Privacy Policy

Who we are

Skate Map is operated by Oops Lab LLC ("we", "us"). This policy covers the Skate Map mobile app and this website.

Information we collect

We collect information you provide directly to us, such as when you create an account, add skate spots, or contact us for support. This may include your email address, username, and any content you submit. If you choose to fill them in, your profile can also include your first and last name, a location you type, and a short bio.

Location information

With your permission, the app accesses your device location to center the map and calculate nearby distances. A map pin you deliberately submit is separate from your current device location. If staff approve a submitted spot or update, its saved coordinates become public map data. You can disable location access at any time through your device settings.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services, including to display skate spots, process your requests, and communicate with you.

Public contributions

Pending spots, suggested updates, and staged photos are private to the contributor and authorized staff during review. When a contribution is approved, accepted spot facts, coordinates, descriptions, and photos may be visible to anyone who browses the public map. Your email address and account identifier are not shown with the public spot.

Service providers and sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for their own marketing. We use AWS Amplify, Cognito, DynamoDB, and S3 to provide accounts, map data, and uploaded images. These services process the information needed to operate the app.

If you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive an account identifier and an email address from that provider. Apple lets you share a private relay address. For Apple sign-in, we store a token so we can disconnect Skate Map from your Apple Account when you delete your Skate Map account.

Map styles and tiles load from OpenFreeMap, which receives standard request data such as your IP address and the map area being shown. Place search, and the address shown for a pin you place, use your device's built-in geocoder (Apple on iPhone, Google on Android), which receives the text you search for or the pin's coordinates. Video thumbnails in a spot's details load from YouTube, which receives standard request data such as your IP address, and opening a video takes you to YouTube.

Retention and deletion

We retain account information while your account is active and keep pending contribution data while it is needed for review. Account deletion removes your account, profile, saved spots, pending submissions, and private uploads. Approved community content may remain without your account identity so the shared map remains useful, unless removal is required by law or we accept a removal request.

Delete your Skate Map account

In the Skate Map app, open the Menu tab and choose Delete Account. The deletion happens right away and signs you out.

Deleted: your sign-in account, profile (username, name, location, bio), saved spots, pending submissions and suggestions, and photos that were not approved.

Kept: spots and photos that staff already approved stay on the public map without your account identity, so the shared map keeps working.

Data security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Your rights

You can update profile information in the app and delete your account from Menu > Delete Account.