Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 25, 2026

CityPins ("we", "our", or "us") operates the CityPins mobile application and website (collectively, the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Service.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: When you register, we collect your full name, email address, phone number, account type (poster, brand, or user), and your selected city and state.
• Content Data: Pins you create including text, categories, external links, and any images you upload.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with the Service, including pages visited, features used, likes, downvotes, and reports.
• Device Information: Device type, operating system, browser type, and IP address for security and analytics purposes.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain the Service
• Create and manage your account
• Send OTP verification emails for registration and password resets
• Display your pins to other users in your selected cities
• Process credit transactions for pin boosts and highlights
• Send notifications about activity relevant to you
• Enforce our terms of service and moderate content
• Improve and personalize the Service

3. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• Public Content: Pins you create are visible to other users of the Service in the selected cities.
• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party services that help us operate the Service (e.g., email delivery services).
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, regulation, or legal process.
• Safety: We may disclose information to protect the rights, safety, or property of CityPins, our users, or the public.

4. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored on secure servers. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. If you wish to delete your account, please contact us and we will remove your data within a reasonable timeframe, except where retention is required by law.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your account and associated data
• Withdraw consent for data processing where applicable

7. Cookies, Local Storage and Advertising

The Service uses local storage and session storage in your browser to maintain your login session, language preference, and application state. These are essential for the Service to function properly.

We also display advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads, including ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info/choices.
• More information about how Google uses data from sites that use its services is available at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are shown a consent notice before personalised ads or ad-measurement cookies are used, and personalised advertising is only enabled where consent is given.

8. Third-Party Links

Pins on CityPins may contain external links to third-party websites. Advertisements shown on the Service also link to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

9. Children's Privacy

The Service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Your continued use of the Service after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: support@citypins.in
Website: https://citypins.in