Privacy policy

Last updated 15 November 2026

Vidfarer is a travel life list and journal for iPhone, developed by Henrik Wänseth, Sweden. In short: Vidfarer has no accounts, no ads and no analytics, and we do not collect, store or sell your personal data. What you put into the app stays on your phone.

What stays on your phone

Everything you enter in Vidfarer is stored only on your device:

• the places and countries you tick off, your plans and trips, and your log entries and notes;
• photos you add to the log (Vidfarer keeps its own copy inside the app; it does not change your photo library);
• routes recorded with “Track this trip”.

We have no server that receives this information, and we cannot see it. If you delete the app, this data is deleted with it. If you export a backup, the file is yours, and you decide where it goes.

Location

Vidfarer uses your location only when you turn on “Track this trip” for a trip. While it is on, the app records your route in the background so it can draw the trip on the map. Tracking stops automatically two days after the trip’s last day, or when you switch it off. The recorded route is stored only on your phone. You can withdraw location access at any time in the iPhone’s Settings.

When you choose a position on the map yourself, for example for a log entry, that position is saved with the entry on your phone.

Photos

Vidfarer only sees the photos you pick for a log entry. They are copied into the app and stay on your phone.

Services from others

• Maps (Apple). Maps in Vidfarer are provided by Apple Maps. When a map is shown, or when the app looks up a place, the request goes to Apple, which receives the area shown or the search text together with technical information such as your IP address. Apple’s handling is covered by Apple’s privacy policy.
• App updates (Expo). Vidfarer checks for content updates through Expo’s update service. This sends technical information, such as the app version and your IP address, but nothing you have entered in the app.
• Wikipedia. “Read about … on Wikipedia” opens Wikipedia in Safari. What happens there is covered by the Wikimedia Foundation’s privacy policy.
• Apple. If you test the app through TestFlight or download it from the App Store, Apple handles that, and may share crash reports and feedback you choose to send with us.

Children

Vidfarer does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: privacy@vidfarer.com