Privacy

What Places.am keeps about you, why, and how to have it removed.

Browsing without an account

  • You can read every page without signing in. We keep no profile of anonymous visitors.
  • Places you save are kept in your own browser, not on our servers.
  • To stop abuse we count requests per internet address for a short time. Those counters are deleted automatically.

If you sign in

  • We keep your email address and the name you choose. Sign-in is by a one-time code sent to that address; we never store a password.
  • A cookie keeps you signed in on this device. It holds no personal details.
  • Reviews are published under your name. Questions you put to Ask Places AI are stored without your name so repeated questions can be answered faster.

If you own a business

  • To confirm a claim we keep what you submit as proof: a tax number, or the public social account you control.
  • Card payments are taken by our payment provider. We receive the result and the last four digits of the card; we never see or store the full card number.

Statistics

  • We use Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read. It sets cookies in your browser and Google processes that data on our behalf.

Advertising

  • English and Russian pages may show advertisements served by Google. They sit outside the ranked lists and never affect a ranking.
  • Google and its partners use cookies to show ads based on your earlier visits to this and other websites. You can switch personalised ads off in Google's Ads Settings.
  • Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland are asked for their choice before any advertising cookie is set.

Your choices

  • Write to us to see, correct or delete what we hold about you, including your account and your reviews. We answer within 30 days.

Last updated: 2026-10-10