MileAnchor

Last updated: August 5, 2026

This policy describes how MileAnchor (“we,” “our,” or “the app”) handles your information. MileAnchor is designed so your data is private and under your control — the short version: your data lives on your phone and in your own iCloud. We never see it.

What the app collects, and why

All of it stays on your device. Nothing below is transmitted to us — we have no servers to send it to.

• Location. Used to detect when a drive starts and ends and to measure its distance. With “Track trip locations” enabled (it is on by default), the app also records each trip’s start point, end point, and route trail so your log can show where you drove — useful for tax substantiation and simply trusting your own records. Turn it off in Settings and the app keeps only dates and distances.
• Motion activity. With your permission, the app reads your iPhone’s on-device motion classification (walking / driving) to notice when a drive begins promptly and battery-efficiently. Never transmitted.
• Bluetooth device names. If you register your car’s stereo, the app watches for its connection as a signal that a drive is starting. Device identifiers stay on your device.
• What you enter. Vehicles, odometer readings, trip purposes, notes, rates, and expenses you type in are stored on your device.

Where your data is stored

Everything is stored in a database on your iPhone that only the app can read. If iCloud backup is enabled, the app writes a backup file to your own iCloud Drive — storage belonging to your Apple account, not to us, and governed by Apple’s privacy policy. We have no access to it.

What leaves your phone

Three narrow, functional exceptions — none of which identify you:

1. Apple Maps routing. To draw the road between two recorded GPS points (and to estimate distance when GPS dropped out mid-drive), the app sends those coordinate pairs to Apple’s Maps service — the same request every maps app makes. Per Apple’s policy, these requests are not tied to your identity. Your trip history is never sent.
2. Fuel price lookups. The app fetches average gas prices and electricity rates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). These requests contain only your state code (e.g., “CA”) — never your location or trips.
3. Vehicle efficiency lookups. Vehicle specifications are fetched from FuelEconomy.gov (U.S. DOE/EPA) by the make, model, and year you choose during setup — never tied to you.

What we do NOT collect

To be explicit — we do not collect, store, or have access to:

• Your name, email address, or any personal identifier
• Your phone’s unique device ID
• Your contacts, photos, calendar, or other personal data
• Analytics or usage tracking data of any kind
• Crash reports beyond what Apple’s built-in TestFlight / App Store systems provide
• Accounts or logins — there is nothing to register for and no profile of you anywhere

Sharing you initiate

Reports (PDF/CSV) and backups exist so you can share them — with your accountant, your employer, or another device. What you export and where you send it is entirely under your control.

Data retention and deletion

Your data persists on your device until you delete it. Deleted and rejected trips are kept in an on-device recovery area for 30 days, then permanently removed. Deleting the app removes the on-device database; your iCloud backup can be removed through your iCloud Drive. You can revoke location or motion permission at any time in iOS Settings — automatic trip detection stops working without location, but your existing data is unaffected.

Children’s privacy

MileAnchor is not directed at children under 13, and it collects no data on any server, from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this address with a new “Last updated” date, and significant changes will be noted in the app’s version notes. Because the app has no accounts or servers, changes cannot retroactively affect your data — there is nothing on our side to change.

Contact

Questions: support@mileanchor.com