Privacy Policy

Last updated August 6, 2026

The short version: we collect what's needed to arrange your rides — your email and your trip locations. We don't sell your data, we don't run ads, and your card number goes to Stripe, never to us.

1 · What we collect

Account: your email address and a password (stored securely by Google Firebase — we never see the password itself).
Trips: pickup and destination locations, the route, times, and the price of each ride — that's what a receipt is made of.
Location: your device location, only while you're setting a pickup or during a ride, to point the arrow to your car and show trip progress. You can say no in iOS Settings; the app still works without it.

2 · What we use it for

Running the service: matching you with an operator, pricing and showing your trip, receipts, fixing problems you report, and keeping the platform safe. That's it.

3 · Who touches the data (our processors)

Google Firebase — accounts and trip records.
Stripe — payments. Your card details go directly to Stripe; we never store a full card number.
Render — hosts our server.
Route lookups send trip coordinates (never your name) to a routing service.

We don't sell your personal information to anyone, and we don't show ads.

4 · How long we keep it

Trip history stays on your account so your receipts exist. Want your account and its data deleted? Ask through Patron Support in the app and it will be done.

5 · Children

American Rider accounts are for adults 18 and over. We don't knowingly collect data from children.

6 · Changes

If this policy changes, the new version is posted here with an updated date at the top.