Be useful and truthful
- Pin the real location and describe access honestly.
- Say when permission, payment, hours, mobility, weather, or other conditions affect access.
- Use your own words. Do not impersonate another person or business.
- Keep Public Events accurate and cancel them when plans change.
Never publish
- Private residences, a vulnerable person’s whereabouts, doxxing, or personal information without consent.
- Directions to trespass, break into property, evade authorities, or enter a dangerous restricted area.
- Threats, targeted harassment, hate, encouragement of violence, sexual exploitation, or explicit sexual content.
- Illegal drug or weapons sales, scams, spam, malware, or deceptive promotions.
- Content that infringes intellectual property or falsely claims official affiliation.
Photos stay in private contexts
Public discovery uses a bird’s-eye map preview. Photos can be kept in personal collections or deliberately shared with a trusted Circle, but they are not distributed as a Public listing cover. Only share a Circle photo when you have the right and consent to do so.
Report and hide
Open any Public Spot and choose Report this Spot to select a reason. Reports go to a protected operator queue. You can also choose Hide Explorer for immediate control on your phone and undo that choice in Settings.
Moderators may remove a listing, block a publisher, preserve a limited report record, or contact relevant services when reasonably necessary for safety or legal compliance. Repeatedly abusing the report system is also prohibited.
Urgent situations
SpotCircle reports are not monitored as an emergency channel. If someone is in immediate danger, contact local emergency services. Do not travel to a location solely because it appears in SpotCircle; conditions and access can change.
Questions or appeals
Email spotssupportteam@gmail.com with the non-secret Spot/report identifier and a concise explanation. Never send a Circle invite code or secret.