Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 30, 2026

Johnny Pilot™ is operated by RouteIQ LLC, Noble, Oklahoma.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect the following types of information:

  • Account Information: Name, email address, and account credentials
  • Location Data: GPS coordinates, route history, and trip locations (when you grant permission)
  • Trip Information: Origins, destinations, waypoints, fuel stops, and travel preferences
  • Vehicle Information: Vehicle type, dimensions, weight, fuel efficiency, and towing specifications
  • Usage Data: Features used, session duration, pages visited, and interaction patterns
  • Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser type, IP address, and unique device identifiers
  • Automatically Collected Information: Application version, crash reports, performance metrics, diagnostic information, feature usage, API requests, and other operational data.
  • Feedback and Communications: Support requests, feedback submissions, and survey responses

AI Recommendation History: The Service may store your travel preferences, route history, favorite destinations, fuel preferences, vehicle settings, and interaction history to personalize future recommendations.

Travel History: The Service stores trip history, saved routes, destinations, favorite locations, travel preferences, and vehicle profiles to provide requested functionality and personalized recommendations.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

  • Service Delivery: Providing route planning, fuel calculations, and navigation features
  • Personalization: Tailoring recommendations and remembering your preferences
  • Artificial Intelligence & Personalization: To generate personalized travel recommendations, optimize routes, improve fuel planning, estimate travel costs, suggest departure times, and continuously improve our recommendation algorithms.
  • Analytics: Understanding usage patterns to improve features and performance
  • Communication: Sending service updates, important notices, and (with consent) marketing materials
  • Push Notifications: Sending weather alerts, fuel alerts, departure reminders, and other time-sensitive trip notifications (where enabled)
  • Security: Detecting and preventing fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
  • Legal Compliance: Meeting regulatory obligations and enforcing our terms

Anonymous Learning: We may use aggregated and de-identified information to improve our algorithms, train recommendation systems, analyze travel patterns, and enhance future versions of the Service.

3. LOCATION DATA

Location data is central to our service. We collect and use location information when you actively use navigation or trip tracking features, to calculate routes and suggest fuel stops, to provide real-time weather and traffic alerts, and to improve route recommendations.

You can control location access through your device settings. However, disabling location services will limit core functionality.

We do NOT sell, rent, or trade your location data to third parties.

4. COOKIES & LOCAL STORAGE

We may use cookies, local storage, session tokens, and similar technologies to maintain user sessions, remember preferences, improve functionality, and analyze usage.

5. DATA RETENTION

We retain your data for as long as your account is active, for a reasonable period after account deletion to comply with legal obligations, and aggregated, anonymized data may be retained indefinitely for analytics.

Data Deletion: Upon verified request, we will delete or anonymize your personal information except where retention is required by law.

Account Deletion: You may request deletion of your account at any time. Certain records may be retained where required by law.

6. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES

Our service integrates with third-party providers who may collect data according to their own policies, including:

  • Google Maps Platform: For geocoding, routing, and place data
  • Google Places: For point-of-interest and fuel station data
  • Google Routes: For route optimization and navigation
  • Apple Push Notifications: For delivering push notifications on iOS devices
  • Firebase: For analytics, crash reporting, and push notification delivery
  • Open-Meteo / Weather APIs: For weather forecasts and conditions
  • Energy Information Administration (EIA): For regional fuel price data
  • National Weather Service (NWS): For weather alerts and warnings
  • Payment Processors: We use third-party payment processors (such as Stripe, Apple App Store, and Google Play Store) to manage billing and subscriptions. We do not store your full credit card information on our servers.

7. DATA SHARING AND DISCLOSURE

We do NOT sell your personal data.

We may share data only with service providers who process data on our behalf, if required by law or legal process, to protect our rights or safety, or in connection with a business transfer (with notice).

8. DATA SECURITY

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption of data in transit and at rest, access controls and authentication requirements, and regular security assessments and updates.

9. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete your personal data, export your data, withdraw consent, restrict processing, opt-out of marketing communications, and disable location services.

To exercise these rights, contact us at support@johnnypilot.com

10. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

Johnny Pilot™ is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

Your data may be processed in the United States or other countries where our servers or service providers operate. By using the service, you consent to such transfers.

12. HOW AI USES YOUR INFORMATION

Johnny Pilot™ uses automated systems and artificial intelligence to generate personalized travel recommendations, optimize routes, estimate fuel strategies, suggest departure times, and improve the overall travel experience. These systems analyze information such as your vehicle profile, travel preferences, route selections, location information, and trip history.

We do not use your personal information to train publicly available artificial intelligence models.

13. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes via the app or email. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

14. CONTACT US

For questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, contact us at: support@johnnypilot.com