Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 September 2026

Bucketeer is a mobile app for tracking the real-world places you visit, earning badges, and connecting with friends. Bucketeer is operated by KOh Services LLC (“we,” “us”). This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

Account-optional by design

You can use Bucketeer without creating an account. Until you choose to create one, your check-ins, badges, and preferences are stored only on your device; none of that activity data is sent to us or anyone else. Creating an account enables cloud backup, syncing across devices, and connecting with friends. Whether or not you have an account, the app sends us anonymous usage analytics as described below — those never include the places you visit.

Information we collect

• Account information (only if you create an account): your email address, a display name, and an optional profile photo or avatar.
• Activity data: the places you check in to, the badges you earn, your home country, and your favorite collections.
• Friends data: your friend connections, your invite code, and the profile information friends can see (display name, avatar, and your recent activity and badges).
• Location: with your permission, Bucketeer reads your device location to suggest nearby places to check in to. Location is used on the device for that purpose; a coordinate is stored only as part of a check-in you confirm. We do not track your location in the background.
• Advertising & device information: to show ads, our advertising partner may access device and advertising identifiers, subject to your consent (see “Advertising” below).
• Usage analytics: which features of the app you use — for example that a check-in was made, a badge was earned or shared, or a collection link was opened — together with the collection involved, a random app-instance identifier, your device model and operating system version, and an approximate region derived from your IP address. This never includes the places you visit, your name, or your invite code, and it is not tied to your account. See “Analytics” below.

How we use information

• To provide the app: record check-ins, compute badges, and power search and nearby detection.
• To enable friends: let you send and accept invites and see friends’ activity and badges.
• To back up and sync your data across your devices once you have an account.
• To show and measure ads, and to support the optional ad-free subscription.
• To understand how the app is used in aggregate — which features people reach and where they stop — so we can improve it.

How your data is stored and shared

We do not sell your personal information. Your account and activity data are stored using Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, and Cloud Storage). We use the following service providers:

• Google Firebase — authentication, database, and file storage. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
• Google AdMob — advertising. See Google’s Privacy & Terms.
• Google Analytics for Firebase — usage analytics. See Google’s Privacy Policy.

Friends you connect with can see your display name, avatar, recent activity, and badges. Removing a friend revokes their access to your activity.

Advertising and tracking

Bucketeer shows ads through Google AdMob unless you purchase the ad-free subscription. Where required (for example, in the EEA and UK), we present a consent choice before serving personalized ads. On iOS, we ask for permission through Apple’s App Tracking Transparency prompt. If you decline consent or tracking, you will still see ads, but they will be non-personalized. You can change these choices at any time in your device settings.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics for Firebase to measure how Bucketeer is used. Analytics is configured for product measurement only: it does not collect advertising identifiers, and analytics data is not used to personalize ads. The events we record are about the app — a check-in happened, a badge was shared, a link opened a collection — and name the collection at most, never the place. Analytics data is not linked to your account.

Your choices and rights

• Access and update: you can edit your display name and avatar in the app.
• Delete your account and data: You can delete your account at any time from within the app — open the Me tab and tap Delete account. This permanently removes your account and your cloud data (profile, check-ins, badges, wishlist, and friend connections) from our systems; your history on the device you’re using stays until you remove the app. If you can no longer sign in, you can ask us to delete it instead. See Delete your account for both routes, what is removed, and what is kept.
• Consent: you can withdraw or change ad consent and tracking permission in your device settings.

Data retention

We keep your account and activity data while your account is active. When you delete your account, we delete your associated data from our active systems; backups are purged on a rolling basis. Usage analytics is retained for 14 months and is not tied to your account, so deleting your account does not affect it. Delete your account sets out exactly what is removed and what is kept.

Children

Bucketeer is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Security

We use industry-standard measures, including access controls and encryption in transit, to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the date above and, where appropriate, notifying you in the app.

Contact

Questions or requests? Email us at .