Terms of Service
Detector Trails — Terms of Service Last updated: 2026-08-18 1. What Detector Trails is Detector Trails is a hobbyist aid that maps where metal detecting and prospecting may be permitted, shows geological information, and lets you log finds and record private walk tracks. It is provided for general information only. 2. Not legal advice Permission to detect depends on land ownership and local law, which change by place and over time. The permission zones, verdicts and rule summaries in the app are best-effort summaries, may be wrong or out of date, and are NOT legal advice. You are solely responsible for confirming you may lawfully detect and dig at any location before doing so, and for holding any permit (such as a Miner's Right) that the law requires. 3. Your responsibilities You agree to detect responsibly: obey all laws and land-manager conditions, get written permission where required, backfill your holes, remove your rubbish, and report finds of possible archaeological or heritage value to the relevant authority. You must not use the app to trespass, damage heritage, or break the law. 4. Your account You must provide accurate registration details, keep your password secure, and be old enough to form a binding contract in your country (at least 16). You are responsible for activity under your account. 5. Your content You keep ownership of photos and text you post. By posting to the public feed you grant us a licence to display that content within the app. Do not post content that is unlawful, infringing, or that reveals a sensitive or protected site. 6. Location and tracks Walk tracks you record are stored on your device and are not uploaded unless you explicitly choose to share. See the Privacy Policy for detail. 7. Disclaimers and liability The app is provided "as is" without warranties. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for fines, losses, injury or damage arising from your use of the app, including reliance on any permission information. 8. Changes and termination We may update these terms; continued use means you accept the update. We may suspend accounts that misuse the service. 9. Contact Questions: support@detectortrails.com
Privacy Policy
Detector Trails — Privacy Policy Last updated: 2026-08-18 1. Summary We collect the minimum needed to run your account and the community features. Your private walk tracks stay on your device. We never sell your data. 2. What we collect - Account: email address, a password (stored only as a secure hash by our auth provider), username, display name, optional profile photo, optional home town. - Finds you choose to post: photo, item, depth, approximate location, and whether you marked them public or private. - Device location: used while the app is open to show nearby ground and, if you start a recording, to draw your walk track. - Basic technical data needed to operate and secure the service. 3. Your walk tracks are private by design Recorded tracks are stored locally on your device (not on our servers) and are never shown on the community feed. They leave your device only if a future feature asks for, and you grant, explicit opt-in consent. 4. Location permission We request "while using the app" location only. You can decline and still browse the map; recording a walk requires it. You can revoke it anytime in system settings. 5. Photos Uploading a profile picture or a find photo needs camera / photo-library access, requested only when you choose to add a photo. 6. How we use data To provide and secure the service, show the community feed, and respond to support requests. Public finds are visible to other users; private finds are visible only to you. 7. Sharing and processors We use Supabase (database, authentication, file storage) and open mapping and geology data providers (OpenStreetMap/CARTO for the basemap, Macrostrat for geology). We do not sell personal data. 8. Retention and your rights You can edit your profile, delete your finds, and request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us. Deleting the app removes your on-device tracks. 9. Children Detector Trails is not directed at children under 16. 10. Contact Privacy questions or deletion requests: privacy@detectortrails.com