Privacy Policy

Data controller

ArchitectureMapper: Thomas Jeram and Alexandre Nardini, individual publishers.

Villa La Montagne, 20 boulevard Alsace-Lorraine, 06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
architecturemapper@gmail.com

What we collect

When you suggest a place

Title, address, GPS coordinates, description, architect, year, categories, access type (public or private), photos, photo credit, your “Posted by” name or link, and your email address. Everything except your email address is published once the place is approved. Your email is used only for moderation and to notify you about your submission.

When you add photos to a place

The photos and the photo credit, which are published after review.

If you create a member account (optional)

Username, name, email address and password (stored encrypted), or, if you sign in with Google, the name, email address and profile picture provided by Google. Your public profile shows your display name and the places you contributed. Your comments are public and show your display name. Your likes are linked to your account; the number of likes on each place is public.

When you report a problem

The reason, your message, the photos you selected, the page concerned and, optionally, your email address (required for photo or copyright claims, so we can reply to you).

When you use the AI description assistant

The title, address, architect, year and coordinates you typed are sent to OpenAI to draft a description. Your email address is never sent. You can edit the result before submitting.

Technical data

IP address, browser type and access logs, kept by our host for security.

Your location

Only if you allow it in your browser, to center the map, show places around you or pre-fill an address. We do not store it on our servers.

Data stored in your browser

Your map preferences (for example Map, Satellite or Night view), temporary copies of map data to load pages faster, and the draft of the “Suggest a place” form (including your email) until you submit it. This data stays on your device. See our Cookie Policy.

Photos and metadata

All photos are re-encoded in your browser before being sent, which removes their metadata (EXIF), including the GPS position and camera details. Published photos are stored on the site's Google Drive and displayed from there for as long as the place is online. Photos we refuse are deleted.

Why we use your data

• Publishing and moderating places, photos and comments, preventing abuse and spam, keeping the site secure, handling reports: our legitimate interests.
• Member accounts, likes and comments: performance of our Terms of Use.
• Emails about your submission: our legitimate interests (you can ask us to stop).
• Your location: your consent, given in your browser.
• Non-essential cookies: your consent, given in our cookie banner.
• Legal requests and disputes: legal obligations.

Who receives your data

• Hostinger: hosting, CDN and security logs, in the European Union.
• Google: Sheets, Drive and Apps Script to manage submissions; sending our emails; Google Sign-In; Search Console.
• Mapbox: maps, satellite imagery and address search. Mapbox receives your IP address when the map loads.
• OpenAI: AI description assistant, only when you use it.

Google, Mapbox and OpenAI may process data in the United States. These transfers rely on the EU–US Data Privacy Framework where the provider is certified, and otherwise on the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

How long we keep it

• Published places and photos: as long as they are online.
• Submissions awaiting review: until our decision.
• Refused or archived submissions, and reports: up to 24 months, then deleted.
• Member accounts, likes and comments: until you delete your account or ask us to.
• Security logs: according to our host's policy, up to 12 months.
• Emails exchanged with us: up to 24 months.

Your rights

You can ask to access, correct or delete your data, to restrict or object to its use, to receive a copy (portability), to delete your account, and to give instructions for after your death. Write to architecturemapper@gmail.com.

You can also complain to the French data protection authority, the CNIL (cnil.fr).

Minors

Submitting content and creating an account are reserved for users aged 15 and over. Browsing is open to everyone.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures: restricted access, encrypted connections (HTTPS), backups and protected administration tools. Please report any suspected incident to architecturemapper@gmail.com.

Automated decisions

We make no automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. Every submission is reviewed by a person.

Changes

This policy may change. The date at the top shows the latest version.