Privacy policy

Last updated: 9 October 2026

Without an account

You can use the whole site without signing in. Everything you mark (states, counties, national parks, game scores, the title and photo on your map) is saved only in your own browser. It is not sent to us. Clearing your browser data removes it.

If you sign in with Google

Google tells us your name, email address and profile picture, and a Google account number. We use them to show who is signed in, to link your Premium purchase, and to credit hidden gems you send in. We never get your Google password.

A small cookie keeps you signed in. It holds only a random session code, can't be read by the page's scripts, and is sent only over a secure connection.

What we store on our server

• Your account: name, email, profile picture link, whether you have Premium.
• Saved maps (Premium only): the places you marked, your map title, theme and game scores. Your map photo is never uploaded; it stays on your device.
• Hidden gems you send in: the place and your description. When a gem is published, only your first name is shown with it.
• Purchases: order number, amount, date and your email, so Premium unlocks on the right account and refunds work.

Data is stored with Cloudflare (our host) in the United States.

Who else gets data

• Google: only when you choose to sign in, through Google's own sign-in window.
• Lemon Squeezy (our payment provider): when you buy Premium we send your email and a random account code. You enter your payment details on their page; we never see your card. Their privacy policy covers that payment.
• Cloudflare (our host) keeps standard technical logs, such as IP address and browser type, to keep the site secure.

We don't sell your data, and the site has no advertising or tracking scripts.

Share links

A share link contains the places you marked and your map title, written into the link itself. Anyone with the link can see that map. We don't store it.

Download or delete your data

Signed in, open the menu under your picture (top right):

• Download my data gives you a file with everything we hold about you.
• Delete my account permanently deletes your account, saved maps and hidden gems. Purchase records are kept only as anonymous totals (no email or account), because sales records must be kept for accounting.

Outside links

Some buttons open other sites, such as Google Maps. Those sites have their own privacy policies.

Contact

Questions about your data can be sent through the contact details on our social pages.