Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

FlashTheWorld is provided to offer a cultural discovery experience around monuments. For questions about personal data, contact us at valentin@flashtheworld.com.

2. Data we may collect

Account data: email address, identifier, username, profile photo and language preferences.

Usage data: flashed monuments, points, collections, teams, progress, leaderboards, interactions and visibility preferences.

Photos, camera and location: photos used to identify or validate a monument, approximate or precise location when you allow it.

Technical data: device type, system, diagnostic logs, errors, notifications and information needed to secure the service.

3. Purposes

Create and manage your account, authenticate access and synchronize progress.

Identify monuments, validate nearby flashes, display cultural content and calculate FlashPoints.

Improve recognition quality, fix errors, secure the service and prevent abusive use.

Send useful notifications if you accept them, for example about progress, teams or app updates.

4. Legal basis

Depending on the case, processing is based on performance of the requested service, your consent for certain permissions, our legitimate interest in securing and improving the app, or legal obligations.

5. Recipients and providers

Data may be processed by technical providers strictly necessary for the app: hosting, authentication, database, storage, notifications, mapping, technical analytics and monument recognition.

We do not sell personal data.

6. Retention

Account and progress data are kept while your account is active. Some technical data may be kept for shorter periods to support security, diagnostics and service improvement.

You can request account deletion from the app when available, or contact us by email.

7. Your rights

Under GDPR, you may request access, rectification, deletion, restriction, objection or portability of your data where these rights apply.

You can also withdraw certain permissions in your device settings. If you believe your rights are not respected, you may contact the competent supervisory authority.

8. Security

We apply reasonable measures to protect data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration or disclosure. No online service can guarantee absolute security.

9. Minors

FlashTheWorld is intended for a general audience. Minors should use the app with permission and guidance from their legal representative where required by law.

10. Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the service, providers or regulations. The update date indicates the applicable version.