Privacy Policy

This website

The website collects nothing from you. It has no forms, no cookies, no analytics and no tracking scripts, and its fonts are served from this site rather than from a third party.

Like any website, it is delivered by a hosting provider (Vercel), whose servers keep standard technical logs, such as IP address and the pages requested, to operate and secure the service.

What the app stores

• A push notification token and your notification settings. If you allow notifications, your phone gives the app an anonymous token that lets us send alerts to that device. We store it with the settings you choose: which harbor area, which event types, and any quiet hours. It does not identify you by name.
• A random install ID, to count views. The app creates a random ID when it is installed. When you open an incident, the app sends that ID with the incident so each install is counted at most once per incident per hour. The ID is not linked to your name, email or phone number.

If you choose to sign in

Signing in is optional and uses Sign in with Apple only. If you sign in, we store:

• Your Apple account identifier, which Apple creates for this app.
• Your name, if you choose to share it with Apple's sign-in. It is shown only to you, in the app's Settings, and never displayed to anyone else.
• The email address Apple provides. If you pick “Hide My Email”, this is a private relay address from Apple, not your real address. We don't send marketing email.
• Which of your devices are linked to your account, and the vessels you follow, so your follows are available on each of your devices.

What the app does not collect

• No phone number, and no account at all unless you choose to sign in.
• Your location stays on your phone. “Near Me” uses your location on the device to filter the feed. Your location is not sent to us.
• No advertising, no advertising identifiers, and no analytics or tracking tools.
• We do not sell or share data for advertising.

Vessel data

The events in the app come from public AIS signals that vessels broadcast, received through AISStream. That is data about vessels, not about you.

Services we use

• Supabase stores the app's data (push tokens, notification settings, view counts, harbor events, and accounts for people who sign in).
• Apple provides Sign in with Apple, for those who choose it.
• Expo and Apple's push notification service deliver notifications to your device.
• Vercel hosts this website.

How long we keep it

If you turn off notifications or delete the app, your phone stops accepting our notifications and the token is marked inactive; we never use an inactive token again. View records are kept with the incident they count. To ask us to remove data tied to your device, email us at the address below.

Deleting your account

If you signed in, you can delete your account at any time in the app: Settings → Delete account. This deletes your account, your name and email, and your follows; unlinks your devices; and revokes the app's access to your Apple sign-in. The app keeps working on that device without an account.

Not a safety or navigation tool

Five Blasts shows information derived from public AIS data, which can be delayed, incomplete or wrong. It is not a safety or navigation tool and must never replace VHF Channel 16, official U.S. Coast Guard notices, or calling 911 in an emergency.

Children

Five Blasts is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from them.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new effective date. Questions: support@fiveblasts.app, IberiaTech Solutions LLC.