phones.
• Improve reliability, prevent abuse, and fix bugs.
• Respond to support requests you send us.
• Comply with law and Google Play policies.

4. Legal bases (where applicable)

Where GDPR or similar laws apply, we process data to perform the contract (providing the App and purchased credits), based on your consent (e.g. optional Google Sign-In, optional location, and optional AI / map snapshot), and for legitimate interests such as security and service improvement.

5. Sharing with third parties

• Google Sign-In. Authentication is performed by Google. We receive only the account ID and email you approve on the consent screen. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
• Google Play. Purchases and related billing events are processed by Google.
• Google Gemini (AI). When you request optional AI analysis, our servers send the structured analysis payload (and the optional map snapshot if you consented) to Google’s Gemini API to generate the response. Google processes that content as our AI processor for app functionality. We do not use Gemini for advertising.
• Mapbox. Map tiles, styles, geocoding/search, and related SDK services may receive technical data needed to render maps and return place results, according to Mapbox’s Privacy Policy.
• Hosting / infrastructure providers. Our API and databases are hosted on cloud infrastructure under our control.
• We do not sell your personal information. We do not show third-party ads in the App, and we do not use the advertising ID.

6. Data retention

Account/credit records tied to your device token (and, if you signed in, your Google account ID and email) are kept while needed to provide the service and for accounting/abuse prevention. Optional AI responses may be cached briefly on our servers. Technical logs are kept for a limited period. You may ask us to delete server-side account data by emailing support@veldscan.com.

7. Security

We use HTTPS for API traffic and industry-standard hosting practices. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

8. Children

VeldScan is intended for adults and professional field use. It is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country). We do not knowingly collect data from children.

9. Your choices and rights

• Use the App without Google Sign-In.
• Sign out and/or revoke Google access at Google Account permissions.
• Deny or revoke location permission in Android settings.
• Turn AI analysis off so AI requests are not sent to Google Gemini.
• Uninstall the App to remove local data on the device.
• Contact us to request access, correction, or deletion of server-side data.
• Manage Google Play purchases and refunds through Google’s policies.

10. International transfers

Servers or processors may be located outside your country. Where required, we take appropriate measures for such transfers.

11. Changes

We may update this Policy. The “Effective date” above will change when we do. Continued use of the App after updates means you accept the revised Policy.

12. Contact

WorldConnect Apps · Email: support@veldscan.com · Website: https://veldscan.com

In case of any conflict between translations, the English version prevails.