Privacy notice
Plain-language, because that's how it should be.
Your location
- Sharing your device location is optional. The area name is always enough.
- If you do share it, coordinates are rounded on your device to roughly a 110-metre grid before they're sent — we never receive your exact address.
- The public map only ever shows rounded locations and area-level clusters. Exact residential positions are never displayed.
What we store
- Your report: issue type, island, area, optional description and photo, timestamps.
- An anonymous session identifier (a random ID in a cookie, or your WhatsApp number for WhatsApp reports) — used to prevent spam and to count distinct reporters for verification.
- No account, name, or email is required to report.
Photos and evidence
- Only upload photos you're comfortable making public.
- Damage-claim evidence (receipts, estimates) is treated as private and is not shown on the public map.
- Moderators may hide any photo that reveals personal information.
Abuse prevention
- Submission rates are limited per session and per phone number.
- Duplicate and suspicious reports may be flagged, merged, or hidden by moderators.
- Verification counts distinct people — repeat submissions don't inflate clusters.
Who sees the data
- The public sees rounded, de-identified reports and aggregated statistics only.
- Moderators can see exact coordinates and session identifiers, solely for verification and abuse handling.
- We do not sell personal data.
LightWatch242 is a community reporting platform and is not affiliated with Bahamas Power and Light or any official utility provider. For electrical emergencies call BPL (302-1800) or 919.