Privacy Policy
SQUAD’r is a private map for small groups. This policy explains exactly what we collect, why, and how to get rid of it. We do not sell your data, we do not run ads, and we do not track you across other apps.
What we collect
- Account details. Your email address and display name, provided when you sign in. Your email is how friends find you and how friend invites are matched.
- Profile. Your display name, colour, and avatar image.
- Location. Your device location, only while you are actively broadcasting to a squad or taking part in a location-based game. It is shared with members of that squad and is not stored as a long-term history trail.
- Content you create. Map pins, photos, comments, chat messages, rally points, scavenger hunts and icons you forge, along with the squads you belong to.
- Text you type into the icon generator. The subject or description you enter when forging an icon or avatar.
How your location is used
Location is requested only when in use, never in the background. It is visible to members of the squad you are broadcasting to and nobody else. Stop broadcasting and sharing stops. You can also revoke the permission entirely in iOS Settings; the rest of the app keeps working.
Third-party AI image generation
When you forge a pin icon or an avatar, the description you type is sent to third-party AI image providers (currently Recraft and Flux, reached through the Vercel AI Gateway) so they can generate artwork for you. We send only your typed description plus a fixed style instruction. We do not send your name, email, location, or any other account information, and the generated image is returned to us and stored with your account. Prompts are checked before they are sent and disallowed requests are refused. The app asks for your explicit agreement before the first time it sends anything to these providers.
What we never do
- We do not sell or rent your personal data.
- We do not serve advertising or share data with ad networks.
- We do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- We do not read your location when you are not broadcasting.
Where your data lives
Your account, content and images are stored on Cloudflare infrastructure. Content is scoped to the squads you share it with; a squad's pins, chat and photos are visible only to that squad's members. Photos and icons are addressed by long unguessable identifiers.
Retention and deletion
Content stays until you or your squad delete it. You can delete your entire account at any time from Profile → Delete account inside the app. Deleting removes your profile, your personal icon locker, your friendships, your pending invites, and your content from the squads you were in. Squads you owned are deleted, and any icon a squad already adopted stays with that squad as its own copy. Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone.
Children
SQUAD’r is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has created an account, email us and we will remove it.
Your rights
You can access and correct your profile in the app, export nothing you did not create, and delete everything as described above. If you are in the EEA or UK, you may also request a copy of your data or object to processing by emailing us.
Changes
If this policy changes materially we will update this page and the date at the top.