Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Legal texts are in English, which is the binding version.
NEXT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION LLC operates Piece of the Net and is responsible for the personal data described here. We collect only what the Service needs and we do not sell personal data.
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What we collect
- Account: your email address and display name, and your profile picture if you sign in with Google.
- Public profile and spots: username, bio, website and social handles you choose to add, and the image, title, message and link of your spots. These are public by design.
- Purchases: area, amount, status and the country your purchase came from when our network provider reports it (used for aggregate country rankings). Card details are handled by Stripe; we only receive payment status and identifiers.
- Sessions and security: the IP address and browser user agent of your signed-in sessions, used to keep your account secure and prevent abuse.
- Usage statistics: views, clicks and shares per spot, with the referring website and country, stored only as daily totals. Repeat views are filtered with a short-lived, non-reversible fingerprint that is kept in memory and not saved with your identity.
- Reports: when you report a spot we store the reason and a non-reversible hash of your IP address to limit abuse.
- Games and points: check-ins, points, game results, crew membership and pixels you place.
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How we use it
To run your account and sign you in, process purchases and refunds, display your spots, moderate content, show you statistics about your spots, prevent fraud and abuse, and send service emails (sign-in links and, unless you turn them off, a notice when someone buys a spot next to yours). We do not use advertising trackers or sell your data.
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Cookies
We use a session cookie to keep you signed in and a cookie that remembers your language. We also use Google Analytics cookies to measure how the site is used; in the EEA, the UK and Switzerland they are only set if you accept them. We do not use advertising cookies.
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Who we share it with
Only with providers that run the Service for us, under their own security and privacy terms:
- Stripe (payments and refunds)
- Render (hosting and database)
- Cloudflare (image storage and delivery)
- Resend (email delivery)
- Sentry (error reports)
- Google (only if you choose to sign in with Google)
- Anthropic (only when automated moderation is enabled: the content of new spots is analyzed before publication)
- Google Analytics (visit statistics such as pages viewed, device type and approximate location)
We may also disclose data when required by law or to protect users and the Service against fraud or abuse.
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Where it is processed
Our providers process data in the United States and other countries. By using the Service you understand that your data will be transferred to and stored in those countries.
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How long we keep it
Account and spot data stay while your account or spot exists. Purchase and payment records are kept as long as accounting, tax and anti-fraud obligations require, even after an account is closed.
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Your rights
You can view and edit your profile and spots from your dashboard and turn off neighbour emails with the link in each email. To access, correct, export or delete your personal data, write to hola@pieceofthe.net from the email on your account. Deleting an account removes its personal data; records we must keep by law are retained, and spots you bought may remain on the map without your personal details.
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Children
The Service is not directed to children under 13 and purchases require being an adult. If you believe a child gave us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
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Changes and contact
We may update this policy; the date above shows the latest version. Questions or requests: hola@pieceofthe.net.
NEXT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION LLC · 12550 Biscayne Blvd, Suite 406, North Miami, FL 33181, USA · hola@pieceofthe.net
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