Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 15, 2025

Spotatrain.com is owned and operated by Geospotter Studios, based in Canada. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal and non-personal data when you use our website and services.

1. User Accounts and Contributions

When creating an account on Spotatrain.com, we collect your email address and chosen username. As a registered user, you may upload photos, contribute spotting locations, leave ratings, and create favorite lists. These contributions are associated with your account and stored in our Supabase database.

2. Website Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our website. This includes:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Type of device and browser used
• Approximate location (country, region, city)
• Referring source (e.g., search engine or link)

We have also activated Google Signals, which may associate your visit with your Google account (if signed in) to include aggregated demographic and interest data (such as age and gender).

3. Personalized Advertising (Google Ads)

We may use Google Ads to display personalized advertisements based on your browsing behavior. If you consent, Google may use your activity on Spotatrain.com to tailor ads you see across other websites and apps.

You can manage your ad settings and opt out of ad personalization at: https://adssettings.google.com

4. Consent and Cookie Management

On your first visit, we display a cookie banner allowing you to accept or reject different types of cookies: essential, analytics, and marketing. Your preferences are stored for 12 months and can be updated at any time.

We use the Google Consent Mode, which ensures that no personal data is collected by Google Analytics or Google Ads until you explicitly grant permission through the banner.

5. Data Retention

We retain analytics data for:

• Event-level data: 2 months
• User-level data: 14 months (reset on new activity)

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the data we may have collected about you
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw your consent at any time

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information below.

7. Contact Us

Geospotter Studios
Email: contact@spotatrain.com
Website: https://spotatrain.com

8. Updates to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect new legal requirements or changes in our practices. The latest version will always be available on this page.