Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 17, 2026

Lo-Fi Network LLC (“Lo-Fi,” “we,” “us”) operates Lo-Fi Local, Lo-Fi kiosks, and related web pages and services (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected and how it is used.

Information We Collect

• Shop-submitted information: Businesses that participate in the Lo-Fi network may provide information such as business names, addresses, website or social links, images, descriptions, promotional content, and contact information. This information is used to display listings, updates, and related content within the Lo-Fi network.
• Interaction data: When visitors scan Lo-Fi QR codes or interact with Lo-Fi pages, the Service may record limited interaction events such as scans, page visits, button taps, crawl participation, timestamps, and kiosk or shop identifiers.
• Session and browser participant identifiers: Lo-Fi may generate random identifiers within a visitor’s browser and store them locally on that device. These identifiers help maintain participation features such as crawl progress, distinguish repeat participation, and measure aggregate activity across the network without requiring a user account, name, or email address. These are Lo-Fi-generated browser identifiers and are not hardware device identifiers. They are not used to build advertising profiles or perform cross-site behavioral tracking.
• Technical information: Limited technical information may be processed as necessary to deliver, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot the Service. Lo-Fi does not retain visitor IP addresses or browser user-agent information in its interaction analytics.

How We Use Information

• To display shop listings, updates, and promotions.
• To operate kiosk, QR, grid, passport, and local discovery experiences.
• To maintain crawl progress and support features such as events, crawls, scavenger hunts, rewards, and community activity experiences.
• To measure aggregate network activity such as scans, participation, shop activity, and redemptions.
• To operate, maintain, secure, and improve the Service.
• To prevent fraud, spam, abuse, or manipulation of the platform.
• To communicate with participating businesses.

Lo-Fi is designed to operate using scans, limited interaction data, and pseudonymous participation identifiers rather than personal user profiles.

Sharing

Lo-Fi does not sell personal information or use personal data to build third-party advertising profiles.

Limited information may be processed or shared with trusted service providers that help operate the Service and related infrastructure.

These providers may include:

• Cloudflare (hosting, security, edge computing, storage, databases, and content delivery)
• Google services such as Google Sheets used for business content management and operational workflows
• Fully Kiosk Browser software used on certain in-store kiosk devices

These providers operate under their own privacy policies and terms.

Aggregated or de-identified interaction statistics (such as scan counts, participation totals, redemptions, or general network activity metrics) may be used to measure and communicate activity across the Lo-Fi network.

Information may also be disclosed if required by law.

Data Retention

Information is retained only as reasonably necessary to:

• Operate the Service
• Maintain participation and crawl functionality
• Maintain system integrity
• Measure aggregate network activity
• Support participating businesses and network operations
• Prevent abuse or fraud

Lo-Fi does not retain visitor IP addresses or browser user-agent information in its interaction event records.

Browser-based participation information stored locally on a visitor’s device may remain there until the visitor clears browser storage or otherwise removes that data.

Businesses may request removal or correction of their listing information by contacting us.

Privacy by Design

Lo-Fi is designed to measure participation rather than build personal profiles.

Visitors are not required to create an account to scan participating locations, explore the network, or participate in supported crawl experiences.

Lo-Fi collects and retains only the information needed to operate these experiences and measure activity across the network.

Children

The Service is intended for general audiences and participating businesses. Lo-Fi does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Contact

Questions regarding this Privacy Policy may be directed to hello@lo-fi.network.