Privacy Policy
Fishable is built so that it doesn't need to know who you are or where you are. This policy explains the little that is collected, by whom, and why.
The short version
- No account, no sign-in, no ads, no analytics or tracking SDKs.
- Your location is used on your phone to answer your check. It is not sent to us.
- If you have Pro and open Good time to fish, the app sends that spot's coordinates, rounded to about 2 km, to Open-Meteo to get the weather forecast. Nothing else about you goes with it.
- Saved waters stay on your phone. The app never tells us which waters you saved.
- If you buy Pro, Google Play handles payment, and RevenueCat (our subscription service) keeps a record of the purchase under a random ID so Pro works on your phone.
- When you have signal, the app downloads map tiles and BC data files; those servers see your IP address, like any website.
What the app uses, and where it goes
| Information | Why | Where it goes |
|---|---|---|
| Precise location (only when you tap Me, with your permission) | To check the water you're standing at | Stays on your phone. Not stored by us, not shared. |
| Spots you check by moving or tapping the map | To answer the check | Stays on your phone. |
| Settings (age group, residency, screen mode, base map) and saved regions | So the app lists the right licences, remembers your choices and works offline | Stored on your phone only. Removed when you clear the app's data or uninstall. |
| Saved waters (Pro) | To alert you when a saved water's rules change | Stored on your phone only. Once a day the app downloads a public file of rule signatures from fishable-data.gethuntable.app and compares it with your saved waters on the phone. The download is the same for everyone and doesn't include your saved waters. |
| Latitude and longitude of the spot you're viewing, rounded to about 2 km (Good time to fish, Pro only) | To get the weather forecast for that spot | Sent to Open-Meteo only when you view the Good time to fish card. Open-Meteo also sees your IP address, like any website. We don't send your location history, saved waters or any ID. |
| Purchase history for Pro: a random app user ID, product, purchase and renewal dates, store transaction ID, country/currency, app version and device type | To unlock Pro, restore it on a new phone, and handle renewals, refunds and support | RevenueCat, Inc. (our subscription processor) and Google Play. We can see these records in RevenueCat. Never sold. |
| Payment details | To pay for Pro | Google Play only. We never see your card or Google account details. |
| IP address and basic request details (when online) | To deliver map tiles and data files | Our data host (Cloudflare), which also serves the topo map, and Esri when you turn on satellite. They may keep short-term server logs. The tile request reveals the map area you're viewing. |
| Emails you send us | To answer you | Our email inbox. Kept as long as needed to help you, then deleted on request. |
| Early-access sign-ups on getfishable.app: your email address and phone type (Android or iPhone) | To tell you when Fishable is available and invite you to test it before launch | Stored by Netlify, which hosts the website, until launch news is sent or you ask us to delete it. Never sold or shared. Every email we send has an unsubscribe link. |
Notifications
With your permission, the app sends two kinds of notifications: data updates (for example, progress while a region saves), and alerts when the rules change for a water you saved. Both are made on your phone. You can turn them off in Android settings.
What we don't do
- We don't sell or rent personal information, and we don't share it for advertising.
- We don't build a history of where you've been. The app has no server-side record of the spots you check or the waters you save.
- We don't use your information for automated decisions about you.
Legal basis and your rights
We handle personal information under Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act. Depending on where you live you may also have rights under other laws (for example the GDPR or California law). You can ask us to:
- tell you what personal information we hold about you and give you a copy;
- correct it;
- delete it (see Delete your data);
- withdraw consent, for example by turning off location permission in your phone's settings. The app still works by moving the map.
Email milan@vrekic.com. We answer within 30 days. If you're not satisfied, you can contact the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia or the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
Retention
Information on your phone stays until you delete it or uninstall the app. Purchase records are kept while your subscription is active and afterwards as long as needed for tax, accounting and refund purposes (generally up to 7 years), unless you ask us to delete what we're not required to keep. We don't keep forecast requests; Open-Meteo's own policy covers its server logs.
Where information is processed
RevenueCat, Google, Netlify, Cloudflare, Esri and Open-Meteo may process information outside Canada, including in the United States and Europe, where privacy laws may differ from Canada's. We choose providers that commit to protecting it.
Children
Fishable is intended for anglers aged 18 and over, and for younger anglers using it with a parent or guardian. It is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, email us and we'll delete it.
Security
Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS). The app keeps your checks on your device and holds no passwords or accounts that could be breached.
Changes
If we change this policy we'll update the date above, and for significant changes we'll say so in the app before they take effect.
Service providers
- RevenueCat, Inc.: subscription management. Privacy policy
- Google LLC (Google Play): app distribution and payments. Privacy policy
- Netlify, Inc.: hosting of the website and its early-access sign-up form. Privacy policy
- Cloudflare, Inc.: hosting of the data files (fishable-data.gethuntable.app). Privacy policy
- Esri: satellite imagery, only when you turn it on and have signal. Privacy policy
- Open-Meteo: weather forecasts for Good time to fish, only when a Pro user views that card. Terms and privacy