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Privacy

Your privacy comes first, by design.

TransitCrafter never asks for your name or a password. You can take part without an account, and you can optionally verify an email for a stronger vote. This page says plainly what we store, what we do not, and for how long.

At a glance

  • No account needed

    You never give a name, phone number or password. Verifying an email is optional.

  • No selling, no ads

    We do not sell data and we do not run advertising or tracking cookies.

  • 30 days

    Hashed network identifiers are cleared after 30 days.

What we store

  • What you post

    The pin or line, the category and the text you write. This is public so neighbours can back it, so never include personal details.

  • Your support

    A vote and, if you choose, how often you would ride. It is shown only as totals and is never tied to a name.

  • A hashed network identifier

    A one-way hash, not your address, used to rate-limit and to spot many votes from one place. Cleared after 30 days.

  • An optional email check

    If you choose to verify, we keep only a hash of the address to confirm you are a real person. We never show or share it.

  • Anonymous page statistics

    Aggregate page views through Vercel Analytics, which does not use cookies and does not follow you across sites.

  • Messages you send us

    If you use the contact form we keep your message, your email and an unreadable fingerprint of your connection to stop spam. We delete them after a few months.

What stays on your device

Your browser keeps a few small settings so the app feels continuous. None of them leaves your device as a tracker.

  • Your language choice
  • Whether you have seen the welcome screen
  • An unfinished idea, so you can come back to it
  • A random device ID and edit keys, so you can manage what you posted
  • Visitors receive no cookies. Only staff receive one, to sign in to the admin area.

Photos you add

Photos are optional. We handle them more carefully than anything else on the site, because a picture can show people and private places.

  • Private first: a photo is hidden from everyone except you and the moderators until a moderator approves it.

  • Safe to show: photos with recognisable faces, number plates or private property are never shown publicly. They may stay as private evidence for planners, or be rejected.

  • Compressed and cleaned: we shrink every photo and remove its hidden camera data, time and GPS before storing it.

  • You stay in control: your location is checked once and only the distance to the pin is kept. Withdraw a photo any time; rejected photos are deleted straight away.

Your choices

  • Posted something by mistake?

    If a post includes personal details, report it. A person reviews reports and can hide the post.

  • Want to clear everything?

    Clear this site’s data in your browser settings. The app then forgets this device.

  • Questions about method?

    The rules for counting support and the live numbers are public on the How it works page.

Not an official Winnipeg Transit or City of Winnipeg service. Do not post emergencies here.

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