Effective date: 3 July 2026
Welcome to the Privacy Policy of Swim Spots ("Swim Spots," "we," "us," or "our").
Swim Spots is a mobile application designed to help users discover and share outdoor swimming locations around the world through detailed maps, reviews, photographs, and community contributions.
This Privacy Policy applies to:
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices available to you regarding your information.
This Privacy Policy forms part of our Terms of Use, available at:
https://www.swimspots.com.au/terms-of-use
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
hello@cardiganstudios.com
When you create an account or use our Service, we may collect information including:
Swim Spots offers optional paid memberships, including:
Payments are securely processed through the platform on which you purchased your membership (such as Apple App Store or Google Play) or another authorised payment processor.
We do not collect or store your full credit card or payment details.
We may receive limited purchase information from our payment providers and subscription management platform (RevenueCat), including:
We use this information solely to:
If you interact with our social media pages or authenticate using services such as Apple or Google, we may receive information you choose to share according to your account settings.
Information you submit through the Service, including:
Metadata associated with uploaded content, including timestamps and location information, may also be collected.
If you choose to synchronise your device contacts to discover friends using Swim Spots, contact information is securely encrypted and used solely for matching contacts who already use the Service.
You can revoke this permission at any time through your device settings.
You may choose to provide additional information including:
Providing this information is optional.
When you use the Service we automatically collect certain information.
This may include:
Including:
We collect information about how you use the Service, including:
This information helps us improve the Service.
Our Site may use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, improve functionality, analyse usage and maintain security.
If you grant permission, we may collect your precise location to:
If precise location permission is not granted, we may estimate your approximate location using your IP address.
You can disable location permissions at any time through your device settings.
If you choose to sign in using services such as Apple or Google, we may receive information including:
This depends on the permissions you grant through those services.
Swim Spots offers optional paid memberships that provide access to premium features.
Available membership options include:
Membership purchases are processed by the relevant app marketplace (such as Apple App Store or Google Play) and managed through RevenueCat.
Subscription renewals, billing, cancellations and refunds are governed by the policies of the platform through which the purchase was made.
Lifetime memberships provide access for the lifetime of the Swim Spots service. They do not represent ownership of the application and do not guarantee that the Service will operate indefinitely.
Swim Spots uses RevenueCat to manage subscriptions and in-app purchases.
RevenueCat receives limited purchase information from Apple and Google to verify subscription status and restore purchases.
RevenueCat does not receive your full payment card information.
For more information, please refer to RevenueCat's Privacy Policy.
We use your information to:
Where required by law, we rely on one or more of the following legal bases:
If you choose to receive marketing emails, we may send updates regarding:
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time.
Even if you unsubscribe, we may continue sending transactional emails relating to:
These communications are necessary to provide the Service.
We may share information with:
Including providers that help us operate the Service, such as:
These providers only process information on our behalf.
If Swim Spots is sold, merged or reorganised, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
We may disclose information where required by law or where reasonably necessary to:
Information you choose to make public, including your profile, reviews, uploaded photographs and comments, may be visible to other users.
Please only publish information you are comfortable sharing publicly.
We retain your information only for as long as necessary to:
When information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised where reasonably practicable.
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting:
hello@cardiganstudios.com
We will respond in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Swim Spots is not intended for children under 16 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will promptly delete it where appropriate.
Swim Spots is based in Australia.
Some of our service providers may store or process information in other countries.
Where international transfers occur, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or services.
Their privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policies, not this Privacy Policy.
We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
If we make material changes, we will update the Effective Date above and, where required, notify users through the Service or by email.
Continued use of the Service following any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact:
Cardigan Studios
Email: hello@cardiganstudios.com
Swim Spots does not receive or store full payment card details. Apple, Google, and RevenueCat process purchase information. Swim Spots stores limited entitlement records, such as purchase status, product identifier, store, expiry date, and RevenueCat event metadata, so the app can unlock Plus benefits for your account.
RevenueCat helps manage in-app purchase entitlements across devices and stores. RevenueCat may receive identifiers associated with your Swim Spots account and purchase events. These records are used to verify, restore, and manage access to optional paid features.
Deleting your Swim Spots account removes app profile data according to our account deletion process, but store purchase records may remain with Apple, Google, or RevenueCat as required for billing, tax, fraud prevention, dispute handling, and legal compliance.