Privacy

Exploring the atlas

You choose the cities and places you explore. Search and filters help you browse the catalogue, and selected places may appear in the page address when you share a link. This version does not request access to your GPS location, contacts, camera, or photo library.

Information needed to load a page

Our service providers receive your IP address and ordinary browser, device, and connection information when they deliver pages, maps, and photographs. Map requests indicate the area you are viewing; photograph requests identify the image being loaded. Viewing an area on the map does not give the app access to your device’s location.

Service providers may keep operational and security logs under their own privacy practices.

Saved on your device

Your appearance preference, recent destinations, introduction progress, field notebook collections, visited-place marks, field notebook notes and journey progress are saved in this browser. These field notebook collections and notes do not sync with your account. People using the same browser profile may be able to see them.

You can export your field notebook and restore it in another browser. The exported file contains your notes; keep it private. Clearing website data removes local saves and progress. The app and browser may also keep temporary copies of pages, maps, and photographs.

Journey narration is optional and uses your device’s speech service. Depending on your chosen voice and device settings, that service may process the public transcript remotely. The app does not record your voice or request microphone access.

Artifact collections and shared links

Artifact bookmarks and exploration marks are stored in your browser. Marking an artifact explored records your own reading progress; it does not track your physical location. Artifact progress backups contain those marks and the object references.

If you choose to share an artifact selection, the selected public object links and any optional message are included in the share URL. Anyone with that link can read the message. Leave personal information out; your private place notes and backups are not automatically included.

Artifact photographs load from the credited public image collections. Those sites receive technical request information needed to serve the image. We suppress the referring page address for these photographs.

Planning a trip

You can plan as a guest without an account. Guest trips, including selected stops, dates, budget entries and trip notes, stay in this browser. Clearing website data can remove them. Trip backups and downloaded guides may contain private notes and travel dates; keep those files private.

When you sign in to a customer account, your account trips and edits are saved to our service so you can continue on another device. This includes itinerary names, stops, travel preferences, dates, budget entries, trip notes and visit marks within those trips. Account trips are not published to the map or shared with other customers.

Guest trips and account trips use separate workspaces. You choose whether to import this browser’s guest trips into your account. Signing out clears the account’s trip cache from this browser and returns you to its guest workspace; it does not delete trips saved to your account or files you downloaded. People using the same browser while you remain signed in may be able to see your plans.

While signed in, a local copy supports editing when a connection fails. Check the save status before switching devices, clearing website data or signing out. Changes are available on another device after synchronization succeeds. Deleting an account trip removes it from the current saved collection after synchronization; downloaded copies and service backups are separate.

When you calculate a walking or driving route, the selected public stop locations and travel mode are sent to a routing service. This does not request your GPS location or send your private trip notes.

When you open an accommodation, flight, car, activity or directions search, the destination service receives the search details in that link, such as the selected destination, dates, party size or starting point. Review those details and the provider’s terms before booking. We do not collect card or passport details through this planner.

The optional Travel partners section contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on partner bookings. These fixed referral links identify our referral relationship; they do not include your private trip, dates, notes or departure preferences. The partner handles booking and may attribute a booking to our referral under its own privacy practices.

Planning suggestions match the public catalogue and group places geographically in your browser. Paid AI assistance is currently disabled. We do not automatically send your private trip notes or lodging information to an AI service. Existing private trip notes remain in saved trips and explicit exports even though the planner no longer offers a Notes editor.

Your customer account

Creating an account uses your email address and password. We use the email address for confirmation, sign-in support and password recovery. We do not require a public profile or personal name. Sign-in information is retained in this browser to maintain your session.

If you choose Sign in with Google, Google shares your verified email address and basic profile information with our account service. We use that identity to sign you in. This does not give Tartaria Maps access to your Gmail messages, Google Drive files, contacts or calendar. We do not receive your Google password.

Account and trip access are checked against your signed-in identity. A customer account does not grant access to another customer’s trips, unpublished catalogue drafts or administration tools. Authorized operators may access information when needed to provide support, investigate abuse or respond to a verified account request.

Security checks may process technical browser and connection information to protect registration and sign-in from automated abuse. Do not share your password or confirmation links.

To request a copy of your account information or deletion of your account and saved trips, contact admin@tartariamaps.com from your registered email address. We may need to verify account ownership before acting. Deletion does not erase files you downloaded, and backup copies expire separately under the service providers’ retention schedules.

Suggestions you send

The suggestion form asks for information about a real place or object and a public source supporting it. We do not ask for your name or email address. Please do not include private contact details or other personal information in your submission.

Suggestions enter a private review inbox. They are not automatically added to the map. If approved for publication, selected place information and source references may become public.

Rejected submissions are scheduled for deletion 90 days after rejection. A daily cleanup removes eligible records, so deletion may occur shortly after that period. Reopening a suggestion cancels that rejection period. Pending and accepted suggestions remain available for editorial work. Backup copies expire separately under our service providers’ retention schedules.

To protect the form from spam, an abuse-prevention service processes technical browser and connection information. We also use a temporary, pseudonymous network identifier to limit repeated submissions. These checks do not require an account.

Links and questions

Source references, image credits, and directions can take you to other websites or apps. Those services apply their own privacy practices.

If you contact us, your email address and message are used to respond and investigate your request. Please leave passwords and sign-in codes out of messages. You can contact us with privacy questions or requests about information you have supplied.

admin@tartariamaps.com