Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is https://www.appworldheritage.com, our iPhone and iPad application is world heritage – UNESCO List (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/world-heritage-unesco-list/id1056312221) and our Android application is World heritage – UNESCO List (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appworldheritage.worldheritage).

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Contact forms

When you fill out a contact form on appworldheritage.com we only collect the information you enter into the contact form, including your name and email address. That information is sent to us via email, hosted by OVH (2 rue Kellermann – 59100 ROUBAIX – France).  We only retain that information —including your email address— for as long as necessary to address your purpose in contacting us.

Email addresses provided in contact forms are not ever used by appworldheritage.com for any purpose other than to reply to you in regards to your reason for contacting us.  We never sell information from contact forms to any third parties for any purpose.

Email

When you send an email directly, via your email client on device (using the link inside the world heritage app or using the email address), we retain the information you have provided, including email address and name, for as long as necessary to contact you.

Cookies

This website uses cookies which are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device to help our website provide a better user experience.

The appworldheritage.com site uses the following cookies:

  • Google Analytics cookies – these are set for monitoring and tracking visitors behavior on the site.
  • WordFence cookies – these are used by WordFence for the security of this site. For more information, click here.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Analytics

Appworldheritage.com collects website usage data via the Google Analytics service. Using a cookie, website visitor usage statistics are used to improve the website by doing things such as identifying popular content or learning how users find the site and interact with it. Users can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

The world heritage app collects app usage data several services to improve the app by identifying popular content or learning how users interact with it:

Data from the iOS world heritage app

Apart form the analytics for the world heritage app, the following data is collected:

  • the lists of visited and wished sites/locations are stored in you private Apple iCloud data storage: the main purpose of this is to backup your data in case of device change or to share your data between devices. We don’t store this data on our side.
  • when you choose to connect using Facebook, the list of visited sites associated with your Facebook ID (a numeric identifier associated with your profile) is stored in Apple iCloud using CloudKit: the purpose of that is to compare the number and list of visited sites of your Facebook friends (the ones using the app)

Data from the iOS world heritage app

Apart form the analytics for the world heritage app, the following data is collected:

  • the lists of visited and wished sites are stored on device. We don’t store this data on our side.

Location services

The world heritage app uses location services to locate you on the maps or to find world heritage sites and locations around you. We do not share nor collect your location.

Who we share your data with

Your personal data is not shared with any third party.

But your data may be shared with:

How long we retain your data

When you contact us using the contact form or using the e-mail address, we retain your data indefinitely.

What rights you have over your data

If you want us to delete personal data we have about you, you can contact us using the Contact page. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

The information provided in the contact form is sent to our email, hosted by OVH.

For the iOS app, your app data is sent to Apple iCloud, either your personal storage for your full data or the CloudKit for your visited data.

Your contact information

To contact us, use the Contact page.

Additional information

What third parties we receive data from

We don’t receive any third parties data.