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<h1>Our Privacy Policy</h1>
<p><em>Last updated: August 9, 2025</em></p>
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<p>Hey there 👋 — welcome to Sherlock!</p>
<p>This is where we explain what info we collect, how we use it, and how we keep it safe. If you’re using
Sherlock, you’re agreeing to the terms below.</p>
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<h2>🚀 Quick Definitions (Plain and Simple)</h2>
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<li><strong>Account</strong> – your login for Sherlock</li>
<li><strong>App</strong> – Sherlock, the mobile app you downloaded</li>
<li><strong>We / Us / Our</strong> – the Sherlock team</li>
<li><strong>You / Your</strong> – you, the person using the app</li>
<li><strong>Personal Data</strong> – info like your email that can identify you</li>
<li><strong>Usage Data</strong> – anonymous stuff like which screens you visit or how long you use the app
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<h2>🔐 What We Collect</h2>
<h3>1. Info You Provide</h3>
<p>Your <strong>email</strong> and a <strong>password</strong> when you sign up.</p>
<h3>2. Info We Collect Automatically</h3>
<p>Things like IP address, device info, app version, crash logs, etc.</p>
<h3>3. Location Data</h3>
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<li>We use your <strong>location</strong> to find relevant <strong>crime stats nearby</strong>.</li>
<li>It’s <strong>sent temporarily to our server</strong> to process, but <strong>never stored</strong>.</li>
<li>We also use <strong>Google Maps</strong>, which has its own privacy practices, which can be found below.</li>
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<h3>4. User-Generated Content</h3>
<p>Posts, comments, and likes you create in the app are <strong>stored</strong> on our servers so the social
features work properly. This content stays until you delete it or your account.</p>
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<h2>🤝 Third-Party Services We Use</h2>
<p>We work with a few trusted providers to help run Sherlock. Here’s who they are and what they do:</p>
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<li><strong>Supabase</strong> – Handles authentication(Login, sign-in, etc).
(<a href="https://supabase.com/privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Supabase Privacy
Policy</a>)</li>
<li><strong>Expo</strong> – What Shelock is built with. Sends push notifications too.
(<a href="https://expo.dev/privacy target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Expo
Privacy Policy</a>)</li>
<li><strong>Google Maps</strong> – Powers location features in the app
(<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google Privacy
Policy</a>)</li>
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<p>These services may collect and process data according to their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to
review them.</p>
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<h2>📲 Why We Use Your Info</h2>
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<li>Let you log in and manage your account</li>
<li>Show local crime data based on your location</li>
<li>Power social features like posts, comments, and likes</li>
<li>Send notifications</li>
<li>Improve the app and fix bugs</li>
<li>Answer your support questions</li>
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<p><strong>We never sell your data.</strong></p>
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<h2>🔁 Who We Might Share Info With</h2>
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<li><strong>Trusted service providers</strong> listed above</li>
<li><strong>Law enforcement</strong>, but only <em>if legally required</em></li>
<li><strong>New owners</strong> if Sherlock is ever sold or merged</li>
<li><strong>Other users</strong>, but only the stuff you post or interact with publicly</li>
<li>No one else, unless you give us permission</li>
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<h2>🧼 How Long We Keep It</h2>
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<li>As long as your account is active</li>
<li>Until you delete your account or content</li>
<li>As long as needed to meet legal obligations or for safety/security</li>
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<h2>🧽 Deleting Your Data</h2>
<p>You can delete your account and personal data at any time:</p>
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<li><strong>In the Sherlock app</strong>, under your account settings</li>
<li>Or by emailing us at 📧 <a href="mailto:noahvanfleet@gmail.com">noahvanfleet@gmail.com</a></li>
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<p>Once deleted, we’ll remove your info from our systems, unless we need to keep some of it for legal reasons.
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<h2>🌍 Where Your Data Goes</h2>
<p>Your data might be processed in the U.S. or wherever our service providers are located. By using Sherlock,
you agree to this.</p>
<p>We always try to keep your data safe and secure.</p>
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<h2>🧯 When We Might Disclose Your Info</h2>
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<li>It’s required by law (court order, subpoena, etc.)</li>
<li>There’s a legal investigation or safety issue</li>
<li>Sherlock is involved in a business deal like a sale or merger</li>
<li>We need to protect users or Sherlock’s legal rights</li>
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<h2>🔐 Keeping Things Secure</h2>
<p>We take security seriously and use modern safeguards. But no system is 100% hack-proof — use a strong
password and keep it private.</p>
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<h2>🚫 No Kids Allowed (Under 13)</h2>
<p>Sherlock isn’t for kids under 13. We don’t knowingly collect their data, and we’ll delete it if we find out
we did.</p>
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<h2>🔗 External Links</h2>
<p>Sherlock may link to other websites or apps. We don’t control them, so make sure to check their privacy
policies before sharing anything.</p>
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<h2>🔄 Updates to This Policy</h2>
<p>We may update this Privacy Policy now and then. When we do, we’ll update the date at the top and let you know
if anything major changes.</p>
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<h2>📬 Contact Us</h2>
<p>Have questions? Want your account deleted? Reach out:</p>
<p>📧 <a href="mailto:noahvanfleet@gmail.com">noahvanfleet@gmail.com</a></p>
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