Privacy Policy - Placebook

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Placebook ("the App", "we") respects your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and who we share it with.

1. Data We Collect

If you use the app as a guest without creating an account, your saved addresses stay stored locally on your device only, and we do not collect or receive any of it on our servers.

If you create an account, we collect:

• First and last name (optional)
• Email address and password (to manage your account via Firebase Authentication)
• Phone number (to enable location sharing/request features)
• Geographic locations (coordinates) that you save or share yourself within the app

We do not access or store your contacts — the contact-picker permission is used only at the moment you tap "Choose from Contacts", with no storage or copying of your full contact list.

2. How We Use Your Data

We use your data exclusively to operate the app's features: saving your addresses, enabling you to share them with people you choose (via WhatsApp or other apps you select), and managing your account.

3. Third-Party Data Sharing

We use the following services to run the app:

• Google Firebase (Authentication & Firestore): to store your account data and manage sign-in
• Google Maps Platform: to display maps and determine coordinates

We do not sell your data to any third party, and we do not use it for advertising purposes.

When you share a location via WhatsApp or another app, that content leaves our control once sent, and is subject to that app's own privacy policy.

4. Data Storage & Security

Your account data is stored on Google Firebase servers, with security rules preventing any user from accessing another user's unauthorized data.

5. Deleting Your Data

You can permanently delete your account and all your data at any time from within the app (Account screen → "Delete Account Permanently"), or via the account deletion request page.

6. Children's Privacy

The app is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from this age group.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top will always reflect the most recent revision.

8. Contact Us

For any privacy-related inquiry, email us at: placebooksupport@gmail.com