Privacy Policy
Vestigio (iPhone app) Last updated: November 2, 2026
This page explains how Vestigio (“the app”) handles your information. The app is developed independently by Takuro Koyanagi (“the developer”).
Photo library access
The app reads where each photo was taken to find its municipality. This happens on your device. Your photos and location data are not sent to the developer’s servers or to outside services.
Information stored on your device
The following is stored only on your device. There is no account, and your name and email address are not collected.
- Reduced-size copies of photos (with location and other metadata removed)
- Photo coordinates, date and time taken, and municipality
- Captions, memos, and tags
- Settings such as appearance and fill color
Coordinates are kept so the municipality can be checked again when boundary data is updated. This information is included in iPhone backups (iCloud or computer). The app has no iCloud sync feature. Deleting the app deletes this information from your device. Photos in the Photos app are not deleted.
Share images and videos
These are created only when you use the share screen, and they are saved or sent only where you choose. Photo coordinates are not included. Depending on the design, they may include the map and your progress, photos, municipality names, and dates taken. Place names and dates can be hidden.
The text passed along when you share and the file’s description contain the app name and the map data source.
Vestigio Pro purchase
The in-app purchase Vestigio Pro (a one-time purchase, ¥800 in Japan) is processed by Apple’s App Store. The developer does not receive payment information such as card numbers. Your purchase status is checked on your device using Apple’s system.
Network use
All map data is included in the app, and the app does not communicate with the developer’s servers. Network use happens only in these cases:
- Purchases and restoring purchases (Apple)
- Loading photos stored only in iCloud (iOS loads them from iCloud)
- Tapping a link on the Data Sources & Licenses screen (opens a website)
Ads and analytics
The app shows no ads and includes no analytics.
Changes
If this policy changes, this page will be updated.
Contact
A reply to every inquiry is not guaranteed.