Intersector Privacy Policy

Overview

Intersector helps identify nearby intersections and provides street-orientation information on iPhone, Apple Watch, Android phones, and Wear OS watches. The app is designed to use only the information needed to provide those features.

Information Intersector Uses

Intersector uses your device location to find nearby streets, intersections, crossings, and walking paths. Scan Mode also uses device heading information so the app can estimate which nearby mapped intersection the phone is pointing toward.

Intersector does not create user accounts, sell personal information, show ads, or intentionally collect analytics.

Location and Heading Data

Location access is requested through your device’s system permission controls. Intersector uses precise location and heading to calculate nearby intersections and street directions. Live Mode on the phone continues location updates while it is active, including when the screen is locked or another app is open, until you stop it or it automatically shuts down. On Android, Live Mode uses a foreground service with an ongoing notification and a Stop Live action.

Intersector does not maintain a travel history. Recent map requests are stored temporarily as described below.

Map Data

Intersector sends your location coordinates and the area to search to NextGIS to retrieve nearby street, intersection, crossing, and walking-path data from OpenStreetMap.

Public Overpass services at overpass-api.de, overpass.private.coffee, and maps.mail.ru may be used when NextGIS is unavailable.

The service handling a request also receives your IP address and basic request information. Each provider handles that information and server logs according to its own privacy practices. Read the NextGIS Privacy Policy.

Map data is from OpenStreetMap and is available under the Open Database License. Learn more at openstreetmap.org/copyright.

Shortcuts and Voice Assistants

Intersector provides Siri Shortcuts for app features such as nearest intersection, upcoming intersection, second and third intersection reports, My Direction, and Scan Mode. Siri and Shortcuts are provided by Apple and may process your request according to Apple’s privacy policies and settings.

Android provides launcher shortcuts and app routes that can be invoked through supported Google Assistant App Actions. Requests made through Siri, Google Assistant, or Gemini are handled by the relevant provider according to its privacy policies and your account settings. Intersector receives an action when the provider invokes a supported app route.

Speech

Spoken reports use the device’s speech services. On Android, the voice chooser lists locally available voices for the system language. The system default voice follows the installed speech engine’s configuration and may use that provider’s network services.

Feedback Email

If you choose Send Feedback, Intersector opens Mail or a mailto link addressed to the developer. Any message you send is handled by your email app and email provider. Intersector does not send feedback silently or automatically.

Local Storage and Preferences

Intersector may store app preferences locally on your device, such as onboarding completion, announcement detail choices, measurement units, direction wording, haptic feedback preference, watch announcement settings, Live Mode preferences, speech preferences, and whether Scan Mode should start after a shortcut opens the app.

On iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Android, and Wear OS, Intersector stores recent map responses locally and reuses them for up to 15 minutes. Stored responses include map data and the coordinates and size of the requested area.

On Apple devices, map responses are saved in the app’s cache. The 15-minute limit controls reuse; it does not guarantee that saved files are deleted at that exact time.

On Android, saved map responses are excluded from backup. Android preferences may be included in cloud backup or device transfer, according to your system settings.

Announcement preferences synchronize between paired iPhone and Apple Watch apps through Apple’s WatchConnectivity service, and between paired Android and Wear OS apps through Google Play services. This synchronization sends preferences, not location history.

Data Sharing

Intersector does not sell your information. The app only shares information when needed to provide its features, such as sending location coordinates to NextGIS or a public Overpass service to request nearby map data, or when you choose to send feedback by email.

When another Android app requests a structured intersection or direction report, Intersector shows the report and asks you to confirm before returning it to that app. The report may contain nearby street names, distance, direction, and mapped crossing details.

Children’s Privacy

Intersector is not designed to collect personal information from children. The app does not include accounts, ads, or social features.

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated when Intersector changes. Updates will be reflected by changing the effective date on this page.

Contact

For privacy questions or feedback, contact Marco Salsiccia at marco@marconius.com.