Loot Alley — Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 9, 2026
Loot Alley ("the app") helps neighbours share and discover free items left
in back alleys. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use
it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
- Account details: your email address and the display
name you choose when you create an account.
- Listings: the titles, descriptions, categories, photos,
and map locations of items you post. Listing locations describe where an
item was left (a public alley), not where you live. Listings are visible
to other signed-in users.
- Messages: chats you exchange with other users about
listings.
- Activity: points, badges, and counts of your posts,
used for the in-app rewards and neighbourhood leaderboard.
- Device location (optional): only when you tap the
"my location" button, to centre the map. Your location is not stored
or shared.
How we use it
- To run the app: show listings on the map, deliver messages, award
points, and rank neighbourhood leaderboards.
- To keep the community safe: reviewing listings that users report.
- We do not sell your personal information.
Where your data lives
Data is stored with Google Firebase (Authentication and Cloud Firestore),
acting as our service provider. See
Firebase's privacy
documentation for details on Google's safeguards.
Advertising
The app may show banner advertisements (e.g., Google AdMob). Ad providers
may process device identifiers to serve ads in accordance with their own
policies. We will update this section when ads go live.
Data retention and deletion
- Listings automatically leave the public map after 72 hours.
- You can delete any of your listings at any time from the listing page.
- You can permanently delete your account, listings, photos, and points
in the app: Profile → settings → Delete account.
Children
Loot Alley is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly
collect their information.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update this page and the date above.
Contact
Questions or requests: hizkontrolasistani@gmail.com