Privacy

When you sign in with Google we get your name, email and profile photo. We ask for your birth year once to check you are 13 or older. The year never leaves your device; we store only that you are 13 or older, never your birth date or year.

We ask for your location when you first open the map (you can say Not now). Once you allow it, the map uses it when it opens to show deals near you; we also use it when you tap "Use my location", vote, add a deal, check in, catch, battle, collect a perk or report a place. Your position is used once to decide whether you are near, and we store only "near" or "not near". We never store your coordinates and never track you in the background. During a chase with Live location on, your position stays on your device.

We store which deals you voted for and when, to enforce one vote per deal per day. A one-way hash of your network address is kept to limit spam; the address itself is not stored.

Your handle, level, badges and the deals you found are public on your hunter profile. Your email, name, votes and location never are. Your treat balance, the spots you explored and your lists are only shown to you. People aren't told when you unfollow, block or report them. You can download your data or delete your account any time in Hunter settings; deleting removes your profile, votes, checks and points.

When you add a deal or price, or check or report one, we keep what you sent and your account id so we can review it and award points. Proof photos are taken live in the app, never from your gallery. Photos have their location data removed before upload, and card numbers and names on receipts are covered. The camera is used only to take the photo or read a counter code. A route report keeps the route and the spot you tap, never your trail.

We count events like "opened the map", "voted" or "shared a deal" to learn what works. They are stored in our own database, never sent to an analytics company, and carry a random device id (and your account id once you sign in), never your email, name, location or network address. We delete them after 13 months. If your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, we send nothing.

If you claim a restaurant, we keep your name, role, contact and the proof you send to confirm you run it. Owner stats are counts only; owners never see who viewed, voted, followed or collected a perk. Event RSVPs and check-ins show as counts too, never names. Photos of your place for your building are seen only by you and our team, never on the map.

Only if you turn them on: the daily winner, a streak reminder, or a place you follow opening. We keep your browser's push address to deliver them and delete it when it stops working. A food truck you follow alerts you at most once a day. If you ask to hear when DealHotspot reaches your city, we send one message. Turn them off any time in Hunter settings or your browser.

We never post for you, never read your contacts, and never show other people where you are.