WIM Privacy Policy
This policy explains how DAS Future Works LLC handles information in WIM (World Incident Map). WIM is a community incident-information service. It is not a government service, emergency service, or substitute for contacting local emergency authorities.
Information you provide
WIM stores a persistent app-generated device identifier, your public nickname, accepted legal and consent versions, app settings needed by the service, and account activity timestamps. When you choose to publish or communicate, WIM processes the reports, messages, descriptions, photos, report coordinates, timestamps, and moderation or support information you submit.
Public reports, attached photos, and public-chat messages are visible to other users for the limited period described in the app. Do not publish private, confidential, or sensitive information.
Age handling
WIM uses the birth date entered during registration only to determine whether age-restricted functions may be enabled and, for a user under 13, to calculate the date those functions may become available. The birth date is not retained after successful registration. Users under 13 receive a restricted read-only experience; advertising and publishing features are disabled for them.
Location and map information
With your permission, WIM uses precise foreground or background location to place you on the map and evaluate nearby incident or risk zones. Continuous location fixes are evaluated on the device and WIM does not create a route history. A report coordinate is transmitted to the service only when you choose to publish a report or other feature requires the coordinate you submit.
WIM uses OpenFreeMap as its primary map provider and OpenStreetMap raster tiles as a fallback. Map providers receive technical request information such as an IP address and the map area requested. Google location services may also process device location to provide Android location functions.
Photos, camera, and translation
WIM accesses the camera or photo library only after your action. Selected attachments are uploaded when you choose to publish or send them. Translation uses Google ML Kit language models on the device. Models may be downloaded from Google, but message text is translated on the device rather than sent to a DAS Future Works translation server.
Advertising and consent choices
WIM is free and supported by a limited banner on the main map through Google Mobile Ads. Ads are not shown in chat, incident creation, alerts, support, legal pages, or the under-13 read-only experience. Google may process an IP address, device or advertising identifiers, approximate location, diagnostics, and interactions with ads to deliver, measure, and protect advertising. Where required, Google’s User Messaging Platform presents privacy choices before ads are requested.
Technical and security information
WIM and its service providers process network addresses, request times, device and app information, diagnostics, and security events to establish secure connections, operate features, prevent abuse, investigate reports, and diagnose failures. We do not sell personal information.
Retention
Public reports, photos, and public-chat content normally remain visible for up to 24 hours and are hard-deleted within 72 hours unless removed earlier. Closed support cases may be retained for up to 180 days. When account deletion is requested, associated data enters a 30-day deletion quarantine; a timely unresolved claim may extend retention until 30 days after the claim closes. Data subject to a valid legal hold is retained only as required, and backups expire through normal rotation.
Your choices and deletion
You can deny or revoke location, notification, camera, photo, and advertising-consent choices through WIM or Android settings, although related features may not work. You can delete your WIM account in the app. See the WIM account and data deletion instructions.
Security, international processing, and changes
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. No storage or transmission method is completely secure. WIM may process information in the United States and other countries where its service providers operate. We may update this policy when the app, providers, or legal requirements change and will revise the effective date and version on this page.
Contact
For privacy questions or a deletion request, contact admin@dasfutureworks.com.
For immediate danger, contact the appropriate local emergency service. Do not rely on WIM as an emergency notification system.