Welcome screen: location and statistics

The first time you open Diana, the welcome screen asks two questions. Nothing is preselected: you choose.

1. Your location

Diana uses the GPS of your device to show which nature area you are in and to find WWFF references nearby.

• Your position never leaves your device. It is used only on the screen in front of you and is never sent to a server.
• The permission is for Diana only, not for other websites or apps. A browser grants location per website.
• Diana asks for your position only while you use the app, a few seconds at a time. Never in the background.
• Diana does not switch your GPS on or off. That stays with Android or iOS.

Tap Allow precise location. Your browser then asks for permission: choose Allow (on a phone: “while using the app” and with precise location).

Please say yes to precise location

Without it Diana still works: you then enter your locator under Settings. But the most useful parts need your real position: am I inside the area, the distance to the boundary, the areas around you and the reference filled in for you when you spot yourself. A rough position (±100 m or worse) is not good enough to tell whether you are inside an area.

2. Anonymous statistics

With your permission, Diana counts visits with Umami, a privacy-friendly tool. That is how we know the app is really used, and which screens matter.

• No account, no profile, no cookies, no tracking across other websites.
• Nothing is counted unless you choose Yes, I’ll help.
• Diana works exactly the same whether you say yes or no.

Please help

Diana is built by volunteers in their free time. Knowing that people use it, and how, is the only reward we get and helps us decide what to improve. If you can, choose Yes, I’ll help.

You can change both answers at any time under Settings › Privacy. More in Privacy.

Then

Straight after the welcome screen comes The setup wizard.