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Where listing data comes from
Last updated 6 September 2026
Conose launches with a map that is already full. Most of those listings were not typed in by us or by the businesses themselves. They come from two open datasets, and this page explains which ones, what we take from them, what we leave out, and what to do if one of those listings is really you.
The short version: we hold business contact details only, we never import reviews or photos, and anyone whose own name or number shows up can have it removed with one message.
The open datasets we use
Business listings are seeded from two public datasets. Both are published under open licences that permit this use, and every listing they contributed to says so on a Data sources line.
The barangay shown on each listing comes from a third open dataset, the official barangay boundaries, matched to where the place sits on the map.
| Source | Licence | Credit | What it contributes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overture Maps | CDLA Permissive 2.0 | Overture Maps Foundation, with places contributed by Meta, Microsoft, and Foursquare | The bulk of our listings. Most were published by the business on its own Facebook Page and reached Overture through Meta. |
| OpenStreetMap | ODbL 1.0 | (c) OpenStreetMap contributors | Community-mapped places. Kept in their own source records and never blended into fields from other sources, as the OSM licence requires. |
| Philippine barangay boundaries | CC BY-IGO 3.0 | (c) NAMRIA, PSA; boundaries via OCHA/HDX | The barangay name on each listing. The boundaries stay on our servers; only the barangay name is shown. |
The people who add to them
Listings also grow from two human sources: Conose Scouts, who visit places and confirm them in person, and business owners, who claim and edit their own listing. What they add belongs to them and is covered by the Privacy Policy. This page is about the imported part.
What we keep from the datasets
For each place we import only the fields a directory needs, and only these:
- Business name
- Category, such as restaurant or cafe
- Street address
- Map coordinates
- One phone number
- Website
- A link to the business's social page, usually Facebook
- The dataset name, its release date, and the source record id, so we can credit the source and refresh the listing when the dataset updates
What we deliberately leave out
- No reviews or ratings. Every review on Conose is written by a Conose user.
- No photos. An imported listing has no photo until a Scout or the owner adds one, and we do not fill the gap with a stock image.
- No email addresses. The datasets contain them; we drop them at import.
- No names of people attached to a business, such as an owner or operator tag. Dropped at import.
- Nothing is fetched from Facebook, Google, or any other website. We read the downloaded dataset and stop there.
- Entries that look like a person rather than a business (no category, a personal name, a link to a personal profile) are held back and are never published automatically.
What the "Community data" badge means
A listing marked Community data came from one of the datasets above and has not been verified by Conose. Nobody from Conose has visited it and the owner has not claimed it. Treat the details as a starting point: the place may have moved, changed its number, or closed.
Once a Scout confirms the place in person or the owner claims it, the badge changes to say so.
If that listing is you
Some entries in these datasets are a person's own name and mobile number, published as a business page. If one of them is yours and you do not want to be listed, you can have it removed. You do not need to explain why, and we will never ask for a government ID.
- In the app: open the listing, tap Report a problem, and choose "This is me, remove it".
- By email: write to privacy@conose.ph with the name of the listing. This works whether or not you have the app.
To confirm it is really you we will usually send a one-time code to the phone number on the listing. If you cannot receive it, we decide on plausibility, and the default is to remove.
Here is what we commit to. Within 2 business days of your request the listing is hidden from the map, search, and every other part of Conose. Within 15 calendar days we erase the name, phone, address, and links from our records, record the decision, and confirm to you. The source record is then blocked so the same entry does not come back when the dataset is refreshed.
If a detail is wrong rather than personal, such as a wrong number or a home address showing as a shop, use the same report sheet and choose Wrong info, or email us. We correct or remove the field.
Google: a place id and nothing else
Where we can match a listing to the same place on Google Maps, we store Google's place id for it. That id is what powers the Open in Google Maps button and the Leave a Google review link. It is the only piece of Google data Conose stores.
We do not import or display Google's reviews, ratings, photos, opening hours, or anything else. The matching sends only the listing's name and location to Google, never anything about you.
AI suggestions, later
In a later release we plan to use an AI model from Anthropic to read a listing's public details and suggest practical attributes such as parking or halal options. It is not live. Before it ships we will say so here and in the Privacy Policy, name exactly what is sent, and every attribute it suggests will show where it came from.
How long imported data is kept
- A published listing stays while it is published. If it is reported closed and nobody reconfirms it within 12 months, it is unpublished.
- Imported entries that are never published are deleted 12 months after import. We do not keep a shadow list of unpublished people.
- The raw dataset downloads are processed and discarded. They are never stored.
- The blocklist that honours a removal keeps the source record id only, never a name or a number.
How to reach us
Questions, corrections, complaints, or requests about your information go to privacy@conose.ph. A person reads that mailbox.
If you are in the Philippines and you are not satisfied with how we handled your request, you may complain to the National Privacy Commission (privacy.gov.ph).