Privacy Policy

Effective November 13, 2026

FieldGPS is an iPhone and iPad app and website provided by BJC, LLC (“we”). This policy explains what happens to your information when you use the FieldGPS app or fieldgps.com.

The short version

• FieldGPS has no accounts, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking.
• Your points, tracks, photos, notes, and maps stay on your device unless you choose to share or export them.
• We do not sell your information or share it for advertising.

Information that stays on your device

The points, tracks, photos, notes, projects, and maps you create or import are stored on your iPhone or iPad. We do not receive them unless you send them to us, as described below. They are included in your device backups, which Apple handles under its own terms.

FieldGPS asks for these permissions, and you can change them at any time in the Settings app:

• Location (while using the app): to center the map and record where your points are. FieldGPS does not use your location in the background.
• Camera: to take photos and attach them to points.
• Photos: to show photos that have locations on your map, and to copy photos you choose into your points.

Map services

To show background maps and map layers, the app downloads map images from public map services, including the U.S. Geological Survey, Esri, OpenStreetMap, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the West Virginia GIS Technical Center. These services receive the requests your device makes, including your IP address, the map area being viewed, and the app’s name and version. When you look up elevation or details for a spot on the map, that spot’s coordinates are sent to the service that provides the answer. Map services you add yourself, and maps you download from a web address, receive similar requests. These services have their own privacy policies.

Download links you create

When you choose to create a download link for an export, the app uploads that ZIP file to fieldgps.com. It contains what you chose to export, such as points, coordinates, notes, and photos, plus an information file with the contact email you entered (if any), your device model, and your iOS and app versions.

• Anyone with the link can download the file for 7 days. You can delete the link sooner from the app.
• Files are deleted automatically about 9 days after upload. Our records about a link are removed shortly after it expires, and backup copies of those records expire within 7 days after that.
• We do not open, read, or analyze the files you share. Links are not tied to an account or to your identity.

Bug reports

If you send a bug report, we receive the title and details you type, plus your app version, iOS version, and device type (such as “iPhone”), or the page you used on the website. Reports are stored as issues in a private developer repository hosted by GitHub. Your location, projects, photos, and files are not included. Please do not include passwords, links, or private information in a report.

The fieldgps.com website

The website does not use cookies, analytics, or third-party scripts or fonts. Our hosting provider, Amazon Web Services, processes standard request information such as IP addresses to deliver pages and protect the service. Our service logs are kept for 14 days and do not include the contents of shared files or the links themselves.

Children

FieldGPS is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them.

Your choices

You can turn permissions off in Settings, delete download links from the app, and remove all FieldGPS data from your device by deleting the app. For questions or requests about your information, email us.

Changes

If we change this policy, we will post the new version here and update the effective date.

Contact

BJC, LLC
hello@bjc.llc