Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 28, 2026

GTFS Foundry operates the Foundry Pilot Android application (com.gtfsfoundry.driver), a passenger counting and vehicle telemetry tool used by transit-agency drivers on agency-issued tablets. This policy describes what the app collects, why, and how it is handled.

Information we collect

• Device location (GPS). Captured while a trip is active so that vehicle position can be published to the agency’s GTFS-Realtime feed for passenger trip planning. Location is not collected when the app is idle or when no driver is signed in.
• Camera. Used solely to scan an enrollment QR code provided by the transit agency when a tablet is first paired. No images are stored or transmitted.
• Boarding and alighting counts. Aggregate numerical counts entered by the driver at each stop. No personally identifiable information about passengers is collected, recorded, or transmitted.
• Device identifiers. A device token issued by the operating transit agency, used to authenticate the tablet against the agency’s backend. Stored locally on the device.

How we use information

Data collected by Foundry Pilot is transmitted exclusively to the operating transit agency’s backend service (currently phase2.gtfsfoundry.com) over TLS. It is used to:

• Publish real-time vehicle position and occupancy to the agency’s GTFS-Realtime feed.
• Generate ridership reports for the operating transit agency.
• Authenticate the tablet to the agency’s services.

Data sharing

We do not sell or share data with third parties. The operating transit agency owns the ridership data collected on its tablets and may publish aggregate vehicle position and occupancy as part of its public GTFS-Realtime feed for passenger trip planning.

Data retention

Vehicle position samples are retained only for the duration of an active trip. Aggregate boarding and alighting counts are retained by the operating transit agency according to its own retention policy.

Children’s privacy

Foundry Pilot is intended for use by transit-agency drivers on agency-issued devices. It is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect data from them.

Your rights

Because Foundry Pilot does not collect data identifying individual passengers, there is no personal record to access or delete. Drivers using the app may contact their dispatcher to revoke a tablet’s enrollment at any time.

Contact

Questions about this policy or about Foundry Pilot can be sent to support@gtfsfoundry.com.

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