PottyPins is a community-driven app that helps you find clean public restrooms near you, complete with door codes, PIN numbers, cleanliness ratings, and accessibility information.

How do I find restroom door codes?

Simply search for a location on PottyPins and view the restroom details. Community members share and verify door codes/PINs so you can access restrooms quickly.

Is PottyPins free to use?

Yes! PottyPins is completely free. You can search for restrooms, view ratings, and access door codes without any cost.

How can I contribute to PottyPins?

You can rate restrooms, share door codes, add new locations, and leave helpful tips. Each contribution earns you XP points and helps the community!

PottyPins - Find Clean Restrooms & Door Codes Near You

Introduction

Welcome to PottyPins. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services.

Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and display name.
Location Data: With your permission, we collect your location to show nearby restrooms. This data is only used during your active session and is not stored permanently.
User-Generated Content: Ratings, reviews, and photos you submit about restroom locations.
Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our service, including pages visited, features used, and navigation patterns.
Analytics Data: With your consent, we collect analytics data including session information, page views, device type, browser, operating system, approximate geographic location (city-level), and referral sources. This data helps us improve our service.
Technical Data: IP address (anonymized for analytics), browser user agent, screen resolution, and timezone.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

Provide and maintain our services
Show you relevant restroom locations based on your location
Display your ratings and reviews to other users
Calculate your contribution points and leaderboard ranking
Improve and optimize our platform
Communicate with you about service updates

Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following circumstances:

Public Content: Ratings, reviews, and photos you submit are visible to all users.
Service Providers: We may share data with trusted service providers who assist in operating our platform (e.g., hosting, analytics).
Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights and safety.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure.

Your Rights (GDPR/CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Right to Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of how we process your data.
Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: Object to processing of your data for certain purposes.
Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent for analytics tracking at any time through our cookie settings without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
Right to Opt-Out: Opt out of analytics tracking and location services at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@pottypins.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

Cookies and Analytics

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your experience, analyze usage patterns, and remember your preferences.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function properly. These include session management, security features, and user preferences. These cannot be disabled.
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with PottyPins. We collect anonymized data about page views, feature usage, device information, and approximate location. You can opt in or out of analytics cookies at any time.

Our Analytics System

We use our own first-party analytics system to collect usage data. This means we do not share your browsing data with third-party analytics providers like Google Analytics. The data we collect includes:

Pages you visit and how long you spend on each page
Features you use (searching, rating, adding locations)
Device type, browser, and operating system
Approximate geographic location (city-level only)
How you found PottyPins (referral sources, UTM parameters)
Session duration and navigation patterns

We use this data to improve our service, fix bugs, and understand which features are most useful to our community.

Consent Management

When you first visit PottyPins, you will see a cookie consent banner. You can:

Accept all cookies (enables analytics)
Decline all optional cookies (disables analytics, essential cookies remain)
Customize your preferences to enable/disable analytics cookies

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the website footer. Your preferences are stored locally on your device and respected across all pages.

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for up to 2 years. You can request deletion of your analytics data at any time by contacting us.

Advertising

We may display advertisements through third-party advertising networks, including Google AdSense. These advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to our website and other websites to provide relevant advertisements based on your interests.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.

Third-Party Services

Our service may contain links to third-party websites or integrate with third-party services (such as Google Maps for location data). These third parties have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@pottypins.com
Visit our Contact Page

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