Privacy Policy

Wavepoint is a campus navigation and social app. This policy describes the data the Wavepoint mobile app and this website collect, why we collect it, and how you can delete it. We do not sell your data and we do not use advertising or analytics SDKs. Wavepoint is an independent student project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin.

You can create an account with an email and password, or sign in with Google. On iPhone the app also offers Sign in with Apple. We store the email address for the account, including a private relay address if you use Apple and choose to hide your email, plus the display name and optional profile photo you choose. Passwords are hashed by the authentication provider; we never see them in plaintext. Google or Apple provides the name and email for that sign-in when you use it.

While the app is open, it reads precise GPS to show your position and give walking directions. We store those coordinates only if you turn on “Share my location” in Settings. The stored location is visible only to friends you have accepted, and only while the app is in the foreground. Turning sharing off deletes that location. We do not collect location in the background.

You can also drop a location pin. We store the building and optional room, and show it only to the friends or group you choose. Turning off “Share my location” does not remove pins. Deleting your account does.

Place search sends your query to Photon, operated by Komoot, at photon.komoot.io. Walking directions send the start and end coordinates to the FOSSGIS routing server at routing.openstreetmap.de. Both services use OpenStreetMap data. Those requests do not include your name, email, or account id.

Indoor walking uses on-device motion and step data so the live marker can move with you. That sensor data stays on your device and is not uploaded.

To run the social features you opt into, we store:

• Your friend connections and friend requests
• Groups you create or join, including names, descriptions, and optional group photos
• Calendar events you add
• Campus alerts you submit (crowds, closures, construction)

Campus alerts are shown to other people nearby. If you delete your account, the alert text can remain as an anonymous report: the submitter field is cleared so it is no longer tied to you.

We do not include third-party analytics, advertising, or crash-reporting SDKs. We do not track you across other apps or websites. We do not collect contacts, photos (except the profile or group image you explicitly pick), or background location.

We use it only to operate Wavepoint: sign you in, show friends and groups, route you around campus, and surface alerts. We may use reports you send about other users to enforce our community standards.

In the app, open Settings and tap Delete account. That permanently deletes your authentication record, profile, friends, groups you solely administered, calendar events, and photos stored under your account in group image storage.

Campus alerts you submitted stay visible as anonymous reports; your user id is removed from them. If you cannot open the app, email wavepointnavigation@gmail.com from the address on your account and we will delete it for you.

Questions about this policy: wavepointnavigation@gmail.com.