Velocita is a GPS speedometer app. This policy explains what data the app uses and what it does with it.
What data Velocita uses
Velocita uses your device's GPS, magnetometer, and barometer to measure and display:
- Current speed
- Compass heading
- Altitude (barometer fused with GPS for about one-meter accuracy)
- Trip distance and duration
- Maximum, minimum, and average speed for the current trip
- Approximate city and region name (via Apple's on-device map service) for display only
Where your data goes
Almost nowhere. All location, speed, heading, altitude, and trip measurements are computed on your iPhone and displayed only to you. Velocita does not:
- Transmit your location, speed, route, or any trip data to any server
- Share your data with any advertiser or data broker
- Store a history of your trips between app launches (beyond your current trip's stats while tracking)
- Use advertising SDKs or contain any cross-app tracking code
- Use Apple's App Tracking Transparency framework, because it does not track you across apps or websites
Velocita makes two kinds of network calls, both limited and described below.
1. Apple reverse geocoding
Your GPS coordinates are sent to Apple's reverse-geocoding service to convert them into a city/region name for on-screen display. This request is handled by iOS system frameworks and is subject to Apple's own privacy policy. Velocita never stores or transmits the result anywhere else.
2. Anonymous usage analytics (TelemetryDeck)
Velocita uses TelemetryDeck, a privacy-focused analytics service, to understand how the app is used in aggregate so we can improve it. TelemetryDeck is designed to be anonymous by default:
- No personal information is collected. Velocita never sends your name, email, Apple ID, location, speed, heading, altitude, route, trip history, or any setting that could identify you.
- No advertising identifiers (IDFA/IDFV) are sent.
- Your IP address is never stored. TelemetryDeck uses your IP only momentarily to derive a coarse country/region, then discards it.
- The user identifier is irreversibly hashed with a daily-rotating salt before it leaves your device, so the same device cannot be tracked across days or correlated back to you.
- No cookies, no cross-app tracking, no behavioral profiles.
- TelemetryDeck is operated by an EU company and is GDPR-compliant. See the TelemetryDeck privacy policy for details.
The signals Velocita sends are anonymous and aggregate: which features you use (display mode, unit, Live Activity, speed alert), bucketed (never exact) trip duration, distance, max speed, and alert threshold, and anonymized device model, iOS version, and app version. Nothing can be tied back to you.
This data is used only to decide which features to improve and which devices to test on. It is never sold, never shared with advertisers, and never combined with any other data set. You can opt out at any time in Settings → Share Anonymous Usage Data inside the app.
Settings and preferences
Velocita stores a small amount of data locally on your device using iOS's standard preferences store:
- Your chosen speed unit (mph, km/h, or knots)
- Whether AMOLED black mode is enabled
- Whether haptic speed ticks are enabled
- Your appearance preference (System / Light / Dark)
These settings never leave your device.
Permissions
Velocita asks for:
- Location (While Using / Always). Required to measure speed. "Always" is requested so that tracking can continue when your phone is locked or you switch apps during a trip.
- Motion & Fitness. Used for two things: (1) reading the barometer for accurate altitude (~1 meter, vs. ±10–30 meters for GPS-only altitude), and (2) detecting when your device is physically stationary so the speedometer can read zero immediately instead of waiting for GPS smoothing to settle. Velocita does not record steps, workouts, routes, or any motion history — only the live "moving / not moving" state, which stays on your device.
- Live Activities. Optional. Used to show your current speed on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while tracking.
You can revoke any permission at any time in Settings → Velocita on your iPhone.
Children
Velocita does not knowingly collect any data from anyone, including children.
Contact
Questions about this policy: support@psyton.com