How Your Data Works

Full transparency on what we collect, how it becomes a park score, and who sees what. No fine print. No surprises.

📊 WHAT YOU GENERATE

Every visit creates data

When you use AmusementRating.org, you generate two types of data: ride logs and audit observations. Here's exactly what each contains.

🎢 Ride Log

Which park, which ride, entrance photo, exit photo, timestamp, ride duration from the timer, and whether it's your first time on that ride.

YOU CONTROL THIS — you choose when to log

📋 Audit Observation

Each checklist item scored 1–5, mapped to one of four pillars: OPS (operations), SAFE (safety), GUEST (guest experience), FACIL (facility condition). Plus optional text notes, data captures (wait time, dispatch interval, trains running), and GPS timestamps.

YOUR OBSERVATIONS — not our opinions

👤 Account Data

Username, email address, home park preference, and profile emoji. That's it. We don't ask for your real name, phone number, or physical address.

MINIMAL BY DESIGN

📍 GPS — Only When You Tap

We never track your location in the background. GPS coordinates are captured only when you explicitly tap "Capture GPS" during an audit start or end. This verifies you were at the park. You can skip it entirely.

NEVER PASSIVE — always opt-in per tap
⚙️ THE PIPELINE

How observations become a park score

Your individual audit doesn't become anyone's score. Scores only exist when enough independent observers have submitted enough data. Here's the process:

1 · You submit an audit

Each observation item (e.g., "Operator restraint checks thorough — belt + bar, every guest") gets your 1–5 score. Each item is tagged to a pillar.

2 · Scores pool by facility

Your audit joins every other audit submitted for that park. Each pillar accumulates a running average across all auditors. No single person's scores dominate — the more auditors, the more stable the average.

3 · 10-audit minimum threshold

A park's score doesn't appear publicly until at least 10 verified audits have been submitted. Below that, the park shows "Collecting data — X of 10 audits complete." This prevents one angry visitor from tanking a park's number.

PROTECTS PARKS FROM OUTLIERS

4 · Composite score published

The four pillar averages (OPS, SAFE, GUEST, FACIL) are averaged into a single composite score on a 1.0–5.0 scale. That's the only number the public sees.

ONE NUMBER PER PARK — simple, defensible
Key principle: AmusementRating does not author, endorse, or verify the accuracy of user submissions. We aggregate them. The score reflects the collective perception of independent guest observers — not a professional safety inspection, engineering evaluation, or compliance determination.
👁️ WHO SEES WHAT

Four tiers of visibility

Different audiences see different levels of detail. Here's exactly what each group can access.

🌍 Anyone (Public)

  • ✓ Global leaderboard (usernames, XP, badges)
  • ✓ Single composite score per park (after 10 audits)
  • ✓ "Collecting data" status for parks below threshold
  • ✗ No pillar breakdowns
  • ✗ No individual audit data
  • ✗ No auditor real names or emails

👤 Registered Auditors

  • ✓ Everything public users see
  • ✓ Their own ride logs and audit history
  • ✓ Facility scores for parks they've audited
  • ✗ No access to other auditors' individual submissions
  • ✗ No pillar breakdowns (insurer-only)

🏢 AS 360 Clients (Insurers)

  • ✓ Facility-level pillar breakdowns (OPS, SAFE, GUEST, FACIL)
  • ✓ Audit volume and trend data per facility
  • ✓ Aggregated data as one input stream among many in AS 360
  • ✗ No individual auditor identities
  • ✗ No usernames, emails, or personal data — ever

🚫 Nobody — Ever

  • ✗ Your email is never displayed publicly
  • ✗ Your real name is never collected or shared
  • ✗ Your individual audit scores are never shared with parks
  • ✗ Your data is never sold to advertisers or data brokers
  • ✗ Your GPS coordinates are never shared with anyone
🔗 THE AS 360 RELATIONSHIP

How AmusementRating connects to AS 360

Amusement Standards LLC operates both AmusementRating.org and the AS 360 risk intelligence platform. Here's how they relate — and how they don't.

AmusementRating.org

Independent, crowdsourced, guest-facing. You log rides, submit audits, earn XP, compete on leaderboards. The platform has its own identity, its own branding, and its own community. It exists to give enthusiasts a structured way to observe and rate park operations.

GUEST-SIDE · INDEPENDENT · COMMUNITY

→ One-way data pipe (anonymized)

Aggregated, anonymized facility-level data flows from AmusementRating into AS 360. This means: pillar averages per park, audit completion rates, trend data over time. It does not mean: usernames, emails, individual audits, GPS coordinates, or photos. The pipe is one-directional. AS 360 receives data from AmusementRating. AS 360 does not push anything back — it cannot influence scores, rankings, or the user experience on AmusementRating.

ANONYMIZED · AGGREGATED · ONE-WAY

AS 360 Platform

B2B risk intelligence for specialty insurers and amusement operators. It ingests data from many sources — maintenance records, incident reports, weather, queue data, training logs, and more. AmusementRating crowdsourced data is one stream among many. It serves as external validation — an independent, unannounced view of how a facility appears to the guest. No single data stream, including AmusementRating, determines an AS 360 score on its own.

B2B · MULTI-STREAM · RISK INTELLIGENCE
The independence guarantee: AmusementRating.org will never be absorbed into AS 360. The platform stays structurally independent. No insurer client can pay to alter a park's AmusementRating score. No park operator can suppress or remove their listing. The data relationship is read-only — AS 360 consumes aggregated data, it doesn't control the source.
🏟️ FOR PARKS AND OPERATORS

What this means for your facility

If you operate a park and you've found this page, here's what you need to know.

Can we pay to improve our score?
No. There is no paid tier, advertising product, or sponsorship that influences scores. The only way a score improves is when guest observers submit better ratings — which happens when operations improve. That's the entire point.
Can we see who audited our park?
No. Individual auditor identities are never disclosed to parks, insurers, or any third party. You'll never know which guests were auditors — which is what makes the data authentic.
Can we have our park removed?
No. Parks in our database are sourced from public ride data providers. Any facility operating rides open to the public may appear on the platform. However, no score appears until 10 independent audits have been submitted.
Is this a safety rating?
No. AmusementRating scores reflect aggregated guest perception of operational quality — things like signage visibility, staff engagement, cleanliness, and dispatch efficiency. It is not an engineering inspection, compliance audit, or safety certification. We make no safety claims.
Can we use our score in marketing?
Yes, with attribution. If your park earns a strong composite score, you're welcome to reference it publicly with proper attribution to AmusementRating.org. Contact us for brand guidelines.
How can we get better data on our facility?
Encourage your guests to use the platform. More auditors means a more accurate, more stable score. You can also contact Amusement Standards to learn about the AS 360 platform, which provides deeper operational intelligence beyond what AmusementRating captures.
🔒 YOUR RIGHTS

You're always in control

✅ You can always...

  • ✓ Request a full export of your ride logs and audit data
  • ✓ Request deletion of your account and all personal data
  • ✓ Skip GPS capture on any audit
  • ✓ Use a pseudonym — we never ask for your real name
  • ✓ Participate fully without ever paying anything

🚫 We will never...

  • ✗ Sell your personal information
  • ✗ Share your email with parks, insurers, or advertisers
  • ✗ Track your location without your explicit tap
  • ✗ Use third-party advertising cookies
  • ✗ Allow anyone to pay for score influence

For the full legal details, see our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If you have questions about data usage, email contact@amusementrating.org.

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