DriveTallyPrivacy Policy
The short version: DriveTally keeps your driving log on your phone. We don't have accounts, we don't run servers that store your log, we never ask for your location, and we don't use advertising or analytics. We can't see your log, and neither can anyone else unless you share it.
Who we are
DriveTally ("we", "us") is an independent app made in Minnesota. It helps parents and guardians keep the supervised driving log Minnesota requires for teen drivers. Questions about this policy: [email protected].
What the app stores, and where
Everything you enter is saved only in the app's private storage on your device:
| Information | Why |
|---|---|
| Student's name | Printed at the top of the Minnesota form |
| Home ZIP code, and its approximate coordinates from the built-in table | To find local sunrise and sunset times, so drives can be split into day and night minutes |
| Whether a parent took the supplemental parent class | To show the right hour target (40 or 50) |
| Names of supervising drivers | So you can record who supervised each drive |
| Drives: dates, start and end times, day and night minutes, supervisor, skills practiced, optional notes; and the start time and supervisor of a drive in progress | The driving log itself |
| Your list of skills | The choices shown when you log a drive |
| Whether the form export has been unlocked | So you don't have to buy it twice |
This information is not sent to us or to anyone else. The ZIP code lookup happens inside the app without an internet connection.
What we don't collect
- No location. The app never asks for location permission and never tracks where you drive.
- No accounts, emails, or phone numbers.
- No advertising, ad identifiers, or tracking across apps or websites.
- No analytics, and no data sold or shared with data brokers.
Purchases
The form export is a one-time in-app purchase processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play) under their own privacy policies. We don't receive your name, email, or payment details. The store tells the app only that the purchase was made, so the app can unlock the feature and restore it if you reinstall.
When information leaves your phone
Only when you choose to. Creating the filled form or exporting a backup opens your phone's share sheet. Whatever you pick (a printer, email, messages, a cloud drive) receives that file under that service's own policies. Your phone's own device backups (iCloud or Google) may include the app's data, according to your phone's settings.
Teens and children
DriveTally is meant to be set up and used by parents and guardians, often together with a teen driver aged 15 to 17. Because the app collects no personal information on our side, we don't collect information from children or teens. It isn't directed to children under 13.
How long information is kept
Your log stays on your device until you delete drives or delete the app. Files you export (the filled form or a backup) stay wherever you saved or sent them.
Deleting your information
Delete a single drive from the Log tab, or delete the app to erase everything it stored. Copies in your phone's own backups (iCloud or Google) or in files you exported aren't removed by deleting the app; delete them there. Because we never receive your log, there is no copy on our side to delete and no account to close.
If you email us
If you contact support, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to send, such as a backup file. We use it only to help you and delete any files you sent when we're done.
Security
Your log is kept in the app's private storage, which your phone's operating system protects. Anyone with access to your unlocked phone can open the app, so use your phone's lock screen.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, including Minnesota under the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal data a business holds about you. We don't hold your log or other personal data from the app, but you're welcome to contact us at [email protected] with any request or question, and we'll respond within 45 days.
This website
drivetally.app uses no cookies, analytics, or trackers. Our hosting provider keeps standard server logs (such as IP addresses and pages requested) for security and reliability.
Changes
If we change how the app handles information, for example by adding an optional feature to share a log between family phones, we'll update this policy and the date above before the change ships, and we'll describe the change in the app's release notes.