Privacy Policy

Watkins Shared Adventures ("we," "our," or "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how it applies when you use our website and mobile application.

This policy covers two different experiences:

• The website, where visitors can browse trips, contact us, join the newsletter, and view public information
• The mobile app, which may include unlocked trip content, chat, notifications, and optional sign-in features

1. Information We Collect

a. Information You Provide on the Website

When you use the website, we may collect information you choose to submit, such as:

• Name, phone number, email address, and message details submitted through the website contact form
• Email address submitted through our newsletter signup form

You are not required to create an account to browse the website or view public trip information.

b. Information You Provide in the App

When you use the mobile app, we may collect information related to app features, such as:

• Trip unlock codes you enter to access trip details
• Chat messages you send in trip group chat
• Display name (if you sign in or participate in chat)

c. Optional Sign-In Information in the App

Some app features, such as chat participation and message attribution, may use optional sign-in, including Apple Sign In and Google Sign In.

If you sign in, we may receive:

• A unique user identifier
• A display name (if provided)
• An email address (only if you choose to share it)

We do not collect or access your password.

d. Automatically Collected Information

We may collect limited technical information needed to operate and improve the website and app, including:

• Basic website analytics, such as page visits and button clicks, through Google Analytics
• Spam-prevention and abuse-screening data from services such as reCAPTCHA and newsletter form providers
• Device type and operating system
• App version
• Anonymous identifiers used for caching/syncing
• Diagnostic data for crash reporting and performance monitoring

This data is generally not used to directly identify you.

2. How We Use Information

We use information to:

• Respond to website inquiries, waitlist requests, and support requests
• Send newsletter emails and trip announcements when you subscribe
• Display trip itineraries, schedules, and updates
• Enable app features such as trip chat and message attribution
• Send notifications related to trips you have unlocked in the app
• Improve website and app performance, reliability, and safety

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

3. Data Storage and Security

Website submissions, trip content, and app data may be stored using secure cloud services. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards to protect information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we follow industry-standard practices to reduce risk.

4. How We Share Information

We do not share personal information with third parties except:

• With service providers needed to operate the website or app, such as cloud hosting, analytics, forms, authentication, messaging, email, captcha, and notification providers
• When required by law, legal process, or to protect rights and safety
• With other authorized users in the same trip chat (chat content is visible to participants in that trip)

5. Notifications

If you enable app notifications, we may send:

• Trip updates
• Leader messages
• Important announcements

You can disable notifications at any time in your device settings.

6. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

7. Your Choices

You may:

• Browse the website without creating an account
• Contact us by phone instead of using the website form
• Unsubscribe from marketing emails using the link in those emails
• Use most of the app without signing in
• Disable app notifications
• Stop using the website or app at any time

If you have signed in and want to remove participation from a trip chat, you may do so using available app controls.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Updates will be reflected by the "Last Updated" date above. Continued use of the website or app after updates means you accept the revised policy.

9. Contact Us

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

Watkins Shared Adventures
Phone: (812) 287-9998
Email: WatkinsSharedAdventures@gmail.com
Website: https://www.watkinssharedadventures.com