Privacy Policy for Subwhere
Last updated: 29 July 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Subwhere (“the App”, “we”, “us”) handles information when you use the App on iOS and Android.
Subwhere is published by AppLand (Stefan Almqvist), based in Sweden.
Contact: applandapps@gmail.com
What we collect
Subwhere does not collect, store, or transmit any personal data. The App uses the following information only on your device, never sent to us or any third party we control:
Camera feed - used by your device’s augmented reality framework (ARKit on iOS, ARCore on Android) to display the augmented reality view and to recognise your surroundings for geographic localisation. The camera image is processed on your device and is never recorded, saved, or transmitted.
Location - your approximate location is used to show subway trains running near you. Your location is processed on your device and never sent to our servers. It is never stored as a location history, shared, or sold. The same applies when the App provides location-based information through its optional home-screen widget (see “Widgets” below), including while the App is in the background or closed.
Device motion and orientation - used for AR rendering. Processed on your device only.
We do not use analytics, tracking SDKs, advertising, crash-reporting services, or any third-party data collection.
Widgets
Subwhere offers an optional home-screen widget that displays station information and upcoming train departures. On iOS, the App may also offer a Live Activity (shown on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island) with the same information.
To show departures, these features either use a station you choose or read your device’s current location on the device, including while the App is in the background or closed. As with the rest of the App, any location used is processed only on your device to determine which station is nearest - it is never stored as a history, sent to our servers, shared, or sold.
The departure countdown shown in the widget (and, on iOS, the Live Activity) updates on your device and does not require any personal data to be sent to us. When fresh departure information is needed, the App makes the same anonymous request to Trafiklab described below; that request contains no personal information about you. No data leaves your device other than that anonymous request.
Data sent to third parties
The App requests live train data from Trafiklab (https://www.trafiklab.se), a public transit data service operated by Samtrafiken. The App sends a request for current Stockholm subway train positions; this request does not contain any personal information about you. Trafiklab’s privacy policy applies to that interaction: https://www.trafiklab.se/sv/anvandarvillkor/
When using AR features, the App relies on operating-system services provided by your device’s platform: Apple’s ARKit and ARGeoTracking on iOS, and Google’s ARCore (including the Geospatial API) on Android. Apple or Google may collect data as described in their own privacy policies: Apple: https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/ Google: https://policies.google.com/privacy
The map view in the App is provided by your platform’s mapping service (Apple Maps on iOS, Google Maps on Android). Your interaction with the map is subject to that provider’s privacy policy.
Permissions
The App will ask for permission to use:
Camera - required for AR functionality. The App cannot work without this.
Location (when in use) - required to show trains near you, and to power the optional home-screen widget (and, on iOS, the Live Activity). The App cannot work without this.
You can revoke these permissions at any time in your device’s settings (iOS Settings or Android Settings) under Subwhere.
Children
The App is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect any data from anyone.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we will update the “Last updated” date above.
Contact
Questions? E-mail applandapps@gmail.com.