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Privacy
Atlas doesn't ask who you are. There are no accounts, no cookies, no adverts and no tracking.
Who runs Atlas
Atlas is run by [your name or business name] in the United Kingdom. Contact: [email address].
Your progress
When you mark a secret as found, that's saved in your own browser on your own device. It never reaches us, and we can't see it. To clear it, clear this site's data in your browser settings. If you use a different device or browser, your progress won't follow you.
When you vote
When you tap "It worked" or "Didn't work", your browser makes up a random code and keeps it, so you can only vote once on each secret and can change your mind later. We store a scrambled version of that code with your vote. It can't be traced back to you.
To stop anyone flooding the votes, we also count votes from each internet connection. Your IP address is scrambled with a code that changes every day and the count is deleted the next day. We never store the IP address itself.
Cloudflare Turnstile checks that a real person is voting. It runs only when you vote, and it doesn't use cookies to track you. See Cloudflare's Turnstile privacy notice.
Hosting
The site is hosted by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare handles technical details such as your IP address and browser type to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
Fonts and the map are served from this site, so your browser doesn't contact any other company when you visit, apart from Cloudflare's human check when you vote and its cookie-free visitor counter.
Visitor numbers
We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to see how many people visit and which pages they read. It doesn't use cookies, doesn't follow you to other sites and doesn't build a profile of you. We only see totals.
Where the secrets come from
We collect secrets from public posts on sites such as YouTube and Reddit, and rewrite them in our own words. We don't store anyone's username. To count how many different people reported a secret, we keep a scrambled code for each poster that can't be turned back into their name, plus a link to the original post. Copied post text is deleted as soon as a report has been checked, and everything else after 30 days.
If you posted something we've used and want it left out, email us with the link and we'll remove it.
Your rights
Under UK data protection law you can ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct or delete it, and object to how we use it. Email [email address]. If you're unhappy with our answer, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Changes
If we add accounts, payments or anything else that involves your details, we'll update this page before it goes live.