Bushwhack

1. Information We Collect

When you create an account, we collect your name, email address, and password. When you use Bushwhack, we collect information you provide including fishing logs, locations, gear details, and photos.

We also automatically collect usage data such as pages visited and features used to improve our service.

2. How We Use Your Information

To provide and maintain the Bushwhack service
To calculate statistics, badges, and analytics for your account
To process subscription payments via Stripe
To send important service-related communications
To improve and optimize our platform

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with:

Stripe — for payment processing (Premium subscriptions)
Google AdSense — for displaying advertisements; Google may collect browsing data to serve personalized ads
Other users — if you enable public profile features, other users who follow you can view your fishing stats and logs

4. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data. Passwords are hashed and never stored in plain text. Payment information is handled entirely by Stripe and never touches our servers.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

Access your personal data
Update or correct your information
Delete your account and associated data
Export your fishing log data

6. Cookies & Advertising

We use essential cookies to maintain your session and remember your preferences (such as dark mode).

We also use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites. This includes the use of the DoubleClick cookie, which enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing activity.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page.

For more information about how Google uses data, please visit Google's Privacy & Terms page.

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting a notice on our website.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at bushwhackfishing@gmail.com.