On the Chew · Privacy
On the Chew privacy policy
This policy explains what information On the Chew collects, why, and how you can have it removed.
Last updated 4 November 2026 · Applies to On the Chew for iPhone
- Conditions, tides and species work without an account
- Location only with your permission
- No ads; data never sold
- Delete your account and data in Settings
01Who we are
On the Chew is made by TECHBOOSTER PTY LIMITED in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (“we”, “us”). We handle personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. This policy covers the On the Chew app; our website has its own privacy policy.
02What we collect
| Information | Why |
|---|---|
| Account: your email address, and a display name if you set one (via Sign in with Apple, Google or email and password) | To run your account and show your name on what you post. |
| Content you share: catches, posts, gear and tip posts, videos, comments, pins and messages, with any photos, files or voice messages attached | To show it to the community or the people you message, according to your own sharing choices. |
| Precise location, only with your permission | To show nearby conditions and let you tag where you fished. You can deny it and choose a spot by hand. |
| Condition alerts you set up: the spot's location and your limits | To check the forecast for that spot and notify you when it matches. |
| The conditions when you post a catch: wind, swell, water temperature, pressure, tide and moon | Saved with the catch and shown on it and in your logbook. |
| Which catches, posts and videos you view (at most once a day each) | Only to show each author the total views on their own posts. Nobody can see who viewed what. |
| Push notification tokens and your language choice | To deliver messages and notifications to your device, in your language. |
Checking conditions, tides and species does not require an account.
03How we use it
Only to operate the app: to show conditions, display your posts and catches to the community according to your choices, power messages and notifications, and enforce blocking and reporting for safety. We do not sell your data and do not use it for third-party advertising or tracking.
04Service providers and data sources
- Supabase hosts the database and sign-in, and Resend sends account emails. Neither uses your data for its own purposes.
- Weather, marine and wind data come from Open-Meteo, rain radar from RainViewer and satellite imagery from NASA GIBS. Requests for a location are sent to them to fetch the forecast; no account details are included.
- Tides and sun and moon times are calculated on your phone.
- Maps come from Apple Maps. Sign in with Apple and Google sign-in are handled by Apple and Google under their own privacy policies.
- To open quickly, the app keeps photos it has shown you and the last community feed in your phone's cache. It stays on your device and is cleared when you sign out or delete your account.
05What other people can see
Catches, posts, comments and pins you mark public are visible to other users, as expected of a community. Private pins are visible only to you, and messages only to the people in the conversation.
06Your choices and deleting your data
- Block other users and report content at any time from within the app.
- Edit or delete your own posts, catches, videos, comments and pins at any time, and clear a conversation from your inbox. Messages you sent are deleted with your account.
- Permanently delete your account and all associated data from Settings › Delete Account. This is a real deletion, not deactivation, and cannot be undone.
07Children
On the Chew is not directed at children and does not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
08When you contact us
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write or attach. We use it only to answer you, keep it in our support mailbox for as long as needed to help you, and never add you to a mailing list.
09Your rights and complaints
You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, and ask us to correct or delete it, by emailing the address below. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, contact us first and we will respond within 30 days. You can also complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.
10Changes to this policy
If On the Chew changes how it handles information, we will update this page and the date at the top before the change takes effect, and update the App Store privacy label to match.
11Contact
Questions about privacy or this policy: