Information We Collect From Facilitators
When a facilitator creates or manages a wall, we collect the information entered for that wall, such as the wall name, subtitle, slug, and facilitator access PIN. The PIN is stored as a hash rather than in plain text.
We also process facilitator session information needed to keep admin controls open in the browser, along with operational request data such as IP address and related metadata used for security, rate limiting, and troubleshooting.
Information We Collect From Participants
Participants do not create separate accounts in the current version of The Wall. We collect the display name they enter, plus the reflections, replies, reactions, votes, images, quotes, and other content they choose to submit inside a wall.
We do not ask participants for email addresses or phone numbers as part of the normal wall flow. Like most web services, hosting and security systems may still process request metadata such as IP address, timestamps, and basic browser information.
Voice And Ambient Listening
If a participant uses voice input, or if a facilitator enables ambient listening features, microphone audio is captured in the browser and sent to transcription or AI providers to generate transcript text and related outputs. Those outputs may be used for live analysis, quote extraction, ambient reflections, and similar features inside the wall.
This version of The Wall does not intentionally store a library of raw audio files in its own database. It may, however, store transcript text, transcript metadata, extracted quotes, ambient reflections, and other derived content generated from microphone input.
How We Use Information
We use information to operate the service, sync walls in real time, display content to the relevant wall, support facilitator controls, moderate uploads, generate AI-assisted outputs, transcribe voice input, create summaries and exports, enforce usage limits, and protect the service from misuse.
We may also use operational metadata to detect abuse, diagnose failures, and maintain the reliability and security of the app.
Service Providers And Sharing
We share information with service providers that help run The Wall. Depending on configuration and feature use, that includes Firebase and related Google infrastructure for real-time data storage and syncing, Vercel for hosting, Anthropic for text generation and moderation, OpenAI for text, moderation, image, transcription, and text-to-speech features, Google Gemini for text, image, and transcription features, and Recraft for vector or image generation when enabled.
Browsers may also make direct requests to supporting services such as Google Fonts when loading the app. We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for third-party advertising.
Cookies, Local Storage, And Similar Technologies
The Wall uses a secure facilitator session cookie to keep admin access active after login. The app also uses local browser storage for things like participant display names, welcome-state preferences, recent facilitator walls, and interface preferences.
If you clear your browser cookies or site storage, those browser-side settings may be removed. Browser storage on a device is different from content stored in a wall's shared database.
Retention And Deletion
Wall content, transcripts, AI outputs, moderation records, and related wall data remain available until a facilitator or operator deletes them, or until they are otherwise overwritten or removed in the normal operation of the service.
The current version of The Wall does not promise a fixed automatic deletion schedule for every wall. Operational logs, rate-limit records, and similar service data are kept only as long as reasonably needed for security and maintenance.
Your Choices
Participants can ask the facilitator of a wall to remove content they submitted, or they can email us. Facilitators can delete a wall and its shared data through the admin controls available in the current product.
Because participant identity is lightweight and browser-based, some participant-side information is controlled by clearing the browser data on the device that was used to access the wall.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures appropriate to the current version of the service. Data is transmitted over HTTPS in production, stored through provider-managed infrastructure, and facilitator PINs are stored as hashes rather than plain text.
No system is perfectly secure. Please choose a PIN you do not reuse elsewhere, and avoid posting highly sensitive personal information to shared walls.
Children And School Use
The Wall is intended for users who are 13 or older. If you believe a child under 13 has submitted content through the service, contact us and we will work to remove it.
If you plan to use The Wall with children under 13 or rely on school-based consent for that age group, this public version may require additional notices, permissions, and compliance steps before use.
International Use And Policy Changes
The Wall is operated from the United States and uses infrastructure and service providers that may process data in the United States and other countries where they operate.
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected in the effective date at the top of this page.
Contact
Questions, deletion requests, or concerns? Email info@chrismeehan.com.