Pinned Travel - iOS App
Meridian Bridge Group LLC
Effective Date: March 19, 2026
Last Updated: March 22, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how Meridian Bridge Group LLC ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the Pinned Travel mobile application ("Pinned Travel" or the "App"). Pinned Travel is a travel planning app that helps you extract and organize geographic locations from social media content.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy is written in plain language so you can understand exactly what data we collect, why we collect it, and what choices you have. This policy is designed to comply with applicable United States privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA) and similar state laws. This policy is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia. European and Canadian privacy laws are currently out of scope at this time.
| Data | When Collected | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | When you create an account | Authentication and account recovery |
| Password | When you create an account | Authentication (securely hashed. we never store or see your plaintext password) |
| Trip and collection names | When you organize saved locations | Organizing your saved places |
| Social media post URLs | When you paste a link into the App | Extracting location data from the post |
| Packing list items | When you add items to a trip packing list | Trip planning feature |
| Creator profile (display name, bio, social links) | If you opt into the marketplace as a creator | Public-facing creator identity for travel guide marketplace (optional feature) |
| Data | How Generated | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| User ID | Automatically assigned at signup | Associates your data with your account |
| Location coordinates and place names | Extracted from the social media posts you submit | Core app functionality, pinning locations to your map |
| Platform identifier | Auto-detected from the URL you paste (e.g., TikTok, Instagram) | Routing the extraction request correctly |
| Data | How Collected | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| App usage events | Analytics SDK (behavioral events such as "trip created" or "link extracted") | Understanding how the App is used so we can improve it |
Our analytics operates in "identified only" mode, meaning we do not create anonymous tracking profiles. Analytics events are only associated with your account after you sign in.
If you use Pinned Travel before creating an account, your extraction results are stored locally on your device as temporary data. This data is migrated to your account when you sign up, or deleted when you uninstall the App. This local data never leaves your device until you create an account.
We want to be explicit about what Pinned Travel does not access:
We collect personal information for the following specific, identified purposes:
We collect only what is reasonably necessary for these purposes. We do not use your data for:
We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We share data only with the service providers necessary to operate the App:
| Service Category | What They Receive | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Infrastructure & Database Services | Account and app data | Hosting, authentication, and data storage |
| Product Analytics Services | User ID and app usage events | Product analytics and improvement |
| Apple | Transaction IDs and purchase amounts | In-app purchase processing |
| Apple Maps | Place name search queries | Converting place names to map coordinates |
| Social media data retrieval services (third-party APIs that fetch public post content on our behalf) | Social media post URLs | Retrieving publicly available post metadata |
| AI processing service | Public social media post text | Identifying locations mentioned in post content |
Important details about third-party processing:
Your account data is stored on secure cloud infrastructure hosted in the United States. Local device data (such as preferences and pre-signup extraction results) is stored on your device.
We retain personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. The table below sets out our specific retention periods:
| Category | Retention Period | Deletion Trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Account data (email, User ID) | Lifetime of account | Permanently deleted when you delete your account |
| Trips, collections, locations, packing lists | Until deleted by you | Deleted immediately on your request; cascade-deleted on account deletion |
| Social media post URLs | Until deleted by you | Deleted with associated content or on account deletion |
| Analytics events | Per our analytics provider's retention policy, which may extend beyond 30 days | Deletion requested via API on account deletion |
| Apple transaction IDs | Lifetime of account | Deleted on account deletion |
| Local device data (pre-signup) | Until account creation or app uninstall | Migrated to account on signup; deleted on uninstall |
| Backup systems | Up to 30 days after deletion | Purged from backups within 30 days of account deletion |
Please allow up to 30 days for your data to be fully purged from all backup systems following account deletion.
Depending on where you live, you have various rights regarding your personal information. We honor these rights for all users regardless of location.
You can delete your account and all associated data at any time:
This permanently deletes your account and all data associated with it, including your profile, trips, collections, saved locations, links, and purchase records. This action is irreversible. Please allow up to 30 days for complete removal from backup systems.
You have the right to know what personal information we hold about you, how we use it, and with whom we share it. To request a copy of your data, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days (or such shorter period as required by applicable law).
You have the right to request correction of inaccurate personal information. You can edit your trips, collections, locations, and packing list items directly in the App. To correct account information (such as your email address), or to request correction of other data, contact us at [email protected].
You have the right to request deletion of your personal information. Use the in-app Delete Account feature (Settings > Delete Account) or contact us at [email protected]. We will process your request within 30 days.
You have the right to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format (such as JSON or CSV). To submit a portability request, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.
We do not sell your personal information and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. There is nothing to opt out of. If this practice changes, we will update this policy and provide an opt-out mechanism before any such sharing begins.
We do not collect sensitive personal information as defined under applicable law (such as precise geolocation, racial or ethnic origin, health data, financial account information, or genetic data). The location data in the App is extracted from social media posts you submit. It reflects places mentioned in public posts, not your physical whereabouts. There is no sensitive personal information processing to limit.
If we decline to take action on your privacy request, you have the right to appeal our decision. To initiate an appeal, please contact us at [email protected] with "Privacy Appeal" in the subject line. We will respond to your appeal within 45 days. If your appeal is denied, you may contact your state's Attorney General to lodge a complaint.
You may request that we stop collecting analytics data for your account by contacting us at [email protected]. We will process your request and confirm when complete. We are working to add an in-app opt-out toggle to a future release of the App.
We recognize and honor Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. If your browser or device transmits a GPC signal, we will treat it as a valid request to opt-out of the "sharing" of your information for cross-context behavioral advertising for that specific session. Because we do not track users across third-party websites, we do not currently respond to "Do Not Track" browser headers.
To exercise any of the rights described in this section, you may:
You may designate an authorized agent to submit a privacy request on your behalf. To protect your information, we will require the agent to provide signed permission from you and may ask you to verify your identity directly with us or confirm that you provided the agent permission to submit the request.
We will verify your identity before processing your request. We will respond within 30 days of receiving a verifiable request. We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of these rights.
This section applies to California residents and supplements the information above. It is provided pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (collectively, "CCPA").
At or before the time of collection, California residents have the right to receive notice of our practices. We collect the categories of personal information listed in Section 6(a) for the business purposes described in Section 2. We do not "sell" or "share" your personal information as those terms are defined under the CCPA. We retain your data only for as long as necessary, as detailed in our Retention Table in Section 4.
In the preceding 12 months, we have collected the following categories of personal information as defined by the CCPA:
We collect personal information directly from you (through your use of the App), automatically (through our analytics SDK), and indirectly (location data extracted from social media posts you submit to us).
Please refer to Section 2 of this policy for a full description of the purposes for which we collect and use each category of personal information.
Please refer to Section 3 of this policy. We share personal information with: cloud infrastructure and database providers, analytics providers, payment processors, and AI and social media data service providers. We do not sell personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
As a California resident, you have the right to:
To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at [email protected] or use the in-app deletion feature. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.
Pinned Travel is not directed at children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected] and we will promptly delete that information.
Your account data is processed and stored in the United States. By using the App, you acknowledge that your data will be stored and processed in the United States.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or your privacy rights, contact us at:
Meridian Bridge Group LLC
Email: [email protected]
Website: pinnedtravel.com