Privacy Policy for the Andersonville (Aville) App

The statement applies to all activity, including pin informations, tours and treasure hunt game in the Aville app published from the Locatify system. This includes the branded app Aville made by Locatify for Andersonville Chamber of Commerce (info@andersonville.org)

Last updated: 09.08.24 to clarify better the player information retention rules.

Personal information stored on the host server

A comprehensive list of personal information transmitted from the Aville app to the Locatify host server.

User data stored on server in all games (excluding offline games)

• Player name entered (fictional name)
• Email address entered (optional)
• Time when treasure locations are found and how the challenges are resolved
• Photos uploaded by players as part of solving a challenge
• Invitation and voucher codes redeemed

User data visible to other players in an online multiplayer game

• Player name entered (visible on the scoreboard)
• Timestamp when treasure locations are found and how challenges are resolved
• Photos/videos uploaded by players as part of solving a challenge (the game creator has an option of using this challenge type or not)

Device Access Permissions the app asks for

• Read the GPS location of the user to show on the map and to activate treasures when on location. The user’s location isn’t shared or sent to the server.
• Bluetooth for iBeacon proximity reading is used in some indoor games to activate stations automatically 
• Access to the camera for the user to take photos used in some game challenges
• Save a photo/video taken to the photos’ gallery (camera roll)
• Access to the Microphone if the player is doing a video challenge in a game

Data that Locatify and Aville do not store

The user’s location is never stored on the server or in the app.

There are no purchases within the Aville app and no financial Data is stored.

Restoring Purchased Digital Products

There are no in-app purchases available in the Aville app.

The Locatify servers and database are hosted with Amazon AWS in London, UK, and only there.  The AWS data privacy policy is available here.

No personal information is shared with any 3rd party services.

Player Information retention and deletion

Player-generated content is content generated and stored on Locatify servers while playing the game or when signing up. The content is; uploaded photos, videos, scores in games, player’s fictional name and the player’s email address, if any.

The player information is stored on Locatify servers and retained as follows:

1. Player deleted by the game publisher

• The game publisher can remove player information from scoreboards from the Locatify Builder.

2. Anonymous players are deleted automatically after 90 days

• 90 days after finishing a game, the player information is removed from the game if it hasn’t been removed by the publisher before.

3. Registered players control themselves when their data is deleted

• Players with a registered email address can delete their data from Locatify’s website using an email verification process, but the Aville app does not gather email addresses.

Some of Locatify’s app have a sign-up/login process when running the app for the first time.  Aville app players are all anonymous.

Apps with Login and Signup

The Aville app does not use login and signup.

Anonymous data collected for Analytical purposes

The Aville app does not use  Google Firebase service to collect anonymous analytics about the app’s usage or any other such services.

Apps built using Locatify®Builder are GDPR Compliant

When content creators as the Aville team signed up to Locatify®Builder they approve Locatify Terms of Services and agree to Locatify Privacy Policies.

As players can play games anonymously as written here above no sensitive data is stored in the app.