Privacy Policy

Bone Tide Privacy Policy

Effective date: August 26, 2026 Last updated: September 20, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Bone Tide LLC, a Georgia limited liability company doing business as Bone Tide Co. (“Bone Tide,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), collects, uses, and shares information when you use the Bone Tide mobile application, our website and online store at bonetideco.com, and related services (the “Service”).

By using the Service, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

1. Who we are

The Service is operated by Bone Tide LLC (dba Bone Tide Co.).

  • Mailing address: PO Box 163, Brooklet, GA 30415
  • Email: support@bonetideco.com
  • Website: bonetideco.com

2. Information we collect

Information you provide

  • Account and authentication data. When you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive an identifier and, depending on your choices, your name and email address (which may be an Apple private-relay address). We do not receive your Apple or Google password.
  • Your handle and profile. Your unique public handle, the date you last changed it, your display name, avatar, and any profile details or social media links you add. We keep a short record of handles you release so they cannot immediately be reused to impersonate you.
  • Content you create. Catches, photos, notes, saved spots and the names you give them, spot photos, poll responses, comments and replies, @mentions, likes, and direct messages.
  • Communications. Messages you send to us, for example support requests.
  • Store orders. If you buy from our online store, you provide your name, email address, shipping address, and payment details at checkout.

Information collected automatically

  • Precise location. With your permission, we use your device location to provide tide, bite score, spot, weather, and alert features. You can control location access in your device settings.
  • Usage, device, and log data. App interactions, device type and operating system, app version, identifiers, diagnostics, and log information.

Information from features you use

  • Catch and logbook data. Species, length, bait, photos, timestamps, and the locations you associate with catches and spots.
  • Saved spots and spot scores. The coordinates, names, and order of the spots you save, including spots you mark private, and the scores we calculate for them.
  • AI Fish Scan and regulations inputs. The photos and questions you submit are sent to our AI provider to generate a result.
  • Rewards and activity. Bones earned and redeemed, streaks, rankings, discount codes issued to you, and related activity.
  • Social graph and interactions. Who you follow, your followers and friends, blocks and reports, and the notifications generated by comments, replies, mentions, and likes.
  • Subscription status. Whether you have an active Bone Tide Club subscription. We do not receive or store your full payment card number. Payments are processed by Apple, Google, and RevenueCat.
  • Push tokens. If you enable notifications, a token used to deliver them.

3. Photos and location metadata

We strip embedded location metadata (EXIF GPS) from photos you upload, so the coordinates recorded by your camera are not published with your photo. The location shown with a catch or spot is the location you choose to associate with it.

4. Spots and location privacy

You can save a spot as private or public.

  • Private spots are stored on our servers. We store the coordinates and name of your private spots so we can calculate conditions and scores for them and so your spots are not lost if you lose or replace your device.
  • Private spots are never displayed to other users. Private spots, and photos and polls attached to them, are not shown in feeds, on other users’ maps, on profiles, or through our public interfaces.
  • Public spots and public catches are visible to other users, including their locations.
  • Approximate location goes to third parties. To return tides, wind, pressure, radar, and severe-weather alerts, we send location or region information to the relevant data providers listed in Section 6.

5. How we use information

We use information to:

  • provide, operate, and improve the Service and its features;
  • generate forecasts, bite scores, tides, spot scores, and severe-weather alerts for your location;
  • run the bones and rewards program, our online store, the Gear Shop, and the Tide Kings contest;
  • fulfill and ship your store orders and handle returns;
  • manage accounts, handles, subscriptions, and community features;
  • personalize your experience and send push notifications you have enabled;
  • maintain safety and security, detect and prevent fraud and abuse, and enforce our Terms;
  • respond to your requests and provide support; and
  • comply with legal obligations.

We do not use your photos, catches, or AI inputs to train artificial-intelligence models, and our AI provider does not train its models on them.

6. How we share information

We do not sell your personal information. We share it only as described here.

Service providers and processors that operate the Service on our behalf:

  • Railway - application hosting and database;
  • Cloudinary - image hosting and processing;
  • Resend - delivery of sign-in emails, which receives your email address and the one-time code;
  • Anthropic - the AI provider powering AI Fish Scan and the regulations assistant;
  • Apple and Google - authentication and in-app payments;
  • RevenueCat - subscription management;
  • Expo - push notification delivery;
  • Google Firebase Cloud Messaging - delivery of push notifications to Android devices, which receives your device’s push token;
  • Shopify and its payment processors - our online store, checkout, and payments;
  • Printify and Ninja POD - print-to-order fulfillment partners, which receive your name and shipping address to produce and ship your order;
  • NOAA - tide predictions, lightning detection from the GOES-19 satellite, sea-surface temperature, and nautical chart data;
  • the National Weather Service - active severe-weather alerts (receives approximate coordinates);
  • Open-Meteo - weather, marine, and sea-surface-temperature data;
  • RainViewer - animated weather radar;
  • the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University - additional radar and weather imagery;
  • the Copernicus Marine Service - ocean current data;
  • the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) - buoy observations;
  • map and map-tile providers, including OpenFreeMap and Esri ArcGIS Online - the maps and satellite imagery shown in the app;
  • Nominatim - place search and reverse geocoding, which receives the place name you type or your approximate coordinates;
  • the Overpass API - lookups of public points of interest such as boat ramps and piers, which receives the map area you are viewing;
  • iNaturalist - species reference photos and taxonomy, which receives the species name being looked up and never your identity or your location;
  • Unsplash - stock photography shown in parts of the app;
  • Amazon Web Services - hosting of the public NOAA data archives we read;
  • Amazon Associates - affiliate link attribution.

Other users. Information you choose to make public, such as your handle, public profile details, public catches, public spots, comments, and rankings, and content you send to other users, such as direct messages.

Legal and safety. When we believe disclosure is necessary to comply with law, enforce our Terms, protect rights, safety, and security, or respond to lawful requests.

Business transfers. In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, subject to this Privacy Policy.

7. Store purchases

When you buy from bonetideco.com, your order is processed by Shopify. Shopify collects your name, email address, shipping address, and payment information, and processes payment on our behalf. We receive order details and shipping information, and we share your name and shipping address with the print-to-order partner that fulfills your order. We do not receive or store your full payment card number. Shopify’s own privacy practices apply to its collection of information on our store.

8. Your choices and rights

  • Location and notifications. Control these in your device settings.
  • Profile and content. Edit or delete your content, change your handle (once every 30 days), manage your public and private settings, and block and report other users.
  • Account deletion. You can delete your account and associated personal data. Some information may be retained as required for legal, security, backup, or record-keeping purposes.
  • California residents (CCPA and CPRA). You have the right to know, access, delete, and correct personal information, and the right to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We do not sell your personal information. You may exercise these rights by emailing support@bonetideco.com, and we will not discriminate against you for doing so.

To make any request, email support@bonetideco.com.

9. Data retention

We keep personal information for as long as needed to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. Order records are retained as required for tax and accounting purposes. When information is no longer needed, we delete or de-identify it.

10. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. Protect your device and account credentials, and contact us if you suspect unauthorized access.

11. Children’s privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are under 18, you may use the Service only with a parent’s or guardian’s consent. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, contact us at support@bonetideco.com and we will delete it.

12. U.S. users and data location

The Service is intended for users in the United States, and information is processed and stored in the United States. If you access the Service from outside the U.S., you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

The Service links to and integrates third-party services and content, including affiliate links, embedded radar, wind, current, and wave charts, maps, and app-store billing. Their handling of your information is governed by their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for third-party practices.

14. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, provide additional notice in the app or by email. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.

15. Contact us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or your information:

Bone Tide LLC (dba Bone Tide Co.) · PO Box 163, Brooklet, GA 30415 · support@bonetideco.com · bonetideco.com