Privacy Policy
Effective November 15, 2026. Find Haunted Places: help@findhauntedplaces.com.
What we collect and why
We use account email and sign-in information to provide and protect your account. Profile information you choose to publish can include your display name, photo, bio, general home area and links. We store saved venues, fieldbook notes and media, equipment lists, trips, friendships, posts, comments and messages to provide those features. Accounts are for people aged 18 or older.
Netlify hosts the service. Supabase provides production authentication, database and file storage. Resend delivers account emails through Supabase's SMTP connection. These providers process information needed to operate the service, including technical security and diagnostic logs. Passwords are handled by the authentication service; we do not display or email them.
Who can see what
Public profiles and Public posts can be seen while logged out. Friends only and Private posts follow the audience you select. Private fieldbook notes and trip notes do not appear on public profiles. If you create a shareable schedule link, anyone with that link can see the schedule details it shares. Do not put private information into public text, links or media.
Messages are available to the conversation participants and are not end-to-end encrypted. Authorized administrators may review reported content and safety records. Deleting your copy of a conversation does not erase the recipient's copy. Blocking acts on the signed-in accounts; it cannot stop someone from viewing public content while logged out or using a different account.
Reports can retain a snapshot of the reported content and moderation history after the original changes or disappears. Reporter identity and staff notes are restricted to administrators in the service. We may disclose relevant information when legally required or necessary to respond to a serious safety incident.
Deletion and recovery
Deleted fieldbook notes and media enter a recovery period of up to 30 days, during which only an administrator can restore them. After that period, application cleanup removes the recoverable record and associated files when cleanup runs. Provider backups or required safety and legal records may remain longer. Active account content is retained to provide the features you use.
Email us to request a copy, correction or deletion of your account information, or to ask about a moderation record. We may ask you to verify account ownership. We will explain any information we must retain and why. Keep your own copies of important material.
Photos and location
The photo upload process removes embedded metadata when it creates the stored photo. Visible faces, addresses and other identifying details can still appear in an image; audio can also identify people. Check your content before sharing.
Near me asks for browser permission and calculates distances on your device. Your coordinates are not sent to or stored by Find Haunted Places. OpenFreeMap supplies the map and receives requests for map tiles, styles and labels, including your IP address and the map area displayed. The map uses OpenMapTiles and OpenStreetMap data. Map pins are approximate.
Booking links and analytics
Booking click records contain a random visit identifier, time, venue, button and a sanitized source page. They contain no account name, email or IP address. A click is not proof of a booking. Venue operators and other external sites have their own privacy practices when you follow their links.
This launch does not include a third-party analytics service. Hosting providers may separately process technical request logs. We do not sell personal information or use advertising tracking cookies.
Cookies and device storage
Sign-in uses a necessary session cookie. Device storage remembers your theme and local interface choices. These support the features you request; no optional advertising or analytics cookies are used by this launch. You can clear cookies or device storage in your browser, which can sign you out or reset preferences.
Questions and updates
Information may be processed in the regions used by our service providers, which may differ from where you live. Email help@findhauntedplaces.com for privacy questions or requests. We update the date above when this policy changes and give notice of material account changes.