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Privacy Policy

Effective May 22, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Dtecto ("we", "us", "Dtecto") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use the Dtecto iOS application and the dtecto.app website (collectively, the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide

Information collected automatically

Location

We request precise location at the moment you log a find. If you decline the location permission, finds are logged without coordinates.

Hunt route recording (Pro). While a hunt is active, Pro members' devices record a GPS trail of where they walked — including while the screen is locked, so the route stays complete with the phone in your pocket. iOS shows the system location indicator whenever recording is active. Route recording starts only when you start a hunt, stops when you end it, and the resulting route is private to your account — it is never shown to other users and never sold or shared with advertisers or data brokers. Outside an active hunt, we do not collect location in the background.

Motion & fitness data

With your permission (iOS "Motion & Fitness"), we read your step count and walking distance from your device for the duration of each hunt, and store those two numbers with the hunt record so you can see how far you walked and how many steps you took. We use motion data solely for this hunt-statistics feature. It is never used for advertising, never shared with or sold to third parties, advertising platforms, data brokers, or information resellers, and you can revoke access at any time via iOS Settings → Privacy → Motion & Fitness.

On each app launch, when the device's "while in use" location permission has already been granted, we capture a single location sample and reverse-geocode it on-device to a coarse city, state, and country. Only those coarse labels are stored on your profile (e.g., "Plano, Texas, US") to power community features like "find detectorists in your area." We do not store or share precise coordinates outside the explicit per-find flow described above.

We also store the timestamp of your last app launch (last_seen_at) so we can surface active community members in suggested-follows. This is a server-side timestamp, not a tracking pixel — nothing is captured between launches.

2. How We Use Information

3. Sharing

We share information only with the third-party processors listed below, each acting on our behalf:

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share it with advertisers.

4. Your Choices

5. Children

Dtecto is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

6. Data Retention

We retain account-associated data for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, all associated data is removed within 30 days, except where retention is required by law (for example, tax-related records linked to subscription purchases).

7. Security

We use industry-standard transport encryption (TLS) for all network traffic and at-rest encryption for stored data. No system is perfectly secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. International Users

Dtecto is operated from the United States. By using the Service you consent to the transfer and processing of your information in the United States. Where applicable, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses with our processors to cover cross-border transfers.

9. Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The "Effective" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. Material changes will be surfaced in-app and via email where appropriate.

10. Contact

Questions? Email us at support@dtecto.app.

Trader contact information (EU DSA): postal address and phone number are displayed on the App Store product page within the European Union.