Privacy Policy

SchengenTracker ("we", "our", "us") operates the website at schengentracker.com and provides Schengen-area travel compliance tools. For GDPR purposes, we are the data controller.

Contact: [email protected]

Account data — When you register, we collect your email address and display name. This is necessary to provide the service.

Trip data — Dates of entry and exit, nationalities, and destinations you enter into the calculator. This data is used solely to calculate Schengen allowances in your browser.

Usage data — We use Google Analytics (GA4) and Vercel Analytics to understand how the site is used. This includes pages visited, browser type, device type, and approximate location (country level). We do not use analytics data to identify you personally.

Authentication tokens — Account authentication is currently disabled, so the app does not issue login session cookies.

We process your personal data on the following legal bases under GDPR Article 6:

• Contract performance (Art. 6(1)(b)) — to provide the calculator and travel-planning services you use.
• Legitimate interests (Art. 6(1)(f)) — to operate, secure, and improve the service through analytics.
• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)) — where required, for non-essential cookies and marketing communications. You can withdraw consent at any time.

We share data only with the following processors, all bound by data processing agreements:

• Vercel Inc. (USA, EU-US Data Privacy Framework) — hosting and edge compute.
• Google LLC — Google Analytics 4 for aggregate usage analytics. Data is anonymised at collection; IP addresses are not stored. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We do not sell your personal data to any third party.

• Account data — Retained while your account is active and for 30 days after deletion to allow recovery if requested.
• Trip and driver data — Retained while your account is active and deleted immediately upon account deletion.
• Analytics data — Aggregate, anonymised analytics are retained for up to 26 months.
• Server logs — Vercel edge logs are retained for up to 7 days.

As a data subject in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — request deletion of your account and all associated data. You can do this directly from Settings → Delete Account.
• Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Restriction — request that we restrict processing of your data.
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Withdraw consent — where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

We use the following cookies:

• Authentication cookies — Not currently used because account authentication is disabled.
• Analytics cookies — Set by Google Analytics to understand aggregate usage after you consent.
• Advertising cookies — Google advertising storage and personalization remain denied unless you consent.

You can change your cookie choice at any time from this page.

Your data may be processed in the United States by Vercel and Google. These providers maintain international transfer safeguards under GDPR Chapter V.

SchengenTracker is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under 16. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, contact us at [email protected] and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this policy when the service changes or to reflect regulatory requirements. Material changes will be communicated by email to registered users at least 14 days before they take effect. The "Last updated" date below always reflects the current version.