You control when Ghumify uses location
Ghumify uses precise location only for features that require it, such as:
- Nearby
- current check-ins
You may decline location permission. Features requiring location may not function without it.
Nearby
Nearby may use your current position to identify destinations around you.
Nearby location is transient and is not intended to create a permanent location history.
Check-ins
A current Ghumify check-in may collect one location sample containing:
- latitude
- longitude
- accuracy
- altitude where available
- time
- speed where available
- heading where available
The sample is used to verify an eligible current visit.
Historical travel claims do not receive competitive Ghumify verification credit in V1.
Public privacy of check-ins
Completing a check-in does not automatically publish the destination to other users.
Your ordinary private check-in history is not publicly displayed merely because you received XP.
At the end of a period such as a month, Ghumify may generate an aggregate result such as “You checked in at 12 places this month.”
You may voluntarily share an aggregate card or story. That does not publish the underlying location list unless a separate feature expressly allows it and you choose to do so.
Raw location retention
Raw ordinary GPS samples are normally retained for no more than 30 days.
After raw coordinates expire, Ghumify may retain the associated verified-result or reward record while the account remains active.
Security and fair-play signals
To protect the integrity of Ghumify, we may evaluate:
- GPS accuracy
- timestamps
- impossible-travel calculations
- repeated check-ins
- unusual account patterns
- mock-location indicators reported by the device
- approximate country from the IP address
- approved platform-integrity signals
No permanent device fingerprint
Ghumify does not intentionally create a derived permanent device fingerprint for the purpose of uniquely identifying a device after account deletion.
No single signal proves cheating
A weak GPS signal or other individual signal is not automatically treated as proof of cheating. The exception is a mock-location indicator: a live check-in that carries one is refused.
Ghumify may record the approximate country of the IP address with a live check-in. The country does not by itself decide whether a check-in is valid, because travellers roam and some use a VPN.
Signals are considered in context.
Automation
Automated systems may identify or hold suspicious activity.
Automation does not independently impose a permanent ban. Serious sanctions receive human review.
Additional verification
If a check-in requires further verification, Ghumify may display “This check-in needs additional verification.”
We avoid labeling a user as fraudulent merely because automated checks identified uncertainty.
Provisional rewards
A check-in needing additional verification may still receive its XP or stamp provisionally.
Until cleared:
- the reward remains visible to the user
- provisional XP does not count toward competitive leaderboards
- it does not establish final prize eligibility
When the check-in is cleared, competitive eligibility may be restored.
Fraud reversals
Where a check-in is ultimately found to be invalid, Ghumify may:
- reverse XP
- remove a stamp
- correct achievements
- correct leaderboard results
- apply appropriate enforcement
A fraud reversal is distinguished from an ordinary economy rebalance or administrative correction.
Fair play
You must not:
- spoof GPS
- falsify a visit
- manipulate device location
- automate check-ins
- use multiple accounts to inflate results
- collude to create false travel evidence
- exploit verification bugs
- interfere with the integrity of competitions
Leaderboards
Eligible users participate automatically in applicable leaderboards.
There is no general opt-out from leaderboard participation in the current V1 design.
For a private account, leaderboard-related public information is limited to approved basic information such as:
- username
- display name
- profile picture
- follower count
- leaderboard rank
A private account’s Passport, stamps, district progress and specific check-in locations are not exposed merely because the user appears on a leaderboard.
Prize eligibility
Leaderboard rank alone does not guarantee a monetary or physical prize.
Where Ghumify offers a real-world prize, separate Official Rules govern eligibility. A check-in under additional verification is not finally prize-eligible until cleared. Suspicion alone is not final disqualification.
Reviews and appeals
You may request review of a disputed check-in or sanction through the route provided by Ghumify.
An administrator reviews serious fraud sanctions and prize disputes. The administrator who made a fraud decision may review its appeal.
We may withhold precise anti-cheat thresholds where disclosing them would enable manipulation.
Fraud evidence retention
Ordinary raw GPS expires within 30 days.
Where information forms part of an identified investigation, relevant evidence may be retained for longer.
Fraud-related GPS evidence should ordinarily not exceed 90 days from collection without a documented specific reason and review date.
Never check in while driving
Do not operate Ghumify to perform a check-in while actively driving. Stop safely before using the feature.
Restricted and dangerous places
Do not:
- trespass
- bypass gates
- enter private property without permission
- enter prohibited zones
- ignore official closures
- take unreasonable risks to earn XP
Ghumify may remove or disable reward eligibility for destinations known to be restricted, private or unreasonably dangerous.
Correcting destinations
Landowners, operators or users may report a destination that is:
- private
- restricted
- dangerous
- incorrectly located
- otherwise unsuitable for check-ins
Write to contact@ghumify.com or use the in-app reporting route.
Changes
Ghumify may update verification methods as abuse patterns and technical capabilities change.
We may change confidential anti-cheat thresholds without publishing operational details that would materially enable fraud.
Material policy changes will be reflected in the latest published version.
Questions about this document go to contact@ghumify.com.