Last updated: May 31, 2026
FishCast is designed with privacy as a default. This policy explains what data the app accesses and what we do with it. The short version: we do not collect, store, or transmit any personal data about you. Ever.
Location. When you grant permission, FishCast reads your device's current location to fetch local weather, find the nearest NOAA tide station, and calculate solunar periods for your coordinates. Your location is used only on your device, in memory, while the app is open. It is never written to disk, transmitted to us, or shared with any third party — because we have no server to send it to.
To deliver forecasts, the app makes anonymous HTTPS requests to two third-party services:
FishCast does not include any analytics SDKs, advertising identifiers, crash reporters, or third-party trackers of any kind.
Nothing. There are no accounts, no sign-ups, no email addresses, no usage metrics, no crash logs sent to us, no advertising IDs, no IDFA, no IDFV. The app has no backend.
Only your selected target species (e.g., "bass") is saved in iOS UserDefaults so it persists between launches. Weather and tide responses are cached briefly in memory (10 and 30 minutes respectively) to reduce network usage. Nothing in this local cache identifies you.
FishCast does not knowingly collect data from anyone, including children under 13. The app is rated 4+ and is safe for all ages.
If we ever change what data the app accesses, this page will be updated and the "Last updated" date above will reflect the change.
Questions about privacy? Email support@coldstart.dev.