Privacy Policy

2.1 Information You Provide

We collect information you provide directly to us, including:

• ·Account registration details such as your name and email address
• ·Profile information, including your profile photo, display handle, bio, city, and optional social media links (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and website URL)
• ·Photos you upload when writing reviews or submitting food spots
• ·Content you submit, such as food spot nominations, written reviews, ratings, dish votes, and curated guides
• ·Curated lists of food spots you create and manage within the App
• ·Private notes you attach to individual food spots for your own reference
• ·Restaurant rankings you submit as part of community features
• ·Links shared from third-party apps (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Google Maps) via our iOS Share Extension
• ·Optional text you provide when nominating a spot ("Tell us why")

2.2 Information from Social Sign-In Providers

If you choose to sign in using a third-party provider, we receive certain information from that provider, subject to the provider's own privacy policy:

• ·Apple Sign In: your name and email address (Apple may provide a private relay email address at your option)
• ·Google Sign In: your name, email address, and profile picture
• ·Facebook Login: your name, email address, and profile picture

We do not receive your social media passwords. We only request the minimum permissions necessary to create and maintain your SPOT account.

2.3 Information Collected Automatically

When you use the App, we may automatically collect:

• ·Device information, such as your device platform (iOS or Android) and operating system version
• ·Push notification tokens, when you grant permission to receive notifications
• ·Usage data such as features used, content interactions (likes, follows, saves), and in-app activity

2.4 Location Information

The App may request access to your device's location to help you discover nearby food spots and to center the map view. Your precise location is processed on your device only and is never transmitted to or stored on our servers. You can enable or disable location access at any time in your device settings.

2.5 Contact List

With your permission, the App may access your device's contact list to help you find friends who are already on SPOT or to invite people you know to join. We do not store your contacts on our servers, and contact data is never used for advertising or shared with third parties.

4.1 With Other Users

Content you post publicly — such as your display name, handle, profile photo, nominated spots, reviews, guides, and curated lists you choose to share — is visible to other users of the App. Private place notes and unpublished lists are visible only to you.

4.2 With Service Providers

We share information with trusted third-party service providers that help us operate the App:

• ·Supabase (database, authentication, and file storage) — supabase.com/privacy
• ·Google Places API (restaurant search and location data) — policies.google.com/privacy
• ·Expo (push notification delivery) — expo.dev/privacy
• ·Apple (Sign In with Apple) — apple.com/legal/privacy
• ·Google (Google Sign-In) — policies.google.com/privacy
• ·Meta (Facebook Login) — facebook.com/privacy/policy

These providers are contractually obligated to protect your information and may only use it to perform services on our behalf.

4.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of SPOT, our users, or the public.

6.1 Account Information

You may review and update your account information at any time within the App. You may also request deletion of your account by contacting us at the email address below.

6.2 Location

You can enable or disable location access at any time through your device settings. Disabling location will prevent the map from centering on your position but will not affect your ability to use other features.

6.3 Push Notifications

You can enable or disable push notifications at any time through your device settings or within the App.

6.4 Contact List

You can enable or disable contact list access at any time through your device settings. We will only access your contacts when you explicitly initiate a friends search or invitation within the App.

6.5 California Residents (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• ·Know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose about you
• ·Request deletion of your personal information
• ·Opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• ·Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email address below. We will respond within 45 days.

6.6 EEA and UK Residents (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you have the right to access, correct, port, or erase your personal data. You also have the right to restrict or object to certain processing of your data and to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.