Privacy policy
Last updated: November 8, 2026
Who we are
Spotxt ("we") provides arrival alerts: you ask to be told when someone you know gets to, or leaves, a place. Questions: support@spotxt.app.
What we collect
Your phone number and name, an optional profile photo, the places you save, the alerts you create or agree to, and your language. We also keep basic usage events (for example that you opened the app or created an alert) to run and improve the service. We do not collect your contacts' names.
Your location
Spotxt compares your phone's location with the places of alerts you approved, on your phone. We do not record where you go and there is no live location. Our server learns only that you arrived at or left one specific place, and only for an alert you accepted. The coordinates you send are used to check the arrival and are not stored.
You are in control
Nobody is told anything until you accept their request. You can pause, stop or block at any time, see everyone who can be told, and see a record each time someone was notified.
Contacts
If you allow access, phone numbers are converted to one-way hashes on your device or in memory to find friends who already use Spotxt. We do not store your address book.
Children's privacy
Spotxt is not for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you are under the age of majority where you live, use Spotxt with the agreement of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child under 13 has an account, write to support@spotxt.app and we will delete it. We do not use anyone's data, including teenagers', for advertising or profiling.
Who receives data
Alerts are visible to the person who asked and the person they are about. Service providers process data for us: SMS/WhatsApp verification, push notifications, hosting and database, maps and place search, and error monitoring. We do not sell personal data and show no ads.
Retention and deletion
You can delete your account in the app at any time. This removes your phone number, name, photo, places, notes, messages (sent and received) and alerts in both directions, and your sign-in attempts; usage events stay without your account attached. We keep only a one-way code made from your number so that if someone blocked you, the block still applies if you join again.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example in Israel, the EU/UK or California) you may ask to access, correct, export or delete your data. Write to support@spotxt.app.
Changes
If we change this policy in a meaningful way we will tell you in the app.