Last updated 3 November 2026
This policy covers the Regatta Racer app for Android phones and Wear OS watches, and this website, regattaracer.app. Regatta Racer is an independent app made in Melbourne, Australia. Questions about privacy can go to support@regattaracer.app.
The short version
- Regatta Racer has no accounts and no sign-up.
- Your location is used on your device to time starts, navigate and record races. Your race tracks are stored on your phone or watch and are not sent to us.
- The app contains no advertising, analytics or tracking code.
- Payments are handled by Google Play. We never see your card details.
- We don’t sell or share personal information.
What the app uses and why
Location
The app uses your device’s precise location (GPS) while a countdown or race is running. It needs this to show speed and heading, to work out time and distance to the start line, to navigate to marks and to record your track. The start line ends you set and the tracks you record are saved in the app’s storage on your device. They are not uploaded to us or to anyone else.
Android asks for your permission before the app can use location, and you can withdraw it at any time in your device settings. The countdown still works without location, but the start line, navigation and race recording features do not.
Race history and settings
Your race history, settings and the number of races you have used are stored on your device. Deleting a race in the app removes it. Uninstalling the app removes everything it has stored.
Syncing between phone and watch
If you use both the phone and watch apps, they exchange settings, timer state, race counts and subscription status so they stay in step. This uses Google’s Wearable Data Layer, part of Google Play services, which passes the data between your own devices. Google Play services may relay it through Google’s servers when the devices aren’t connected directly. None of it is sent to us.
Notifications and alarms
The app uses notifications, exact alarms and vibration so that countdown signals still sound and vibrate if the screen turns off or you switch to another app. No information is collected for this.
Exporting races
When you export a race as a GPX file, the app creates the file and hands it to whichever app or location you choose. Nothing is exported unless you ask for it.
Subscriptions and purchases
Subscriptions are bought through Google Play, under Google’s terms and privacy policy. The app checks with Google Play whether you have an active subscription. Google provides us with transaction records such as the order number, product, price and country, which we use for accounting and to handle refunds. We do not receive your payment details.
Reviews
After a few races the app may show Google Play’s review prompt. Any rating or review you leave is posted through your Google account under Google’s terms. The app is not told whether you left one.
Crash and performance reports
The app has no crash reporting or analytics code of its own. If you have allowed your device to share usage and diagnostics with Google, Google may give us aggregated crash and performance statistics through the Google Play Console. These don’t identify you.
This website
regattaracer.app uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which pages are read. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as your approximate location, browser, device type and the pages you visit. You can block it with your browser’s cookie settings or Google’s opt-out browser add-on.
If you fill in a form on this site, such as the contact form or the club request form, what you enter is emailed to us. The website is hosted by DigitalOcean.
If you email us or use a form on this site, we receive your email address and whatever you include in your message. We use it only to reply and to deal with your request, such as adding a club. Email is handled by Purelymail and Google (Gmail).
Who we share information with
We don’t sell personal information or share it for advertising. The only other parties involved are the service providers named above: Google (Google Play, Google Play services and Google Analytics), Purelymail and DigitalOcean. We may also disclose information if the law requires it.
How long information is kept
Information stored in the app stays on your device until you delete it or uninstall the app. Emails and form submissions are kept for as long as they are needed to deal with your request and for our records. Transaction records are kept as long as tax and accounting rules require.
Children
Regatta Racer is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. A parent or guardian who believes a child has sent us personal information can contact us and we will delete it.
Your choices and rights
You can turn off location access, delete races, cancel a subscription in Google Play or uninstall the app at any time. To ask what information we hold about you, or to have it corrected or deleted, email support@regattaracer.app.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new date at the top. Significant changes will also be noted in the app’s release notes.