Privacy Policy

Effective November 4, 2026

Boston Inbound does not collect, store, sell or share any personal information. There are no accounts, no analytics, no advertising and no tracking.

What stays on your iPhone

Your chosen stations, settings and tracked trips are saved only on your device. They are not sent to us or to anyone else, and they are removed when you delete the app.

Location

If you choose "Show nearby stations", the app asks for your location while it is in use and uses it on your device to list the closest stations. Your location is never sent off your iPhone or stored. You can turn it off at any time in Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services.

Transit data

To show schedules and live times, the app requests public transit data from the MBTA's V3 API (api-v3.mbta.com), operated by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). These requests contain the stations and routes being looked up, not your identity or location. Like any web request, they reveal your device's IP address to that server; its handling is governed by MassDOT's own policies.

iCloud

The app reads a shared configuration value from Apple's iCloud public database. No personal data is written to iCloud.

Notifications and Live Activities

Notifications and Live Activities about a train you track are created on your device by the app itself. No notification server is used.

Children

The app collects no data from anyone, including children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

Contact

Questions about privacy: open an issue, or see the support page.