Privacy Policy

Navi Wake is a water-navigation service operated by Bright Arc Software ("we", "us"). This policy explains what we collect, why, who we send it to, and how you get rid of it.

It covers the Navi Wake website and app. Questions or requests: privacy@naviwake.com.

Precise location is used for exactly these purposes:

Showing your position

Drawing your boat on the chart and driving the 3D helm view. This happens on your device and is not sent to us.

Recording a run

Only when you press record. The full GPS track is saved to your account so you can replay or export it, and you can delete any run.

Float plan check-ins

While a float plan is active, your latest position is stored so the people you shared the plan with can see you are moving and due back.

Sharing with friends

Only while you turn sharing on. Your position is served to boaters you have accepted as friends, and to nobody else.

Calling for assistance

When you report a breakdown, your coordinates are attached so other boaters on that lake can reach you. This is public to that lake.

Placing a hazard pin

The coordinates you drop are published to every boater on that lake.

We do not sell location data, we do not use it for advertising, and we do not build a profile of where you go.

Account

Your name, email address and password. Passwords are stored only as a salted hash — we never see the original.

Session records

A session token plus the IP address and browser user-agent of the device you signed in from, so you can be kept signed in and so we can end a session.

Precise location

As described above: recorded tracks, float-plan pings, live position while sharing, assist-request coordinates, hazard-pin coordinates.

Your content

Saved trips and their waypoints, float plan details (vessel name, party size, times, notes), reviews you write, hazard pins you place, and your boat profile (draft and safety buffer).

Friend connections

Who you are connected to, and the display names shown on each side of that connection.

Push notifications

If you opt in, a device endpoint and encryption keys so we can alert you to a breakdown nearby. Removing the subscription stops this.

Payment records

If you subscribe: your Stripe customer and subscription identifiers, plan, status and renewal date. We never receive or store your card number.

Usage analytics

We use Vercel Analytics on the production site. It records page views and general traffic patterns. It is privacy-focused and does not use cookies to track you across other websites.

Hazard pins

Visible to everyone viewing that lake, including people without an account. One boater's submerged-log report is what protects the next boater — that only works if it is public.

Reviews

Your review text, rating and your display name are shown publicly next to that marina, ramp or restaurant.

Assist requests

Your coordinates, your note and your boat description go out to every boater on that lake while the request is open.

Float plan links

Anyone holding the link can see that plan and your last position, without signing in. That is what lets you send it to someone ashore. Treat the link as the key — only send it to people you trust.

Live position

Shown only to friends you have accepted, and only while you have sharing switched on.

We do not sell your personal data. We use these providers to run the service, and they only receive what their job requires:

Vercel

Hosting and analytics. Receives standard request logs and usage metrics.

Neon

Database hosting. Stores everything listed above under "What we collect".

Stripe

Payment processing. Handles your card directly; we only get identifiers and status back.

Google Places

Destination search. When you search for a place, your search text and the map area you are looking at are sent to Google.

CARTO and NOAA chart services

Map and nautical chart imagery. Serving map tiles necessarily reveals the area of the map you are viewing.

OpenStreetMap services

Place lookup and geographic features for lake data.

Apple Music

Only if you connect it. Playback is handled by Apple on your device; we never see your Apple account.

NOAA / NWS / USGS

Weather, tide and water-level data. We send a lake or station reference — never your personal data.

We may also disclose data if we are legally required to, or to protect someone's safety in an emergency.

Deleting your account permanently removes:

• your profile, sign-in credentials and all active sessions;
• every recorded run and its full GPS track;
• your saved trips, float plans and boat profile;
• your live position and friend connections;
• your hazard pins, reviews, assist requests and push devices;
• your subscription record.

Deletion is immediate and cannot be undone. We keep only what the law requires us to — for example, payment and tax records held by Stripe.

Depending on where you live you may also have the right to access, correct, or export your data, and to object to processing. Write to privacy@naviwake.com and we will respond within the time your law allows.

Account data and your saved content are kept until you delete them or close your account. Beyond that:

Hazard reports

Expire automatically. Temporary hazards stop being shown after their expiry; permanent features such as a fuel dock stay.

Live position

A single current row per person, overwritten as you move. Stale positions are treated as offline.

Sessions

Expire on their own, or when you sign out.

Navi Wake is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact privacy@naviwake.com and we will delete it.

If we change this policy we will update the date at the top of this page. Material changes to how we handle location will be announced in the app.

Bright Arc Software — privacy: privacy@naviwake.com, general support: support@naviwake.com.