Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

WorththeRide provides the website and app described in this policy.

In this policy, “WorththeRide”, “WtR”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the WorththeRide service.

For privacy questions, data requests, corrections or deletion requests, contact:

hello@wtride.com

2. What this policy covers

This policy applies to:

• the WorththeRide website;
• the WorththeRide web app;
• Surf Now, Surf Later, Spot Explorer and related surf-decision features;
• guest preferences and browser-local saved information;
• saved spots, saved sessions, planned sessions and rider settings;
• account features, when available;
• contact, feedback and community messages sent to us;
• analytics and product-improvement tools, when enabled;
• payment, donation, subscription or support features, when available.

This policy does not apply to third-party websites or services that WtR links to, such as forecast providers, beach cameras, official beach information, map services, water-quality references, payment providers, social platforms or other external links. Those services have their own terms and privacy policies.

3. Information we may collect

The information we collect depends on how you use WtR and whether you use the service as a guest or with an account.

Information you provide directly

You may provide information such as:

• your email address, if you contact us or create an account when account features are available;
• account login information, when account features are available;
• rider settings, such as skill level, preferred wave size, sport type, travel preferences or language preference;
• manual location information, such as a town, area or starting point;
• saved spots;
• saved surf sessions;
• planned sessions;
• session feedback, ratings, comments or notes you choose to add;
• messages sent to us by email, including reports of mistakes, missing beaches, broken links, facility corrections or local surf knowledge;
• support, donation, subscription or payment-related information, when those features are available.

Please avoid putting sensitive personal information into notes, feedback messages or contact emails unless it is genuinely necessary.

Guest browser information

If you use WtR without an account, some information may be stored locally in your browser so the app can remember your choices on that device.

This may include:

• rider settings or local surf preferences;
• selected language or units;
• saved spots;
• saved surf sessions;
• planned sessions;
• feedback history;
• temporary app state needed for the service to work.

Guest browser information may not sync across devices. It may be lost if you clear your browser data, use a different browser, change device, use private browsing, or if local storage is otherwise removed.

Location information

WtR may use location information when you provide it or allow it.

This may include:

• a manually entered location;
• browser geolocation, if you give permission;
• approximate distance or travel context used to support surf decisions;
• saved location preferences, when account features are available.

WtR does not need background location tracking. Location is used to support the surf decision you request, such as estimating whether a trip to a surf spot is worth making.

You can deny or revoke browser location permission in your browser or device settings.

Account information, when available

When account features are available, creating an account may allow you to save information across devices.

This may include:

• email address;
• authentication identifiers;
• rider settings and preferences;
• saved spots;
• saved sessions;
• planned sessions;
• feedback history;
• account settings.

If social or third-party login options are made available, the login provider may share limited account information with WtR, such as your email address, authentication identifier, display name or profile image, depending on the provider and the permissions you choose. WtR uses this information to create, secure and manage your account. The login provider’s own use of your information is covered by its own privacy policy.

Technical information

When you use WtR, we or our service providers may process technical information needed to operate, secure and improve the service.

This may include:

• IP address;
• browser and device type;
• operating system;
• pages or features requested;
• timestamps;
• server logs;
• error reports;
• security and abuse-prevention signals.

Analytics information, when enabled

When analytics are enabled, we aim to collect limited product-usage information to understand how the app is used and how it can be improved.

This may include events such as:

• pages visited;
• Surf Now or Surf Later searches started;
• spots opened;
• saved spots or sessions created;
• language changes;
• contact or feedback actions;
• broad device or browser information;
• error or performance information.

We do not intend to send precise GPS location, raw session notes, detailed personal profile notes or unnecessary personal information to product analytics tools.

We do not use session replay at launch.

Payment and support information, when available

If payment, donation, subscription or support features are made available, payments will be handled by third-party payment providers.

WtR does not store full payment card details directly. Payment providers may process payment information under their own terms and privacy policies. WtR may receive limited information such as payment status, transaction reference, support status, subscription status or billing-related records needed to provide the feature and keep appropriate records.

Forecast and surf-condition information

WtR uses forecast and marine-condition information from third-party data providers, including Open-Meteo.

Forecast providers may process request information needed to return forecast data, such as coordinates, date, time or forecast parameters. WtR does not intend to send rider notes, saved session details or account information to forecast providers unless required for a feature and clearly explained.

4. How we use information

We use information to provide, maintain, secure and improve WtR.

This includes using information to:

• provide Surf Now, Surf Later and Spot Explorer features;
• calculate surf decisions based on conditions, rider context, travel effort and alternatives;
• remember your settings and preferences;
• save spots, sessions and planned sessions;
• provide account features, when available;
• respond to emails, feedback and correction requests;
• investigate mistakes, broken links or missing beaches;
• improve reliability, performance and usability;
• monitor errors and fix bugs;
• secure the service and prevent abuse;
• understand broad product usage when analytics are enabled;
• process payment, donation, subscription or support features, when available;
• comply with legal, accounting or regulatory obligations where required.

WtR may generate automated surf-decision recommendations, such as “Worth it”, “Borderline” or “Not worth it”. These outputs are decision-support information only. They do not make legal, financial or similarly significant decisions about you.

5. Legal bases for using personal information

Where UK or EU data protection law applies, we rely on different legal bases depending on the type of information and how it is used.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw consent where technically available or by contacting us. Withdrawing consent does not affect processing that happened before consent was withdrawn.

6. Guest use, browser storage and accounts

You may be able to use parts of WtR without creating an account.

Guest use

When you use WtR as a guest, your settings, saved spots or session history may be stored locally in your browser.

This means:

• the information may only be available on that browser and device;
• it may not be recoverable if deleted;
• it may not sync to another device;
• clearing browser storage may remove it.

Account use, when available

When account features are available, you may be able to save information to an account so it can be restored or synced across devices.

This may include:

• rider settings;
• saved spots;
• saved sessions;
• planned sessions;
• feedback history;
• app preferences.

Account data may be stored by trusted account, authentication, database or hosting providers used to operate WtR.

7. Location data

Location is used to help WtR answer practical surf questions, such as whether a trip to a spot is worth making.

You may provide location by:

• entering it manually;
• selecting a location;
• allowing browser geolocation.

Browser geolocation only works if you allow it. You can turn it off or revoke permission through your browser or device settings.

WtR does not need background location tracking. We do not intend to use precise GPS location for product analytics.

Location data may be processed by WtR and its service providers to calculate travel context, distance, nearby spots or surf-decision outputs.

8. Cookies, local storage and similar technologies

WtR may use cookies, local storage, session storage or similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

• keep the app working;
• remember preferences;
• store guest settings;
• store saved spots or sessions locally;
• maintain login sessions when account features are available;
• protect the service from abuse;
• understand product usage when analytics are enabled.

Essential storage

Some storage is necessary for the app to work properly, remember user choices or maintain account sessions.

Non-essential analytics

When analytics are enabled, they may use cookies or similar technologies to understand how people use WtR. Where consent is required, analytics should only be enabled in line with applicable consent requirements.

Browser controls

Most browsers let you delete or block cookies, local storage and similar technologies. If you block or clear them, some WtR features may not work properly, and guest-only saved information may be lost.

Advertising cookies

WtR does not currently use advertising cookies.

9. What we do not do

WtR is designed to avoid unnecessary data collection.

We do not intend to:

• sell your personal information;
• use precise GPS location for product analytics;
• track your location in the background;
• collect full payment card details directly;
• collect sensitive personal information unless you choose to include it in a message or note;
• use raw session notes for analytics;
• use session replay at launch;
• build advertising profiles from your surf decisions;
• let raw user feedback automatically change surf scoring or spot data without review.

10. Third-party service providers

WtR uses third-party service providers to operate the service.

These may include providers for:

• website and app hosting;
• backend hosting and infrastructure;
• domain, security and performance services;
• forecast and weather data, including Open-Meteo;
• account, authentication and database features, when available;
• analytics and product-improvement tools, when enabled;
• email or contact handling, if added;
• payment, donation, subscription or support features, when available.

Service providers should only receive the information needed to provide their service.

For example, a forecast provider may need coordinates, date, time or forecast parameters to return a forecast. A payment provider may need payment and transaction information to process a payment. An account provider may need login and account information to maintain your account.

Third-party providers process information under their own terms and privacy policies where applicable.

11. External links and third-party websites

WtR may include links to external websites and services, such as forecast sources, beach cameras, official beach information, water-quality references, useful surf links, payment providers, support pages or social platforms.

External links are provided for convenience and context. They do not mean that WtR controls, endorses or is responsible for those third-party websites, services, content, privacy practices or security.

If you use an external link, the information you provide to that service is handled under that service’s own terms and privacy policy.

12. When we may share information

We may share information:

• with service providers needed to operate WtR;
• when you ask us to provide a feature that requires sharing information;
• to process payments, donations, subscriptions or support features, when available;
• to respond to legal requests or comply with law;
• to protect WtR, users or the public from fraud, abuse, security threats or harm;
• in connection with a reorganisation, transfer or sale of the service, if applicable;
• with your consent.

We do not sell personal information.

13. International processing

Some service providers may process information outside your country, including outside the United Kingdom or European Economic Area.

Where required, we aim to rely on appropriate safeguards, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or equivalent protections used by the relevant service provider.

14. How long we keep information

We keep information only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer period is required by law.

Retention may depend on the type of information:

• guest browser data remains in your browser until you remove it, the app removes it, or the browser clears it;
• account data, when available, is generally kept while your account remains active;
• saved spots, sessions, planned sessions and preferences may be kept until you delete them or close your account;
• contact messages may be kept for as long as needed to respond, manage the issue and keep reasonable records;
• technical logs may be kept for a limited operational period for security, debugging and reliability;
• payment, donation, subscription or accounting records, when those features are available, may be kept for as long as required by law;
• analytics data, when enabled, may be kept according to the settings and retention period of the analytics provider.

If exact retention periods are not set, we use criteria such as the age of the data, the reason it was collected, whether it is still needed, legal requirements, security needs and whether deletion is technically possible.

Some information may remain in backups or archived records for a limited period after deletion from active systems. Where this happens, it will not be used for normal service purposes and will be removed or overwritten according to the relevant backup or retention process.

After an account deletion request, when account features are available, we may retain limited information where needed for security, fraud prevention, troubleshooting, legal compliance, accounting, dispute resolution or enforcement of our terms.

15. Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live and how your information is used, you may have rights over your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• access personal information we hold about you;
• correct inaccurate information;
• request deletion;
• restrict certain processing;
• object to certain processing;
• request portability of certain information;
• withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
• complain to a data protection authority.

To make a request, contact:

hello@wtride.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding to some requests.

If you are in the UK, you may also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you are in the EU or EEA, you may have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

16. How to clear or delete your data

Guest browser data

If you use WtR without an account, you can remove some information by:

• using any in-app remove or delete controls available for saved spots or sessions;
• clearing site data, cookies or local storage in your browser;
• using a different browser profile or private browsing mode.

Clearing local browser data may permanently remove guest-only saved information. WtR may not be able to recover local-only data.

Account data, when available

When account features are available, you may be able to delete some saved information from within the app.

You may also contact us to request account deletion or deletion of personal information:

hello@wtride.com

Some information may be retained where required for legal, security, accounting or dispute-resolution reasons.

17. Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information handled by WtR.

These may include:

• HTTPS;
• access controls;
• secure hosting providers;
• limited access to account or operational systems;
• monitoring for errors, abuse or security issues;
• avoiding unnecessary personal data collection.

No online service is completely secure. We cannot guarantee that unauthorised access, loss, misuse or alteration will never occur.

You are responsible for keeping your account login details safe when account features are available.

18. Children and younger surfers

WtR is not designed for children under 13.

If you are under 18, you should use WtR with guidance from a parent, guardian, coach or responsible adult, especially when making decisions about entering the water.

Surfing involves real-world risks. WtR provides decision-support information, but it does not replace adult supervision, local safety advice, lifeguards, flags, signs or personal judgement.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to WtR without appropriate permission, contact:

hello@wtride.com

19. Marketing communications

WtR does not currently send marketing emails unless you directly contact us, sign up for updates, or ask to receive information.

If marketing emails are introduced, we will provide a way to opt out where required.

Service-related emails, such as account, security or support messages, may still be sent when necessary.

20. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last updated” date. If changes are significant, we may provide additional notice where appropriate.

21. Contact

For privacy questions, data requests, corrections or deletion requests, contact:

hello@wtride.com