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Privacy Policy

Last updated 24 August 2026

WYA shows your friends where you are when you choose to be seen. That only works if you trust it, so here is exactly what is collected, who can see it, and how to get rid of it.

What WYA collects

Email & passwordYour MSU email identifies your account. Passwords are stored hashed by our authentication provider — nobody at WYA can read yours.
ProfileDisplay name, bio, profile picture, and any extra photos you add.
LocationYour position while the app is running, used to place you on the campus map. Positions outside the MSU campus area are discarded and never stored.
Check-insBars you mark yourself at or on the way to, and a history used to work out your usual spots.
MessagesMessages you send, including photos, videos and voice notes.
Live photosPhotos and clips you post to a bar's wall. These delete themselves after 24 hours.
Notification tokenAn anonymous device identifier so messages and friend requests can reach you.

Who can see it

Your location goes to friends only

People you have accepted as friends can see where you are. Nobody else can, and location is never sold, shared with advertisers, or given to bars.

In your profile you can set who sees you — private, friends of friends, or anyone at MSU — and change it whenever you want. Closing the app stops new location updates.

What is never done

Deleting your stuff

You can delete everything, from inside the app

Open your profile and tap delete my account. That permanently removes your profile, photos, messages, check-in history and login. It cannot be undone.

Individual things can go on their own too: hold any message or live photo you posted to delete it, and undo a check-in from the bar's page.

Where it lives

WYA stores data with Supabase, on servers in the United States. Notifications are delivered through Expo. Both handle data on WYA's behalf and neither sells it.

Age

WYA is for MSU students and rated 17+. It is not directed at children, and accounts require an @msu.edu email address.

Changes

If this policy changes in a way that affects what is collected or who can see it, the date at the top changes and you will be told in the app.

Questions

Email support@getwya.com and a real person will answer.

The rules for using WYA are in the Terms of Use.