Ufloria — Privacy Policy
Ufloria helps you map the sun and shade across your yard and choose plants that fit. We built it local-first and ad-free, and we keep the data we touch to a minimum. This policy explains what that means.
- Your yard stays on your device. The map you build — boundaries, buildings, trees, beds, plants, notes — is stored locally and is not uploaded to us or sold to anyone.
- Your location is used only to set up and inform your yard, by sending your coordinates to the mapping/data services below. It is not tied to your identity and not used to track you.
- We don't show ads and we don't sell your data.
What we collect and why
Location (with your permission). When you use "Use my location" or enter an address, your device's coordinates (or that address) are used to center your yard and to fetch public map and environmental data for that spot. To do that, your location is sent to these third-party services, each only to retrieve data:
- OpenStreetMap / Nominatim — to turn an address into a location (and back).
- USGS, Mapbox, and state/county imagery services — to fetch the aerial photo you trace your yard on.
- USGS 3DEP / Entwine (LiDAR) — to auto-detect buildings and trees (Premium).
- USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO) — to read your soil type (Premium).
- Open-Meteo — to fetch local weather/rainfall.
- phzmapi.org — to look up your USDA hardiness zone.
We don't store your location on our own servers — these are direct requests from your device to those services, which have their own privacy practices.
Purchases. If you buy the Premium unlock, the transaction is handled by Apple and by RevenueCat, which manages your purchase/entitlement status. RevenueCat receives purchase data tied to an anonymous app-user identifier, not your name. We never see your card details.
Yard data. The yard you create is stored locally on your device. We do not collect, upload, or have access to it. (If we add optional cloud backup/sync in the future, it will be opt-in, disclosed here first, and clearly described before you turn it on.)
Diagnostics. Standard Apple-provided crash/usage reports may be available to us through the App Store if you opt into sharing them with developers in iOS settings. We do not currently use third-party analytics or tracking SDKs. If that changes, we will update this policy first.
What we DON'T do
- We don't sell or rent your personal information.
- We don't use advertising or ad-tracking SDKs.
- We don't require an account, and we don't build a profile about you.
- We don't access your photos, contacts, or microphone.
Children
Ufloria is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them.
Your choices
- You can deny or revoke location access in iOS Settings at any time (some setup/recommendation features won't work without it).
- You can delete your yard data by deleting it in-app or removing the app.
- Manage purchases through your Apple ID.
Third-party services
The services named above (OpenStreetMap, USGS, Mapbox, USDA, Open-Meteo, phzmapi, Apple, RevenueCat) process the data described, each under its own privacy policy.
Changes
We'll update this policy as the app evolves and post the new effective date here. Material changes (e.g. adding accounts/sync or analytics) will be called out.
Contact
Questions: support@ufloria.app · Ufloria LLC, Michigan, USA.