Privacy Policy

Who we are

PurProwler is an 18+ location-based social discovery and messaging service operated by PurProwler. Contact: info@purprowler.com.

Information we collect

• Account data such as email address, generated username, 18+ attestation status, legal acceptance timestamps, and premium status.
• Profile data such as username, emoji, bio, interests, profile images, avatar crops, and last-seen timestamps.
• Location data you provide through browser geolocation so we can show nearby users and evaluate region access.
• Nearby Wall map positions, titles, details, event metadata, check-ins, and creator/admin/moderator deletion state.
• Message data including text, attachments, replies, read state, reactions, moderation state, and deletion/hide state.
• Safety data such as blocks and reports.
• Optional analytics preference and Vercel Analytics events if you accept analytics cookies.
• First-party usage records, only if you accept analytics: the dates you used the app and which main sections (Map, Nearby Now, Prowl, Chats, Me) you opened on each date, linked to your account. They contain no location, messages, profile details, or device information. We use them only to count, in aggregate, how many members come back and which sections they use. They stay in our own database and are never sold or shared with advertisers or other third parties.
• Optional Web Push subscription endpoints and notification preferences if you enable message notifications.
• Photo and video uploads, including the video file, generated thumbnail/poster, duration, processing and moderation status, and (for video) the hosting provider's asset identifier.
• Moderation and report data such as reports you file or receive, auto-flags, moderator actions, and preserved evidence for reported or removed content.
• Waitlist data if you join the pre-launch city waitlist: your email address, the city you pick, your 18+ confirmation, whether you asked for optional news emails, your personal referral code and the code that referred you (if any), and when you signed up and confirmed. The waitlist does not ask for orientation, location, phone number, or contacts.
• Billing data such as your subscription tier, free-trial and subscription status, billing period dates, and the payment processor's customer and subscription identifiers. Your full card and payment details are collected and stored by our payment processor (Stripe), not by PurProwler.

How we use information

We use information to operate authentication, nearby discovery, profiles, messaging, safety controls, age-gate enforcement, Nearby Walls, PWA installation support, optional analytics, and optional transactional message notifications. We use waitlist data only to confirm your spot, count confirmed sign-ups per city, tell you when your city opens, and (only if you opted in) send occasional PurProwler news. Group messages and Nearby Wall posts may receive message safety scanning to identify blocked contact requests, doxxing, abusive language, minor-safety concerns, threats, and commercial sex solicitation before they are posted.

Location and visibility controls

Location blurring is on by default and is available on the free plan. It offsets your nearby map position by up to approximately 150 feet and uses that same approximate point for the distance shown to other users. The offset stays the same during a session and changes when you sign in again. Repeated observations across sign-ins can narrow down your location; blurring does not guarantee anonymity or conceal your address. Turning location blurring off publishes your precise location point to nearby users.

The premium Hide me while online control excludes you from the nearby map and list while enabled. Your profile, chats, and posts can still be visible elsewhere in the app. Hiding your location or online presence is not a guarantee that your activity is secret. Content you share, including photos, messages, posts, and check-ins, can reveal your activity or location independently of these controls.

Sharing and vendors

Current vendors include Supabase for authentication, database, storage, and realtime features; Bunny.net for video upload, transcoding, hosting, and content delivery; Vercel for hosting and optional analytics; and Stripe, our payment processor, for subscription billing; Resend for delivering account and waitlist emails; Cloudflare Turnstile for bot protection on sign-in, sign-up, and waitlist forms; plus browser push services operated by the user's browser/platform when notifications are enabled. Ad partners are not integrated in this phase. The current text moderation layer uses in-app rules and a local profanity-matching library; there is no external moderation API for that scanning in this phase. Waitlist pages load no advertising pixels or analytics, and we never upload the waitlist to advertising platforms.

Cookies, analytics, and notifications

Essential cookies are required for login and security. Analytics is optional and controlled by the in-app privacy banner. The choice applies to the browser or device where you make it, and rejecting analytics stops both Vercel Analytics and new first-party usage records there. Push notifications require an explicit browser permission prompt and can be disabled from the profile/settings surface. Message previews are off by default.

Retention

Account, profile, message, Nearby Wall, and media records remain until deleted through product tools, account deletion, or a moderation/retention workflow. Reported, removed, or auto-hidden content and the associated moderation records may be retained as needed for safety and legal compliance; content connected to a child-safety report is preserved and reported as required by law and may be held under a legal-preservation obligation regardless of deletion requests. Event metadata can expire independently after the event window. Waitlist sign-ups that are never confirmed are deleted after 30 days. Confirmed sign-ups are kept until you leave the list or we retire the waitlist after launch. First-party usage records are deleted after 13 months, and when you delete your account.

Your choices and data requests

You may update profile information, decline analytics, disable notifications, and delete your account from the profile/settings surface. You can leave the waitlist at any time with the link in your waitlist email, which deletes your email and city. To request a copy of your personal data, or to request correction or deletion, email info@purprowler.com. We respond to verified requests within the time required by applicable law. Some records connected to safety, legal, or billing obligations may be retained even after an account is deleted, as described in Retention.

Children

PurProwler is an adults-only (18+) service and is not directed to anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. If we learn that a user is under 18, we terminate the account and delete the associated data, except where preservation is required for safety or legal compliance.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date above and provide additional notice where required.