Privacy Policy | Gnarly Crux

Gnarly Crux ("we", "us", or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website (gnarlycrux.com) and use our mobile applications, including Krazy Kalc, Aussie CRS, and Nature's Rhythms (collectively, the "Services").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or our applications.

1. Information We Collect

Our philosophy is to collect as little personal data as possible. We do not require you to create an account, log in, or provide your name or email address to use our applications.

Location Data

Some of our applications, specifically Aussie CRS and Nature's Rhythms, require access to your device's location services to function properly (e.g., to convert your current coordinates or retrieve local tide and solar data). This location data is primarily processed locally on your device. We do not track your movements or store your location history on our servers.

Automatically Collected Data

When you access our Services, certain information is automatically collected. This may include your IP address, device type, operating system, and anonymous usage statistics to help us improve our apps and fix bugs.

2. Third-Party Services & Advertising

We use third-party services to support and monetize our applications. These third parties may collect information about you and your device.

Google Ad Services (AdMob)

We use Google AdMob to display advertisements in some of our free applications. Google uses cookies and mobile device identifiers to serve ads based on your prior visits to our apps or other websites. Google's use of advertising IDs enables it and its partners to serve targeted ads to you.

You can learn more about how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps by visiting Google's Privacy & Terms.
You can opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings or by adjusting the tracking settings on your iOS or Android device.

3. How We Use Your Information

Any minimal information we do collect is used for the following purposes:

To provide, operate, and maintain our applications.
To improve, personalize, and expand our Services.
To understand and analyze how you use our Services (via crash reporting).
To serve relevant advertisements to support ongoing development.

4. Your Privacy Rights

We have designed this policy to align with major global privacy standards, including the Australian Privacy Principles (APP), the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Depending on your location, you have the right to:

Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Request deletion of your personal data.
Opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal data (we do not sell your data).
Withdraw consent for location access at any time via your device settings.

Because we do not use user accounts or collect identifying information like names or emails, we do not inherently hold a database of personal user profiles. If you wish to clear any stored data or ad preferences, you can do so by clearing the app data or adjusting ad settings directly on your device.

5. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: hello@gnarlycrux.com