Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 12, 2026

  1. Introduction

Sonce is a mileage tracking app (“Application”) built for self-employed people in the United States. The app records your car trips automatically, helps you classify them as business or personal, and generates mileage reports you can use for tax deductions. To do this, Sonce collects location data and other information described in this policy.

This Privacy Policy describes how Sonce, Inc. (“Sonce”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) collects, uses, shares, and protects personal information when you use our Application, related services, and any associated websites or support channels (collectively, the “Services”).

The Services are designed, optimized, and exclusively targeted to individuals operating motor vehicles within the United States. Sonce does not intentionally target, offer services to, or monitor the behavior of individuals residing in the European Union, European Economic Area (EEA), or other international jurisdictions.  

The Application is intended for individuals aged 18 or older who are legally permitted to drive a car in the US.

  1. Information We Collect

We collect personal information directly from you, automatically from your device, and from third-party service providers.

Account and Identity Information:

  • Profile data: When you register an account, we collect your email address, first name, last name, and your unique social provider ID.

  • Onboarding Data: We register your sign-up context, including your country, registration state, IP address, and account status.

  • Preferences data: We save your settings, such as your self-declared occupation, local timezone, distance unit preferences (e.g., miles or kilometers), and your customized working schedule.

  • Payment Information: When you make a purchase, your payment data is securely processed directly by Apple via the App Store, and we only retain non-sensitive transaction metadata.

Location and Sensor Trip Data:

  • Precise location data: We collect precise location data (e.g., latitude, longitude, altitude, and speed) to generate smooth trip paths, including background location tracking to ensure seamless trip capture, which you can control via the Application privacy settings.

  • Trip metadata: We generate and store your precise trip start time, end time, trip duration, and distance traveled.

  • Motion and Fitness Data: We use your iOS device’s native accelerometer, gyroscope, and core motion frameworks to automatically detect vehicle motion state, filter out stationary periods, and accurately distinguish driving activity from other activities.

Vehicle and Hardware Integration Identifiers:

To ensure trips are mapped to the correct personal or business vehicle, we collect the following information:

  • Vehicle details: Model, model year, odometer readings, and custom car names that you assign via the Application.

  • Hardware Metadata: Wireless unique identifiers from your vehicle’s integrated technology (e.g., Wi-Fi SSID network names, Bluetooth SSID, MAC identifiers, and Apple CarPlay connection payloads).

System Logs and Application Behavior:

  • Interaction Markers: We collect application interaction logs, performance diagnostics, crash logs, and other interaction activity.

  1. How We Use Your Information

We collect and process your personal information to power the core functionalities of Sonce, enforce security safeguards, comply with regulatory requirements, and for other legitimate purposes. Specifically, we use your information to:

  • Provide Core Application Features: Create and maintain your account, authenticate identity, and generate your automated driving journals.

  • Process Location and Motion Analytics: Translate GPS signals and hardware identifiers into structured trips, distance reports, and mileage categorization logs.

  • Automate Vehicle Syncing: Automatically group trips with the proper vehicle profile.

  • Deliver Communications: Dispatch trip summaries, weekly and monthly reports, system operational status notifications, and product feature adjustments. You can control these communication channels via the Application configurations.

  • Technical Safety and Debugging: Investigate application crashes to maintain service reliability.

  1. How We Disclose Your Information

We do not sell or share your personal information. We only share information with a limited set of trusted service providers strictly necessary to operate the Application, provide core features, and comply with legal requirements.

  • Service providers: We share necessary data elements with cloud infrastructure, authentication, customer support, and analytics vendors (e.g., Auth0, Amplitude, Intercom, and Sentry) strictly to manage your account, track platform stability, and handle support requests.

  • Mapping and Navigation Partners: We share limited, de-identified route coordinates with Mapbox to generate maps. This information does not contain your name, email, or other direct personal account identifiers.

  • Legal Compliance and Protection: We may disclose your information if required to do so by US federal or state law, or in response to valid legal requests like a subpoena or court order.

  1. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, maintain user accounts, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and support legitimate business operations. Retention periods may vary depending on the type of information.

  1. Your Rights and Data Controls

Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

  • Accessing the personal information we maintain about you, including receiving it in a portable format.

  • Requesting deletion of your personal information.

  • Correcting inaccurate information.

  • Opting out of marketing communications.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, or have any questions about your data, please reach out to us at privacy@sonce.ai.

Nondiscrimination

You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising any of your privacy rights.

Sensitive Data Limitations

We only process your sensitive personal information, such as precise location, to execute core trip-tracking utilities you explicitly request.

Authorized Agents

If you are an authorized agent seeking to submit a privacy request on behalf of a Sonce user — including requests for data access, correction, or deletion — you may do so by contacting us directly at privacy@sonce.ai.

To protect our users' security and comply with US state privacy regulations, we require authorized agents to provide proof of their authority. This may include a valid power of attorney or written, signed permission from the consumer authorizing you to act on their behalf. To ensure absolute data security, we may also contact the consumer directly to verify their identity and confirm that they have granted you permission to submit the request.

We will respond to verified requests within 45 days of receipt. If we require additional time, we will notify you within the initial 45-day period and may extend our response by an additional 45 days, as permitted by applicable law.

Device Permissions

You can manage location, Bluetooth, motion, notifications, and related permissions through your iOS device settings. Please note that disabling certain permissions may reduce functionality or prevent some Services from operating correctly.

Account and Data Deletion

You may delete your Sonce account at any time through the application settings, or by contacting us at privacy@sonce.ai.

When your account is deleted, we will delete or permanently de-identify your personal information within a reasonable timeframe, except where retention is required for legal, security, fraud prevention, or critical operational purposes. Certain limited information may remain temporarily in secure backup systems before it is permanently purged.

  1. Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date and provide additional notice where required by law.

Your continued use of the Services after the updated Privacy Policy becomes effective means that you acknowledge the revised notice.

  1. Contact and Privacy Communication Channels

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, you may contact us at: privacy@sonce.ai.

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