PUBLIC BETA · EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 15, 2026

Privacy Policy

LocalSpot helps people discover time-sensitive local listings and helps sellers publish them. This policy explains the information the beta currently handles.

Information you provide

If you create a seller account or listing, LocalSpot receives the account details, listing text, public location, schedule, contact information, and photos you submit. If you report a listing, you must sign in and LocalSpot receives your account identity, selected reason, optional details, and the current city or approximate area you explicitly choose to share. If you contact support, we receive the name, email, topic, and message details you provide.

Location information

LocalSpot may ask for your device location to show nearby results, display your current city, help a seller place a listing, or verify the general area of a signed-in safety report. When you choose to share your current location, the coordinates may be sent directly from your device to a reverse-geocoding provider so the app can identify the city. Listing reports store only the city or an approximate area, not the reporter’s exact coordinates. LocalSpot does not store a customer’s precise location or track location in the background. Location permission is optional for browsing, and a manual map-pin option is available for listings. A seller’s approved listing location is displayed publicly while that listing is active.

The mobile app may offer optional reminders for listings you save. Notification permission is requested only after you choose to turn reminders on. These reminders are scheduled on your device and can be disabled in your phone settings.

Website analytics

LocalSpot uses privacy-focused, cookie-free website analytics to understand overall usage. This may include page views, referring websites, approximate region, browser, operating system, and device type. Analytics data is anonymized and is used to improve LocalSpot, understand which pages are useful, and identify technical problems. It is not used for advertising profiles.

When a seller creates an account, LocalSpot may also retain the campaign, referral source, or landing page that brought the seller to LocalSpot. This limited attribution information is connected to the seller account so LocalSpot can measure growth and referral performance.

Promotion payments

Stripe processes optional seller promotion payments. LocalSpot receives transaction identifiers, the promotion plan, payment amount and currency, payment or refund status, and the customer email used at checkout. LocalSpot does not receive or store full card numbers. This information is available only to authorized LocalSpot owners for revenue reporting, support, and accounting.

Verified Business applications

If you voluntarily apply for Verified Business status, LocalSpot receives the legal or organization name, organization type, phone number, website or social profile, operating area, verification document type, and private supporting document you submit. Verification documents are stored in a private area and are available only to authorized LocalSpot owners reviewing the application. They are not displayed on public listings and are not sold. LocalSpot uses this information to evaluate the application, prevent impersonation and fraud, administer the verification membership, handle disputes, and perform periodic rechecks.

How information is used

Information is used to operate the service, display approved listings, provide support, review reports, prevent abuse, improve LocalSpot, and measure listing views, saves, direction requests, and general website activity. Basic activity counts do not require a customer account.

Storage, retention, and sharing

Account and listing information is stored using service providers that support LocalSpot. Active account data is retained while the account remains open. Verification documents are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to review eligibility, perform rechecks, prevent abuse, resolve disputes, and meet legal or accounting requirements, then deleted or de-identified when they are no longer needed. Support requests, reports, and limited safety records may be retained when reasonably necessary to respond, prevent abuse, or comply with law. Reporter identity and area are private and visible only to authorized LocalSpot reviewers. We do not sell personal information. Public listing information is visible to people using LocalSpot and may be opened in third-party map services when a user requests directions.

Your choices and deletion

You can deny location permission, choose a location manually, pause or delete listings, or permanently delete your LocalSpot account and associated data. Account deletion removes the profile, listings, listing photos, favorites, and account access. Some support or safety records may be retained when reasonably necessary for security or legal compliance.

Open the account deletion page

Beta changes

LocalSpot is an early public beta. This policy may be updated as new features are added. Material changes will be reflected by a new effective date.

Privacy, account, listing, and safety requests can be sent through the public LocalSpot support page.