Privacy policy

Last updated 17 October 2026

Catch Report is a fishing logbook. This page explains, in plain English, what it stores about you, who can see it, and what you can do about it. If anything isn't clear, email [email protected].

Who we are

Catch Report (catch-report.co.uk) is run by Rob Hill in the United Kingdom. For data protection law (UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), Rob Hill is the "controller" of your information. Contact: [email protected].

What we store

Your account: your name, email address and password. The password is scrambled (hashed) so nobody, including us, can read it.
Your logbook: everything you enter: catches, weights, species, photos, sessions, venues, swims and pegs, rigs, baits, notes, the weather, and the location of a catch if you use Find my lake.
Your fishing licence, if you add it: the number, type and expiry date.
Your shopping list, including any photos you snap for it.
Community: fish you choose to share, captions, likes, comments and notifications.
Account details: when you joined, when you last used the app, and that you agreed to this policy.
Security records: your internet (IP) address, kept for about a day to stop people guessing passwords or making fake accounts. Password reset links last one hour; log-ins on a phone last up to 180 days.

We don't use advertising, tracking cookies or analytics, and we never sell your information.

Who can see it

You, on any phone or computer you log in on.
The app's admin (Rob Hill) can see everything you log, including where you fish and your licence details. This is to run and improve the app, look for patterns across everyone's catches, check licences are in date, and deal with problems. The admin can't change your logbook.
Other anglers see your name (for example, in the New anglers welcome), and only the fish you choose to share on Community. Venue and rig are only shown if you tick them. Your peg, GPS location, notes and conditions are never shared.
Nobody else, unless the law requires it (for example, a court order).

Why we use it (our lawful basis)

To provide the app you signed up for (a contract with you): storing your logbook, showing it on your devices, sending password reset emails, and Community.
Legitimate interests: keeping the app secure, stopping abuse, and looking at catches across all anglers to make the app and its insights better.
Your choice (consent): using your phone's location, and sharing a fish on Community. You can stop doing either at any time.

Companies that help run the app

These companies handle your information only to provide their service to us:

Cloudflare hosts the website, the database, photos and the "are you human" check, and forwards email sent to [email protected].
Resend sends password reset emails (your email address and the link), from its servers in Ireland.
Google Fonts supplies the text font, so your device's IP address is seen by Google when the page loads.

When you use Find my lake or the weather fill, your phone sends the location (not your name or email) straight to free public services: OpenStreetMap (Nominatim and Overpass), postcodes.io and Open-Meteo.

Some of these companies work outside the UK. Where they do, they use the legal safeguards UK law requires (such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum or a UK adequacy decision).

On your phone

The app keeps a copy of your logbook on your phone so it works with no signal, and remembers that you're logged in. This is stored by your browser, not a tracking cookie. Logging out removes it.

How long we keep it

We keep your account and logbook for as long as you have an account. If you don't use the app for 3 years, we may delete your account after emailing you first. When you delete your account, everything (account, catches, sessions, photos, shopping list and Community posts) is removed straight away. Copies in our backups are overwritten within about 30 days.

Your rights

You can:

Get a copy of your information: export your catches and sessions from My account, or email us for everything.
Correct it: edit anything in the app, or ask us.
Delete it: use Delete my account in My account, or email us.
Object or ask us to limit how we use it, including the admin's view of your logbook. If you'd rather this didn't happen, deleting your account is the simplest way.
Withdraw consent for location (turn it off in your phone's settings) or for Community (remove the post).

Email [email protected] and we'll reply within one month. If you're unhappy with how we've handled your information, you can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk or on 0303 123 1113. We'd appreciate the chance to sort it out first.

Children

You need to be 13 or over to make an account. If you're under 18, please check with a parent or guardian first.

Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If it's a big change, such as a new way of using your information, we'll tell you in the app or by email first.