Permission first
Motion and location access will be clearly explained and controlled by the person using the app.
Privacy principles
Map the road. Not the driver.
The app is being designed around the minimum information needed to understand pavement—not to create a history of where people go.
Process locally
High-frequency sensor readings can be evaluated on the phone so unnecessary raw data never has to leave it.
Keep only road evidence
Uploaded events can be reduced to the location, time, speed range, severity, and accuracy information needed to evaluate the road.
Separate people from reports
Public maps will describe road conditions without displaying who drove a route or an individual vehicle’s travel history.
No location-data advertising
The product is intended to serve drivers and communities, not sell personal movement data for advertising.
Delete and control
The released app will provide clear controls for collection, uploading, account data, and deletion.
Before launch
A complete policy will match the finished app.
These principles guide development. Before public testing begins, Sucky Roads will publish a detailed privacy policy explaining exactly what the released app collects, why it is needed, how long it is retained, and how users can exercise control.