The privacy promise
PinQuests remembers where you guessed.
It never tells anyone where you are.
A location game only works if players trust it. So privacy isn't a settings page here — it's the architecture.
The 24-hour delay
Nothing about your location activity — successful or failed guesses, distances, maps — is visible to a quest creator until at least 24 hours after you submit it. Enforced on our servers, not just hidden in the app.
Pin or presence? We never tell.
Solve a clue by physically standing there, or by dropping a pin from your couch a thousand miles away. Both count. The creator is never told which method you used — the distinction doesn't even exist in what creators can see.
No live tracking. Ever.
No continuous GPS. No 'share my location.' No creator access to where you are right now. PinQuests only ever records the single point you chose to submit as a guess.
Secrets stay on the server
Target locations are validated server-side and never sent to your device before you solve a clue. Private quests use secure, unguessable invite links.
Notifications wait too
Creators get 'Alex unlocked Clue #5 yesterday' — never 'Alex just arrived at Clue #5.' Every location-derived notification respects the same 24-hour delay.
Your media, protected
Photos, videos and memories inside quests are privately stored and delivered — never publicly listable or enumerable.
What players see before starting
When you submit a location guess, PinQuests records the location you submitted.
The creator of this PinQuest may later see your submitted locations, including unsuccessful attempts.
To protect your privacy, location activity is delayed by at least 24 hours before becoming available to the creator.
You may solve eligible clues either by visiting a location or selecting a location on the map. PinQuests does not tell the creator which method you used.
Safety by design
Public quests are reviewed and verified before anyone can play them, so hunts never lead people somewhere unsafe. Private quests are invite-only and undiscoverable. Players — and parents of young players — see clear safety guidance before any quest begins: never trespass, never enter unsafe areas, and a map pin always counts the same as being there in person.