**Effective date:** March 24, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Vesper ("Vesper," "we," "us," or "our") handles personal information when you use the Vesper mobile app, related websites (including this page), and associated services (collectively, the "Service"). By using the Service, you agree to the practices described here.
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## 1. Who we are
Vesper is a trip planning and collaboration app that lets you create trips, collaborate with others, import social content, send direct messages, and manage itinerary details. Vesper is the service operator for the data described in this policy. You can contact us through in-app Help and Support, or by email at support@vespertravelapp.com.
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## 2. Information you give us
You provide account and profile details such as email, phone number (if used), username, display name, avatar, and theme preferences. You also provide trip and collaboration content, including trip titles, destinations, dates, itinerary items, notes, trip chat messages, direct messages to other users, social import links, text, and media, trip photos, collaborator lists, and expense details such as optional receipt images.
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## 3. Information collected automatically
We process technical and usage-related information needed to run the Service, such as session and authentication state, basic service logs, device type, operating system, app version, and app or device permission states. We request access to device capabilities only when you use related features, such as notifications, camera, microphone, and media library access.
When you visit vespertravelapp or other Vesper web pages, our hosting provider may collect standard server logs (such as IP address, browser type, referring page, and request timestamps) for security and reliability. We do not use third-party advertising cookies on these legal pages.
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## 4. Location information
If you use map, place search, or routing features, we process location-related data you provide or select (such as destinations, place names, and coordinates associated with itinerary items). Map and place features may rely on third-party location services, including Google Maps Platform services, which process queries according to their own policies.
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## 5. Subscriptions and payments
Vesper may offer paid subscriptions (such as Vesper Pro). Purchases made through the Apple App Store or Google Play are processed by those platforms. We receive subscription status and related identifiers from our subscription management providers (such as RevenueCat) to unlock paid features, but we do not receive or store your full payment card details.
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## 6. How we use information
We use your information to:
- Create and secure accounts and authenticate users
- Power trip planning, collaboration, messaging, and social features
- Store and display content based on your visibility settings
- Process social import suggestions and place or map features
- Support chat, direct messages, and file uploads
- Manage subscriptions and entitlements
- Maintain app reliability, security, and abuse prevention
- Respond to support requests and legal obligations
- Create and secure accounts and authenticate users (including SMS one-time passcodes when you opt in)
Depending on your region, these uses are based on performing our service contract with you, complying with legal obligations, and our legitimate interests in safety, security, and product improvement. We may also use de-identified or aggregated operational information to improve features.
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## 7. When we share information
Your trip and profile information is shared with other users according to your selected visibility and collaboration settings (for example: private, followers-only, friends-only, or public trips). Direct messages are shared with the recipients you choose.
We also share information with infrastructure and service providers that host or process data on our behalf under contractual restrictions, and may disclose information when required by law, to protect safety, to enforce our terms, or during a merger, acquisition, or asset transfer permitted by law.
We do not sell mobile phone numbers or share them with third parties or affiliates for those parties' own marketing. Phone numbers you provide may be shared only with service providers that help us deliver account verification and authentication SMS (for example, our authentication and messaging providers), under contractual restrictions.
If you choose to add a mobile phone number during sign-up or in account settings and consent to SMS, we may send account verification and two-factor authentication (2FA) text messages, including one-time passcodes for sign-up verification, password reset, and multi-factor authentication. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply.
You can opt out of SMS by replying STOP to any Vesper authentication message, by removing your phone number in the app where available, or by contacting support@vespertravelapp.com. Reply HELP for help. Consent to receive SMS is not a condition of purchasing goods or services from Vesper. See the sms-opt-in-proof at https://www.vespertravelapp.com/sms-opt-in-proof.
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## 8. Storage, security, and retention
Data may be stored on your device and in cloud infrastructure used to operate Vesper, including databases and file storage for avatars, trip covers, receipts, and chat attachments. We use reasonable safeguards, but no system is perfectly secure.
We retain account and trip data while your account is active, and may retain limited data longer when needed for legal compliance, fraud and abuse prevention, dispute handling, or backup and recovery processes.
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## 9. Your choices and rights
You can update many profile and trip details in-app, control visibility settings, and manage notification preferences and device permissions through app and operating system settings. You can request support through Help and Support or email support@vespertravelapp.com, including privacy-related requests.
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict processing of personal data, subject to legal exceptions. Account deletion and full data export self-serve workflows are still being finalized.
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## 10. Children
Vesper is not intended for children under the minimum age required by applicable law. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below that age. If you believe a child provided personal data in violation of this policy, contact us at support@vespertravelapp.com so we can review and take appropriate action.
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## 11. International transfers
Because our service providers and infrastructure may operate in multiple countries, your information may be processed across borders. When required, we apply safeguards intended to support lawful international data transfers, such as contractual commitments and other applicable transfer mechanisms.
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## 12. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as Vesper features, legal requirements, or service providers change. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date on this page and may provide additional notice in-app.
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## 13. Third-party services
Vesper relies on third-party infrastructure and platform providers for core functions, including:
- Authentication, database, storage, and realtime features (such as Supabase)
- Subscription and in-app purchase management (such as RevenueCat, Apple, and Google)
- Maps, places, and routing (such as Google Maps Platform)
- Cover imagery (such as Unsplash, when you choose template images)
- Notifications and email delivery (when enabled)
- Social import processing and related platform APIs
If you import or connect content from platforms such as Instagram, Facebook/Meta, TikTok, or X, those platforms act under their own terms and privacy policies for activity and data handled on their services. We encourage you to review their policies directly.
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## Contact us
Questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data? Email support@vespertravelapp.com or use Help and Support in the Vesper app.