Support

Need help or want to report something?

Email us at getbodega.nyc@gmail.com. We read every message and aim to reply within a couple of days.

Bodega is an anonymous, hyper-local community app — the corner store for whatever's happening on your block. Here are answers to the most common questions.

How do I remove something from my feed?

Tap the ••• menu on any post or reply and choose Hide — it disappears from your feed immediately, no questions asked. To take down something you posted, open the same ••• menu on it and choose Delete; it is removed for everyone right away.

How do I report or block someone?

The same ••• menu offers Report (removes it from your feed right away and sends it for review) and Block this neighbor (you stop seeing their posts and replies). We have zero tolerance for abusive or objectionable content and act on reports quickly.

How do I delete my account?

Go to You → Account & backup → Delete account. This permanently removes your identity, posts, replies, and karma from your device and our servers. It can't be undone unless you saved your recovery code.

What's a recovery code?

Bodega has no login. Your account is a secret key kept safely on your phone. In You → Account & backup you can copy a recovery code and save it somewhere private (like a password manager) to restore the same anonymous account on a new phone. Anyone with the code can restore your account, so keep it to yourself.

Why does it ask for my location?

Only to suggest your neighborhood hub and show how far away a post is (“230 m”). It's a coarse, one-time reading — Bodega never tracks your location in the background and never sells or shares it. You can deny location access and the app still works.

Do you know who I am?

No. There's no name, email, phone number, or sign-up. Your handle and avatar are generated randomly on your phone. See our Privacy Policy for the full details.

I don't see my neighborhood.

We're opening hubs where the most neighbors are asking. In the app, tap Don't see your neighborhood? Request it on the hub picker, or email us.

Privacy Policy

Effective date: June 25, 2026

Bodega (“Bodega,” “we,” “us”) is an anonymous, location-based community app — the neighbor hub. Privacy isn’t a feature we added; it’s the whole point. This policy explains what we do and don’t collect, and the choices you have.

Plain-language summary: We don’t ask for your name, email, or phone number. You post anonymously. We use a rough location only to show how far away posts are and to pick your neighborhood. We don’t sell your data and we don’t track you across other apps.

1. What we don’t collect

No real identity. We never ask for your name, email address, phone number, or a password to use Bodega.
No contacts, no address book, no advertising identifiers.
No cross-app or cross-site tracking. We don’t track you across other companies’ apps or websites, and we don’t use your data for third-party advertising.

2. Information you provide

Anonymous identity. On first launch, the app generates a random handle and avatar on your device, stored securely (iOS Keychain) and not linked to your real-world identity. An optional “recovery code” lets you restore the same anonymous account on another device; it’s only as private as you keep it.
Content you post. The text of your posts and replies, an optional channel tag, and any photo you attach. Posts and replies are visible to other users in the same neighborhood hub.
Photos. Attached photos are uploaded to our storage and accessible via a public link so neighbors can see them. Only attach photos you have the right to share.
Votes, saves, reports, and blocks. Your up/down votes, saved posts, reports, and blocked users.

3. Information collected automatically

Approximate location. With your permission, a coarse, one-time location reading suggests your neighborhood hub and shows roughly how far away a post is. An approximate location may be attached to a post for that distance display. We do not track your location in the background. You can deny or revoke access in device settings; the app still works.
An anonymous backend identifier. To store posts and enforce security rules, our backend assigns your device an anonymous account id. It isn’t connected to any personal information.
Push notification token. If you enable notifications, we store a device push token to tell you when someone replies to your post.

4. How we use information

To operate the core service: feed, posting, replies, votes, saves, and distances.
To keep the community safe: processing reports and blocks and removing violating content.
To send push notifications you’ve opted into.
To maintain, secure, and improve the app.

We do not sell your personal information.

5. Who can see your information

Other users see your posts, replies, photos, channel tags, and approximate post distance — never your name or contact info, because we don’t have them.
Service providers that help us run Bodega: Supabase (database, anonymous authentication, file storage, hosting) and Expo (push notification delivery). They process data only to provide their services to us.
Legal reasons. We may disclose information if required by law or to protect users or the public.

6. Moderation and objectionable content

Bodega has zero tolerance for abusive or objectionable content. You can report content and block users in the app, and we remove violating content and the accounts behind it. Reported content is hidden from you immediately and reviewed.

7. Your choices and rights

Delete your account in the app: You → Account & backup → Delete account. This removes your anonymous identity and your posts and replies from your device and our backend. Deletion is permanent unless you saved a recovery code.
Location and notifications can be turned off any time in device settings.
Access or deletion requests: contact us below. Because the app is anonymous, we may be unable to identify your data without information you provide (such as a recovery code).

8. Data retention

We keep your content until you delete it or your account. Security and reliability backups/logs are retained for a limited period and then deleted.

9. Children

Bodega is for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to use it. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

10. Security

We use industry-standard measures, including encrypted on-device storage (Keychain) for your identity and database-level access rules that limit each user to their own data. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

11. International users

Bodega is operated from the United States. If you use it elsewhere, your information is processed in the United States and other countries where our service providers operate.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We’ll revise the “Effective date” and, for material changes, provide notice in the app.

13. Contact

Questions or requests: getbodega.nyc@gmail.com
Bodega — the neighbor hub, New York, NY.

This page describes Bodega’s current data practices and is provided to help publish a policy. It is not legal advice; consider having it reviewed before launch, and update it if you add features that change what data is collected.

Bodega — the neighbor hub. Made for Long Island City, built for every block. 🧡