Geonize Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 November 2026
Geonize ("the app") is published by Robert Boschi ("I", "me"). Contact: geonize@pm.me.
Short version: Geonize has no account, no server of mine, no analytics and no ads. Your rules, places, contacts and calendar choices stay on your phone. The only data that leaves the phone is what is needed to show a map, search for a place, and fetch a weather forecast, described below.
What the app stores on your device
- Your rules, conditions, places (name, latitude, longitude, radius), alarms, urgent-contact choices and settings.
- Your last known location, used to tell whether you are inside a place.
- Whether you have bought Geonize Pro (a cached copy of the purchase status).
This data is kept in the app's private storage. Backups are switched off for the app. Uninstalling the app deletes it.
Permissions and why they are used
| Permission | Used for |
|---|---|
| Location (precise, approximate, background) | Place rules: deciding whether you are inside or outside an area so a rule can switch on and off while the app is closed. Weather alerts use your location for the forecast. |
| Contacts | Choosing people for call and message exceptions, and urgent-contact override. Contact data is read on the device and matched to incoming calls; it is never uploaded. |
| Calendar | Calendar conditions (a rule active during events) and suggestions based on event titles. Read-only, on the device. |
| Phone state / call screening | Recognising incoming calls from chosen contacts so they can ring, and stopping the urgent ring once you answer. Call details are not stored or uploaded. |
| Notification access | Recognising notifications from chosen apps or people so urgent ones can be let through. Notification content is processed on the device and not stored or uploaded. |
| Do Not Disturb access, Modify system settings | Changing ringer mode, volume, brightness and similar settings when a rule is active. |
| Draw over other apps | Showing the screen colour filter and urgent alarm screens. |
| Wi-Fi and Bluetooth state | Wi-Fi and Bluetooth conditions, and switching them where the system allows. |
| Exact alarms, full-screen notifications, foreground service | Alarms that must sound on time and through silent mode. |
| Notifications | Showing alerts and the status of active rules. |
| Boot completed | Restarting rules after the phone restarts. |
| Internet | The network features below, and Google Play purchases. |
All permissions are optional in the sense that you can refuse them; the features that need a refused permission simply do not work.
Data that leaves your device
- Map tiles. The map picker downloads map images from OpenStreetMap, OpenTopoMap and Esri servers. Those servers see your IP address and the map area you view.
- Place search. When you search for an address, the text you type is sent to Nominatim (OpenStreetMap) to find its coordinates.
- Weather forecast. For weather alerts, the coordinates of the place being checked are sent to Open-Meteo (open-meteo.com) to get a forecast.
- Purchases. Buying Geonize Pro goes through Google Play. Google handles payment and shares purchase status with the app. I never see your payment details.
I do not send any of this data to myself or to any other third party. These services have their own privacy policies:
What I do not do
- No accounts, no sign-in.
- No advertising and no ad identifiers.
- No analytics or crash-reporting libraries.
- No selling or sharing of personal data.
- Location, contacts, calendar, call and notification data are not uploaded.
Children
The app is not directed at children under 13 and I do not knowingly collect data from them.
Your choices and deletion
You can revoke any permission in Android settings at any time. Delete a place, rule or contact choice inside the app to remove it. Uninstalling the app removes all data it stored. Because I hold no copy of your data, there is nothing for me to delete on a server.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated version will be published at this address with a new date.