Terms of Service
By using Waypoints and Wonders, you agree to the following terms:
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
- You agree to provide accurate and complete information during registration and to keep this information up to date.
- You may not use the website for any unlawful, harmful, or abusive activities, including harassment, impersonation, or intimidation.
- You agree not to interfere with or disrupt the website or servers.
- All content on this website is the property of its creators and may not be copied, reused, or redistributed without permission.
- We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms.
Privacy Policy
What information is collected?
We collect the following user data:
- Name
- Email address
- Password (securely stored)
This information is used solely to register and verify your identity on Waypoints and Wonders.
How is this information used?
Your information is used to:
- Authenticate your account (via standard login or Google OAuth)
- Maintain your access to the site
- Enable secure content management by authorized users (admins only)
We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or marketing.
How is your data protected?
We use appropriate technical measures to protect your data, including:
- HTTPS (TLS encryption)
- Password hashing
- Secure backend storage
Only authorized personnel (admins) have access to backend systems.
Third-party services
We rely on trusted third-party tools and platforms to power WPAW:
- Google for OAuth login and reCAPTCHA spam protection
- Cloudinary for image storage and delivery
- Railway for backend hosting
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) for infrastructure
- Other open-source tools: Flask, SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, Flask extensions (e.g., flask-login, flask-mail), and Hypercorn
Each third-party service has its own privacy practices. We encourage users to review them separately.
Data sharing
We do not sell, trade, or share your personal information with third parties, except as required by law or necessary to provide our services.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy occasionally. Significant changes will be posted on this page. Continued use of the site means you accept the updated terms.