spooder
Privacy Policy
The Spooder app has not been released yet. The app section below describes the app as it is designed. This policy will be updated when the app ships and whenever its data practices change.
Who we are
This policy is published by Spooder LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company ("Spooder", "we", "us"). It covers this website, spooder.app, and the Spooder app for iPhone. Questions about anything in it can go to nick@spooder.app.
This website
spooder.app is a static website. It has no accounts, no forms, no cookies, no analytics, and no tracking. We don't collect anything about you when you visit.
The site is hosted on GitHub Pages. Like any web host, GitHub may record standard technical information such as your IP address and browser type in order to serve the pages. That information is handled under GitHub's privacy statement, and we don't receive it.
The Spooder app
Spooder helps you find friends and events nearby. To do that, the app asks for a few permissions on your iPhone. You can grant or deny each one, and change your mind later in Settings.
- Location (while using the app). Used to show you events and people near you. Only a coarse, city-level area is shared with other Spooder users so they can discover nearby events. Your precise location stays on your device and is never sent to us.
- Bluetooth. Used to find friends who are physically nearby and to pass messages along between phones when there is no internet connection.
- Camera. Used only to scan a friend's QR code so you can add each other. The camera is not used for anything else and no images are stored.
- Face ID. Used only to confirm it's you before restoring your Spooder identity on a device. Face ID data never leaves your phone and is handled entirely by iOS.
Private and public content
Direct messages and private groups are end-to-end encrypted. They can only be read on your device and your friends' devices. Spooder LLC cannot read them, and neither can anyone who relays them along the way.
Public events work differently. Anything you post to a public event, including the event's title, description, time and place, the event chat, and your RSVP, is public by design. It is readable by anyone using Spooder nearby, and it is published to independent relay servers on the open internet that Spooder LLC does not operate. Treat public events like a public bulletin board, not a private conversation.
Your profile
Your display name and bio are shared with people you interact with and published to the same public relays. If you add a profile photo, it is uploaded to public media servers, and anyone with the link can view it. All profile fields are optional.
Analytics
To understand how the app is used and to find bugs, the app can send anonymous usage and diagnostic information, such as which screens are used, whether a feature worked, and how often errors happen. This information is not linked to your name, your contacts, your messages, your events, or your location, and it is never used to track you across other apps or websites. You can turn analytics off at any time in the app's privacy settings.
What we don't do
- We don't sell your data.
- We don't show ads or share data with advertisers.
- We don't track you across other companies' apps or websites.
- We don't require an email address, phone number, or account to use the app.
Children
Spooder is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, email us and we'll take care of it.
Changes to this policy
If we change how Spooder handles your information, we'll update this page and change the date at the top. Significant changes will also be called out in the app.