How anonymity and privacy work

Answers to “Is it really anonymous?” and “Can people find out where I am?”. For the full details, see our Privacy Policy.

No names

  • There’s no sign-up or login. We don’t collect your name, email address or phone number. The server just issues a random ID for each device.
  • murs carry no name, no avatar and no sign of whether you pay. Premium doesn’t change that — you stay anonymous.
  • In replies, the author is shown as “Poster” and everyone else as A, B and so on. The letters change from mur to mur, so posts in different threads can’t be linked.
  • Favs are stored as a count only, not who tapped them.

Your location is shifted before it’s sent

  • A mur’s location is sent only once, when you post. Before that, your device shifts it to a point between half and the full distance you choose (0 m to 1 km; 50 m by default). The server only receives the shifted location (unless you choose 0 m).
  • We don’t keep a history of your movements, and the app never collects or sends your location in the background. Your current location used for Near and search is not stored.
  • For the “On site” check on musts and on-site closure reports, your location is sent only when you’re near the place, and it isn’t stored after the check.
  • The country shown on a mur is based on your IP address at the time of posting (the IP address itself is not stored).

Photos

Only photos taken in the app on the spot can be added. Location, device and date information (EXIF) is removed before upload. Photos can be seen by anyone.

No tracking

We don’t use advertising identifiers or track you across apps. There are no ads and no SDKs for analysing usage. Translation happens on your device, and post text isn’t sent to outside translation services.

How long things stay, and how to delete them

  • murs disappear after the time you choose (1–48 hours on the free plan, up to 7 days with Premium). Reported posts may be kept for up to 30 days for review.
  • musts and marks stay until you delete them (marks are deleted 30 days after Premium ends).
  • Go to Settings › Account › “Delete all my data” to delete your data in one go. If you’ve already removed the app, you can ask us through the support page. The Privacy Policy’s “Data deletion” section explains what is deleted and what remains.

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