Privacy Policy
FlashMap, LLC (“FlashMap,” “we”) runs a map of local activities happening now or soon. We collect only what the app needs to work.
What we collect
| Information | What it includes | When we collect it |
|---|---|---|
| Account | Email address, password (stored encrypted by our provider), username and display name | When you sign up or edit your profile |
| Location | Your device’s location | Only while the app is open, if you allow it. We use it to show nearby activities and distances. We do not keep a history of where you have been |
| Activities and plans | Activities you post (title, description, time, place, photos or videos), activities you join or save, and your attendee-list visibility setting | When you use those features |
| Safety actions | Reports you file and people you block | When you report or block |
| App usage | In-app events such as opening the app, tapping a pin, opening details, joining or sharing, plus your device type and app version. No exact location and no search text | While you use the app |
| Notifications | A notification token for your device and your notification settings | If you turn on notifications |
| City requests | The city name you ask us to launch in and an optional note. Never your coordinates | If you join a city waitlist |
| Messages to us | What you send to support | When you contact us |
Businesses that work with us also give us a contact name, email or phone, and a record of their permission for us to post their events and media.
How we use and share it
We use your information to run FlashMap: show activities near you, let you join and host, send the notifications you turned on, keep the community safe, and understand which features help people get out and do things.
We do not sell your personal information, we do not show ads, and we do not track you across other companies’ apps or websites.
We share information only with service providers that run parts of the app for us, and only what each needs:
| Provider | What it does for FlashMap | What it receives |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Hosts our database, sign-in and photo storage in the United States | Your account, activity and usage data |
| Expo | Delivers push notifications | Your notification token and the notification text |
| Apple and Google | Deliver the app and notifications to your device | What their platforms need to do so |
| Apple Maps or Google Maps | Draw the map | Map requests for the area on your screen |
| OpenAI and Google Places | Help us find and verify public events for the map | Public event information only. Never your personal data |
We may also disclose information if the law requires it, to protect someone’s safety, or as part of a sale or merger of FlashMap, in which case this policy continues to apply.
Visibility, deletion and your choices
What other people can see. Your username and display name, activities you host, and that you are going to an activity if you leave attendee visibility on. Your email address is never shown. If a host hides an activity’s exact spot, only people who join can see it.
How long we keep it. We keep your information while your account exists. You can delete your account anytime in the app (Profile, then Settings). Deleting it permanently removes your account, the activities you host, your joins, saves, usage events, notification tokens and city requests. Copies in our backups are removed on their normal schedule. We may keep limited records where the law or a safety investigation requires it.
Your choices.
- Location: turn it off in your phone’s settings. The app still works and shows Sacramento.
- Notifications: turn each type on or off in Settings, and set quiet hours.
- Attendee visibility: choose whether your name appears on activities you join.
- Block anyone, and report activities or people that break our rules.
Age. FlashMap is for people 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone younger. If you think a minor is using FlashMap, tell us and we will delete the account.
California residents. You can ask what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, and you will not be treated differently for asking. We do not sell or share personal information for advertising.
Changes and contact. We will post updates here and tell you in the app about important changes. Questions or requests: support@flashmap.co.