NovaRoute

Tour planner & route optimization — all data stays on the device

Privacy policy

Last updated: 5 September 2026

NovaRoute plans and optimizes your tours directly on your device. We run no server for this app, and there is no account or login; addresses, stops and tours stay only on your device. Exceptions concern the map and address search: map tiles, address search and the conversion of coordinates into addresses run via Apple map services. That service receives your IP address and the relevant input or coordinates. If you explicitly hand a route to Google Maps, the waypoints are transmitted to Google.

1. Data controller

We have not appointed a data protection officer or an EU representative because we do not reach the relevant thresholds. Please address all requests to the contact above.

2. What data we process

What we explicitly do not collect

• No account, no name, no e-mail address
• No advertising, no advertising ID, no analytics, no trackers
• No server of our own: we receive neither your addresses nor your location

3. Permissions on your device

The app requests only the following permissions. Each of them can be revoked at any time in your device settings; the app remains usable afterwards, with reduced functionality.

• Location ("While Using") — Centering the map and optional starting point of the tour. The position stays on the device.
• Contacts — Only to add an address you pick to the tour. No address book is read out or transmitted.
• Internet — Only for map tiles and address search/lookup. The optimization runs offline on the device.

4. Legal bases

We process personal data under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (revFADP). Where the GDPR applies, we rely on:

• Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR) — everything needed for the app to deliver the function you requested.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) — secure and stable operation, abuse prevention, troubleshooting.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) — for anything you actively enable in this app: location (to center the map and as an optional starting point). Consent can be withdrawn at any time with effect for the future by revoking the permission in your system settings.
• Legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR) — in particular commercial and tax retention duties for payments.

5. Recipients and third parties

We do not sell data and do not disclose it for advertising purposes. Data is disclosed only to the following parties, and only where required for operation:

Authorities and courts receive data only where we are legally obliged to provide it.

Transfers abroad

Some of the recipients listed above process data outside Switzerland and the EEA, in particular in the United States. We base such transfers on the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses with the Swiss adaptations recognised by the FDPIC and, where applicable, on the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. We will provide information on the safeguards in place on request.

6. Retention and deletion

We store nothing because we run no server for this app. Your addresses and tours live on the device and disappear on uninstall. How long Apple or Google retain their own logs for maps and navigation is governed by their privacy policies.

Step-by-step instructions are available at Delete data.

7. Children and young people

This app is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16. If we learn that such data has been submitted without parental consent, we delete it without delay.

8. Data security

Wherever the app transmits data at all, connections are encrypted via HTTPS/TLS. On the server side we use access restrictions, tenant separation and regular backups. Nobody can, however, guarantee absolute security for data transmission over the internet.

9. Your rights

• Access to the personal data we process
• Rectification of inaccurate data
• Erasure or destruction of your data
• Restriction of and objection to processing
• Receiving or porting your data in a common format
• Withdrawal of consent with effect for the future

An informal message to info@babala.ch or a call to 076 792 63 50. We normally respond within 30 days. To verify your identity we may request suitable proof. You may also lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (Switzerland: FDPIC; EU: your competent authority).

10. Changes to this policy

We may adapt this policy when the app or the legal framework changes. The version published on this page, with the date shown above, is the applicable one. We announce material changes inside the app.