Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 20, 2026

AI Visa Guide ("we", "us") is developed by Batuhan Salkım. This policy explains how we handle your data.

AI Features — What We Send, and to Whom

Many features in this app (visa requirement lookups, the AI chat, interview prep, route planning, risk advice, and similar tools) work by sending information to third-party AI providers so they can generate a response. Specifically, when you use these features we send:

• Your selected passport country
• Your selected destination country/countries
• Any question or message you type into AI chat or Q&A features

This information is sent to Google (Gemini API), and — only if Google's service is unavailable — to OpenAI as a backup provider. We do not send your name, email address, passport number, financial information, or any other identifying data to these providers, and we do not store your AI queries on our own servers.

Before any of this information is sent for the first time, the app shows an in-app screen explaining exactly what is sent and to whom, and requires you to actively agree before AI features are used. You can review this disclosure and turn AI features off at any time from Settings → AI Data Sharing.

Data We Collect

• Passport country / destination selections: Stored locally on your device. Sent to the AI providers above only when you use an AI-powered feature, and only after you've given permission.
• AI queries: Text you type into AI chat/Q&A is sent to the AI providers above to generate a response. We do not store these queries on our own servers.
• Purchase info: Managed by Apple and RevenueCat. We do not see your payment details.

Data We Do Not Collect

We do not collect your name, email, location, or any personally identifiable information. All app preferences are stored locally on your device via AsyncStorage.

Data Retention and Your Choices

We do not retain your AI queries, passport country, or destination selections on our own servers — these stay on your device and are only transmitted to the AI providers above at the moment you use an AI-powered feature. You can turn AI features off at any time from Settings → AI Data Sharing, which stops any further data from being sent. You can also delete all locally stored app data at any time from Settings → Delete All Data.

Third-Party Services

• Google Gemini API – processes your travel queries and country selections to generate AI responses. Google's use of this data is governed by its own privacy commitments. See Google's Privacy Policy.
• OpenAI API – used as a backup AI provider only if Google's service is unavailable, to process the same data described above. See OpenAI's Privacy Policy.
• RevenueCat – manages in-app subscriptions. See RevenueCat's Privacy Policy.
• Apple App Store – handles payments. See Apple's Privacy Policy.

Children's Privacy

This app is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes

We may update this policy. Continued use of the app constitutes acceptance of any changes.

Contact

Questions? Email us: batuhansalkimm@gmail.com