CDL Empire Mobile App Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 22, 2026
This policy explains what the CDL Empire iOS and Android apps collect, why, and the choices you have. It supplements our general Privacy Policy, which applies to everything we do.
1. What the app collects
Account information
When you sign in, we identify you by the email address on your CDL Empire account. The app receives the same profile data you see on cdlempire.com — your CDL info, employment history, documents, applications, preferences, and messages.
Location (drivers only, optional)
When you create a live-location share link, the app collects your GPS position every 15 seconds and sends it to the people holding the share link, until you either revoke the link or it expires. We do not collect your location at any other time and we do not track background location. You are in control — no share link, no GPS collection.
Camera and Photo Library
The app uses your camera and photo library only when you explicitly pick a photo to upload — typically to scan a document (CDL, medical card, MVR, drug test) or photograph a service job. The app does not open the camera in the background or browse your photos without your action.
Microphone (drivers, Co-Pilot)
If you use the voice Co-Pilot (Ruby / Ruben), the app records your spoken audio, transmits it to our transcription provider (OpenAI), and deletes the audio immediately after transcription. We store the resulting text so the Co-Pilot remembers you across sessions, subject to our memory cap and your ability to delete memories.
Push notification tokens
When you allow notifications, we store an Expo push token tied to your account so we can deliver messages, job alerts, application updates, and (for mechanics) nearby service requests. The token is delivered to Apple (APNs) or Google (FCM) to actually send the push. You can opt out per-category in the app under Profile → Settings → Push notifications, or turn off notifications entirely in your device settings.
Device diagnostics
We collect basic crash and error reports through Sentry so we can fix bugs. These reports include the device model, OS version, app version, the code path that crashed, and a stripped stack trace. They do not contain your messages, documents, or personal content.
2. What we do NOT do
- We do not sell your data.
- We do not track you across other apps or the web.
- We do not use third-party ad networks or the IDFA.
- We do not collect location, camera, or microphone data in the background.
3. Third-party services used by the app
| Service | Why | Data they see |
|---|---|---|
| Expo / EAS | Builds + push notification delivery | Push tokens, app version, crash traces |
| Apple APNs / Google FCM | Actual push message delivery | Push token, notification payload |
| Stripe | Subscription payments | Payment method, billing address (held by Stripe, not us) |
| OpenAI | Co-Pilot voice transcription | Audio (deleted after transcription) |
| Google Gemini | Co-Pilot conversation intelligence | Conversation text |
| Mapbox | Maps for location sharing + fleet | Your latitude/longitude when a map renders |
| Sentry | Crash / error reporting | Device model, OS, stack traces |
4. Your choices
- Revoke permissions any time from iOS Settings → CDL Empire, or Android Settings → Apps → CDL Empire.
- Turn off specific push categories under Profile → Settings → Push notifications.
- Delete a location share link any time — GPS stops immediately.
- Delete your account under Profile → Settings → Delete my account. This permanently removes your profile, documents, messages, and subscription. Some anonymized transactional records may be retained where required by law.
5. Children
CDL Empire is a professional platform for commercial drivers. A CDL requires you to be at least 18 (or 21 for interstate). The app is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
6. Changes to this policy
We'll update the "last updated" date when we change this policy. Material changes will also be surfaced in-app.
7. Contact
Questions, deletion requests, or data concerns: privacy@cdlempire.com.
For the full company Privacy Policy covering our website and all services, see cdlempire.com/privacy.