Privacy Policy

1. Information we collect

• Account info: your name, email, and profile photo from Google Sign-In.
• Content you create: posts, photos, comments, community posts, trip plans, gear lists, and condition reports you choose to share.
• Location: if you allow it, your device location is used to center the map, show nearby spots, and power the Oracle weather forecast. Location is not collected if you deny the browser/app permission prompt.
• Usage data: basic interaction data (pages visited, features used) to help us fix bugs and improve the Service.

2. How we use it

We use your data to operate the Service: to show your posts to people who follow you, sync your Passport progress and saved routes across devices, generate weather-aware gear suggestions, and notify you of likes, comments, and follows. We do not sell your personal data.

3. Third-party services

Mtieli is built on Google Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Storage) for account and data storage. Weather data on the Oracle dashboard comes from the free Open-Meteo API, and location names are resolved via OpenStreetMap Nominatim — both receive only the coordinates needed to answer the request, not your identity.

4. What's visible to other members

Your display name, profile photo, bio, and anything you post to the public feed or a community are visible to other signed-in Mtieli members. Direct messages are private between you and the recipient. Your saved posts, gear list, and private trip details are visible only to you.

5. Your choices

You can edit or delete your posts, gear items, and trips at any time from the portal or app. To delete your account and associated data entirely, contact us at the address below and we'll process the request.

6. Children

Mtieli is not directed at children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect data from them.

7. Contact

Questions about this policy or a data request? Email hello@mtieli.ge or use the Support page.