Effective date: 2026-03-02
When you browse the Services, standard technical data may be collected automatically, including device type, browser type, approximate IP-based location, referral information, and basic usage analytics for security, performance, and operational purposes.
When you submit reports or use account features, we collect the information you provide, which may include location data (GPS or manual coordinates), time/date, descriptive text, uploaded content, account-related information, and subscription-related records.
If you enable GPS features, your browser will request permission before sharing coordinates. You may deny access and use manual input instead.
Location data is used to place reports on maps, generate analysis, support research outputs, and improve regional pattern visualization.
Submitted location data may be displayed publicly in approximate, generalized, clustered, or mapped form rather than precise coordinates.
We use collected information to operate the Services, manage accounts, process subscriptions, moderate submissions, prevent abuse, maintain dataset integrity, improve analytical systems, and produce research-based mapping and investigative outputs.
Approved reports may be displayed publicly within the Atlas and related Services.
We do not sell personal information.
We may share data with third-party service providers required to operate the Services, including hosting providers, database providers, mapping services, analytics providers, authentication services, and payment processors.
We may retain submissions, account records, analytical outputs, and related metadata as part of the ongoing research dataset.
Content may be removed, anonymized, generalized, or modified at our discretion for legal, operational, moderation, safety, or quality-control purposes.
The Services may use browser storage technologies such as cookies and local storage to support functionality, including authentication, session handling, saved preferences, form recovery, analytics, and offline submission queues.
We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards intended to protect the Services and associated data. However, no online platform, transmission method, or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
You may choose not to submit reports, deny GPS access, avoid including personal information in submissions, or discontinue use of the Services at any time.
You may also contact us regarding account-related questions or requests associated with your submitted information.
The Services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Heatmaps, clustering systems, movement corridors, probability overlays, and similar analytical outputs are interpretive visualizations derived from reported data, environmental modeling, and geographic analysis.
These outputs do not represent verified wildlife tracking, confirmed creature presence, or guaranteed activity predictions.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use of the Services after changes indicates acceptance of the updated policy.