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| - | <WRAP center round important> | + | |
| - | **Application Locus Map does not collect, save, publish nor share any of its user's private or otherwise sensitive information. All permissions stated below are necessary for running particular features of the application only.** | + | |
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| - | ===== Locus Map - why it needs access to photos, videos, microphone and other permissions? | + | |
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| - | Locus Map is growing. Over the years of development it contains | + | **Locus Map** is growing. Over the years of development, it has contained |
| <WRAP center round info> | <WRAP center round info> | ||
| - | A list of all available permissions for Android platform is [[http:// | + | A list of all available permissions for the Android platform is [[http:// |
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| A complete list of all the permissions and their explanation: | A complete list of all the permissions and their explanation: | ||
| - | + | ==== Basic permissions ==== | |
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| - | ==== Basic Android | + | |
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| * allows to **acquire GPS location** | * allows to **acquire GPS location** | ||
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| + | * allows to record tracks, navigate or use live tracking when **running in the background** - when the phone screen is off or when you use another app | ||
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| - | * allows **disabling the A-GPS data status and forcing system to load new** | + | * allows **disabling the A-GPS data status and forcing |
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| - | * allows to **control screen on/off depending on various events** like near-point alerts, direction changes during navigation etc. | + | * allows to **control screen on/off depending on various events** like near-point alerts, direction changes during navigation, etc. |
| - | * allows | + | * enables you to **control your screen with hardware buttons** |
| - | * allows to **control map zooming | + | |
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| - | * allows | + | * allows |
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| - | * allows **restoring expired access to a logged in account**. Each account has its validity time and when this expires a request for re-login has to be made. | + | * allows **restoring expired access to a logged-in account**. Each account has its validity time, and when this expires, a request for re-login has to be made. |
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| - | * allows to **request auth_tokens from the AccountManager**. This means that Locus Map may request you to login to your account without writing any username/ | + | * allows to **request auth_tokens from the AccountManager**. This means that Locus Map may request you to log in to your account without writing any username/ |
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| - | * allows to **restart the app and also kill it after exit**. Thanks to this Locus Map is removed from the system memory when closed | + | * allows to **restart the app and also kill it after exit**. Thanks to this Locus Map (and related apps) is removed from the system memory when closed |
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| - | * required for **handling NFC system** | + | |
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| - | * allows to **keep Locus Map awake if required by user** for some demanding tasks like track recording etc. | + | * allows to **keep Locus Map (and related apps) awake if required by the user** for some demanding tasks like track recording, etc. |
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| * allows **handling the external storage card** - for reading external maps, storing vector maps, backup and SRTM data | * allows **handling the external storage card** - for reading external maps, storing vector maps, backup and SRTM data | ||
| * allows also **accessing your photos and videos** so that they are available as attachments to points | * allows also **accessing your photos and videos** so that they are available as attachments to points | ||
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| + | * // | ||
| + | * so-called **all files access** - allows using the whole internal storage and SD card for Locus data | ||
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| - | * allows **access to microphone** for recording of audio as attachment to points | + | * allows **access to the microphone** for the recording of audio as an attachment to points |
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| ==== Google stuff ==== | ==== Google stuff ==== | ||
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| - | * used to **check your license** | + | * used to **verify |
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| - | * allows **access to Google services** (for Locus Store, Google Analytics, planned Cloud to device messaging etc.) | + | * allows **access to Google services** (for Locus Store, Google Analytics, planned Cloud to device messaging, etc.) |
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| ==== ANT+ support ==== | ==== ANT+ support ==== | ||
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| - | * allows to **connect and manage connection to ANT+ sensors** | + | * allows to **connect and manage |
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| ===== Locus Add-Ons ===== | ===== Locus Add-Ons ===== | ||
| ==== Locus Augmented Reality Add-On==== | ==== Locus Augmented Reality Add-On==== | ||
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| ==== Locus Contacts Add-On ==== | ==== Locus Contacts Add-On ==== | ||
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