pegh Policy

Qav choH: Wednesday, April 1, 2026

LocationNotes 'oH DaqmeyvaD note Se' e'. policyvam Del: nuq data pollu', public je pegh note visibility chay' Qap, team collaborationmo' data exposure chay' choH, je public navmey, Hol-specific content, account security, exportmey, je deletion chay' SeH LocationNotes.

policyvamDaq, pegh profilenav, pegh ghomnav, pagh trackablenav yI'elDI' wa'logh cha'lu'bogh botlh routevetlhDaq access botlu'. nuvpong, ghompong, pagh trackablepong contextmey latlh HochDaq peghchoH net meanbe'.

product paqmey botlh: nuq 'oH user'e'?, nuq 'oH team'e'?, nuq 'oH note'e'?, and nuq 'oH trackable'e'?, and nuq 'oH 3rd Party'e'?, and nuq 'oH GDPR'e'?, and Import je Export nuq?, and nuq 'oH nIn'e'?, and QaH poQghach nuq?.

nuq wItlhap

• account De': jabbI'ID Daq, nuv pong, local account password hash, je Google qoj Facebook sign-in identifiers rarlu'ta'bogh.
• profile settings: profile blurb, page visibility, polta'bogh poH botlh, je public profile URLDaq lo'ta'bogh account user name.
• note De': pong, body, coordinates, visibility, Qaw'lu'ta'ghach Dotlh, poH ngerghachmey, sync mutation identifiers, ghajghach, je team association.
• category data: pong, hierarchy position, ownership, deletion state, je content Hol.
• team De': team pong, team slug, description, team page visibility, join policy, membership recordsmey taHbogh, membership Dotlh, je admin Dotlh.
• team invite je join recordmey: invite linkmey, direct invite'mey, join tlhobmey, chaw'ghachmey, qay'ghachmey, tlheghHa'ghachmey, je nuq action ta'ta'.
• trackable De' chu': public ngogh, lookupvaD polbogh secret-code hash value'mey, QR payload, visibility setting, ghom tay', activation ghajwI', team scope, metadata default mIw, journey stopmey polta'bogh, attachmentDaq chenmoHlu'bogh note-scope grants, je trackable commentmey.
• image GUIDmey, parent-item tay'moHghachmey, created timestamps, original dimensions, moderation moj, je deliveryvaD polta'bogh resized-file Daqmey rur image data.
• devicevetlhDaq pegh ngogh pagh QR scan lo'lu'DI' pItlh, currently active trackable qawbogh mach-taH browser session data.
• accounts QanmeH security data poQlu': sign-in Qaghghachmey, lockout Dotlh, email-change tokenmey, password-reset tokenmey, je linked-provider recordmey.

Daq data chu'

notes map coordinates chu'Daq DeghlaH, vaj precise geolocation SeH LocationNotes. Daq data Doch potlh yIbuS. note device-local, pegh, team-pegh, pagh public taH neH visibility je sync DuwwI'mey wIvta'bogh user je notevetlhDaq team context botlh.

• anonymous Android users pegh local notes chenmoHlaH. later Sign in je syncpa', deviceDaq neH taH.
• ghajwI'pu'vaD neH pegh personal notes cha'lu'.
• pegh team notes cha'lu' note ghajwI' je associated team current active memberpu'vaD.
• public notes public maps, public profile pages, public team pages, public note pages, je search resultsDaq cha'lu'laH.

Hol, poH botlh, je cha'lu'meH data

Profilemey, ghom Delmey, notes, categorymey, trackablemey, je trackable ghommey pollu'DI', Hol lo'lu'bogh recordtaH LocationNotes. public team directory je public profile qoj team navmeyDaq note map/list, SuchwI' website Hol DaHtaHboghDaq motlh ghoS. 'ach public trackable je public trackable-ghom browse navmey Hol law' lo'taH, vaj journey je logistics De' napHa'lu'be'. public search je all-language browse mIwmey note tu'ghach tInmoHlaH, 'ach user-generated content polta'bogh HolvetlhDaq cha'taH.

signed-in user poH botlh पसंद polchugh, signed-in pagesDaq rep cha'DI' poH botlhvetlh lo' LocationNotes. latlh, browser poH botlh tu'lu'ta'bogh lo'qa' site chugh qojlaH. browser poH botlh cookieDaq pollu' vaj signed-out SuchwI'pu'vaD repmey lugh law' cha'laH website.

KlingonDaq polta'bogh content Klingon fontDaq cha'laHlu' supported public je signed-in pagesDaq. user-generated note/category ghItlh polta'bogh HolDaq taHtaHchugh je, visitor website Hol DaHbogh ghovlaH page shell.

public navmey, public nej, je Deghmey lanmeH mIw

LocationNotes public De' /Profile/{user-name}Daq, /{culture}/team/{team-name}Daq, /{culture}/Note/{noteId}Daq, je /{culture}/teams/publicDaq cha'laH. public note navmey localized page shellmey law'Daq lI'laH, English, Spanish, Klingon route variantmey lI'laH je; 'ach note De' user polta'bogh HolvetlhDaq cha'taH.

public pages search engines indexlaH je LocationNotes sitemapsDaq chellaHlu'. non-public profile pages, non-public team pages, pegh notes, je pegh categories public pagesvetlhDaq deliberately cha'lu'be'.

page privacy navDaq chaw' SeHmeH neH lI'; label qelbogh Hoch DaqmeyDaq So'lu'chu' 'e' polbe'. productvetlh mIw chawnISbogh DaqmeyDaq user pongmey, team pongmey, je trackable pongmey cha'lu'laHtaH: public group tetlhmey, public trackable navmey, noteDaq rarta'bogh trackablemey, journey Huvmey, exportmey, moderation janmey, je team-management patmey.

public searchDaq /tlh-US/search visitor Hol DaHbogh lo'chu'. Signed-in users pegh notesDaj je teams pegh notesDaj website filtersDaq nejlaH. Signed-out users pegh-result scope ghajbe'.

public browse navmeyvamDaq authored content HolchoHlu'be'. route Hol DaHtaHboghmo' tetlh itemmey wIvlu', SuchwI' website Hol choHchughbe' pagh all-language search mIw chavchughbe'.

chay' Data wIlo'

• Users authenticatemeH je rarlu'bogh sign-in providers chaw'meH.
• website je Android app botlh notes je categories polmeH, syncmeH, nejmeH, je cha'meH.
• trackable public ngoghmey, pegh ngoghmey, je scan-only QR payloads chenmoHmeH, lugh'a' pe'vIlmeH, je route-meH.
• valid secret-code pagh QR lookup pItlhDI' current browserDaq active trackable session qawmeH, vaj user logging flow qaStaHlaH ngoghvetlh re-enterqa'qa'be'taHvIS.
• trackablemey notemeyDaq DachermeH, note-required access scopemey yInob, journey stopmey je maps yIchenmoH, 'ej stop coordinatevetlhvo' nuq DaH visible note cha'lu'laH'a' yIchID.
• uploaded images unsafe contentvaD naDmeH, resized image variants polmeH, je image bytes cheghpa' parent-page access rules enforce-meH.
• pegh notes, public notes, profile pages, team pages, note pages, je search resultsvaD visibility pabmey woDmoHmeH.
• team memberghach, invite linkmey, qoS tlhobmey, chaw'ghachmey, admin naD, je exportmeyvaD QaHmeH.
• user tlhobDI' password-reset je email-change confirmation QInmey ngeHmeH.
• authorized userpu'vaD personal je team JSON export files chenmoHmeH.
• account deletion je Facebook data-deletion requests QapmoHmeH.

mapmey, third-party servicepu', je browser requestmey

live mapmey cha'meH, external sign-in ta'meH, email ngeHmeH, je SuchwI'vam chawnISchugh browserDaq optional Google Analytics laDmoHmeH third-party service'mey lo' LocationNotes. Daq'ellu'ta'bogh userpu' Experience je privacy mode pollaH, map pong'a' potlh wIvlaH je. request-time privacy pabmey SuchwI' wa'DIchvaD pa'vamDaq mapmey neH mIw tIq law' nqemlaHtaH. operational QIj law' DaneHchugh, yIlegh nuq 'oH 3rd Party'e'?.

third-party mapmey luchaw'lu'DI', live map resourcepu' tlhoblaH Google Maps Platform pagh OpenStreetMap current preferred map source botlhDaq. preferred provider tu'lu'be'chugh, LocationNotes latlh allowed providerDaq cheghlaH. No 3rd Parties user wIvmo' qoj consent-required visit consent nobpu'be'mo' browser-side third-party callsmey botlh botlhachlu'chugh, LocationNotes same-origin hosted map tilesDaq chegh /maps/tiles/{z}/{x}/{y}.png vaj browservetlh URLmey LocationNotes ghajboghDaq ratlhtaH. outside map provider lo'lu'boghchugh, map service ta'meH metadata tlhoblu'bogh leghlaH, IP address, browser headers, request poH, je map area qoj place lookup tlhoblu'bogh lI'. provider private note bodylIj qoj internal permissions automatically ghajbe' map cha'lu'mo'.

Dalo'chugh Google Identity pagh Facebook Login sign-in, provider sign-in request legh 'ej account chenmoHmeH pagh rarmeH provider identifier je approved profile data Hev LocationNotes. Google Analytics nav-legh De' say'moHlu'bogh je mIw eventmey machvaD lo'lu' je, 'ach site analyticsvaD chu'lu'ta'chugh je SuchwI'vam browser analytics chavchugh neH. raw note ghItlh, pegh ngogh, exact coordinate, pong, pagh email address lo'lu'be'. SuchwI'vam consent-required regionDaq 'oH 'ach consent noblu'be'chugh qoj effective experience mode No 3rd Parties 'oHchugh, browser analytics essential-only neH pol LocationNotes 'ej Google Analytics tag loadmoHbe'.

transactional email ngeHlu' via Mailgun vaj account-security je support follow-up QInmey recipientDaq cheghlaH. text-message delivery je ngerlutaH Twilio Messaging featurevetlh chavlu'DI', phone numbermey, message content, je delivery-status metadata Twilio processnIS.

nInmey je moderation upload

LocationNotes profile navmey, notes, team navmey, trackablemey, trackable ghommey jeDaq nInmey rarlaH. nIn visibility parent item pabchu'; public/private permission pat pIm lo'be'.

• nav tin rarbogh yIpoSlaHchugh SuchwI', nIn filemey rarbogh je yIpoSlaH.
• parent item lelbe'lu'chugh, direct image reads gallery items pagh image bytes nobbe'.
• processing pItlhDI' service original upload downloadable website file mojtaHmoHbe'. resized JPEG variants neH deliveryvaD pollu'.
• chelghachmey polpa' naDlu', 'ach pItlh nIn reportlu'laHtaH, nIn Qobchugh, ngoQHa'chugh, muSHa'chugh, pagh parent item lughbe'Daq qeqchugh.

trackablemey, pegh ngoghmey, je browser sessions

trackablemey system-issued qoj user-supplied identifiermey 'oHlaH, Dochmey location-note historyDaq rarbogh. Hoch trackable public ngogh, mach pegh ngogh, je tIn QR payload scan-only ghajlaH. pegh ngoghmey je QR payloadmey sensitive access credentialmey'e' luDelu'.

• public ngoghmey public routing je public lookupvaD intended.
• mach pegh ngoghmey je pegh scan URLmey poSmeH mIwvaD je logging taHvaD ta'lu'.
• LocationNotes mach pegh ngogh je pegh scan URL creation-taHvIS wa'logh neH cha'. revealvetlh pItlhDI', valuesvetlh normal pagesDaq pagh normal API readsDaq cha'lu'qa'be'.
• pegh QR Qapbogh Dascanchugh qoj pegh ngogh Qapbogh Dachelchugh, website browservetlhDaq remembered active-trackable session poltaHlaH, vaj sign-in DaHchoghpa' mIw Daqaw'laH.
• remembered browser sessionvetlh account authenticationDaq botlhbe' je trackable flowvo' chu'Ha'moHlu'laH.
• trackable journey stops, stop qaSta'DI' coordinate ghItlhta'bogh snapshotted pol. linked note pItlh movechoHchugh pagh Qaw'lu'chugh je, stored trackable path ngoD Daqvetlh wa'DIch poltaHlaH.
• DaH note access note visibilityDaj je required access scopeDaj botlhDaq yIghoS, 'ej journey reads rap coordinateDaq visible note Hoch cha'anglaH, 'ach stop reH note owner mojmoHbe'.
• ghajwI' nav pegh pagh HochvaD cha'lu'be'bogh 'oHchugh, trackable pong, ghajwI' label, qoj team label Hoch trackable-lugh Daqmeyvo' So'chu'be'. navvetlh pegh 'oHtaHvIS je, pongmeyvam chaw'lu'bogh trackable referencesDaq cha'lu'laHtaH.

trackable ghajwI'ghach, ghommey, je commentmey

trackablemey individual uservaD pagh teamvaD chu'moHlu'laH. je wa' trackable ghom neH ghajlaH wa' poH. ghom fallback item pong je description values noblaH item individual chu'moHlu' je personalizedlu'pa'.

• chu'moHlu'be'bogh trackablemey mapDaq chu' activity lanmeH lo'lu'laHbe' je commentmey tlhaplaHbe'.
• trackable teamvaD chu'moHlu'DI', team admins SeHlaH je activating member control poltaH teamvetlhDaq taHtaHvIS.
• trackable-ghom membership teqlu'laH je later qonnISlu'laH, 'ach wa' ghom neH trackable SeHlaH wa' poH.
• trackable-page commentmey note-page commentsvo' separate 'oH je trackable itselfDaq ghaj.
• anonymous trackable comments je direct map reports chaw'lu' neH, browservamDaq trackablevetlh active access tu'lu'chugh, qoj write requestDaq mach pegh ngogh qoj pegh scan access nobqa'lu'chugh.
• anonymous trackable comments je direct reports luteqlaH trackable ghajwI' qoj team admins DaH bIH. 'ach anonymous ghItlhwI' pIq lI'vamDaq choHlaHbe' je teqlaHbe'.
• authorized user je team exportmeyDaq trackable journey stopmey qemlu', anonymous 'oH'a' note-backed 'oH'a' je DeltaHvIS.

providerpu' rarta'bogh je jabbI'ID Hubghach

Google pagh Facebook sign-in Dalo'DI', later sign-insDaq accountlIj SovmeH provider linkage pol LocationNotes. password reset pagh email-address choH DatlhobDI' je, security email ngeH LocationNotes. QInmeyvetlh transactional account-security QInmey 'oH, marketing mail 'oHbe'.

nuq wIta'be'

• personal information ngevbe'maH.
• user pagh authorized team action notevetlh visibility choHbe'chugh, pegh note deliberately publishlu'be'.
• non-public profile pages pagh non-public team pages anonymous public browsingvaD deliberately cha'lu'be'.
• non-public page setting related user pong, team pong, trackable pong je Hoch permitted listing pagh association contextvo' So'lu'chu' 'e' wIlajbe'.
• team taHmeH public team page poQlu'be'.

DuwwIjmey

account navmeyvo' profile SeH DuHmey, nav cha'ghach, providerpu' rarta'bogh, pegh mu', choHHa'meH jabbI'ID, Experience je pegh mIw polta'bogh, map pong'a' potlh, je poH botlh DaSeHlaH. websiteDaq exportmey qoj Qaw'ghach pItlh DathoblaH je.

Latest and Greatest motlh yIwIv. No 3rd Parties browserDaq third parties tIvbe' 'ej hosted maps only poltaH. Google Maps first je OpenStreetMap first preferences neH, toHlaHbe'ghach ghobe', vaj privacy pab stricter QapDI' latlh allowed providerDaq qoj hosted mapsDaq cheghlaH LocationNotes.

signed-out SuchwI'pu' qoj unresolved SuchwI'pu' visit-level privacy promptDaq nIghoSlaHtaH, 'ach bISign-inDI' page loadvetlhDaq account settings polta'bogh chargh, 'ej promptvetlh long-term source of truth taHbe'.

nuq 'oH GDPR'e'? visit-level prompt Del law', signed-out testing path Del, je qatlh sign-in pIq account settings polta'bogh chargh 'e' Del law'. Import je Export nuq? restore-friendly ZIP, additive import pabmey, team JSON handoff, je image re-screening path Del.

account exportmey laDlaHlu'bogh JSON qoj portable ZIP package-mey mojlaH. manifest Hoch poltaH export, pIq additive import target accountDaq deliberately choHmoHbe'lu'laHbogh settings chertaHvIS. import flow rap recordmey tu'be'lu'bogh chel, rapbogh matchmey skiplu', je existing data QeHbogh QIjlu'; automatically overwritebe'.

• account De'wIj yIDownload
• team data yIDownload
• Account je synced data yIQaw'
• public teams yIlegh

puqpu' je minimum wej

puqpu'vaD Heghbe' LocationNotes. account chu' chenmoHmeH tagh 16 DIS bIrnIS, je SepmalIj pab potlh law'chugh DIS law' poQ. puq account chenmoHta' pabvam ghurmo' 'e' DaHar'chugh, maHvaD yIghItlh vaj reportvetlh wIleghlaH je wIvanglaH.

retention je deletion

synced personal data account taHtaHvIS poltaH product botlhDaq wa'DIch Qaw'lu'be'chugh. account Qaw'DI', personal account je synced personal data teqlu', 'ach latlh nuvpu' relytaHbogh Hoch shared pagh team-owned content automatically teqlu'be'.

live content Qaw'lu' 'ach operational log Hoch, backup set Hoch, je database transaction record Hoch rap poHDaq chIlbe' net toblaHbe'. poH mach server logmey, security logmey, database logmey, je backupmey normal rotation, overwrite, qoj retention window rInpa' ratlhlaH.

outside requesterpu'vaD user data ngevbe'chu' LocationNotes. valid warrant, subpoena, court order, judgment, pagh rap lawful demand disclosure poQchugh, request qellu' 'ej law poQbogh recordmey'e' je system polbogh recordmey'e' neH janglu'. review taHtaHvIS, valid legal holdmo' deletion motlh QubHa'moHlu'laH.

• team taHchugh, team-owned notes teamvetlhvaD taHtu'lu' visibility je admin controlsmey pabbogh.
• trackable non-deleted activity ghajtaH latlh nuvpu' pagh teamvo'chugh, contributor wa' account Qaw'DI' je systemDaq taHlaH.
• product rules chaw'DI', LocationNotes deleted user personal non-team trackable activity teq je unrelated shared trackable history automatically Qaw'be'.
• trackable team-owned 'oHchugh, teamvetlh controlling scope taH team taHtaHvIS.
• team Qaw'lu'chugh, poHDaqvam team memberships je team-only categories Qaw'lu'.
• team qawlu'DI' reH chenmoHwI' wa'DIch taHchugh, team notesvetlh personal notes mojqa' je public pagh pegh visibility motlh polta' peghHa'be'.
• team qawlu'DI' chenmoHwI' wa'DIch taHbe'chugh, ghajwI' ghajbe'bogh team notes poHvamDaq qawlu'.

yIQI'

jabbI'ID: michael.kappel@locationnotes.com

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