Privacy Policy for ParkOù
**Last updated: July 17, 2026**
ParkOù ("the app," "we," "us") is an independent, personal project. This policy explains what data the app uses and — more importantly — what it does not collect, store, or share.
The short version
ParkOù has no user accounts, no analytics, no advertising, and no server of its own. Almost everything the app does happens entirely on your device. The only data it uses is your location, and only to show you parking information near you — it is never sent anywhere or linked to you.
Location
The app asks for your location ("When In Use" only — never "Always" / background access) to:
- Center the map on your current position
- Show parking rules for the streets around you
- Let you save where you parked, and remind you before the rules change there
- Show parking rules for the streets around you
- Let you save where you parked, and remind you before the rules change there
Your location is used only on your device to power these features. It is not transmitted to us (we have no server to send it to), not stored after you close the app (except the one point you choose to save as "my car," which stays only in the app's local storage on your device), and not shared with any third party. It is not used for advertising or tracking, and is never linked to your identity.
If you search for an address or place, the search text and an approximate location bias are sent to Apple's MapKit service to return results — this happens under Apple's own privacy policy (https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/), the same as using Maps or Siri. We do not receive or see these queries.
Camera and Photo Library
The app can use your camera or photo library to let you scan a parking sign. The photo is analyzed entirely on your device using Apple's built-in Vision framework (on-device text recognition) to read the sign and work out the parking rule. The photo is never uploaded, transmitted, stored on any server, or seen by us — the app has no backend to send it to. It stays on your device for as long as you choose to keep it, exactly like any other photo you take.
Notifications
If you save where you parked, the app schedules local reminders on your device (e.g., "move your car in 30 minutes") using Apple's standard notification system. These reminders are created and delivered entirely on your device and are never sent to or through any server we operate.
What we don't collect
We do not collect, and the app does not contain any code to collect: your name, email, phone number, contacts, browsing history, search history outside the app, health data, financial information, or any unique identifier tied to you as a person. There is no account system, no sign-in, and no way for us to identify who is using the app.
Third-party services
The app displays public open data published by the City of Montréal, Ville de Laval, and the Agence de mobilité durable (Québec), fetched directly from their public open-data APIs over the internet. No personal data is sent to these services beyond a standard network request (the same kind your phone makes to load any website). These datasets are licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0.
The app uses Apple's MapKit for maps and search, and Apple's Vision framework for on-device sign reading. No other third-party SDKs, analytics tools, or advertising networks are included in the app.
Data retention and deletion
Anything the app stores (parking data, your saved car location, your permit zone number, your settings) lives only in the app's local storage on your device. Deleting the app deletes all of it. There is nothing to delete on our end, because nothing leaves your device in the first place.
Children's privacy
The app is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect any information from anyone, of any age, since it does not collect personal information at all.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top will change and the new version will be posted at this same address.
Contact
Questions about this policy or the app can be sent to: Ilyanaseka@gmail.com
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*ParkOù is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by the City of Montréal, the City of Laval, or the Agence de mobilité durable.*