Privacy Policy
Effective Date: August 9, 2026
Florida Fish ID Me (“we,” “our,” or “the App”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we handle data within the App to ensure a transparent experience for our users. The App is available as a web app at floridafishidme.com and as an Android app on the Google Play Store.
Summary: The App is free to use without creating an account. We do not show advertisements and we do not sell your personal information. An optional account may be created to unlock Pro features and enable cloud backup of your data. Payment processing is handled securely by Stripe.
1. Permissions & Data Usage
To provide its core features, the App requires certain permissions on your device:
- Camera Access: Used exclusively to capture photos of fish for identification purposes. When you take a photo, it is sent to Google Gemini AI for species identification (see Section 5). We do not retain a copy of that photo on our servers. If you are a Pro user and choose to save a catch to your Tackle Box, that photo is then stored in your own cloud account — see Section 3.
- Location Services (GPS): Used to provide local tide charts, moon phases, and weather data based on your current coordinates. Also used to identify nearby points of interest such as bait shops and fishing spots, and used by the Fishing Compass to display your current coordinates and your distance from a saved or entered fishing spot. This data is used only during your active session and is not tracked or stored by us.
- Device Sensors (Compass): Used by the Fishing Compass to show your live heading. The App reads your device’s magnetometer and gyroscope only while the compass is open on your screen. This information is used entirely on your device to draw the compass needle and is never transmitted to us, recorded, or stored.
📍 Your Location is Private: This App only accesses your location while it is actively open on your screen. The moment you close the App or switch to another app, all location access stops immediately. We never track your location in the background. Location coordinates are only ever stored when YOU choose to save a fishing spot — and that data is stored securely on your device or your personal cloud account. Your location is never shared with anyone.
2. Account Creation & Email
Account creation is entirely optional. The App is fully functional without an account for free users.
If you choose to create an account to access Pro features, we collect your email address for the purpose of account authentication. Your email is stored securely via Supabase (see Section 5) and is never sold or shared with third parties for marketing purposes.
You may delete your account at any time directly inside the App by tapping your account name and selecting “Delete Account.” Upon deletion, your account and all cloud-stored data will be permanently and immediately removed.
3. Local & Cloud Data Storage
The App features a “Tackle Box” where you can save catches, fishing spots, recipes, and tips.
- Free users: All saved data is stored locally on your device only. We have no access to it. If you delete the App or clear your browser cache, this data will be permanently removed.
- Pro users: In addition to local storage, your saved data (catches, locations, recipes, and tips) is backed up to your secure cloud account via Supabase. Your account is the only one that can read, add to, or delete the contents of your data. This allows you to restore your data on any device by signing back in.
- Catch photos (Pro users): Saved catch photos are stored in a Supabase Storage folder unique to your account. Only your account can list, add to, or delete the contents of that folder. Each individual photo is displayed in the App through a direct link that is not published, indexed, or searchable anywhere.
- Fishing license photos: Always stored locally on your device only — never uploaded to any server under any circumstances.
🥪 Fishing License Photos & Local Storage: Your fishing license photos are stored locally on your device only and are never uploaded to our servers. This is intentional — your license contains sensitive personal information such as your name, address, and license number. If you clear your browser cache or reinstall the app, you will need to re-upload your license photos. We recommend keeping a photo of your license in your phone’s camera roll as a backup.
4. Payments
The Pro upgrade is a one-time payment of $1.99 USD, processed securely by Stripe. We do not store your credit card number, billing address, or any payment details. All payment information is handled entirely by Stripe and is subject to Stripe’s Privacy Policy. Upon successful payment, Stripe notifies our system to upgrade your account — no payment data is passed to or stored by us.
🌍 Giving Back — Stripe Climate: We contribute
1% of every Pro upgrade sale to carbon removal through
Stripe Climate. When you upgrade to Pro, a portion of your purchase goes toward removing CO₂ from the atmosphere — helping protect the oceans and waterways that Florida anglers love. No extra cost to you. Every purchase makes a small difference.
5. Third-Party Services
The App utilizes secure third-party services to provide core functionality:
- Google Gemini AI: For fish species identification, FWC regulation lookups, recipe generation, and fishing tips. When you identify a catch, your photo is sent to Google for processing. When you look up regulations, request a recipe, or request fishing tips, only the fish name you entered is sent.
- Netlify: For website hosting and for securely relaying AI requests to Google Gemini on our behalf.
- Supabase: For optional user account authentication and Pro user cloud data storage. Data is stored on secured servers. See Supabase’s Privacy Policy.
- Stripe: For secure payment processing of the Pro upgrade. See Stripe’s Privacy Policy.
- NOAA: For retrieving real-time tide data and schedules.
- Open-Meteo: For retrieving weather forecasts and marine conditions.
- Google Maps & Places: For mapping fishing locations and identifying nearby points of interest such as bait shops and public fishing spots.
🤖 About AI Processing: Photos you take for identification are sent to Google Gemini AI so the species can be identified. This is the only purpose they are used for. Google does not receive your name, email address, or location along with the photo. Our AI credentials are held privately on our own server and are never exposed inside the App.
6. The Fishing Compass
The App includes a link to the Fishing Compass, a companion tool we operate at arcompass.netlify.app. Tapping the compass on the home screen opens that site in a new tab or window.
- No account, ever. The compass has no sign-in, no user accounts, and no database. It is free to everyone with no Pro tier.
- Your position stays on your device. Your GPS coordinates, your marked start point, your trip distance, and any coordinates you type in are held in your phone’s memory only while the compass is open. They are never sent to us and are erased when you close it.
- One small setting is saved. The compass stores a single value on your device to remember that you have already read the instructions screen, so it does not show every time. It contains no personal information and is never transmitted.
- Opening a spot in Google Maps. If you tap “Open in Maps,” the coordinates you are navigating to are passed to Google Maps to display a pin. This happens only when you tap that button.
🧭 About the Compass: The Fishing Compass is a navigation aid, not a substitute for proper marine navigation equipment, charts, or safe boating practice. Compass headings can be affected by nearby metal, electronics, and magnetic interference, and GPS accuracy varies with conditions. Always carry appropriate safety and navigation equipment on the water.
7. Children’s Privacy
Our App is intended for a general audience. If you use the App without creating an account, no personal information is collected. If an account is created, we collect only an email address. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, please contact us at and we will promptly delete it.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated effective date. Continued use of the App after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
9. Contact
If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact us at .