Privacy Policy
Parks Passport
Last updated: October 10, 2026
Parks Passport is designed to collect National Park stamps, not your data. This policy explains, in plain terms, what the app does and does not do with your information. The short version: the app collects no personal data, has no account, and sends nothing to us or to any server we run.
Who we are
Parks Passport is an independent app. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the U.S. National Park Service or any government agency.
Questions about this policy can be sent to support@parks-passport.app.
Data we collect
None. We do not collect, store, sell, or share any personal information. There is no sign up, no account, no login, and no user profile. We do not run analytics, advertising, tracking, or crash reporting that identifies you.
Your stamp collection
The parks you stamp and the dates you save are stored on your device. If you have iCloud enabled, that collection also syncs through your own private iCloud account so it stays with you across your devices.
This sync uses Apple's iCloud (CloudKit private database). Your collection lives in your personal iCloud space. We, the developer, cannot see it, access it, or retrieve it. Apple's handling of iCloud data is governed by Apple's own privacy policy.
Exporting, importing, and sharing
You can choose to export your collection as a JSON file or share an image of your stamps using the system share sheet. The export includes park details and visit identifiers, dates, and how each visit was added. Shared images contain only the collection or park information shown on the image, not your current location. Files or images leave the app only through the destination you choose; that destination's own privacy practices apply.
Importing a collection reads a file you select. When a replacement changes your collection, the app keeps one recovery copy of the previous collection on this device. Restoring that copy updates your collection and follows its normal private iCloud sync. The developer does not receive the imported file or the local recovery copy.
Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight
Parks Passport makes public park names and descriptions available to Spotlight and Siri so you can find and open parks.
By default, the app also adds your saved park visits and their optional dates to a separate, protected Spotlight index on this device. This lets the system find individual visits. Visit entries do not include how the visit was added, your purchase history, or your current location. The app can associate visible park and visit content with system actions so Siri can refer to that content.
You can turn off Show visit history across device in About → Data. This setting applies to this device. Turning it off stops new visit indexing and visit screen associations, and requests removal of the app's visit index. If removal is still pending or fails, the app shows that status and offers a retry. It retries after a later launch or unlock. This does not delete your collection or change iCloud sync. Public park search remains available.
Shortcuts you explicitly run can still read and manage your visits when this setting is off. Personal-history actions require authentication, and the app checks that protected data is available before returning visits. Siri, Spotlight, Shortcuts, and Apple Intelligence are Apple system features; Apple's handling of information in those features depends on your system settings and Apple's privacy policies. Turning off this app setting does not remove results you previously saved or shared through another app or shortcut.
Location
Parks Passport can use your location to show which parks are near you. This is optional, and the app works without it.
When you allow location access:
- Location is used only while the app is open. The app does not track your location in the background.
- Your location is used on the device to find nearby parks. It is never sent off the device, never stored, and never shared with us or anyone else.
If you skipped the first location prompt, you can request access later in About → Location. If access was denied, that screen opens the Settings app for Parks Passport. You can turn location access on or off there at any time.
Purchases
If you buy a Stamp Pack, the purchase is handled entirely by Apple through the App Store. We never see or receive your payment details. Whether you own a pack is confirmed through Apple's system, tied to your Apple ID. Apple's handling of purchase information is governed by Apple's own privacy policy.
Children
Parks Passport does not collect data from anyone, including children. The app is available without an account.
Third parties
We do not operate a service that receives your collection. The app uses Apple's iCloud, App Store, Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight as described above. We do not send your collection to advertising or analytics services.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted here with a new date above. Because the app collects no personal data, we do not expect meaningful changes.
Contact
If you have any questions about your privacy while using Parks Passport, contact us at support@parks-passport.app.