Privacy Policy

Operator and contact

The Roaming Bean operates The Roaming Bean app and website. Privacy questions and requests can be sent to [email protected].

Privacy at a glance

No account is required. The App does not contain advertising or cross-app advertising trackers, and The Roaming Bean does not sell personal information or share it for targeted or cross-context behavioral advertising. The native apps do not contain a general-purpose analytics or crash-reporting SDK. The website uses Cloudflare Web Analytics for aggregate traffic and performance reporting.

Information handled by the App

Location. Location access is optional. The native apps use foreground location for nearby stops, distance estimates, and map context; they do not request background location. The Android app requests approximate location, and the iPhone and iPad app uses reduced-accuracy while-in-use location. Distances are generally calculated on the device, and The Roaming Bean does not maintain a location-history profile. Map, navigation, calendar, or sharing providers may receive location or route details when you use those features.

On-device information. Saved stops, menu favorites, reminders, map and appearance choices, haptic settings, the public schedule cache, and similar preferences are stored in app or browser storage. A saved stop can include its public name, schedule, address, and coordinates. This information is not an account profile.

Website requests. When the App requests the schedule or another website feature, hosting and security providers may process standard network information such as IP address, request time, path, response status, browser or app version, device type, approximate region, performance data, and security signals.

Notifications

Native-app saved-stop reminders are scheduled locally and do not currently upload Apple or Firebase push tokens to The Roaming Bean. Optional Web Push sends the notification service a browser push endpoint and encryption keys, random installation credentials, requested reminder details, and delivery or inbox state. This information is used only to authenticate the installation and provide, secure, synchronize, or remove requested web notifications.

Service providers and optional actions

Cloudflare provides hosting, content delivery, security, Worker routes, web-notification routing, and aggregate Web Analytics. Cloudflare may process the network information described above and limited operational logs. Its handling is described in the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

Maps and directions. The website uses Google Maps or OpenStreetMap-based tiles, the Android app uses Google Maps SDK for Android, and the iPhone and iPad app uses Apple MapKit. These providers may process IP address, device or SDK metadata, diagnostics, map interactions, the viewed area, and location when shown on a map. A selected navigation app may also receive the origin, destination, account, and device information under its own policy. See Google Privacy and Apple Maps Privacy.

Calendar, sharing, links, and email. These actions occur only when you choose them. The iPhone and iPad app requests write-only calendar access and does not read calendar history. Calendar or shared content can include a stop's public details and a directions link, which may include an origin coordinate when Google routing is selected. Linked websites, social networks, shops, booking pages, hiring pages, email providers, and selected sharing apps apply their own privacy practices.

Optional tips. The website's Support The App link opens the @KBITWorks Venmo profile; the native-app support screens do not process payments. Venmo or PayPal processes payment credentials; The Roaming Bean app does not receive a bank-account or card number. The recipient may receive transaction details needed for bookkeeping, fraud prevention, or legal obligations. Tips are voluntary and are not represented as tax-deductible donations. See Venmo's Privacy Statement.

How information is used and disclosed

Information is used to provide requested features, deliver the schedule and notifications, remember preferences, answer messages, secure and troubleshoot the service, measure aggregate website performance, keep required business records, and comply with law. It is disclosed only to the providers described above, an app or recipient you select, advisers or authorities when legally required, or as part of a legally permitted business reorganization.

Retention and deletion

Local information remains until removed in the App, displaced by storage limits, cleared with app or browser data, or removed by uninstalling. Web Push records are retained while needed to provide the connection and for limited security, backup, or deletion-retry periods; disabling Web Push attempts to delete the server-side installation record. Email and transaction records are kept only as reasonably needed for support, business, tax, fraud-prevention, or legal purposes. Service providers retain information under their own policies.

Because the App has no accounts, there is no account-deletion process. You can clear saved items, disable notifications, clear app or browser data, or uninstall. Requests to access, correct, or delete information controlled by The Roaming Bean may be sent to the contact above. Provider-controlled or aggregate information that cannot be identified may not be available for deletion.

Your choices and security

Location, notifications, and calendar access can be denied or revoked in device or browser settings, and the public schedule remains available without location. Maps, sharing, calendar, email, social, shop, and support features are optional.

Network requests use HTTPS where controlled by The Roaming Bean. Administrative access is restricted, and Web Push requests use installation credentials. No internet or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

Children

The app is a general-audience schedule utility and is not directed to children under 13. The Roaming Bean does not knowingly seek personal information from a child under 13. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided personal information can contact The Roaming Bean to request review and deletion.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when the App, providers, or legal requirements change. The date above will be revised when an update is published. Privacy questions, rights requests, and concerns can be sent to [email protected].