PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated October 17, 2026

This Privacy Notice for Spot Drop Outdoors LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
Visit our website at https://dropthespot.com or any website of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
Download and use our mobile application, or any other application of ours that links to this Privacy Notice
Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this Privacy Notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible for making decisions about how your personal information is processed. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at support@dropthespot.com.

SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our Privacy Notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by clicking the link following each key point or by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.

What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. Learn more about personal information you disclose to us.

Do we process any sensitive personal information? Account login information and precise location can be sensitive personal information. We process account login information for authentication and precise device location when you permit a location-dependent feature, as described below. Learn more about sensitive information we process.

Do we collect any information from third parties? If you choose Google sign-in, we receive account identifiers and profile information supplied by Google, such as your email address, name and profile picture, to authenticate you and create or access your Spot Drop account. We also receive technical information through the providers that help operate our Services, as described below.

How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so. Learn more about how we process your information.

In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties. Learn more about when and with whom we share your personal information.

How do we keep your information safe? We have adequate organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Learn more about how we keep your information safe.

What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Learn more about your privacy rights.

How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by emailing support@dropthespot.com, or by contacting us. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Want to learn more about what we do with any information we collect? Review the Privacy Notice in full.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
3. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
4. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
5. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.

We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, when you participate in activities on the Services, or otherwise when you contact us.

Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
email addresses
usernames and profile information, such as a name and profile picture
passwords for email/password authentication
Spots and their saved locations, selected photos or videos, saved items, Trail activity, Groups and community interactions, messages, reports, and age-eligibility acknowledgements
technical identifiers, app interactions, and diagnostic and performance information
Sensitive Information. When necessary, with your consent or as otherwise permitted by applicable law, we process account login information and precise geolocation for authentication and the location-dependent features you choose.
Social Login Data. You may use email and password or Google sign-in where offered. With Google sign-in, we receive identifiers and profile information supplied for authentication, which may include your name, email address and profile picture. We do not import your Google contacts or friends list. See "HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?" below.

Application Data. If you use our application(s), we also may collect the following information if you choose to provide us with access or permission:
Geolocation Information. Foreground device location is optional and used when you request location-dependent functions, such as My Location or a Trail proximity check-in. The Android app does not request background location. You can browse without granting device-location permission and change permission in device settings. A Spot’s saved location can be visible to people allowed to access that Spot.
We use this information to provide the features you choose, maintain security and operation, troubleshoot problems, and understand technical usage and performance.

All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.

2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.

We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
To facilitate account creation and authentication and otherwise manage user accounts. We may process your information so you can create and log in to your account, as well as keep your account in working order.
To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service.
To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues you might have with the requested service.
To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our products and services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.

To enable user-to-user communications. We may process your information if you choose to use any of our offerings that allow for communication with another user.

To request feedback. We may process your information when necessary to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.

To protect our Services. We may process your information as part of our efforts to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
To evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience. We may process your information when we believe it is necessary to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of our promotional campaigns, and to evaluate and improve our Services, products, marketing, and your experience.
To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand how they are being used so we can improve them.
To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with our legal obligations, respond to legal requests, and exercise, establish, or defend our legal rights.

3. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.

Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents ("third parties") who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work.

Supabase: authenticates accounts and stores our application database, uploaded files and realtime message data. Depending on the features used, this includes account/profile identifiers, authentication information, age-eligibility acknowledgements, Spots and saved coordinates, selected media, Trail activity, Groups, relationships, messages and reports. These are Spot Drop records hosted by Supabase, not data sent to every provider listed here.

Vercel: hosts the website and backend endpoints. It processes network/request information such as IP addresses and device/browser details, and the account identifiers, authentication tokens and feature data carried by requests to those endpoints. Server-side image processing also runs here. Website Analytics processes page-view and technical usage information, such as visited URLs, referrers and device/browser characteristics; this is separate from the application records stored in Supabase.

Mapbox: supplies map styles, tiles and map-related technical usage/performance services. It receives requested map areas or coordinates, network/device/browser information and map-load/performance events. Our integration does not send our account database or private message history to Mapbox.

Geoapify: provides place-name/address search through our backend. It receives the submitted search text and technical request information from our server. The place-search integration does not send the user's Spot Drop account identifier or message history to Geoapify. Search text can itself contain an address or other personal information you enter.

Resend: delivers transactional authentication emails sent by Supabase. It receives recipient email addresses, email content including authentication links, and delivery-related information. It does not receive the Spot or messaging database for this purpose.

Google authentication: when you choose Google sign-in, Google handles the sign-in request and supplies account identifiers, email, and available profile name/picture information to our authentication service. The password for your Google Account is entered with Google, not collected by Spot Drop. Our sign-in integration does not import your Google contacts or send your Spot Drop message history to Google.

We also may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
Business Transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
Other Users. Your chosen Spot visibility controls who can access that Spot through Spot Drop. Public contributions may be viewed by others and copied or shared outside the Services. Friends Only and Private content is subject to access controls. Profiles and community features have their own visibility rules. Google sign-in does not automatically publish your Spot Drop activity to your Google contacts.

Direct messaging begins with a request. The recipient must accept before the conversation continues; users can disable new requests, decline, block and report. Message history is restricted to authorized conversation participants through application and database controls. Report information may be processed for safety and moderation. Messages are encrypted in transit; Spot Drop does not claim end-to-end encryption.

4. DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?

In Short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.

We use cookies or local storage as appropriate to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and support security and core service functions. The hosted website uses Vercel Analytics. Our maps use Mapbox, which processes map requests and technical usage and performance events. Spot Drop also stores interactions needed for features such as saved Spots, Trail progress and messaging.

The current Android beta does not display advertisements or request Android’s Advertising ID. We do not use the current app to deliver personalized advertisements or abandoned-shopping-cart reminders. These statements do not mean that no technical usage information is collected.

You can manage cookies through your browser settings; blocking necessary storage can affect sign-in and other features. Contact support@dropthespot.com with privacy questions. Applicable privacy rights are described below.

5. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?

In Short: If you choose to register or log in to our Services using a social media account, we may have access to certain information about you.

Our Services offer Google sign-in where available. If you choose it, we receive the account identifiers and profile information Google supplies for authentication, which may include your name, email address and profile picture. We do not import your Google contacts or friends list. We use this information for authentication and account operation.

We will use the information we receive only for the purposes that are described in this Privacy Notice or that are otherwise made clear to you on the relevant Services. Please note that we do not control, and are not responsible for, other uses of your personal information by your third-party social media provider. We recommend that you review their privacy notice to understand how they collect, use, and share your personal information, and how you can set your privacy preferences on their sites and apps.

6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?

In Short: We keep your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Notice unless otherwise required by law.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). Account information is generally retained while your account is active. Deletion and the legal, security and backup exceptions described in this notice can extend beyond account closure.

When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.

7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?

In Short: We aim to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.

We have implemented appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to secure your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information. Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.

8. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?

In Short: We do not knowingly collect data from or market to children under 13 years of age.

We do not knowingly collect, solicit data from, or market to children under 13 years of age, nor do we knowingly sell such personal information. By using the Services, you represent that you are at least 13 and, if you are a minor in your jurisdiction, have parental permission to use the Services. If we learn that personal information from users less than 13 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 13, please contact us at support@dropthespot.com. Alcohol Trails separately require a 21+ acknowledgement.

9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short:  You may review, change, or terminate your account at any time, depending on your country, province, or state of residence.

Withdrawing your consent: If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?" below.

However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of the processing before its withdrawal nor, when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Account Information
If you would like to review or change account information, use your profile and Account settings. To request account deletion, use Delete Account in account settings or visit https://dropthespot.com/delete-account. You can also contact support@dropthespot.com.
After a successful account deletion, the sign-in account and profile are removed. Database relationships also remove the user's owned Spots and their linked records, comments, likes, ratings, saved Spots, follows/friendships/blocks, hosted meetups and invitations, Groups the user created and associated memberships, notifications and reports linked to the deleted records, Routes/Waypoints, achievements and recognition assignments, Trail participation/check-ins, username-change records, and direct-message conversations involving the account, including their messages and read state. Removing a Group or conversation can also remove associated records belonging to other participants.

Some records survive with an account reference cleared: photos contributed to another user's surviving Spot, published Trail definitions, condition flags on surviving Spots, administrative audit entries and media-processing job records. Clearing that reference is not a guarantee of anonymization: retained content, paths, hashes or audit details may still identify a person. The automated deletion flow does not remove all such records. Contact support@dropthespot.com to request removal of remaining personal content or associated data.

Storage files are separate from database records. The account handler attempts limited cleanup of the user's spot-media folders; it does not synchronously erase every uploaded file or avatar. Scheduled media cleanup can remove eligible unreferenced outputs and quarantined originals, but referenced contributions can remain, older files may not have processing records, and failures or service availability can delay cleanup. There is no verified fixed deadline for erasing every file or backup.

Backup copies and information retained where necessary for security, fraud prevention or legal requirements may remain beyond account closure. These exceptions do not mean that every retained contribution is required by law. If the deletion flow reports an error, it may already have removed some records; contact support rather than assuming the request completed. Account deletion cannot be undone through the app.

Cookies and similar technologies: Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can usually choose to set your browser to remove cookies and to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Services.

If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you may email us at support@dropthespot.com.

10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will inform you about that practice in a revised version of this Privacy Notice.

California law requires us to let you know how we respond to web browser DNT signals. Because there currently is not an industry or legal standard for recognizing or honoring DNT signals, we do not respond to them at this time.

11. DO UNITED STATES RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?

In Short: If you are a resident of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, or Virginia, you may have the right to request access to and receive details about the personal information we maintain about you and how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, get a copy of, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. More information is provided below.
Categories of Personal Information We Collect
The table below shows the categories of personal information we have collected in the past twelve (12) months. The table includes illustrative examples of each category and does not reflect the personal information we collect from you. For a comprehensive inventory of all personal information we process, please refer to the section "WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?"

Category Examples Collected

A. Identifiers

Account identifiers, email address, username, profile name, IP address and technical identifiers where processed.

YES

B. Personal information as defined in the California Customer Records statute
Name and contact information such as email address. This does not imply collection of education, employment or financial records from ordinary app users.
YES

C. Protected classification characteristics under state or federal law
Limited age-related information: a recorded assertion of meeting the 13+ minimum and a 21+ acknowledgement for alcohol Trails, with acknowledgement timestamps/version information as applicable. We disclose these conservatively here as age-threshold information. These controls do not request or establish an exact age, birthdate, or other protected characteristics.
LIMITED: age-threshold assertions only

D. Commercial information

Transaction information, purchase history, financial details, and payment information

NO

E. Biometric information

Fingerprints and voiceprints

NO

F. Internet or other similar network activity
Interactions within Spot Drop, map/search requests, and technical usage, diagnostic and performance information. This does not describe cross-site advertising history collection.
YES

G. Geolocation data

Device location

YES

H. Audio, electronic, sensory, or similar information

Selected photos and videos, messages and other user-provided electronic content. Spot Drop does not provide call recording.

YES

I. Professional or employment-related information

Business contact details in order to provide you our Services at a business level or job title, work history, and professional qualifications if you apply for a job with us

NO

J. Education Information

Student records and directory information

NO

K. Inferences drawn from collected personal information

Inferences drawn from any of the collected personal information listed above to create a profile or summary about, for example, an individual’s preferences and characteristics

NO

L. Sensitive personal Information Account login information and precise geolocation

YES

We only collect sensitive personal information, as defined by applicable privacy laws or the purposes allowed by law or with your consent. Sensitive personal information may be used, or disclosed to a service provider or contractor, for additional, specified purposes. You may have the right to limit the use or disclosure of your sensitive personal information. We do not collect or process sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics about you.

We may also collect other personal information outside of these categories through instances where you interact with us in person, online, or by phone or mail in the context of:
Receiving help through our customer support channels;
Participation in customer surveys or contests; and
Facilitation in the delivery of our Services and to respond to your inquiries.
Sources of Personal Information
Learn more about the sources of personal information we collect in "WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?"
How We Use and Share Personal Information
Learn more about how we use your personal information in the section, "HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?"

Will your information be shared with anyone else?

We may disclose your personal information with our service providers pursuant to a written contract between us and each service provider. Learn more about how we disclose personal information to in the section, "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"

We may use your personal information for our own business purposes, such as for undertaking internal research for technological development and demonstration. This is not considered to be "selling" of your personal information.

The provider-specific disclosures in section 3 describe which information each provider receives. Supabase hosts our account, age-acknowledgement, location, content and sensitive-login records (A, B, limited C, F, G, H and L). Vercel processes the subset of these categories carried through hosted requests, plus website technical/analytics information. Mapbox processes map-area/location and technical information (F, G and technical identifiers in A); Geoapify processes place-search text and server request information (F and any location or other information entered in that text). Resend processes recipient identifiers/contact information and authentication email content (A, B and authentication-link information); Google processes the sign-in information described in section 3. This does not mean every provider receives every category. The current Android beta does not display personalized advertisements. Your applicable rights concerning sale, sharing and targeted advertising remain described below.

The categories of third parties to whom we disclosed personal information for a business or commercial purpose can be found under "WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?"
Your Rights
You have rights under certain US state data protection laws. However, these rights are not absolute, and in certain cases, we may decline your request as permitted by law. These rights include:
Right to know whether or not we are processing your personal data
Right to access your personal data
Right to correct inaccuracies in your personal data
Right to request the deletion of your personal data
Right to obtain a copy of the personal data you previously shared with us
Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights
Right to opt out of the processing of your personal data if it is used for targeted advertising (or sharing as defined under California’s privacy law), the sale of personal data, or profiling in furtherance of decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects ("profiling")
Depending upon the state where you live, you may also have the following rights:
Right to access the categories of personal data being processed (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Minnesota)
Right to obtain a list of the categories of third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in California, Delaware, and Maryland)
Right to obtain a list of specific third parties to which we have disclosed personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Minnesota and Oregon)
Right to obtain a list of third parties to which we have sold personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Connecticut)
Right to review, understand, question, and depending on where you live, correct how personal data has been profiled (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Connecticut and Minnesota)
Right to limit use and disclosure of sensitive personal data (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in California)
Right to opt out of the collection of sensitive data and personal data collected through the operation of a voice or facial recognition feature (as permitted by applicable law, including the privacy law in Florida)
How to Exercise Your Rights
To exercise these rights, you can contact us by emailing support@dropthespot.com, or by referring to the contact details at the bottom of this document.

Under certain US state data protection laws, you can designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf. We may deny a request from an authorized agent that does not submit proof that they have been validly authorized to act on your behalf in accordance with applicable laws.

Request Verification
Upon receiving your request, we will need to verify your identity to determine you are the same person about whom we have the information in our system. We will only use personal information provided in your request to verify your identity or authority to make the request. However, if we cannot verify your identity from the information already maintained by us, we may request that you provide additional information for the purposes of verifying your identity and for security or fraud-prevention purposes.

If you submit the request through an authorized agent, we may need to collect additional information to verify your identity before processing your request and the agent will need to provide a written and signed permission from you to submit such request on your behalf.
Appeals
Under certain US state data protection laws, if we decline to take action regarding your request, you may appeal our decision by emailing us at support@dropthespot.com. We will inform you in writing of any action taken or not taken in response to the appeal, including a written explanation of the reasons for the decisions. If your appeal is denied, you may submit a complaint to your state attorney general.
California "Shine The Light" Law
California Civil Code Section 1798.83, also known as the "Shine The Light" law, permits our users who are California residents to request and obtain from us, once a year and free of charge, information about categories of personal information (if any) we disclosed to third parties for direct marketing purposes and the names and addresses of all third parties with which we shared personal information in the immediately preceding calendar year. If you are a California resident and would like to make such a request, please submit your request in writing to us by using the contact details provided in the section "HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?"

12. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?

In Short: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay compliant with relevant laws.

We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Notice frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.

13. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?

If you have questions or comments about this notice, you may contact us by post at:

Spot Drop Outdoors LLC
120 Sendera Way
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
United States

14. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?

Based on the applicable laws of your country or state of residence in the US, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your personal information, please contact support@dropthespot.com or request account deletion.