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Tippet — Privacy Policy

Effective date: July 22, 2026
Last updated: July 22, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Hans Zanger ("Tippet," "we," "us,"
or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the Tippet mobile
app and related services (the "Service"). Tippet lets anglers log their catches
and see where, when, and what other anglers are catching on a shared map.

If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the Service.

The short version

• We collect the information you give us (your account details and the catches

you log, including photos and location) and a small amount of technical
information needed to run the app.

• Your catch locations are yours to control. By default a catch is shown at

its exact spot, but you can set any catch to a fuzzed (approximate) location or
keep it fully private. Your true GPS coordinates are always stored for you and
are only ever shown to you.

• Catches you make public are visible to other Tippet users on the map, in the

feed, and in leaderboards — that's the core of the app.

• We do not sell your personal information, and we do not currently show

third-party ads or track you across other apps or websites.

• We may create and use aggregated, de-identified information — which does not

identify you — to understand fishing trends, improve Tippet and build new
features, and share activity insights with partners such as outfitters.

• You can edit or delete any catch, and you can delete your entire account and

all associated data from within the app at any time.

The sections below give the detail.

1. Information we collect

Account information. When you sign in with Sign in with Apple, Apple provides
us a unique identifier for your account and, depending on your choices, your name
and an email address (which may be an Apple private-relay address). You may also
add a username, display name, short bio, home water, the year you started
fishing, and a profile photo.

Catch content you create. When you log a catch, we collect what you provide,
which may include:

• the photo of your catch;
• the date and time and GPS location of the catch — read automatically

from your photo's metadata (EXIF) when available, or set by you on the map;

• details such as species, length, weight, fly pattern/type/size, rod and reel,

water name, whether it was catch-and-release, and any notes; and

• the privacy setting you choose for that catch (exact, fuzzed, or private).

Location information. Location is central to Tippet and is treated as
sensitive:

• We derive a catch's location from the photo's EXIF data and/or, with your

permission, your device's location while you use the app.

• We store your true coordinates so we can show them to you. What other

users see depends on the catch's privacy setting: the exact point, an
algorithmically fuzzed (offset) point, or nothing at all for private
catches.

• You control this per catch and can set an account-wide default.

Social information. The anglers you follow, users you block, and reports you
submit about content or accounts.

Technical information. To operate and secure the Service we process basic
technical data such as your IP address and app/device information associated with
your requests, and an authentication token stored on your device to keep you
signed in.

Diagnostic information. We collect crash reports, error logs, and basic
performance data to detect and fix problems. This is processed on our behalf by a
third-party crash- and error-reporting service (Sentry).

Communications. If you contact us for support, we receive the information you
send us.

We do not currently use third-party advertising SDKs or cross-app/site
tracking in the app.

2. How we use information

We use the information above to:

• create and operate your account and authenticate you;
• store and display your catches according to the privacy settings you choose;
• power the shared map, feed, leaderboards, follows, and profiles;
• enable safety and moderation features (reporting, blocking, and removing

content or accounts that violate our Terms);

• provide support, fix problems, and improve the Service;
• create aggregated or de-identified information and use it to analyze fishing

trends, improve and build features, and share activity insights with partners
(see Section 4); and

• protect the Service and our users, and comply with legal obligations.

3. How your catches and location are shared with other users

Tippet is a social, map-based app, so some information you create is shown to
other users by design:

• Public catches (exact or fuzzed) appear on the map, in the feed, in

leaderboards, and on your profile, along with the details you added and your
username and profile photo.

• The location shown to other users follows that catch's privacy setting —

exact, fuzzed, or (for private catches) not shown at all.

• If you set "Post to Feed" to Never, your catches stay off the feed while

still appearing on the map according to each catch's privacy setting.

• Private catches are visible only to you.

Think before you post: once other users can see a public catch, they may view or
remember its details.

4. Who we share information with

We share information only as needed to run the Service:

• Service providers. We use vendors to host and operate Tippet, including

Apple (Sign in with Apple), Railway (application hosting, database, and
photo/object storage), and Sentry (crash and error reporting). They process
data on our behalf under their terms.

• Aggregated / de-identified information. We may create aggregated or

de-identified information that does not identify you, and use or share it for
any purpose — including analytics, research, improving Tippet, and sharing
fishing-activity insights with partners such as outfitters and retailers. We
maintain and use such information in a form that does not identify you and do not
attempt to re-identify it.

• Legal and safety. We may disclose information if required by law or to

protect the rights, safety, and security of our users, the public, or Tippet.

• Business transfers. If Tippet is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale

of assets, information may be transferred as part of that transaction.

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not currently show
third-party advertising or track you across other apps or websites. If we
introduce advertising or tracking, we will update this policy and, where required,
request your permission — for example, through Apple's App Tracking Transparency
prompt.

5. Data retention and deletion

We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to
provide the Service. You can:

• edit or delete individual catches at any time; and
• delete your entire account from Profile → Delete Account, which

permanently removes your profile, catches, photos, follows, and other
account data. This cannot be undone.

We may retain limited records where necessary to comply with legal obligations,
resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements (for example, records of reports or
enforcement actions).

6. Your rights and choices

• Access and correction. You can view and update your profile and catch

details in the app.

• Deletion. You can delete individual catches or your whole account (Section 5).
• Location controls. Set any catch to exact, fuzzed, or private, and set an

account default. You can also change your device location permission in iOS
Settings at any time.

• Feed visibility. Use "Post to Feed" to keep your catches off the feed.
• Blocking. Block other anglers so you and they no longer see each other's

catches or profiles; manage this in Profile → Privacy → Blocked accounts.

Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights (see Section 10). To
make a request, contact us at privacy@tippet.app.

7. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your
information, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and authentication controls.
No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee
absolute security.

8. Children's privacy

Tippet is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect
personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has
provided us information, contact us at privacy@tippet.app and we will
delete it.

9. International users and data transfers

Tippet is operated from the United States and processed on infrastructure that
may be located in the United States (US-West). If you use the Service from another
country, you understand your information will be processed in these locations,
which may have different data-protection laws than your own.

10. Region-specific disclosures

California (CCPA/CPRA). We do not sell or "share" (as those terms are defined
under California law) your personal information. California residents may have
rights to know, access, correct, and delete personal information; contact us to
exercise them.

EEA/UK (GDPR). If you are in the EEA or UK, our legal bases for processing are
performance of our contract with you (to provide the Service), your consent
(e.g., device location access), our legitimate interests (to operate, secure, and
improve the Service and keep the community safe), and compliance with legal
obligations. You may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object
to processing, and to data portability; contact us to exercise them.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes,
we will update the "Last updated" date above and, where appropriate, provide
additional notice in the app.

12. Contact us

Questions or requests about this policy or your information:

Hans Zanger
Email: privacy@tippet.app