TheQuizMap (“we”, “us”) provides this website and the pub-quiz directory on it. For the purposes of UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), we are the “data controller” for the personal data described here.

If you have any questions about this policy or your data, get in touch through our contact form.

We only collect what we need to run the service:

• Account details — if you sign up, your email address and (optionally) a display name. Sign-in is handled by our authentication provider, Supabase.
• Your activity — quizzes you save/follow, quizzes and nights you confirm as “on” or “off”, quizzes you submit, and any team results you log.
• Location — if you tap “use my location”, your device’s approximate coordinates are used to find quizzes near you. If you type a postcode or place, we use that instead. See “Location data” below.
• Technical data — basic logs such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, created automatically when you use the site.

• To show you quizzes near you and keep listings fresh and trustworthy.
• To let you save quizzes and be told when one you follow is cancelled.
• To run accounts, teams and host dashboards.
• To review quiz submissions before they go live and prevent abuse or fake listings.
• To understand how the site is used so we can improve it, and to keep it secure.

Under UK GDPR we rely on the following legal bases:

• Consent — for using your precise location, which we only access when you ask us to. You can withdraw this at any time in your browser.
• Contract — to provide the account features you sign up for (saved quizzes, teams, hosting).
• Legitimate interests — to keep the directory accurate, secure the site, and improve it, balanced against your rights.

We don’t sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us run the site, and only as needed:

• Supabase — database, authentication and hosting of your account and activity data.
• Vercel — hosting and delivery of the website, which processes technical/log data.
• Mapping providers — we display maps and turn postcodes into coordinates using third-party map and geocoding services. A place or postcode you search may be sent to them to return results.
• Google Analytics — we use Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how the site is used, in aggregate, so we can improve it. It sets cookies and collects usage data such as pages viewed, approximate location and device type. See Google’s privacy policy.

We may also disclose data if required by law, or to protect our rights, users or the public.

We never track your location in the background. Precise location is only read at the moment you tap “use my location”, and it’s used to rank nearby quizzes — we don’t store a history of where you’ve been. You can decline or revoke location access in your browser settings at any time and still use the site by searching a place or postcode.

We use a small number of cookies and local storage entries that are necessary for the site to work — for example to keep you signed in and to remember quizzes you’ve saved on this device.

We also use Google Analytics cookies to measure how the site is used, in aggregate. These aren’t essential; we don’t use advertising cookies, and we don’t sell your data. You can block analytics cookies through your browser settings or a browser extension.

We keep account data for as long as your account is active. If you ask us to delete your account, we’ll remove your personal data, except anything we’re required to keep by law or need to keep the directory accurate (for example, an anonymised record that a quiz was confirmed on a given night). Logs are kept for a limited period.

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Ask us to correct data that’s wrong or incomplete.
• Ask us to delete your data, or restrict or object to how we use it.
• Withdraw consent (such as location access) at any time.
• Ask for a copy of your data in a portable format.

To exercise any of these, use our contact form. If you’re unhappy with how we’ve handled your data, you can complain to the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

TheQuizMap is intended for adults and isn’t directed at children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect data from children.

We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we’ll change the “last updated” date above, and for significant changes we’ll make it clear on the site.

Questions? Reach us through our contact form. See also our Terms of Use.