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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 4th May 2025
Last Updated: 4th May 2025

EveryBench ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our app and website.

1. Information We Collect
- Location Data – to display nearby benches and enhance app features.
- Uploaded Content – such as images, comments, and ratings.
- Device Info – including crash reports and technical diagnostics.
- Optional Account Info – email, username, avatar (if you create an account).

2. How We Use This Information
We use your data to:
- Show relevant bench data and user content
- Improve the platform’s stability and functionality
- Allow user interaction and moderation
- Ensure community safety and appropriate use

3. Image Uploads & Privacy
- Users must upload only images they own or are authorized to share.
- By uploading, you grant EveryBench a royalty-free, worldwide license to use, display, and modify your content within the platform.
- We may edit or blur images to protect personal data (e.g. license plates, faces).
- Do not upload copyrighted images (e.g. Getty, Shutterstock). You are fully responsible for content you upload.

4. Your Rights (UK/EU – GDPR)
You may request:
- Access to your data
- Correction or deletion
- To withdraw consent for future collection

Contact: info@everybench.com

5. Third-Party Services Used
- Google Maps (location services)
- Firebase (authentication and analytics)
- Other third-party tools for crash and performance logging

6. Data Security
We apply reasonable safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage is fully secure.

7. Data Retention
Your data is retained for as long as needed to provide the service or as required by law. You may request its deletion.

8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy. Continued use implies consent to those updates.

9. Contact
Questions or requests?
info@everybench.com