Your private business deserves first-class handling.

01 • Scope

Who this covers

This Privacy Policy applies to the Shatlas iOS application, the website at www.myshatlas.com, and related support services (collectively, “Shatlas,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Shatlas is intended only for people age 18 or older. We do not knowingly collect information from minors.

02 • Information

What we collect

Account and profile information

• Email address, display name, Shatlas handle, avatar, adult-age confirmation, and account settings.
• A mobile phone number used for exact-match friend discovery. The raw number is processed into a keyed, one-way digest; the primary Shatlas database retains the digest and last four digits rather than displaying your phone number publicly.
• Authentication and security records necessary to keep you signed in and protect your account.

Movement and location information

• Locations you choose to log, including precise coordinates, place, city, region, and country.
• Movement details such as dates, start and completion times, duration, facility type, wipe count, stay review, and badges.
• Shart reports or other optional experience details you voluntarily submit.

Social and user content

• Crapper relationships, Litterbox membership, Shat messages, ratings, comments, reports, blocks, and notification preferences.
• Optional photos you deliberately upload. Shatlas does not require a photo to create a log.

Device and transaction information

• Push-notification token, app version, device platform, and limited technical records used for security and troubleshooting.
• Purchase and entitlement status supplied by Apple. Shatlas does not receive your complete payment-card information.

03 • Use

How we use information

• Operate accounts, maps, logs, badges, social relationships, Litterboxes, messages, annual summaries, purchases, and support.
• Show information to the Crappers or groups you choose, subject to your settings and blocks.
• Send requested notifications, including activity, chat, inactivity, and frequent-log notices.
• Prevent spam, fraud, harassment, unauthorized access, and other misuse.
• Investigate reports, enforce our Community Guidelines, debug problems, and improve accessibility and reliability.
• Comply with legal obligations and protect the rights and safety of users and others.

We do not sell personal information and do not use health information or precise location for targeted advertising.

04 • Sharing

When information is shared

With other users

Your display name, handle, avatar, badges, and activity you choose to share may be visible to approved Crappers or Litterbox members. Location details associated with a shared log may reveal where you were at a specific time. Use sharing controls carefully and avoid posting another person’s location without permission.

With service providers

We use service providers to operate Shatlas, including Supabase for hosted authentication, database, storage, and related infrastructure, and Apple for App Store purchases, TestFlight, device permissions, notifications, and optional Apple Health integrations. These providers process information according to their agreements and privacy practices.

For safety or legal reasons

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to lawful process, investigate abuse, enforce agreements, or protect a person’s safety, rights, or property. If Shatlas is involved in a merger, financing, acquisition, or sale, information may transfer as part of that transaction subject to appropriate protections.

05 • Photos

Graphic-photo controls

Community-uploaded bowel-movement photos are hidden by default. You must affirmatively enable community photos before Shatlas will display other users’ uploaded movement photos. You can turn them off again globally in Privacy & Permissions. Your own uploaded photos remain available to you while they are part of your account.

Images may be reviewed when reported or when reasonably necessary to enforce safety rules. Do not upload another person, identifying documents, minors, sexual content, or anything you do not have the right to share.

06 • Health

Apple Health and heart-rate data

If optional Apple Watch heart-rate features are made available and you choose to enable them, Shatlas will request Apple Health permission at the time you use the feature. Not owning an Apple Watch does not prevent you from using Shatlas. You can log movements without providing heart-rate data.

Health access is optional, can be revoked in Apple’s Health or Settings apps, and is not used for advertising, marketing, or sale. Shatlas is for entertainment and personal journaling—not medical diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment.

07 • Retention

How long information remains

We retain account information while your account is active and as reasonably needed to provide Shatlas. Reports, security logs, transaction records, and records required by law may be retained longer for safety, fraud prevention, accounting, or legal compliance.

You may delete your account inside the app. Active profile and associated database records are removed through the account-deletion process. Residual information may remain temporarily in protected backups or security records before aging out. During pre-release testing, remote photo synchronization is not yet active; photos stored only on your device are removed when you delete them or remove the app.

Learn more on the Account Deletion page.

08 • Choices

Your controls

• Update community-photo visibility, location sharing, and notification preferences in the app.
• Grant, limit, or revoke Location, Camera, Photos, Notifications, and Health permissions through iOS Settings.
• Block users and report logs, comments, messages, or accounts.
• Request access, correction, or deletion by contacting us from the email associated with your account.
• Delete your account in the app without contacting support.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional legal rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or receive a copy of personal information. We will verify requests before acting on them.

09 • Security

How we protect information

We use safeguards designed for the sensitivity of Shatlas data, including encrypted network connections, access controls, row-level database rules, private storage, Keychain-protected sessions, limited staff access, and one-way phone matching. No system is completely secure, so please use a unique password and notify us if you suspect unauthorized access.

International processing

Shatlas and its service providers may process information in the United States and other countries. Where required, we use appropriate measures intended to protect information when it crosses borders.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as Shatlas develops. We will change the effective date and provide additional notice when a change is material.