Privacy Policy

Who we are

Shad is a fishing journal and exploration app for iOS and Android. This policy covers the mobile apps, the Shad website, and the accounts behind them.

Questions: privacy@shad.fish

What we collect

Account. Email and password, or Sign in with Apple / Google, plus the name, handle, and optional profile photo you add.

Journal. Catches you log: species, size, photos, the water you pick, and location when you tag a catch or pin on the map. Photos go to private storage.

Social. Posts, comments, likes, and follow relationships when you use the feed.

Location. GPS when you tap Current location on a catch, open the map, pick a home lake, or refresh Shadline for a spot — not in the background.

Device and usage. Standard auth and security logs (sign-in time, app version). Map tiles send the viewport to Mapbox. That is not a catch pin.

Website. The public site stores a theme preference on this device. We do not run advertising pixels.

How we use it

To run your journal, aquarium, Shadline forecast, map, and social feed.

To keep spots private. Other people never get your exact coordinates. Public and follower map pins are snapped to a coarse grid (~2 km).

To process Shad+ when you subscribe through the App Store or Google Play.

We do not sell your journal, photos, or location.

Who else sees data

Supabase hosts auth, the database, and photo storage under our contract.

Mapbox renders maps. Open-Meteo and NOAA provide weather and tides for Shadline. Vercel hosts the public website.

Apple and Google handle sign-in when you choose those buttons in the app.

We do not share exact catch coordinates with Mapbox, analytics, or other users.

What you control

Edit your profile, delete individual catches, or delete posts and comments you authored.

Sign out from Settings. Delete your account in the app under Settings to erase your journal, photos, and login. You can also write the email above.

On the website, the Shadline preview can run from a default lake if you decline location.

Children

Shad is not directed at children under 13. Do not create an account if you are under 13.

How long we keep it

Account and journal data stay until you delete them or delete your account.

Security logs are kept only as long as needed to operate the service.

Maps and weather

Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap. Weather for Shadline comes from Open-Meteo. Forecasts are estimates, not a guarantee of fish.

Changes

We will update this page when the product changes. Last updated September 20, 2026.