Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 26, 2026

Donut Scanner Inc ("we", "us", or "our") provides a mobile and web app that surfaces local incident reports. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices.

1. Information We Collect

• Account information: email address and login credentials when you create an account or sign in.
• Social sign-in: if you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive your email and basic profile information (as provided by those services).
• App activity: saved incidents, notification preferences, and other settings tied to your account.
• Location data (optional): with your permission, we collect precise location and send it to our servers to provide nearby incidents, location-based alerts, and Family circle sharing. Location updates may include accuracy, capture time, motion, battery status, and time zone. If you enable background location for Family sharing, Donut collects location even when the app is closed or not in use.
• Location search queries: if you search for a place or address, the query may be sent to our servers and/or third-party geocoding providers to return map coordinates.
• Device and usage data: standard log data such as IP address, device type, and app version when you use our services.

2. How We Use Information

• Create and manage your account.
• Provide incident feeds, maps, and search results.
• Save incidents and sync your preferences.
• Share location and status with members of Family circles you join, subject to your sharing settings.
• Send in-app or browser alerts you opt into.
• Maintain security, troubleshoot issues, and improve reliability.

3. Sharing and Third Parties

We use service providers and SDKs to operate the app, including Google AdMob for advertising. Data is shared as described below:

• Family circles: circle members can see your shared location and status. Pause sharing or choose an approximate-location bubble in Family privacy. These controls limit what circle members see; they do not revoke device location permission or stop all location collection.
• Advertising: Google AdMob may collect device identifiers (including advertising ID), IP address, approximate location, ad interactions, and diagnostics to serve and measure ads and prevent fraud. See Google's Privacy Policy. We do not supply Family circle GPS coordinates to AdMob.
• Service providers: hosting, infrastructure, and geocoding services used to operate the app.
• Map providers: map tiles and services (for example, Apple or Google Maps) may receive device and location data as part of map rendering.
• Social sharing: if you choose to share, your content is sent to the social platform (for example, X or Twitter) under their policies.
• Legal: if required to comply with law or protect rights and safety.

4. Data Retention

We retain account data and preferences while your account is active. You can delete your account in the app, which removes your account data from our systems within a reasonable period unless retention is required by law.

5. Your Choices

• Location access: control or revoke permission in device settings. In Family, turn off background location to stop background collection; foreground location features may still operate while permission is granted.
• Family sharing: manage each circle in Family privacy, or leave a circle. Turning off background location does not delete previously collected data.
• Notifications: manage in app and browser settings.
• Account deletion: available in the app profile section.
• You may request access or corrections to your data by contacting us.

6. Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect your data, but no system is 100 percent secure.

7. Children

Donut Scanner is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

8. Changes

We may update this policy. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date and notify users as appropriate.

9. Contact Us

Email: luke@donutscanner.com