Community Privacy

This explains how privacy works in the Wylara community. It adds to our main Privacy Policy.

You are private by default

Having a Wylara account does not give you any public presence. You only become visible in the community when you choose to: you pick a handle and turn your profile public. Until then, no one can find or see you in the community.

What is public when you opt in

A public profile shows only your handle, your display name, an optional bio, your avatar, and the posts you choose to share. That is all. Your email, real name, payment details, subscription status, and account information are never shown publicly and are never part of the community.

You can use a nickname. Many people do, and we encourage it if it helps you feel safer.

Posts and comments are public

Anything you post or comment in the community is visible to others and can be seen by people who are not signed in, and may be indexed by search engines on campground pages. Do not post anything you would not want public.

Photo location data is removed

Phones often embed the exact GPS location and other hidden data (EXIF) in photos. When you upload a photo, we strip that data on our servers before storing it. This protects you from accidentally revealing your home or an exact campsite.

Photos of campsites

You can add a photo to a specific campsite so other campers see the actual pad. It is shown on that site’s page with your handle, under the same rules as a post: public, location data removed, yours to take down from the card at any time.

Automated review

Everything shared in the community is checked before other people see it. A text screen runs first. Then an automated review, which uses an AI model provided by Anthropic, reads the text and looks at the photos and either publishes the item, holds it for a person, or removes it. Reports trigger the same review again with the reporter’s reason. Only the content of that one item is sent, never your email, name or account details, and Anthropic states it does not use API data to train its models. A person at Wylara reviews anything the automated check cannot settle, and you can ask for a second look on any held or removed post.

Spots you add to the map are public

Stripping photo location data is different from adding a spot. When you choose to add a place to the map, the location you provide (including GPS coordinates) is shared publicly by design, so other campers can find it. Only add spots you intend to make public, and never add your home or a private location.

Blocking

You can block another member. When you do, you stop seeing each other’s posts and comments, and they cannot interact with you.

Deleting your data

You can delete any post, make your profile private again, or delete your account entirely. Deleting a post removes its stored image files. Deleting your account removes your community content and images. Copies may remain in backups for a limited time.

Getting a copy of your data

You can request a copy of your community data, including your profile, posts, comments, likes, follows, and a list of your uploaded images. Use the export option in your account.

See also our Community Guidelines and Community Terms.