Privacy Policy
Last updated 26 July 2026
RoadRageMap is a public map of road rage reports. The single most important thing to understand is below, and everything else follows from it.
Reports you file are public. Anything you type into a report — the description, the vehicle details, your account of the driver — along with any photos or video you attach, the location you pin, and your display name, is visible to anyone using the app or the site. Do not put anything in a report that you would not publish under your own name.
Who we are
RoadRageMap ("we", "us") is operated by [OPERATOR NAME], [ADDRESS]. For any privacy question, request, or takedown, contact support@roadragemap.com.
You must be 18 or older to create an account. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has created an account, tell us and we will remove it.
What we collect
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Email address | To create and secure your account, and to send password resets. Not used for marketing. |
| Display name | Shown publicly on every report you file, so reports are attributable. |
| Password | Handled by Google Firebase Authentication and stored only as a salted hash. We never see it. If you sign in with Google, we do not receive a password at all. |
| Account identifier | An opaque ID that links your reports, honks and flags to your account, so we can act on abuse. |
| Report content | The location you pin, its street address, the date and time, severity, behaviour tags, vehicle description, your written account, and any photos or video. Public. |
| Device location | Only if you grant permission. Used to centre the map on you and to suggest a starting pin. It is not tracked in the background, and no location is stored unless you file a report at it. |
| Honks and flags | Which reports you honked at, and any you flagged, with the reason. Flags are never shown to the report's author or to other users. |
| Crash diagnostics | If the app crashes, Google Firebase Crashlytics collects the error, your device model, OS version and an app installation identifier, so the bug can be fixed. |
We do not collect licence plate numbers — there is deliberately no field for them. We do not run advertising, we do not use analytics or tracking SDKs, we do not build advertising profiles, and we do not sell or share your personal information.
How location is handled
Location matters more here than in most apps, so specifics:
- Location permission is requested only when you open the map or start a report, and can be refused — the app still works, you just place the pin yourself.
- The app does not access your location while it is closed or in the background.
- The coordinates published with a report are the ones on the pin when you submit, which you control. You can move the pin away from a sensitive spot before filing.
- Converting a pin into a street address is done by your phone's own geocoder. That lookup does not leave your device.
- Maps are rendered using the Google Maps SDK, so Google receives map requests under its own privacy policy.
Think about where you pin. Filing a report at your home address, or repeatedly at the same private location, publishes that location. Pin the road where it happened, not your driveway.
Who your data is shared with
We do not sell personal information. Data is processed by these providers on our behalf:
- Google Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, Crashlytics) — hosting, accounts, storage and crash reporting. Data is stored on Google Cloud infrastructure in the United States.
- Google Maps Platform — rendering maps and generating the static map image shown on each report.
We may also disclose information where we are legally required to, or where it is necessary to investigate abuse or protect someone's safety.
How long we keep it
- Reports are permanent by default. They cannot be edited once filed. If you take a report down, it stops appearing on the map and in search, but the underlying record is retained so there is an audit trail for moderation and legal complaints.
- Uploaded photos and video are retained even after a report is taken down, for the same reason. If you need media permanently erased, email us and we will remove it.
- Crash diagnostics are retained by Firebase Crashlytics for up to 90 days.
- Account data is kept until you ask us to delete it.
Your choices and rights
You can, at any time:
- Take down your own reports from within the app.
- Revoke location permission in your device settings.
- Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Request correction or deletion of your personal information, including your account.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account from inside the app: You → Delete my account. It takes effect immediately. If you would rather not use the app, see how to delete your account or email support@roadragemap.com from the address on the account; we will action it within 30 days.
Deletion removes your account, your sign-in credentials and your honks, and strips your display name from every report you filed. Your reports themselves stay on the map by default, unattributed — deleting an account is not a way to retract accounts that other people have already relied on. When you delete, you can tick a box to take your reports off the map at the same time; the underlying records are still retained for moderation as described above.
If you are in the EU, UK, or Switzerland
You have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability under the GDPR and UK GDPR. Our legal basis is your consent (for location), performance of a contract (running your account), and our legitimate interest in operating a safe, moderated service. You may complain to your national supervisory authority.
If you are in California
Under the CCPA/CPRA you have the right to know what personal information we collect, to delete it, to correct it, and not to be discriminated against for exercising those rights. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined by the CCPA.
Security
Traffic is encrypted in transit. Access to reports is enforced by server-side security rules, not just by the app: flags are write-only so nobody can see who reported what, and reports cannot be modified after filing. No system is perfectly secure, and public content is public by design — the protection that matters most is your own judgement about what you publish.
Changes
If this policy changes materially we will update the date at the top and give notice in the app. Continuing to use RoadRageMap after a change means you accept the updated policy.