Last updated 31 August 2026
Thataway collects nothing and sends nothing. The app ships without the internet permission, so it has no way to transmit anything off your phone even if it were asked to.
Thataway remembers a few things so it behaves the way you left it:
All of it sits in the app's private storage on your own device. None of it is backed up to us, because there is nowhere for it to go. Uninstalling the app removes it.
Bluetooth scan and connect. Used only to spot nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and read how strong their signal is, which is how the app finds things. On Android 12 and later the scan permission carries the neverForLocation flag, which tells Android the app must not use scan results to work out where you are.
Location, on Android 11 and older only. Older versions of Android required location permission before any app could scan for Bluetooth at all, whatever it was scanning for. Thataway requests it only on those versions, caps it so no newer phone is ever asked, and never uses it to find or record where you are.
Vibrate. A buzz when you are close to the thing you are looking for.
There is no internet permission. That is deliberate, and everything above rests on it.
Thataway is not aimed at children, and it collects nothing from anyone.
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it. A future version that added network access would need both a new policy and a new permission, and Android would show you the permission before it took effect.
Questions about this policy go to acebuddyai@gmail.com.
AceBuddy, United Kingdom.