Privacy Policy

Last updated November 14, 2026

Patrick Washington runs Skate Map and is the data controller for the personal information described here. That means we decide why and how it is used.

What we collect and why

• Account details: email address, name, and sign-in details (including from Google if you sign in with Google). Used to create and secure your account. Basis: providing the service to you.
• Profile: display name, handle, bio, city, and photo. Shown on your public skater page. Basis: providing the service.
• Things you add: spot submissions, photos, ratings, saved spots, follows, and messages. Messages are only visible to you and the other person. Basis: providing the service.
• Location: only when you tap Near me and allow it, to sort spots by distance and show driving distances. Your location is sent to Google to calculate road distances and is not saved to your account. Basis: your consent, which you can withdraw in your browser settings.
• Subscription status: your plan, its status, and renewal dates. Used to turn Premium on or off. Basis: providing the service.
• Technical and usage data: browser, device type, pages visited, and errors. Used to keep Skate Map secure, fix problems, and improve it. Basis: our legitimate interest in running a reliable service.

Visitor analytics

We use Lovable's visitor analytics to understand how Skate Map is used. It uses no cookies, stores nothing on your device, does not keep IP addresses, and does not identify visitors. It records the pages visited, where visitors came from, their country, browser, operating system and device type, how long they stay, how fast pages load, errors, and which buttons and links are clicked. These are recorded for every visitor. Detailed data is kept for 90 days and daily summaries for a year. Lovable collects this data for us. Lovable's privacy policy explains how it handles it.

Cookies and storage

We do not use advertising or tracking cookies. Your browser stores essential information to keep you signed in and to remember your last map position, search, and Near me setting. Clearing your browser data removes it.

Who we share it with

• Service providers that host and run Skate Map for us: Lovable (hosting, database, storage, analytics), Google (sign-in, place photos, and driving distances), and OpenStreetMap (map tiles, which receive your IP address when the map loads).
• Paddle, our Merchant of Record, which handles the sale of Premium, subscriptions, payments, tax, and invoicing. Paddle collects your payment details directly; we never see your full card number.
• Professional advisers, such as lawyers or accountants, when needed.
• Authorities, when the law requires it.

We do not sell your personal information. Some providers process data outside your country, including in the United States, with appropriate safeguards.

How long we keep it

We keep your information while your account is open. When it is no longer needed, or you ask us to delete your account, we delete or anonymise it, except records we must keep by law. Spots approved for the map may remain without your personal details.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you can ask to see, correct, delete, or get a copy of your information, to limit or object to how we use it, and to withdraw consent. Email us and we will reply within one month. You can also complain to your local data protection authority.

Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures, including encrypted connections, access controls that keep private data such as messages limited to the right people, and private photo storage.

Children

Skate Map is not intended for children under 13.

Contact

Email skatemapworldwide@gmail.com with any privacy questions or requests.