Privacy Policy

Vola con Lino ("the App", "Lino") is a companion designed to help you feel calmer when you fly. We care about your privacy and built the App to collect as little as possible. This page explains, clearly and honestly, what data the App handles and how.

No Account

You don't need to register, create an account, or provide your name, email, or any personal details to use Lino. We do not build a user profile.

Motion Sensors

To estimate movement during the flight in real time, Lino reads your phone's motion and orientation sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer). This data is processed entirely on your device, in real time, and is never transmitted to us or to third parties. It is used only to show you an indicative reading.

Location

If you enable it, Lino may use your location for the airport-arrival reminder and to estimate whether it is day or night. Location is processed on your device and is not sent to our servers. You can deny or revoke this permission at any time in iOS Settings; the rest of the App keeps working.

Camera and Photos

The camera is used only if you choose to scan a boarding pass; the code is read on your device. If you set one of your photos as a background, the image is chosen through the system photo picker and kept locally within the App. Photos and images are never transmitted.

Flight Forecast (the only networked feature)

When you request the turbulence forecast, the App sends your flight number or airports and the date to our service (a Cloudflare Worker) and to the aviation weather source NOAA (aviationweather.gov) to retrieve the estimate. Only this route data is sent — no personal identifiers. Our service acts as a relay and does not store this data.

Advertising (AdMob)

In the free version, Lino shows ads via Google Mobile Ads (AdMob). Google may collect advertising identifiers (including IDFA, if you grant App Tracking Transparency permission), device data, and usage data to serve ads, based on your choice in the consent message and the ATT permission that iOS presents. If you do not consent, you may still see non-personalized ads. This data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy. You can limit ad tracking in your iPhone Settings under Privacy & Security → Tracking. With Calma Pro, ads are removed.

Purchases

The optional "Calma Pro" purchase is handled entirely by Apple through the App Store via StoreKit. We do not see or store payment data. Purchase history is managed by your Apple ID.

Analytics and Tracking

Lino does not use third-party analytics or tracking tools, apart from the advertising service described above.

Third-Party Services

Lino uses the following third-party services, each governed by their own privacy policies:

• NOAA Aviation Weather (aviationweather.gov) — Turbulence forecast data for your route. No personal identifiers are sent.
• Google AdMob — Advertising in the free version. Google Privacy Policy
• Apple StoreKit — In-app purchase handling. Apple Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare Workers — Our proxy that relays the forecast request. Requests are processed in transit and not stored.

Data Retention

We do not keep personal data on our servers: the forecast service is stateless. Data the App creates (such as recent flights, a saved forecast, and settings) stays on your device and is removed when you uninstall the App.

Children's Privacy

Lino is not directed at young children and does not knowingly collect data from minors. We do not store any user data on our servers; the data the App creates stays on your device. Some data is collected by third-party advertising (Google AdMob) as described above; this can be limited in your iPhone privacy settings. If you believe a child has provided personal data through the advertising service, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps.

Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — You can request a copy of your data.
• Right to rectification — You can request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure — You can request deletion of your data.
• Right to restrict processing — You can request that we limit how we process your data.
• Right to data portability — You can request your data in a portable format.
• Right to object — You can object to processing of your data for certain purposes.

Because we hold no personal data on our servers and everything the App creates stays on your device, you can exercise these rights directly by deleting the App or revoking permissions in iOS Settings. For any other request, contact us at the address below.

Security

All communication between the App and our proxy server uses HTTPS encryption. We do not store personal data on our infrastructure. While we take reasonable measures to protect your data, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Policy to reflect changes to the App. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the App after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us:

Francesco Sarpellon – LoopSpark Studio
hello@loopsparkstudio.com