Privacy Policy
Effective August 5, 2026. Locsy is a mobile map and outdoor discovery app. You can explore public places without creating an account.
Information we process
If you sign in, Supabase Auth processes account identifiers and authentication information. Locsy stores profile details and content you choose to submit, including field notes, coordinates, descriptions, visibility choices, photos, comments, reactions, reports, and notification preferences.
Location is optional and is used to center the map and improve nearby discovery. Camera and photo-library access are requested only when you choose to add media. You can revoke permissions in system settings.
If you join the website waitlist, Locsy stores the email address you submit and the time you consented so we can send occasional launch news and early-access invitations. Waitlist addresses are not used for advertising or shared with data brokers. You can ask us to remove your address at any time.
Analytics and diagnostics
Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics may process app interactions, device information, and diagnostics to improve reliability only after you enable “Help improve Locsy” in Settings. This optional collection is off by default and can be disabled again at any time.
The Locsy website records aggregate page visits and waitlist conversion events without cookies. A random identifier kept only in your browser tab is converted server-side into a day-scoped cryptographic value. Approved campaign links may add coarse, allow-listed source, medium, campaign, and creative codes; Locsy does not retain the full query string or referrer. The original session identifier, full user agent, and IP address are not retained as analytics data. Analytics are skipped when your browser sends a Do Not Track signal.
Advertising and consent
Locsy uses Google Mobile Ads to display banners only on Discover; Explore remains ad-free. On iOS, Locsy forces Google Limited Ads treatment in every region before Mobile Ads initializes, disables Google’s publisher first-party identifier and personalization, and does not request Apple tracking permission or access IDFA. Limited Ads disable personalized advertising, remarketing, frequency capping, conversion tracking, and other advertising features that require a local identifier.
Programmatic Limited Ads remains enabled so contextual advertising demand can support Locsy. Google states that cookies or local storage used by this mode are restricted to invalid-traffic detection and fraud prevention. Google may still process information needed for limited ad delivery, fraud prevention, advertising interactions, aggregate reporting, and diagnostics. Where required, Google’s consent form is shown and privacy choices remain available in Settings. Locsy does not sell advertising data or link app data with data from other companies for targeted advertising or user- or device-level advertising measurement.
Service providers
Locsy uses Supabase Auth for identity and Supabase for application data and media, Mapbox for maps and place search, OpenStreetMap contributors for place data, Firebase for analytics and diagnostics, Google Mobile Ads for limited contextual banner advertising, and Cloudflare for secure delivery. OpenStreetMap place data is © OpenStreetMap contributors and is available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Community field notes remain separate user-provided content.
Sharing and visibility
Public field notes and profile information are visible to other users. Private field notes are limited to their owner. Locsy does not sell personal information. Data may be shared with service providers only to operate the app, comply with law, protect users, or enforce product rules.
Retention, security, and deletion
Data is transmitted over HTTPS and retained while needed to provide the service or meet legal and security obligations. Waitlist addresses are retained until launch communications end or you request removal. Short-lived, cryptographically obscured abuse-prevention counters are kept separately from waitlist and analytics records. You can edit or delete field notes and delete your account from Settings. Account deletion removes the Locsy account and associated application data, subject to limited legal, fraud-prevention, and backup retention requirements.
Children and changes
Locsy is not directed to children under 13. Store age and regional requirements may impose a higher minimum age. We may update this policy as the service changes and will revise the effective date.