Privacy

Photos are only uploaded to our servers after you tap Save. Nothing is stored if you close the app before saving.

Before any photo is saved, it goes through a quick check. Photos that appear to include a person, face, or selfie are rejected and never stored. Photos that don't seem to show an animal are also returned to you without being saved.

Saved photos are stored privately in a secure file store and are only accessible via your encounter pages.

Location is optional. If you choose to share it, it helps show your encounter on the map and find familiar animals nearby.

Exact GPS coordinates are never displayed publicly. The map shows encounters at neighbourhood-level precision, not your precise location.

If you detect your location using the GPS button, the coordinates are used only for your current encounter and are not stored separately.

Encounters you save are public by default — they appear in the shared feed and on the map so others can discover the same little lives.

Your display name (if you set one) appears on your encounters. Your email address is never shown publicly.

Tiny Friends — recurring animals — are a shared community memory. They are not tied to any individual user.

We use your email address only to send you a login link. We do not send marketing emails or share your email with anyone.

You can delete any encounter you created at any time from the encounter page. Deleting an encounter removes its photo from storage too.

We do not post anything on your behalf.

We use Vercel Analytics to understand basic usage patterns — things like which features are used and how often. No personal data or photos are included in analytics.

No third-party advertising or tracking is used.

Questions or concerns? Reach out at hellofromcindysun@gmail.com.