Privacy Policy

Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, name, and authentication credentials through Clerk.

Fishing Data: We store your fishing trips, saved locations, catch logs, and notes you voluntarily provide.

Catch Photos: Photos you upload when logging catches are stored in our cloud storage (hosted by Supabase) and associated with your account. These photos are retained for as long as your account exists. You can delete individual catch records, which will also remove the associated photo.

Sonar/Chart Screenshots: When you upload sonar or chart screenshots for AI analysis, the images are temporarily processed by Anthropic's Claude AI and are not permanently stored. Only the text-based analysis results are retained.

Location Data: With your permission (via your browser or device's location services), we collect GPS coordinates in the following situations:

• When you log a catch, your GPS coordinates are automatically captured to record the fishing location.
• During active trip tracking, your location is updated continuously using your device's GPS to track your route.
• If you use the live tracking feature, your real-time location may be shared with a designated safety contact via a shareable link.

GPS coordinates are stored in your catch logs and trip records as part of your account data. You can disable location services in your browser or device settings at any time, though some features may not function fully without location access.

Skipper Live Sessions: When you run a Skipper Live session (the on-water mode), we collect and store, for the duration of that session and afterwards as part of your trip history:

• Your real-time GPS position and movement (speed, heading, whether you're running, drifting or anchored), used to give location-aware advice and to build your session recap.
• The questions you ask Skipper and his replies during the session — including voice. Push-to-talk audio is transcribed to text; spoken replies are generated by our voice provider (ElevenLabs). We do not retain the raw audio.
• Observations you log during a session (bites, catches, water and structure notes).

This “where and how you fish” information is sensitive. It is tied to your account, visible only to you, and never sold or shared for marketing. A copy of your recent Skipper Live chat is also kept in your device's local storage so the conversation survives you closing the app offline; clearing your browser data removes that local copy. You can delete a Live session (and its logged location and conversation) from your trip history at any time.

Phone Numbers: If you use the live tracking safety feature, we collect the phone number of your designated safety contact to send them a link to your live tracking session via SMS. A contact number saved on a planned trip remains with that trip until you edit or delete it. The duplicate number used by a live tracking session is removed when tracking ends.

Operational Data: We record limited technical information about feature use, model usage, errors, and diagnostics to operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the app. Model-usage records do not contain your message text.

Authentication and Device Data: Our authentication and hosting providers may process your IP address, browser or device information, session or cookie identifiers, and approximate location inferred from your IP address for authentication, security, fraud prevention, and reliable service delivery.

Notification Data: If you opt in to Weather Watch alerts, we store a device push token against your account so a relevant trip alert can reach that device. Trip-reminder preferences and schedules are also stored locally on supported devices. You can turn either notification type off in the app at any time.

Reported Skipper Responses: If you report a Skipper response as inaccurate, unsafe, or inappropriate, we retain the reported text, your selected reason, and your account identifier so we can review and improve safety. Reports are removed when you delete your account.

• Provide fishing forecasts and AI-powered advice
• Store your personal fishing spot database
• Analyse sonar screenshots with Claude AI (Anthropic)
• Power Skipper with your fishing context
• Schedule optional trip reminders on supported devices
• Deliver optional Weather Watch alerts when a planned trip's conditions deteriorate
• Improve app features and user experience
• Process payments through Stripe

We share data with the following service providers:

• Anthropic (Claude AI): To provide the Skipper AI assistant, we send your chat messages, fishing profile information (including boat details, recent catches, saved fishing spots, trip history, and motor information), and local weather conditions to Anthropic's Claude AI API for processing. For sonar/chart analysis, we also send uploaded screenshots, which are deleted after processing. Anthropic processes this data under their API Terms of Service, which state that API inputs and outputs are not used to train their models. For more information, see Anthropic's Privacy Policy.
• Supabase: Database hosting for your fishing data
• Clerk: Authentication and user management
• Stripe: Payment processing (Pro and Founding Member subscriptions)
• Vercel: Application hosting and content delivery
• Twilio: Delivery of live-tracking safety notifications by SMS
• Google Firebase Cloud Messaging: Delivery of optional Weather Watch push notifications to registered devices
• Device speech services: If you use voice input, your device or browser speech-recognition service processes your audio into text. ArtaFishal stores the resulting chat text, not the raw recording.
• ElevenLabs: Converts Skipper's written replies into spoken audio for Live Session voice output. Only the reply text is sent — no personal or account data.
• WillyWeather & Open-Meteo (Weather Data): We send location-based queries (general area, not precise GPS coordinates) to WillyWeather and Open-Meteo to retrieve weather, tide, and swell forecasts for your fishing area.

We do NOT sell your personal data. Your fishing spots and catch logs are private and never shared with other users.

Some of our service providers process data outside of Australia, including in the United States. These providers include Anthropic (AI processing), Clerk (authentication), Stripe (payment processing), Google Firebase (push delivery), and Vercel (hosting and content delivery). By using ArtaFishal, you acknowledge and consent to the transfer of your data to these jurisdictions. We take reasonable steps to ensure that all third-party providers maintain appropriate data protection standards consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles.

Your fishing data is stored using Supabase-managed infrastructure. Supabase and the other providers listed above may process data in Australia and other jurisdictions as described in the International Data Transfers section. We use industry-standard encryption for data in transit (HTTPS) and at rest.

We retain your account data and fishing records for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we will delete your personal data within 30 days, except where we are required by law to retain certain records (for example, financial transaction records may be retained for up to 7 years for tax and legal purposes). Aggregated, anonymised data that cannot identify you may be retained indefinitely for operational measurement and service improvement.

Skipper Live sessions (location trail and conversation) are kept as part of your trip history while your account is active, so you can look back on past trips. You can delete any individual session at any time, and all Live session data is removed when you delete your account, on the same 30-day basis above.

Device push tokens are removed when you turn Weather Watch off, sign out on that device, or delete your account. Local notification schedules and preferences are cleared on sign-out and account deletion.

Under Australian privacy law, you have the right to:

• Access your personal information
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your account and data
• Opt-out of marketing emails

To exercise these rights, contact us at help.artafishal@gmail.com

In the event of a data breach that is likely to result in serious harm to affected individuals, we will notify you and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) as required by the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

We use essential cookies and local device storage for authentication, security, preferences, and offline continuity. Disabling or clearing them may sign you out or remove locally cached conversations and settings.

ArtaFishal is not intended for users under 18. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us immediately.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes via email or in-app notification.

For privacy questions or data requests:

Email: help.artafishal@gmail.com
Address: Mackay, Queensland 4740, Australia