Privacy Policy
Effective Date: October 20, 2026 · Last Updated: October 2026
1. Overview & Core Philosophy
At Online Trip Planner (accessible at onlinetripplanner.com), your privacy is a foundational principle, not an afterthought. We believe that trip planning should not require handing over personal identities, emails, or phone numbers to advertisers.
Our application operates primarily as a client-side architecture. All route customizations, day-by-day arrangements, and preferences remain on your own device.
2. Information We Collect
Local Storage Data: We store your active trip data (destination, stops, pace preferences, estimated budget) and completed trip milestones directly in your browser's standard localStorage. This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly click the "Share" button.
No Mandatory Accounts: We do not ask for, collect, or store usernames, passwords, credit card credentials, or personal identity numbers on any remote servers.
Device & Technical Telemetry: Standard web server connection logs (such as IP address, browser user-agent, and requested page resources) may be temporarily processed by our hosting infrastructure strictly for DDoS mitigation, service uptime monitoring, and routing performance.
3. Geolocation & "Near Me" GPS Features
When you select the "📍 Near Me (GPS)" feature in the trip configuration modal, your browser will ask for your explicit permission to share your current latitude and longitude.
These coordinates are used solely within your current browser session to discover nearby points of interest via public OpenStreetMap Overpass servers. Your exact GPS coordinates are never stored, tracked over time, or transmitted to analytics services.
4. Shareable URLs & Serialization
When you use the "Share Itinerary" feature, Online Trip Planner compresses your itinerary data into a URL hash/query string. Anyone with whom you share this link can load and view the itinerary. You maintain complete control over whom you provide this URL to.
5. Third-Party Services & Open Data
Online Trip Planner integrates with selected open-source travel protocols:
- OpenStreetMap (OSM): Provides map geographic information and place nodes under the Open Database License.
- OSRM (Open Source Routing Machine): Provides highway routing calculations between day stops.
- Leaflet.js: Client-side mapping library loaded via secure public CDN.
6. Managing & Deleting Your Data
Since your trip information is stored locally, you have complete ownership. You can clear your trip history at any time by clearing your browser's local storage or clicking "Clear History" inside the profile modal.
7. Contact Us Regarding Privacy
If you have questions or concerns regarding our privacy practices, please contact our team directly at: