DropNear lets you leave a file at a real-world spot so that people who are physically there can download it. This policy explains what we collect, why, and how long we keep it. We keep it short because we collect very little. (In the iOS app, DropNear appears under the name “DropZone” — same service, same policy.)
You don't sign up, and we don't ask for your name, email, or phone number to use DropNear. There is no profile and no login. A drop is controlled by the 6-character unlock code we return to its creator — not by an account.
Your location is used for one thing: to find drops near you and to check whether you are inside a drop's radius when you try to download it. When you open the map or unlock a file, your device sends its current coordinates (and, optionally, GPS accuracy) to our server only to run that range check.
We do not keep a history of where you've been. Coordinates you send to browse or unlock are used to answer that request and are not stored as a location trail tied to you. The coordinates you choose when you create a drop are stored as part of that drop (that's the whole point — the file lives at that spot) until the drop is deleted or expires.
Requests are rate-limited by IP address to prevent brute-forcing unlock codes/PINs and to protect the service from abuse. To do this we process your IP address transiently, and we log reports filed against a drop (see our Terms of Use) so we can remove abusive content. Optional PINs on a drop are stored only as a salted hash, never in plain text.
When you search for a place by name, that search text is sent to the OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocoding service to turn it into coordinates. No file contents and no personal identifiers are sent.
DropNear is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
If we change this policy we'll update the date at the top of this page.
Questions or privacy requests? Email support@dropnear.app.