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Privacy Policy
Last updated June 9, 2026
PlaceJar ("the Application") is built and operated by Abdullah Oğuz ("the Service Provider", "we", "us"). We try to collect as little as we can, and to be plain about what we do collect. In short:
- We process the social posts you share to find the places in them — nothing more.
- Payments are handled by the app stores and our subscription provider; we never see your card details.
- You can export or delete your data at any time, and deleting your account deletes your stash.
This summary is for orientation only — the full sections below govern.
01 Data we collect
We collect information you provide directly, information created when you use PlaceJar, and limited technical information from your device.
You give us
- Account details — your email address, or the identifier returned by a sign-in provider (Sign in with Apple or Google). With Sign in with Apple you may choose to hide your real email, and we receive only the relay address.
- The social posts and links you choose to share into the app, and any places you add or edit manually.
- Collections, notes, and trip plans you create.
- Messages you send us when you contact support.
Created through use
- The places we extract from your shared posts, and the maps and routes built from them.
- Approximate location, only when you grant it, to show what's near you.
- Your subscription and entitlement status (e.g. whether trip planning is unlocked).
Collected automatically
- Device model, operating-system version, and app version.
- IP address and coarse, IP-derived region (used for security and to apply regional pricing).
- Crash reports and diagnostic logs when something goes wrong.
- Basic usage events — which screens and features you use, and how long — to understand what to improve.
PlaceJar does not collect precise GPS location unless you explicitly grant the location permission, and never tracks your location in the background.
02 How we use it
We use the information above to provide the service: to extract places from the posts you share, build your map and routes, sync your stash across your devices, and support you when you reach out.
- To operate core features — extraction, mapping, collections, and planning.
- To maintain security, prevent abuse, and debug problems.
- To communicate with you about your account and important changes.
- To understand aggregate usage so we can improve the product.
Under the GDPR, the lawful basis for each purpose is one of the following:
- Performance of a contract — providing the features you ask for (extraction, mapping, planning, account sync).
- Legitimate interests — keeping the service secure, preventing abuse, fixing bugs, and understanding aggregate usage, balanced against your rights.
- Consent — optional analytics and any marketing messages, which you can withdraw at any time.
- Legal obligation — keeping limited records (e.g. proof of purchase) where the law requires it.
04 Payments & subscriptions
Purchases are made through the Apple App Store and Google Play. Subscription state is managed through our subscription infrastructure provider, Adapty. We receive confirmation of your purchase, the product identifier, your entitlement status, and a store transaction identifier — but we do not receive or store your full payment-card details. Those are handled entirely by Apple or Google.
We keep proof-of-purchase metadata for as long as needed to honour your entitlement and to meet accounting and tax obligations.
05 Analytics & cookies
We keep analytics minimal and privacy-respecting. In the app we use Mixpanel for aggregate product analytics (which features are used, conversion funnels) and Sentry for crash and error monitoring. These help us fix problems and decide what to build next — they are not used for advertising, and we do not sell analytics data.
Where consent is required by law, optional analytics is gated behind your consent, and you can change your choice at any time in the app's privacy settings. On this website we use only the cookies needed to run the site and to remember your language and consent preferences; any non-essential analytics is loaded only after you accept it in the cookie banner.
06 Data retention & deletion
We keep your data for as long as your account is active. You can delete individual places or collections at any time. Deleting your account removes your stash and associated personal data, subject to limited retention required for legal, security, or accounting reasons.
- Account & stash — kept while your account is active; deleted on account deletion.
- Crash & diagnostic logs — typically retained for up to 90 days, then deleted.
- Usage analytics — retained in aggregated or pseudonymised form.
- Proof-of-purchase records — retained as long as legally required for accounting and tax.
When you ask us to delete your account, we action it within 30 days, and copies in routine backups are purged within a further 30–90 days as those backups cycle out.
07 Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent.
- Access and portability — request a copy of your data.
- Correction — fix inaccurate information.
- Deletion — remove your account and data.
- Objection and restriction — limit certain uses.
- Withdraw consent — for anything you previously consented to, without affecting prior processing.
To exercise any of these, email privacy@placejar.app from the address linked to your account, or use the in-app account controls. We may need to verify your identity before acting, and we'll respond within 30 days (or sooner where the law requires). Exercising your rights is always free.
08 Regional rights
Wherever you live, the data controller is Abdullah Oğuz, reachable at privacy@placejar.app. Depending on your country, local data- protection laws may give you additional rights beyond those in Section 7 — including the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority and protections around how your data is transferred internationally.
Your core data is hosted in the European Union. Where a processor outside your region is involved (for example, transcription or AI understanding), we rely on appropriate safeguards for any international transfer, such as the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses. To exercise any regional right, contact us at privacy@placejar.app and we'll respond within the timeframe the applicable law requires.
09 Contact us about privacy
Questions, requests, or concerns about your data? Reach us at privacy@placejar.app. PlaceJar is operated by Abdullah Oğuz; a postal contact address is available on request. We'll respond as quickly as we can.
03 Social post processing & third parties
When you share a post from TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube Shorts, we process its contents — including caption text, on-screen text, and spoken audio — for the single purpose of identifying the place or places it refers to. To do this we use a small set of trusted processors, strictly for extraction.
Content from a shared post may be sent to speech-to-text, text-understanding, and place-lookup services strictly to perform extraction. We do not use this content to build advertising profiles, and we do not sell it.
The processors and infrastructure providers we rely on are:
Each processor handles data only on our instructions and under its own data-protection terms. We may also disclose information where we are legally required to, or where it is necessary to protect the rights, safety, or property of our users or the public.