Privacy Policy

About Mumbai Metro Route Guide

Mumbai Metro Route Guide is an offline-first transit utility application for Android developed and published by KappuApps. The application is designed to help commuters plan journeys across the Mumbai metro network, calculate fares, find optimal routes (including fastest travel time and fewest interchange options), browse metro lines and stations, check static scheduled timetable information, explore the schematic metro map, save favorite routes, and access recent journey queries.

The application is designed for offline transit guidance and does not provide real-time train tracking, GPS-based vehicle telematics, or live passenger crowding updates.

Official Status and Non-Affiliation Disclaimer

Mumbai Metro Route Guide is an independent, unofficial transit utility published by KappuApps.

All trademarks, logos, trade names, and transit network identifiers referenced within the application are the property of their respective owners. Transit schedules, fare tables, and operational hours are compiled from publicly available timetable data and may change periodically. Commuters are advised to cross-check time-critical journey plans with official metro operator notices and station announcements.

Information Stored on Your Device

Mumbai Metro Route Guide is built around an offline-first, local-storage model. To provide a seamless and personalized experience, the app saves limited preference data strictly on your local device using Android AsyncStorage:

• Recent Journeys: History of recently calculated origin-destination routes for quick re-access.
• Favorite / Saved Routes: Commuter routes explicitly pinned by you for one-tap navigation.
• Route & Journey Preferences: Algorithm preferences such as prioritizing fastest transit or fewest interchange changes.
• Appearance Preferences: Dark mode or system theme display preference.
• App Settings: Minor client-side preferences and dismissed onboarding states.

All such data remains isolated within your device's local application container. KappuApps does not operate user accounts, does not upload this local data to any backend server, and does not sell or distribute your saved journey history.

Metro Network Data

The application packages and bundles comprehensive Mumbai metro network information directly into the client build for offline use. This includes station databases, inter-station runtimes, transfer walkway timings, fare matrices, line alignments, and network schematic geometry.

All timetable and frequency data contained in the application represents static, scheduled service intervals. The application does not connect to live train tracking feeds or real-time signalling systems.

Advertising

Mumbai Metro Route Guide is distributed free of charge and is supported through third-party advertising via the Google Mobile Ads SDK (Google AdMob). Advertising allows KappuApps to continually maintain, update, and improve the application without charging users for core transit features.

When the application displays advertisements, Google AdMob and its advertising technology partners may collect and process certain device information, technical telemetry, and advertising identifiers according to their own privacy policies.

For detailed information on how Google collects, protects, and uses information, please consult the Google Privacy Policy and Google's documentation on How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

Device and Advertising Identifiers

To deliver, measure, and secure advertisements, Google AdMob and Google Play Services may automatically process certain technical and pseudonymous identifiers from your device:

• Google Advertising ID (GAID): A user-resettable unique identifier provided by the Android operating system used for advertising purposes. You can reset your Advertising ID or opt out of personalized ads at any time through your Android device settings (Settings > Google > Ads).
• Device & Telemetry Data: Information such as device manufacturer, hardware model, operating system version, network connection type (Wi-Fi/cellular), language preference, screen resolution, and time zone.
• Ad Interaction & Diagnostic Metrics: Information regarding ad impressions, clicks, render performance, and fraud/bot-prevention signals.

KappuApps does not associate these advertising identifiers with any real-world individual identity or contact details.

Consent and Privacy Choices

Where required by applicable data protection regulations (such as in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions requiring explicit consent mechanisms), the application utilizes the Google User Messaging Platform (UMP) SDK to present consent dialogues.

Depending on your location and regulatory choices, you can choose whether to allow personalized advertisements or receive non-personalized advertisements. Where available, you can update your consent preferences directly within the application's More/Settings screen.

Internet Access and App Permissions

The Android manifest of Mumbai Metro Route Guide declares minimal runtime permissions:

• INTERNET (android.permission.INTERNET): Required exclusively for loading AdMob advertisements, fetching consent dialogues, verifying app-ads.txt authorization, and opening external URLs (such as this Privacy Policy or Google Play). All core transit calculation and map features function without an active internet connection.
• VIBRATE (android.permission.VIBRATE): Used solely to provide subtle haptic feedback when tapping buttons, selecting stations, or switching transit lines.

The application does NOT request or access sensitive Android permissions such as Camera, Microphone, Read Contacts, Read External Storage, or Background Location.

Location Data

Mumbai Metro Route Guide does NOT collect, track, or transmit your device's GPS or precise physical location.

Station search, journey planning, transfer point suggestions, and fare calculations are executed entirely through offline station selectors and algorithmic route matrices. The app does not request Android location permissions.

User Accounts and Personal Data

You do not need to create an account, register, provide an email address, or sign in to use Mumbai Metro Route Guide. KappuApps does not maintain user databases, profiles, or registration portals for this application.

Children's Privacy

Mumbai Metro Route Guide is a general-audience urban transit utility designed for commuters of all ages. It is not specifically targeted at or directed toward children under 13 years of age. KappuApps does not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child has inadvertently submitted personal information to us, please contact us at the address provided below so that we can promptly remove the information.

Third-Party Services and SDKs

The application integrates the following third-party software development kits (SDKs):

• Google Mobile Ads / Google AdMob (SDK): Employed to serve mobile advertisements, gather aggregate ad analytics, and protect against fraudulent ad traffic.
• Google User Messaging Platform (UMP): Used to handle regulatory privacy consent where applicable.

No other third-party analytics (such as Firebase Analytics, Mixpanel, or AppsFlyer), crash-logging SDKs, or social media logins are bundled within the application.

Data Retention and Removal

Because your recent journeys, favorites, and settings are stored locally on your device, you have complete control over this data at all times:

• You can clear recent journey history and saved favorites directly inside the app's settings interface.
• You can wipe all locally stored application preferences via Android Settings (Settings > Apps > Mumbai Metro Route Guide > Storage > Clear Data).
• Uninstalling the application permanently removes all locally stored application preferences and cached journey records from your device.

Data processed independently by Google AdMob or Google Play Services is retained according to Google's standard data retention schedules.

Data Security

KappuApps implements industry-standard safeguards to protect the limited operational data associated with the application. By designing the application to function offline without a centralized user database, the risk of unauthorized data exposure is minimized. However, no electronic storage method or internet transmission is guaranteed to be 100% secure.

External Links

The application and this policy document may provide hyperlinks to external websites, such as Google Play, Google's Privacy Policy, or official transport portals. KappuApps has no control over the privacy policies, data collection procedures, or content of third-party websites. We encourage commuters to review the privacy notices of any external site they visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect modifications in application capabilities, operating system standards, advertising SDK versions, or applicable legal requirements. When updates occur, the Last Updated date at the top of this document will be revised accordingly.

We encourage commuters to review this page periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, our data handling standards, or Mumbai Metro Route Guide, please feel free to contact us: