Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how VirtualAnchor ("the App", "we", "us") handles your information. VirtualAnchor is an anchor-watch app that helps you monitor how far your boat drifts from an anchor point and alerts you if it moves beyond a range you choose. In short: VirtualAnchor processes your location entirely on your device, and we do not collect, transmit, sell, or share your location or personal data with us or any third party. We operate no servers that receive your data and use no advertising or analytics SDKs.

Information we process

Location data (GPS): the App uses your device's location to calculate the distance, speed and direction your boat has drifted from the anchor point you set, to draw your track on the map, and to trigger a drift alert when you move beyond your chosen radius. To keep watching while the app is in the background (for example while you sleep at anchor), the App may use location in the background. This location data is processed only on your device and is never sent to us or any third party. Apple Watch: if you use the Watch app, distance, speed and heading values are sent from your iPhone to your paired Apple Watch over Apple's local device-to-device connection so you can see them on your wrist. Notifications: drift alerts and voice alerts are generated locally on your device.

How your data is stored

Settings such as your alert radius, unit preferences and the number of free anchors used today are stored locally on your device. They are removed when you delete the App. No location history is uploaded anywhere.

Third parties & purchases

Premium is an auto-renewable subscription handled entirely by Apple through the App Store / StoreKit. We do not receive or store your payment information; Apple processes the transaction (see Apple's Privacy Policy). The App contains no third-party advertising or analytics SDKs and does not track you across other apps or websites. We do not collect your name, email, contacts, photos, account or advertising identifier.

Children's privacy

VirtualAnchor is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Your choices & changes to this policy

You can enable or disable location access at any time in Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services on your device; note that the core anchor-watch feature requires location access to function. You can manage or cancel your subscription in Settings › Apple ID › Subscriptions. We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time; the "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact: netflowers (Yoshiaki Hirokawa), 60-1 Omaezaki, Omaezaki-shi, Shizuoka, Japan. Email: hirokawa@netflowers.co.jp