Pin the Moment

1. Introduction

Welcome to Pin the Moment ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services, including our shared world map platform.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

Pin Content: Messages, URLs, and captions you submit when placing a pin. This content is displayed publicly.
Location Data: The specific geographic coordinates (latitude and longitude) where you choose to place your pin.
Payment Information: When you purchase a premium pin, payment is processed by our third-party provider, Polar.sh. We do not store or process your credit card details or other sensitive financial information directly.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

Usage Data: We track counts of "Global Views" for pins and clusters to provide engagement statistics. This tracking is performed on an aggregated and anonymized basis.
Analytics: We use Matomo Analytics to understand usage patterns (pages visited, device types, anonymized IP addresses).
Cookies: We use cookies to remember your consent preferences and ensure the Service operates correctly.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for the following purposes:

To provide, maintain, and display your pins on the public map.
To process and verify pin placements and associated sponsorships.
To aggregate anonymous engagement metrics (views).
To detect and prevent abuse, spam, or prohibited content.
To improve the technical performance and UI/UX of the map.

4. Cookies and Consent

We utilize a cookie consent banner to manage your preferences.

Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality and consent management.
Analytics Cookies: Used by Matomo to provide us with insight into how the Service is being used.

You can choose to decline non-essential cookies via our consent banner or your browser settings.

5. Third-Party Services

Our platform integrates with several third-party services:

Polar.sh: Handles all payment processing and checkout flows.
Media Hosting: If you link to or embed media (e.g., YouTube), those platforms may collect data according to their own privacy policies.
Map Providers: We use MapLibre and other tile providers to render the world map.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Public Nature of the Project: By design, Pin the Moment is a public display platform. Any information you include in a pin message, link, or caption will be visible to everyone on the internet. We do not sell your private data to third parties.

7. Data Retention

Pins are intended to be a lasting record with a limit of 1,000,000 spots. We retain pin data as long as the Service is active, or until a pin is removed due to a violation of our Terms of Use.

8. Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect the integrity of the Service. However, as the map content is public, users should avoid posting sensitive personal information.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data rights, please reach out via our Contact Page.