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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This is the whole policy. No dark patterns, no legalese.

What we collect

Data Why Stored where Retention
Email (if you sign up) Magic-link auth only InstantDB Until you delete your account
Pins you create The product InstantDB Until you delete them
Photos you upload Shown on pins InstantDB file storage Until you delete them
Coarse device location (while app open) To center the map Device only, never sent Session only

What we do NOT collect

  • Analytics. No Google Analytics, no PostHog, no Amplitude, no Mixpanel, no Segment.
  • Crash reports that phone home. (If enabled opt-in later, will be self-hosted Sentry with PII stripped.)
  • Advertising IDs (IDFA / AAID).
  • Social graph, contacts, calendar, photos beyond what you explicitly share.
  • Precise location history.

What's public vs private

Public (anyone using the app can see):

  • Pins you create (with fuzzy location ~110m by default)
  • Photos on pins
  • Your display name on pins and comments
  • Ripeness confirmations you add to other pins

Private (only you can see):

  • Pins you explicitly mark private
  • Pins you've saved/bookmarked
  • Your email
  • Your precise device location (never leaves your device)

Fuzzy locations

By default, coordinates are rounded to a ~110m grid before we save them. This means:

  • A pin at 47.6205°N, 122.3493°W gets stored as 47.621°N, 122.349°W
  • Foragers can find the general spot; stalkers can't pinpoint your garden
  • You can opt-in to precise coords on your own pins (stays private to you)

Sharing with third parties

None, except:

  • Google Maps sees the map bounds you're viewing (standard maps SDK behavior)
  • InstantDB stores our data (they're our backend provider — see their privacy policy)

We have never sold and will never sell user data. If this project is ever transferred, this policy transfers with it or users are notified and can export+delete.

Your rights

  • Export: Settings → Export my data → downloadable JSON
  • Delete: Settings → Delete account → wipes everything within 30 days
  • Correct: Edit any pin or profile field directly

Children

Not directed at under-13s. We don't knowingly collect data from them.

Changes

We'll post updates here and notify in-app for any material change.

Contact

jp@techempower.org