Privacy Policy

Metra Times · Last updated August 2, 2026

Metra Times is built to be private by design. It has no account, no ads, and no third-party analytics or tracking. The summary is simple: the app collects no personal information about you, and nothing that identifies you is sent to us.

Information we collect

No personal information. Metra Times does not require an account, does not ask for your name or email, and does not include any analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. We keep no user accounts, profiles, or database of users. The app does connect to the internet to fetch public train data and to receive Live Activity updates (both described below), and we keep an anonymous record of which data files are requested (described under Anonymous usage logging). None of this involves collecting personal information about you.

Schedule & live train data

The app fetches public Metra schedule and real-time data files over standard secure (HTTPS) requests to a content delivery network (Amazon CloudFront). As with any internet request, these include your device's IP address, which the content delivery provider processes to deliver the files. We do not store your IP address and we do not use it to identify you.

Anonymous usage logging

To understand which train lines and features the app is actually used for, we keep a minimal record of each data-file request. Each record contains exactly four things:

These records contain no IP address, no device identifier, no advertising identifier, no user agent, no cookie, no location, and no account. Nothing in them links one request to another, to a device, or to a person, and there is no key that would let us or anyone else reconnect them. We use them only to decide which lines and features to invest in. We retain them for 90 days and then they are deleted automatically. They are never used for advertising, never used to build a profile, and never shared with a third party.

Location

The app can use your device’s location, with your permission, to show where you are on the map (and, if you enable the optional “Near you” feature, to find the Metra station closest to you). Your location is used only on your device and is never collected, stored off your device, transmitted to us, or shared with anyone. You can decline or disable location access at any time in iOS Settings, and the rest of the app works normally without it.

Live Activities & notifications

When you track a train, the app shows a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. To keep it updating while your phone is locked, the app subscribes to Apple’s Push Notification service for that specific public trip. These updates carry only public train information (such as the current stop and delay). We broadcast them to a per-trip channel without knowing who is subscribed, so we receive no device token, identifier, or location. Apple delivers the updates and processes your subscription under Apple’s Privacy Policy.

Data stored on your device

Your favorites and settings are saved only on your device using standard iOS storage. They are not transmitted anywhere and are removed if you delete the app.

Data sharing & sale

We do not sell, rent, or share any data. The anonymous usage records described above are the only data we keep, and they are not shared with anyone.

Children

Metra Times is not directed to children and collects no personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Contact admin@goodenoughdev.com.

Metra Times is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Metra or the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad. Schedule and real-time information come from Metra’s public data feeds.