Who is responsible
FieldOps Coast is operated by Constantin E. Tivlica under the FieldOps studio brand. Contact support@fieldops.uk for support or privacy requests. The app has no user accounts, advertisements, purchases or analytics integrations.
Information on your device
Your boat and skipper details, saved places, passage plans and notes are stored in private local app files. Recorded tracks, including locations and times, are stored in a private local database. These records are not automatically uploaded to FieldOps or synchronised between devices. Android backup and device transfer of app data are disabled.
The bundled harbour directory can be searched without an internet request. It contains public harbour names and positions, not information about you.
Location and recordings
Locate me requests a location fix. Start recording requests precise location and records your track with a visible foreground notification. Stop ends recording. The app does not request Android background-location permission or automatically restart recording at boot. You can withdraw location permission in Android settings. Stored recordings remain until you delete them.
GPX export opens Android's document picker. The file includes recorded positions and times; it is written only to the destination you select, which may be a cloud storage provider. That provider's policies apply to the exported copy.
Optional online services
You can use the local profile, directory, plans and recordings without enabling online maps or conditions. Settings → Data sources controls online maps and conditions. Optional requests use HTTPS. Service operators receive normal connection metadata, including your IP address; no-account requests are not anonymous.
- Context maps: OpenFreeMap receives requests for the viewed map area's tiles and style resources. See https://openfreemap.org/tos/ .
- Weather and waves: Open-Meteo receives the selected point rounded to four decimal places. This can be a precise location from Locate me, a harbour or a point you selected. See https://open-meteo.com/en/terms and https://open-meteo.com/en/privacy .
- Observed water readings: Environment Agency requests identify public station lists and the selected gauge. The app does not send your boat profile or track. See https://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/doc/tidegauge and https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about/personal-information-charter . These are observations, not predicted tides.
- Optional harbour refresh: a separate confirmation explains that the selected area's bounding box is sent to harbour.openseamap.org. The bundled directory works without this request. See https://map.openseamap.org/ and the public World Port Index source at https://msi.nga.mil/Publications/WPI .
- Find area name: a separate confirmation precedes sending the selected point to Android's device geocoding service. Its provider depends on the device. Results are approximate area labels kept in memory for the session; no boat profile or recorded track is sent in that request.
These independent services operate under their own notices and terms and may process requests outside the UK. FieldOps does not promise their retention periods, UK-only processing or deletion of their logs. You can decline or disable the corresponding online feature. Enabling a feature does not upload your saved plans, notes or complete track.
Local retention and deletion
Local profile, plans, places and recordings remain until changed or removed. Delete tracks from Passages → Tracks. To remove all local app data, use Android Settings → Apps → FieldOps Coast → Storage → Clear data, or uninstall. Android labels vary. FieldOps has no server copy from which to restore these records. Exported files must be removed separately from the destination you chose.
Up to 32 validated responses may be held in private app cache. If refresh fails, weather and wave responses no more than one hour old, and harbour responses no more than one day old, may be shown with their original download time. These limits concern fallback use, not a promise that every cached file is immediately erased at expiry. Android may remove cache at any time. Clear app storage removes local cache as well.
Support correspondence
If you choose to email us, our mailbox receives your reply address, message and attachments. Send only what is needed, such as app version and a description; avoid unnecessary track files, personal details or credentials. We use correspondence to answer requests and investigate problems, not for advertising or marketing sign-ups.
Our lawful basis for ordinary support is our legitimate interest in providing useful, secure help, balanced against your privacy. Handling rights requests may also be necessary to meet legal obligations. The FieldOps team and its Microsoft 365 business email service process correspondence. Microsoft's commercial data-processing terms include Standard Contractual Clauses and the UK Addendum for covered international transfers; processing may occur outside the UK. See https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/docs/view/Microsoft-Products-and-Services-Data-Protection-Addendum-DPA .
We review correspondence when a request or necessary follow-up ends, remove information no longer needed and remove unnecessary identifying attachments sooner. Unresolved requests remain assigned for follow-up. If limited records must be retained for a complaint, security incident, legal obligation or claim, we record the reason and review trigger. These are handling criteria, not a promise of immediate deletion of all provider recovery copies.
Your rights
Contact support@fieldops.uk to request access, correction, deletion or restriction of information we hold, or portability where applicable. You can object to processing based on legitimate interests. We may need proportionate verification and must protect other people's information; legal exceptions may apply. You may complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office at https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/ or the relevant supervisory authority in your EEA country. You do not need an app account to make a request.
Platform and website services
Google Play and Android process installation, updates and platform services under their own policies and settings. Opening a provider or support link uses your selected app or browser. Website visits are separate from local boat records; FieldOps website processing is described at https://fieldops.uk/privacy/ .
Changes
We update this dated notice when the app's data handling changes. New connected features require a fresh assessment and updated notice before use.