GOLD PROSPECTOR

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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 1, 2026

Gold Prospector ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use the Gold Prospector mobile application ("App"). We believe your personal data belongs to you — not to us.

1. Our Core Privacy Commitments

We make the following commitments to every Gold Prospector user:

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you create an account and use the App, you may provide:

2.2 Location Information

The App requests access to your device's location solely to:

Your location is processed on your device and used only to provide these in-app features. Background location tracking is opt-in, runs only when you have enabled it, and stops as soon as you turn it off. We do not continuously track your location, store your location history on our servers beyond what you explicitly log, or share your location with any third party.

2.3 Automatically Collected Information

When you use the App, we may automatically collect limited technical information necessary for the App to function, including:

This information is used solely for app maintenance and improvement and is never linked to your identity for advertising purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect exclusively to:

We do not use your information for any other purpose without your explicit consent.

4. Information Sharing and Disclosure

4.1 We Do Not Sell Your Data

We will never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes.

4.2 No Advertising Networks

We do not integrate advertising networks, tracking pixels, or behavioral advertising technology into the App. You will never be targeted with ads based on your activity in Gold Prospector.

4.3 Service Providers

We use a limited number of trusted third-party service providers to help operate the App. These providers process your data only on our behalf and under strict confidentiality obligations:

Each of these providers maintains their own privacy practices and we encourage you to review them.

4.4 Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, or in response to valid requests from public authorities (e.g., a court order or government agency), only to the extent required and after making reasonable efforts to notify you where permitted.

4.5 Public Community Content

Content you choose to post publicly in the community feed (posts, comments) is visible to other users of the App. Gold finds, map pins, and location data you log are private by default and are never publicly visible unless you explicitly choose to share them.

5. Automated Content Moderation

5.1 The App uses automated content moderation to scan posts, comments, direct messages, profile pictures, and uploaded post photos. This is done through OpenAI's content moderation service.

5.2 The moderation system checks for content that violates our Terms of Service or Community Guidelines, including hate speech, harassment, threats of violence, sexual content, content sexualizing minors, and other prohibited material.

5.3 Content that is flagged as violating our guidelines may be blocked from being posted or removed from public view. Repeated violations may result in account suspension or termination.

5.4 We do not perform human review of your content unless it is specifically reported by another user. Reports are reviewed manually to determine whether action is warranted.

5.5 Submitted content is processed for moderation only and is not retained, shared, or used for any other purpose.

6. Data Storage and Security

6.1 Your data is stored securely using Supabase infrastructure, which employs industry-standard encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest.

6.2 We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

6.3 While we take security seriously and implement reasonable safeguards, no method of electronic storage or transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

6.4 Your data is stored in the United States. If you are accessing the App from outside the United States, you consent to the transfer of your information to the United States.

7. Your Privacy Rights and Controls

You have meaningful control over your data:

Access and Correction

You can view and update your profile information at any time through the App.

Content Deletion

You can delete individual posts, gold finds, map pins, and other content you have created at any time through the App.

Account Deletion

You can permanently delete your account and all associated data through Settings → Delete Account. Upon deletion, your personal information, posts, gold finds, map pins, messages, and all other user-generated content will be permanently removed from our systems within 30 days. Some information may be retained in encrypted backup logs for up to 90 days before being permanently purged.

Private Profile

You can set your profile to private in Settings, which limits visibility of your community posts to approved followers only.

Location Services

You can disable location access for the App at any time through your device's Settings. Certain location-dependent features will not function without location access, but the App remains usable.

8. Children's Privacy

The App is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

9. Third-Party Map and Data Services

The App displays mapping data from Mapbox, public land data from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS), and mine data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). These are government and licensed commercial data sources. Your interaction with map features is governed by Mapbox's privacy policy in addition to ours. We do not share your personal information with these data sources.

10. News and External Links

The App aggregates publicly available news content from Google News RSS feeds. When you tap on a news article, you are directed to an external website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external site you visit.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy within the App and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. Your continued use of the App after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Gold Prospector
Email: goldprospectorapp@gmail.com (privacy and data requests)
Support: goldprospectorapp@gmail.com (general support and account issues)
Website: www.goldprospector.app

We will respond to privacy inquiries within 30 days.