Privacy Policy

Last updated: 18 September 2026

Gratic collects as little as it can while still working. No advertising, no ad trackers, nothing sold to anyone. Two analytics counters run on this website, both only after you allow them — they are named below.

What we store

• Your email address — it's how you sign in and how we send the one-time code.
• Your maps — the projects, drawings, symbol sets and images you create or upload, so they're there when you come back.
• Basic usage records — when you were last active and which project was open, used to understand how the editor is actually used and what to fix next.
• Server logs — ordinary technical records of requests, kept for operating and debugging the service.

What we don't do

We don't sell or rent your data, don't show ads, don't run advertising trackers, and don't look at the content of your maps except when you ask for help with a specific problem. The analytics tools we use are described below — and none of them runs unless you agree to it.

Analytics on this website

This website (not the editor) uses two counters, and both are switched off by default: nothing at all is fetched and no analytics cookies are set until you press Allow in the banner. If you decline, we remember only that — a single value in your browser's local storage — and never ask again.

• Google Analytics — which pages are read. If you allow it, Google Analytics sets its cookies and processes your IP address and page views on our behalf.
• HonestWriter — a visitor counter run by us on our own service (api.honestwriter.ai), used to see how this website is found and cited by AI assistants. It records one line per page load: the page you landed on and the site you came from. It sets one cookie of its own (hw_vid, kept for a year) so that your second visit is not counted as a second person. No advertising cookies, no cross-site identifiers, and its data is not shared with anyone else.

Reset your choice — the banner will ask again.

Your browser

When you sign in, a token is stored in your browser's local storage so you stay signed in. It is not an advertising cookie and is not shared with anyone. Clearing your browser storage signs you out.

Who else processes data

Running the service requires a few providers, each of which sees only what it needs:

• Cloudflare — hosting and delivery of the website and the editor.
• Google Cloud — the server where projects are stored.
• Resend — delivers the sign-in emails; it sees your email address.
• Mapbox — serves background map tiles; when you use an imagery layer, tile requests reach Mapbox.
• Google Analytics — website page views, only after you allow them.
• HonestWriter — website visit counts, only after you allow them. Our own service, not a third party.

Sharing a project

If you invite someone to a project, they can see that project's contents and the fact that you are a member of it. Removing a member ends their access.

How long we keep it

Your account and maps are kept while your account exists. Deleted projects are held for a short period so they can be restored, then removed. Ask us to delete your account and we'll remove your data.

Your rights

You can ask for a copy of your data, ask for it to be corrected, or ask for your account and its contents to be deleted. Write to us and we'll do it. Your maps can also be exported from the editor at any time in open formats.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top of the page changes with it.

Contact

Privacy questions and deletion requests: hello@gratic.app.