Is your data really only on your device? Check it in 30 seconds
No need to trust what we say. Go offline and try it yourself.
People ask us: “If I type my trip in here, could it be stolen?”
It’s a fair question. There are plenty of phishing sites out there, and being careful is a good habit.
Our answer has always been the same: your trip lives only in your own browser, and our servers have nowhere to receive it. But “we say so” isn’t worth much, so here’s a small experiment anyone can finish in thirty seconds.
The experiment: edit, save and reopen with no network
- While you’re still online, load a template. Pick any one from Itinerary templates and tap “Use this template”. This is the only step that touches the network, and all it does is read a public template file down to your device. Nothing is sent from you.
- Cut the network. Turn on airplane mode on your phone, or switch off Wi-Fi / unplug the cable on a computer. The green note at the top of the planner turns yellow and says you’re offline.
- Edit freely. Rename the trip, add a stop, delete a card, drag things around. Everything keeps working — no spinner, no “please reconnect”.
- There’s no “upload” to press. The site has no “save to cloud” button because there is no cloud. Every change is written straight into this browser’s local storage.
- Close the tab and reopen the planner (still offline). Your edited trip is right where you left it. That’s the proof: it lives on your device, not on our side.
💡 Heads-up
If reopening shows an “offline” notice page, this browser hasn’t cached the planner yet. Open the trip planner once while online, then go offline and it will reopen fine.
If reopening shows an “offline” notice page, this browser hasn’t cached the planner yet. Open the trip planner once while online, then go offline and it will reopen fine.
Once you’re done you can reconnect. Your trip is still only in your hands, and we still can’t see it.
Want a closer look? (desktop Chrome / Edge)
- Press F12, open the Network panel, then use the planner: while you edit, add and save, no outgoing requests appear in the list.
- Open Application → Local Storage → jointripgo.com and you’ll find an item called
jointrip_v1— your trip, in plain text. Appendix images sit in IndexedDB. - Clear it and the trip is truly gone. We have no backup to give back, so export a backup of anything important.
So what does touch the network? (an honest list)
- Opening pages and loading templates: reads public static files, with none of your data.
- “Update reference rates”: your browser asks a third-party rate service for today’s rates. Your trip isn’t attached.
- The 🧭 next to a sight, or “Open in Google Maps”: takes you to Google Maps, which then follows Google’s rules.
- “Copy share link”: the trip is encoded after the # in the URL, which by web rules is never sent to our servers. Anyone who gets the link can read it, so check before you pass it on.
- What we don’t have: sign-up, login, forms, names, phone numbers, ID numbers or card numbers. None of it, and we’ll never ask.
Still not sure?
- For things like passport or booking numbers, just write “see booking email” in the note instead of typing them in.
- When you’re done, clear old trips in your profile: tick the ones to delete, or delete everything in one tap. Every deletion asks you to confirm first.
- Know the address: we’re jointripgo.com. The real JoinTrip never asks for a password or payment details.
- Questions? Email readytoret@gmail.com and a person will answer.
The full legal wording is in our privacy policy.