Crawl Map

Privacy Policy

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Welcome to Crawl Map ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [Your Website URL] (the "Site") and use our services.

Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

  • Location Data: When you use our service to generate a crawl based on your current location, we collect your precise or approximate location data via your browser's geolocation services. We also collect location information when you search for a specific city or address. This is essential for providing the core functionality of our service.
  • Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you access and use the Site (e.g., pages visited, features used, crawl generation requests, IP address, browser type, operating system). This is typically collected via server logs and analytics tools (like Google Analytics).
  • Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like web beacons) to collect usage data, manage sessions, and deliver targeted advertisements. Please see our Cookie Policy for more details.
  • Contact Information: If you contact us directly (e.g., via a contact form or email), we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

  • Generate bar crawl routes based on your specified location.
  • Operate and maintain the Site.
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
  • Display personalized advertisements (e.g., via Google AdSense).
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and provide customer support.
  • Protect our Site from fraud and ensure security.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

  • With Third-Party Service Providers: We share information with third-party vendors, consultants, and other service providers who perform services for us or on our behalf, requiring access to such information to do that work (e.g., Google Maps Platform for geolocation and routes, Google Analytics for usage analysis, Google AdSense for advertising, hosting providers).
  • By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.

Third-Party Services (Google Maps Platform)

Our service relies heavily on the Google Maps Platform APIs. Your use of the location-based features of our service is subject to Google's Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

Your Data Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as the right to access, correct, or delete your data. Please contact us if you wish to exercise these rights.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact Page.