Privacy Policy

What we collect

Spots collects the minimum data needed to provide the service: your email address for authentication, your saved spots and trips, and optional profile information you choose to share. We use your location only when you explicitly grant permission, to show nearby places.

How we use your data

Your data is used to personalize recommendations, generate trip itineraries, and improve the app experience. We never sell your personal data to third parties. Analytics data (usage patterns, crash reports) is collected anonymously via Sentry and PostHog to improve app stability and features.

Data storage

Your data is stored securely on Supabase (PostgreSQL) with row-level security policies. Authentication tokens are stored in your device's secure keychain. We use industry-standard encryption for data in transit and at rest.

AI providers

To power Scout (our AI travel companion) and AI itinerary generation, we send the following to Anthropic (Claude): your message text, your home city and current location (when granted), trip details you've entered (destination, dates, traveler type, pace, budget, accommodation, free-text notes, and accessibility needs you've selected), and a short rolling history of your Scout conversation. We do not send your email or display name. Anthropic processes these requests under their Commercial Terms and does not use the data to train their models.

For maps and place search, we send city and place names to Google Places. For weather, we send city names to OpenWeather.

Your rights

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from the app (Profile → Delete account). You can export your data by contacting us at hello@usespots.com. We respond to data requests within 30 days.

Contact

For privacy questions, contact us at hello@usespots.com.