Privacy Policy

Effective date: April 12, 2026

[REVIEW — NOT LEGAL ADVICE] This document is a working draft prepared for product use. It must be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before public release.

Denver Deals (“Denver Deals,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the Denver Deals mobile application and the website at denverdeals.app (together, the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have.

By using the Service you agree to the practices described here.

1. Who we are

Denver Deals is operated from Denver, Colorado, United States. To contact us about this policy, email privacy@denverdeals.app.

2. Information we collect

We collect the following categories of information:

Information you give us

• Account information — email address, password (stored hashed), display name, account type (shopper or merchant).
• Merchant business information — business name, business address, business phone, Google Place ID, business category, logo image (optional).
• Deal redemption activity — which deals you claim and when.
• Communications — messages you send to support.

Information collected automatically

• Device information — device model, operating system version, app version, language.
• Approximate and precise location — used to show nearby deals and to verify proximity at the time of redemption (you must be within two miles of a participating merchant to claim a deal). Location is collected only while the app is in use, with your permission.
• Push notification token — a Firebase Cloud Messaging identifier used to deliver deal alerts and claim notifications.
• Usage and diagnostic data — pages and screens viewed, actions taken, error logs.

Information from third parties

• Google Places — when a merchant searches for and selects their business during onboarding, we receive that business’s public Place data (name, address, coordinates) from Google.
• Stripe — when a merchant subscribes, Stripe processes the payment and returns a transaction status and subscription identifier. We do not receive or store full card numbers.

3. How we use information

We use the information we collect to:

• Create and maintain your account.
• Show you deals near your current location.
• Verify your eligibility to claim a deal (proximity, account in good standing, no prior claim of the same deal).
• Send push notifications about deals, claim timers, and merchant cancellations.
• Process merchant subscription payments through Stripe.
• Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, abuse, and violations of our Terms of Service.
• Provide customer support and respond to your inquiries.
• Improve the Service and develop new features.
• Comply with legal obligations.

4. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information.

We share information only as described below:

• Service providers (processors) acting on our behalf:
  • Railway — application hosting.
  • PostgreSQL (managed by Railway) — primary data store.
  • Redis (managed by Railway) — session and rate-limit cache.
  • Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google) — push notification delivery.
  • Stripe — payment processing for merchant subscriptions.
  • Google Places API — merchant location verification.
• Merchants receive limited information when you claim one of their deals: a unique claim code, a redemption QR code, and (where applicable) the time of claim. Merchants do not receive your email address, phone number, or precise location.
• Legal and safety — we may disclose information when we have a good-faith belief it is necessary to comply with law, enforce our Terms, or protect the rights, property, or safety of any person.
• Business transfers — in the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale we will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

5. Your rights and choices

• Access and correction — you can view and edit your account information from within the app.
• Account deletion — you can permanently delete your account from the app. Deletion removes your personal profile and unlinks historical claim records; some redemption metadata may be retained in anonymized form for legitimate business purposes (fraud prevention, financial reconciliation).
• Location permission — you can revoke the app’s location permission in your device settings at any time. Without location permission, you can browse but cannot claim deals.
• Push notifications — you can disable push notifications in your device settings or within the app.
• Marketing email — we currently send only transactional email (account, security, claims). If we add marketing email in the future, you will be able to opt out.

Residents of California, Colorado, and certain other jurisdictions may have additional rights under applicable privacy law (e.g., the right to know, the right to delete, the right to opt out of certain processing). To exercise these rights, contact privacy@denverdeals.app.

6. Data retention

We retain account information for as long as your account is active. After account deletion, we retain only the minimum data needed for fraud prevention, legal compliance, and financial reconciliation, and only for as long as reasonably necessary.

7. Children

Denver Deals is not intended for children under 18. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

8. Security

We use industry-standard safeguards including encryption in transit (HTTPS), hashed passwords, scoped access tokens, and limited access to production systems. No method of transmission or storage is perfectly secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. International users

The Service is operated from the United States. If you use the Service from outside the United States, your information will be transferred to and processed in the United States.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. We will post the new policy at this URL with a revised “Effective date” and, for material changes, provide notice through the app or by email.

11. Contact

Questions about this policy: privacy@denverdeals.app