BRAK Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 6, 2026

BRAK Angling Co. ("BRAK," "we," "us," or "our") operates the BRAK fishing recommendation application (the "App" or "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.

By using BRAK, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the App.

1. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and a password (stored in encrypted form, never in plain text), or, if you sign in with Google, basic profile information Google provides (your name, email address, and profile picture).

Location Information

To generate a recommendation, BRAK needs an approximate location — either your device's current GPS location (only with your explicit permission) or a location you type in manually (such as a nearby town). This is used solely to retrieve weather conditions for that area. We do not use location to pinpoint the exact body of water you are fishing, and we do not track your location in the background or outside of an active recommendation request.

Species and Water Condition Inputs

We collect the fish species you select and the water condition information you provide, either as a manual selection (e.g., "stained") or as a photo.

Water Photos

If you choose to use the photo-based water condition feature, your photo is sent in real time to our AI provider for analysis and is not stored by BRAK afterward. We do not retain, archive, or reuse your water photos once a recommendation has been generated.

Payment Information

If you subscribe to BRAK Premium, your payment is processed directly by Stripe, our payment processor. BRAK does not collect or store your full credit card number. We retain limited subscription metadata (such as your subscription status and renewal date) needed to manage your account.

Usage Information

We collect information about how you use the App, such as the number of recommendations you request, whether you are a guest or account holder, and general usage patterns, in order to operate free-tier limits and prevent abuse of the Service.

Technical and Analytics Information

We collect standard technical information such as your IP address (used briefly to apply rate limits that protect the Service from abuse) and general, aggregated traffic analytics (such as page views) through Vercel Analytics. This analytics data does not identify you individually.

2. Google Sign-In and Google User Data

If you choose to sign in with Google, Google shares your name, email address, and profile picture with BRAK. We do not request, and do not have, access to your Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Contacts, or any other Google service or data beyond this basic profile information.

This information is used solely to create and authenticate your BRAK account. It is stored in our authentication database (operated by Supabase — see Third-Party Service Providers below) and is not sold, shared, or disclosed to any third party except the service providers already listed in this policy.

BRAK's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

You can request deletion of your Google sign-in data at any time by emailing us at brakanglingco@gmail.com, or revoke BRAK's access to your Google account directly at myaccount.google.com/permissions.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information described above to:

• Generate your fishing recommendations
• Create and maintain your account
• Process subscription payments and manage billing
• Send account-related emails (such as sign-up confirmation and password reset emails)
• Maintain the security and reliability of the Service, including preventing abuse
• Improve and troubleshoot the App

We do not sell your personal information to third parties, and we do not use your data for advertising.

4. How AI Processing Works

BRAK uses Anthropic's Claude AI to generate your fishing recommendations. When you request a recommendation, the relevant inputs (your approximate location, species, water conditions, and, if provided, your water photo) are sent to Anthropic's API to generate a response. BRAK's AI may also use web search to look up non-weather, fishing-related information (such as regional fishing reports) relevant to your request.

Per Anthropic's standard commercial API terms, this data is not used to train Anthropic's models and is not retained long-term by Anthropic.

5. Third-Party Service Providers

BRAK relies on the following third-party services to operate. Each handles a limited, specific part of the Service:

Each of these providers has its own privacy practices governing the data they process on our behalf.

6. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account remains active. If you delete your account, we will delete your associated personal data within a reasonable time, except where we are required to retain certain information (such as payment records) for legal or accounting purposes.

Water photos are never retained — they exist only for the duration of a single recommendation request.

7. Your Rights and Choices

You may:

• Access or update your account information at any time within the App
• Request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us at the email below
• Decline to share your location and use manual location entry instead
• Decline to use the photo feature and use the manual water-condition dropdown instead

8. Children's Privacy

BRAK is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 13. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will delete it promptly.

9. Security

We take reasonable technical measures to protect your information, including encrypted password storage, secure transmission (HTTPS), and access controls that restrict who can view or modify sensitive account data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above. Continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, contact us at:

brakanglingco@gmail.com

This policy is governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana, without regard to its conflict of law principles.