Last updated: July 14, 2026
Wander is built to keep your information private. This policy explains what the app does — and does not do — with your data.
Data we collect
Wander does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. There is no account, no sign-up, and no analytics or tracking of any kind.
Photos and location
When you choose photos in Wander, the app reads each selected photo's capture date and embedded GPS location for one purpose only: to plot your route. This happens entirely on your device. Your photos and their metadata are never uploaded, shared, or sent to us or to any third party.
Wander accesses only the specific photos you pick through Apple's system photo picker. It does not browse or access the rest of your photo library.
People and contacts
Wander lets you attach the people who shared a journey to your Wanders. If you import someone from your contacts, Wander reads only the contacts you pick in Apple's system contact picker — just the details used to create that person in the app. People you add are stored with your Wanders on your device (and in your private iCloud database if sync is on) and are never sent to us or to any third party. Contacts access is optional and only requested when you use the import feature.
Maps and directions
Wander uses Apple Maps (MapKit) to display the map, to calculate directions between your photo locations (walking, cycling, or driving, depending on each leg's activity), and to look up a coarse place name — like a neighborhood or city — shown alongside a photo's time. To do this, the relevant coordinates are processed by Apple under Apple's own privacy practices. Wander does not send your data to any other service.
iCloud sync
If you are signed in to iCloud, Wander saves your walks to your own private iCloud database so they stay in sync across your iPhone and iPad. This data lives in your personal iCloud account under Apple's privacy practices — we have no servers and no access to it. You can stop syncing at any time by signing out of iCloud or disabling iCloud for Wander in your device settings.
Third parties
Wander contains no third-party advertising, analytics, or tracking software.
Children
Wander does not knowingly collect information from anyone, including children.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version is posted here. Every revision is recorded below, oldest first.
- First published.
- Restructured into clear sections (data we collect, photos and location, maps and directions, third parties, children) and clarified that all processing happens on your device.
- Updated the privacy contact address to feedback@getwander.app.
- Added the iCloud sync section explaining that walks sync through your own private iCloud account.
- Added the People and contacts section for the People feature introduced in 1.5 (optional, picker-scoped Contacts access; nothing leaves your device or your private iCloud). Broadened the maps section: directions are now calculated per leg's activity, and Apple's geocoder supplies the coarse place names shown with photos.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email feedback@getwander.app.