Question 1

What is EXNOW?

Accepted Answer

EXNOW (exnow.in) is the physical location-first discovery platform. It automatically connects users to what's happening in their current physical place (campus, workplace, apartment, neighborhood, city) without needing follower counts or group invites.

Question 2

What is a DROP on EXNOW?

Accepted Answer

DROP is a real-time temporary post for things happening right now in your physical surroundings, such as an event starting, a campus placement notice, a flash offer, a lost item found, or a spontaneous moment. Each user can have 1 Active Drop at a time to eliminate spam.

Question 3

What is a SIGNAL on EXNOW?

Accepted Answer

SIGNAL allows users to broadcast spontaneous activity invites (like grabbing coffee, playing football, or attending an event) to nearby people. When people tap 'I'M IN', a CREW is formed to make the plan happen without cluttering group chats.

Question 4

Does EXNOW sell user data or track detailed background location?

Accepted Answer

No. EXNOW converts location queries to privacy-preserving Uber H3 spatial grid cells. EXNOW never builds historical background tracking profiles, does not sell user data, and is fully compliant with India DPDP and EU/UK GDPR regulations.

Question 5

How is EXNOW spelled?

Accepted Answer

The official name is EXNOW (short: EX). It is also searched as XNOW, Eknow, Ex now, X now, E know, e-now, or x-now. All these names refer to the official platform at exnow.in.