SaleSpotter - Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 20, 2026

Overview

SaleSpotter ("the App") helps you find and plan trips to garage sales, yard sales, and estate sales. Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what data the App collects and how it is used.

Data Collection

SaleSpotter does not collect, transmit, or share any personal data.

• No analytics - We use no analytics service. The AdMob SDK performs ad tracking as described under Third-Party Services.
• No accounts - No sign-up or login is required.

Data Stored on Your Device

The App stores the following data locally on your device only:

• Saved sales - Sale titles, addresses, dates, descriptions, and categories you add or save.
• Favorites - Sales you mark as favorites for route planning.
• App preferences - Your filter settings and display preferences.

This data never leaves your device. It is not transmitted to any server, third party, or the App developer.

Permissions

• Location - Used to find garage sales near your current location, calculate distances, and provide directions. Location is accessed only while the app is in use, never in the background. Location data is not stored or transmitted.
• Photos - When you add pictures to a sale, the system photo picker hands back only the images you choose. They are copied into the app's storage on your device and are not uploaded.

Maps and Directions

When you request directions to a sale, the App opens Google Maps or your default maps application. This is handled by your device's operating system, not by the App directly. Please refer to your maps app's privacy policy for information about how it handles your data.

Third-Party Services

The free version may display ads through Google AdMob. AdMob may collect device identifiers and usage data per Google's Privacy Policy. The Pro version has no ads or third-party services.

Ads on iPhone and iPad. On iOS the ads are also served by Google AdMob, under Google's privacy policy. Before the first ad is requested, the app runs Google's consent step, which presents Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt asking whether the app may track you. If you do not allow tracking, or the prompt is not shown, iOS does not give the app or Google your device's advertising identifier (IDFA), and ads are not personalised using it. You can change your choice at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.

In-app purchases. Any purchase inside the app (such as the upgrade that removes ads) is handled by Google Play Billing on Android and by the Apple App Store on iPhone and iPad. Google or Apple processes the payment and keeps the record (Apple under Apple's Privacy Policy); the app only learns whether the purchase is active. We never see your payment details. Restoring a purchase checks your Google Play or App Store account.

Children's Privacy

The App does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13. Note that the AdMob SDK collects device and advertising identifiers from all users, as described under Third-Party Services.

Data Deletion

All data is stored locally on your device. To delete all App data:

• Use the "Clear All Data" option in the App's Settings screen, or
• Clear the App data in your device's application settings, or
• Uninstall the App from your device.

Changes to This Policy

If we update this privacy policy, the changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact us at: [email protected]