Privacy Policy
The short version
Map Path does not collect, store, transmit, sell, share, or otherwise process any personal data. No analytics. No tracking. No telemetry. No network requests at all. It does not even keep settings — there is nothing to keep. The extension looks at the link addresses already on a web page, and where one points at a supported map service it rewrites that link to Apple Maps. That is the whole job, and it happens entirely inside your browser.
If you only read the short version, you're done. Thanks for caring about privacy.
The slightly longer version
I built Map Path because I prefer Apple Maps and got tired of map
links dropping me into other apps and websites. To redirect a map
link, the extension has to be able to see that link on the page
you're viewing — read its destination, recognize it as a
Google Maps / Waze / Bing / HERE link, and replace it with the
equivalent maps.apple.com address.
That reading and rewriting happens on the page, in the moment, and then it's over. Nothing about the link, the page, or you is recorded, copied off the page, or sent anywhere — not to me, not to Apple, not to anyone.
What we collect
Nothing.
What we store on your device
Nothing. Map Path version 1.0 keeps no settings and writes nothing to storage. There is no account, no preferences file, no history, and no cache created by the extension.
What we transmit
Nothing. There are no network requests in the
extension's code. No fetch, no
XMLHttpRequest, no WebSocket, no image beacons, no
third-party SDKs, no remote scripts, no CDN, no web fonts. Because
the extension never makes a network request, it also never
“follows” shortened links — doing so would mean
contacting a server, which Map Path will not do.
What the extension can access, and why
To rewrite map links, Safari runs Map Path's content script on the web pages you view so it can read the page's links and change the ones that point at supported map services. This page access is used for that single purpose and nothing else. Map Path does not:
- Read or record the text, images, or content of the pages you visit
- Track which pages you open or which links you click
- Access your browsing history, bookmarks, tabs, cookies, or downloads
- Access your location, microphone, camera, or any other sensor
- Communicate with any server, app, or other extension
- Store anything, on your device or anywhere else
You can confirm this in Safari's extension settings, which show exactly what Map Path is allowed to do, and in the source code, which is public.
Apple Maps
When you click a link that Map Path has rewritten, your browser or device opens Apple Maps with the address or coordinates from that link. From that point on, Apple Maps is handling your request under Apple's privacy policy, not this one. Map Path's involvement ends the moment the link is rewritten; it is not part of the navigation and sees nothing about your route or destination.
Third parties
There are no third parties. No analytics provider, no error-reporting service, no payment processor, no ad network, no CDN. Map Path is a single self-contained extension with no external dependencies at runtime.
Children
Map Path doesn't collect anything from anyone, so there's nothing child-specific to disclose. It's safe for any age group old enough to use a web browser.
Changes to this policy
If this policy ever changes, the updated version will live at this same URL with a new “Last updated” date at the top. Material changes will be called out in the changelog of any release that introduces them.
Contact
If you have a privacy question or want to verify any of the above, email me at [email protected].