Effective Date: August 27, 2026
Last Updated: August 27, 2026

1. Our Commitment to Privacy

X•SAR and X•SAFETY are safety-focused applications designed to help locate devices and, where applicable, assist in locating people during search and rescue, emergency response, public safety, and personal safety situations.

Privacy is an important part of how our technology is designed.

We do not sell your personal data.
We do not sell your location data.
We do not use your location data for advertising.
We do not build advertising profiles from your activity.

Information collected through X•SAR and X•SAFETY is used to provide, secure, maintain, and improve the safety and location-related functionality of our services.

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2. Information the Apps May Access or Collect

Depending on the device, operating system, permissions granted, application configuration, and features being used, X•SAR and X•SAFETY may access or process:

Location Information

The Apps may use your device’s location services, including GPS and other device-provided positioning information.

Location information may be required to:

* Determine the location of the device running the App;
* Display a device or responder position on a map;
* Estimate the location or proximity of detected devices;
* Support search and rescue or safety operations;
* Provide navigation, mapping, proximity, or situational-awareness functionality; and
* Record relevant operational information when such functionality is enabled.

Depending on the functionality being used and the permissions you provide, location access may occur while the App is in use and, where specifically permitted by you and supported by the operating system, while operating in the background.

Bluetooth / Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

X•SAR and X•SAFETY may use Bluetooth, including Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), to detect compatible or discoverable devices in the surrounding area.

BLE information may be used to:

* Detect nearby devices;
* Measure or estimate signal strength;
* Estimate proximity or range;
* Assist search teams in locating a device;
* Identify compatible safety devices or signals; and
* Support search, rescue, emergency, and safety functionality.

Bluetooth detection does not necessarily provide the precise geographic location of another device. Signal measurements and estimated distances can be affected by terrain, buildings, debris, vegetation, device orientation, interference, weather, and other environmental factors.

Wi-Fi

The Apps may use Wi-Fi-related information and capabilities available through the device and operating system to support positioning, connectivity, device discovery, or safety-related functionality.

Depending on the platform and permissions available, this may include information associated with nearby wireless networks or signals.

Device and Technical Information

We may process limited technical information necessary to operate and secure the Apps, such as:

* Device type and operating system;
* App version;
* Device or application identifiers;
* Connection and network information;
* Diagnostic information;
* Crash and performance information; and
* Security and operational logs.

We seek to limit collection to information reasonably necessary to provide, protect, troubleshoot, and improve the service.

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3. Why We Process This Information

Information collected or accessed by X•SAR and X•SAFETY may be used for legitimate safety and operational purposes, including:

* Search and rescue;
* Emergency response;
* Personal and public safety;
* Device detection and localization;
* Proximity and range estimation;
* Situational awareness;
* Mapping and navigation;
* Providing requested App functionality;
* Protecting the security and integrity of the service;
* Troubleshooting technical problems;
* Preventing misuse or unauthorized access; and
* Improving reliability and performance.

We do not use information collected through these safety functions to create advertising profiles.

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4. Location and Nearby Device Permissions

Modern mobile operating systems require user permission for certain location, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and nearby-device functionality.

Where required, X•SAR and X•SAFETY will request the applicable permission before accessing these capabilities.

You can generally review or change these permissions at any time through your device’s operating-system settings.

Disabling certain permissions may prevent some safety, detection, mapping, or localization features from functioning correctly.

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5. Search and Rescue Operations

X•SAR is specifically designed to support search and rescue and emergency-response operations.

During an authorized operation, information such as responder location, device location, detected wireless signals, estimated proximity, timestamps, and related operational information may be displayed or shared with authorized personnel participating in the operation.

Access should be limited to personnel and organizations with an operational need for the information.

Where X•SAR or X•SAFETY is deployed by an organization, government agency, municipality, emergency service, employer, or other customer, that organization may separately determine how information associated with its deployment is processed. In those circumstances, the organization may act as the data controller or business responsible for certain processing, while we may act as its service provider or processor.

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6. We Do Not Sell Personal Data

We do not sell personal information or personal data.

We also do not sell precise location information or information concerning devices detected through X•SAR or X•SAFETY.

We do not provide personal information to advertising companies for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Where required by applicable privacy law, we treat this commitment consistently with applicable definitions of “sale” and “sharing.”

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7. Sharing of Information

We may disclose information only when reasonably necessary, including:

* To provide the functionality requested by the user;
* To authorized organizations or personnel involved in a relevant safety or rescue operation;
* To service providers processing information on our behalf under appropriate contractual restrictions;
* To maintain security, prevent fraud, or investigate misuse;
* To comply with applicable laws, court orders, or legally valid governmental requests; or
* To protect the vital interests, safety, rights, or property of individuals where permitted by law.

We do not permit service providers to use personal data provided to them on our behalf for their own advertising purposes.

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8. Data Retention

We aim to retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including operational, security, contractual, and legal requirements.

Where information is required only temporarily to provide device detection, proximity, or safety functionality, we seek to minimize unnecessary retention.

Retention periods may differ when X•SAR or X•SAFETY is deployed by an organization that controls the relevant data.

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9. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, loss, or misuse.

These measures may include access controls, authentication, encryption where appropriate, system monitoring, and data-minimization practices.

No electronic system, wireless communication method, or data-storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

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10. GDPR — European Economic Area and United Kingdom

Where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, or similar privacy legislation applies, personal data will be processed only where an appropriate legal basis exists.

Depending on the circumstances, processing may be based on:

* Your consent;
* Performance of a contract;
* Compliance with a legal obligation;
* Legitimate interests, where those interests are not overridden by your rights;
* Protection of vital interests; or
* Other legal grounds available under applicable law.

The appropriate legal basis may differ where X•SAR or X•SAFETY is operated by an emergency service, governmental organization, municipality, public authority, or other organization.

Subject to applicable law, individuals may have rights including:

* Access to their personal data;
* Correction of inaccurate information;
* Deletion of personal data;
* Restriction of processing;
* Objection to certain processing;
* Data portability;
* Withdrawal of consent where processing relies on consent; and
* The right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority.

These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and exemptions.

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11. California Privacy Rights — CCPA / CPRA

California residents may have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).

Depending on applicability and subject to legal exceptions, these may include the right to:

* Know what categories of personal information are collected;
* Request access to specific personal information;
* Request correction of inaccurate personal information;
* Request deletion of personal information;
* Know the categories of sources and purposes for which information is collected;
* Know the categories of third parties to whom information is disclosed;
* Opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information; and
* Receive equal service and treatment when exercising applicable privacy rights.

X•SAR and X•SAFETY do not sell personal information.

X•SAR and X•SAFETY do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.

Where precise geolocation or other information qualifies as “sensitive personal information” under California law, we process such information only as reasonably necessary and proportionate for permitted operational, safety, security, and service purposes, subject to applicable law.

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12. Children’s Privacy

X•SAR and X•SAFETY are safety technologies and are not designed to collect children’s personal information for advertising or marketing purposes.

Where the technology is used in connection with minors, schools, families, emergency operations, or public-safety programs, the responsible organization must ensure that its deployment complies with applicable consent, authorization, and child-privacy requirements.

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13. International Data Transfers

Where personal information is transferred between countries, we take appropriate measures as required by applicable privacy law.

For transfers subject to GDPR or similar requirements, appropriate safeguards may include recognized contractual protections or other legally permitted transfer mechanisms.

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14. Emergency Situations

In an emergency, information may in some circumstances be processed or disclosed where reasonably necessary to protect a person’s life, health, or safety and where permitted by applicable law.

The purpose of X•SAR and X•SAFETY is to help people and authorized organizations improve safety and locate devices or persons associated with those devices—not to track individuals for advertising or commercial profiling.

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15. Your Choices

You remain in control of operating-system permissions available to X•SAR and X•SAFETY.

Depending on your device, you may be able to disable or modify:

* Location access;
* Precise location;
* Background location;
* Bluetooth access;
* Nearby-device permissions;
* Wi-Fi-related permissions; and
* Notifications.

Some functionality may become unavailable when required permissions are disabled.

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16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our technology, services, or legal requirements evolve.

When material changes are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date and provide additional notice where required by applicable law.

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17. Contact and Privacy Requests

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy or requests to exercise applicable privacy rights may be submitted through the privacy contact information provided by the operator of X•SAR and X•SAFETY.

Where the Apps are provided through a government agency, municipality, emergency-response organization, employer, or other organization, privacy requests relating to data controlled by that organization may need to be directed to that organization.

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Privacy by Design

The principle behind X•SAR and X•SAFETY is simple:

Use location and wireless technology to help protect and locate people when it matters — while collecting and retaining only the information reasonably necessary to provide that capability.

We do not sell personal data, location data, or detected-device information.