Privacy Policy
Effective August 12, 2026
OBLYT LLC ("OBLYT," "we," "our," or "us") operates Gydepoint, a mobile application that provides outdoor intelligence for hunting, fishing, foraging, camping, backpacking, and off-road/overland travel — including location scoring, public-land and terrain map layers, route and trip planning, and outdoor forecasts. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Gydepoint is built with restraint. This policy describes the information the app collects and what it is used for.
Information we collect
Account information. When you create an account we collect your email address and an encrypted password. If you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive the identifier that provider gives us, and — only if you grant it — your name and email.
Profile photo. If you choose to set a profile picture, the image is stored on your device and, if you enable Cloud Sync, in your account. Setting one is optional.
Saved spots and trips. Spots, routes, and trips you save are stored on your device and, if you enable Cloud Sync, in your account so they are available across your devices.
Device information. We collect basic device metadata (operating system, app version, device model) to diagnose problems and understand performance.
Usage analytics and error reports. We collect information about how the app is used — which features are opened, error rates, session lengths — associated with your account identifier, to improve the product. This includes automatic reports when the app hits an unexpected error, which carry technical diagnostic details such as the error message and where in the code it occurred.
Bug reports. If you send feedback or report a bug, we receive what you write, basic device and app-version details, and any screenshot you choose to attach.
Push notification tokens. When you enable notifications, your device's push token is stored on your account so we can deliver forecast alerts and the optional weekly recap. Delivering a notification requires passing the token to the push services described below. Tokens are cleared when you sign out.
Location information
Location is central to an outdoor-mapping app, so we are specific about how it is used:
Maps and your position. The app shows your position on the map while you use it.
Location sent to return results. Several features send a location to our servers or to a mapping or outdoor-data provider so that results can be returned for that place — for example scoring a spot, working out road and trail access, or retrieving forecasts, alerts and place names. Depending on the feature, that location may be a place you selected on the map or your device's current position, and the request may be associated with your account.
On-foot tracker. If you turn on the on-foot tracker, the app records your trail — including in the background, so you can navigate back to your vehicle. The trail is kept on your device; if you enable Cloud Sync, trip and hunt data you save may also be stored in your account.
Routing and directions. When you open directions to a spot, the destination is handed to a maps application or routing provider so a route can be generated.
Optional community counts. If you leave the "contribute saved spots to community counts" setting on, we store a coarse, approximate cell (about 110 meters) of a spot you save, associated with your account, so we can show other users a total of how many people saved it. The count displayed to other users is a total and does not name the people who saved a spot. You can turn this off at any time in Data Preferences.
Photos
The photo library opens when you choose to attach an image yourself — setting a profile picture, or adding a screenshot to a bug report. An image you attach to a bug report is uploaded with that report and stored with your account.
Advertising
We do not use third-party ad networks, and we do not sell your personal information.
How we use information
- To provide, maintain, and improve the app and its scoring, mapping, and planning features.
- To create and secure your account and sync your saved data if you enable Cloud Sync.
- To diagnose problems, prevent abuse, and understand aggregate usage.
- To communicate with you about the service, and — only if you opt in — about new features.
Service providers and third parties
We share limited information with providers that help us operate the app. Each is bound by its own privacy terms and may use the data only to provide services to us:
- Supabase — hosts our backend and stores account data.
- Mapbox — provides maps, routing and access lookups. Receives your IP address, the visible map area, and the coordinates a feature needs routing or access information for, which in some cases is your current position.
- RevenueCat — manages subscriptions and entitlements, keyed to your account identifier.
- Apple and Google — provide sign-in and process in-app purchases.
- Cloudflare and DigitalOcean — provide the content-delivery network and hosting that serve our pre-built map tiles.
- PostHog — receives product-analytics events (which features are opened, error rates, session lengths) and automatic error reports, associated with your account identifier. Used for product analytics, not for advertising.
- Expo — delivers push notifications and over-the-air app updates. Its push relay receives your device token and the contents of each notification we send.
- BigDataCloud — receives a single coordinate when you save a new spot, to turn it into a readable place name.
- Anthropic — generates the written forecast summary for a region and date. The inputs are the area being summarized, including its coordinates, together with weather and habitat signals. Your name, email and account identifier are not included.
Map and outdoor-data sources contacted directly by your device. Some map layers and lookups are fetched straight from the organization that publishes the data rather than through our servers. Those hosts see your IP address and the map area or coordinate being requested. They include Esri (satellite basemap imagery), OpenStreetMap and the Overpass API (place search and cellular-coverage data), avalanche.org (avalanche forecasts), Iowa State University's Mesonet (weather-radar imagery), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (the free eBird and BirdCast bird layers), and United States government open-data services including USGS, LANDFIRE, NOAA and the National Weather Service.
We do not sell your personal information.
Subscriptions
Gydepoint offers optional paid subscriptions sold through the Apple App Store and managed with RevenueCat. Payment is handled by Apple; we do not receive or store your payment card details. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings.
Data retention and security
We keep account data for as long as your account is active. You can delete your account from within the app, which removes your account data; deletions complete within 30 days. We use industry-standard encryption in transit (TLS) and at rest. No system is perfectly secure; if you suspect a security issue, contact us at general@oblyt.com.
Your choices and rights
You can review and edit your profile in the app, turn community contribution on or off in Data Preferences, and delete your account from within the app. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information. To exercise these rights, email general@oblyt.com.
California residents. We do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined under California law. You may request access to or deletion of your information using the contact below.
Children
Gydepoint is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the effective date above.
Contact
OBLYT LLC
3349 Marcliff Way, Auburn, CA 95602
general@oblyt.com