Privacy Policy
Effective date: August 13, 2026
Last updated: August 13, 2026
Kokomo Scanner provides local incident information through its mobile app and browser experience. This Privacy Policy explains what information Kokomo Scanner collects, how it is used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to you.
Information we collect
Account information
When you create an account, we collect your email address, first name, and last name. We also maintain your account status and, when applicable, an Admin or Owner role. Your email address and standard community-member name are not shown in the public incident feed.
Content and activity
We collect information you choose to provide or create, including:
- comments, replies, and comment photos;
- incidents you follow and your My Feed selections;
- notification, appearance, and comment-order preferences;
- reports you submit about comments, including an optional explanation; and
- account, comment, moderation, and incident-management actions needed to
operate and protect the service.
Comments, replies, and their photos may be visible to anyone who can view the published incident, including guests. Standard community members appear with a privacy-friendly label rather than their real name. When an Admin or Owner chooses to comment personally, that staff member's name is public. Reports and moderation notes are not public.
An uploaded photo may contain metadata placed in the file by your device, such as the date it was created or, in some cases, location information. Kokomo Scanner does not use photo metadata to track your location, but the metadata may remain in the uploaded file. Review photos and remove sensitive metadata or details before uploading them.
Device, notification, and security information
If you turn on device alerts, we collect a push-notification token, broad platform type, app version, notification-permission status, delivery status, and last-seen time. We also retain privacy-limited account security and session records, such as a broad platform label and sign-in, sign-out, first-seen, and last-seen times.
Except for information that may be embedded in a photo you choose to upload, the Kokomo Scanner application does not collect precise location. Its account security and session records do not intentionally store contacts, advertising identifiers, payment-card information, exact device models, authentication tokens, or IP addresses. Our hosting and security providers may process standard technical logs, such as IP address, browser information, and request time, to deliver and protect their services.
How we use information
We use information to:
- create, verify, secure, and maintain accounts;
- provide the Live Feed, My Feed, comments, photos, notifications, sharing, and
- publish and manage official Kokomo Scanner incidents;
- detect, review, and respond to reported or abusive content;
- provide support and communicate about an account;
- diagnose failures, maintain service security, and preserve audit history;
- comply with legal obligations and enforce our policies.
account preferences;
and
Kokomo Scanner does not sell personal information or use personal information for targeted advertising.
When information is shared
We may disclose information in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers. Supabase provides authentication, database, file
- Official Facebook publishing. An Admin or Owner may publish official
- Legal and safety needs. We may preserve or disclose information when
- Organizational changes. Information may be transferred as part of a
storage, and protected backend services. Cloudflare provides web delivery, security, DNS, and email-delivery services. Firebase Cloud Messaging provides device-alert delivery. Apple and Google may process information when their platforms distribute the app or deliver notifications.
Kokomo Scanner incident text, supported incident photos, and a public incident link to the Kokomo Scanner Facebook Page. Community comments, community-member photos, account details, category labels, and reports are not included in that publishing action.
reasonably necessary to comply with law, protect a person, investigate abuse, prevent fraud, or protect Kokomo Scanner and its users.
merger, acquisition, financing, reorganization, or sale of assets, subject to appropriate protections and applicable law.
These providers may process information in the United States, Canada, or other locations where they operate.
Retention and deletion
We keep account information while an account is active and retain other records for as long as reasonably needed to provide the service, maintain security and moderation history, resolve disputes, and satisfy legal obligations.
You may delete your own eligible comments through Kokomo Scanner. A deleted comment is hidden or replaced with Comment deleted. when a placeholder is needed to preserve the context of active replies. Certain edit, moderation, and audit records may be retained to protect the service and document prior actions.
You may delete your account from Account > Profile > Delete my account in the installed app or browser. The action requires your current password and an explicit acknowledgment that deletion cannot be undone. If you cannot access your account, email admin@kokomoscanner.com for assistance. We may take reasonable steps to verify that you control the account. When an account is deleted, Kokomo Scanner removes or disables its sign-in credentials, replaces the profile name with Former member, removes registered devices, notifications, preferences, and follows, and prevents further participation. Public contributions and limited security, moderation, or audit records may remain in anonymized or restricted form when needed for conversation context, service integrity, safety, or legal obligations.
Your choices
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of certain personal information, or to object to certain uses. You can update supported profile and preference information within your account. You can also:
- turn device alerts on or off in Kokomo Scanner or device settings;
- unfollow incidents and change My Feed preferences;
- edit or delete your eligible comments; and
- request account or privacy assistance at
Children
Kokomo Scanner is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and address it.
Security
We use safeguards designed to protect information, including encrypted network connections, role-based access, database access controls, private media storage, and protected administrative actions. No internet or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy as Kokomo Scanner changes. We will update the date above and provide additional notice when required by law or when a change materially affects how personal information is handled.
Contact us
Questions, privacy requests, and account-deletion requests may be sent to:
Kokomo Scanner admin@kokomoscanner.com https://kokomoscanner.com