Privacy Policy

MyTailwater stores what we need to run the board, your account, and optional alerts. We do not sell, rent, or share mobile phone numbers with third parties or affiliates for their marketing or promotional use.

What we collect

Account email and name (from email/password, Google, or X). Optional mobile number if you opt in to texts. Dams you favorite or monitor. Alert and billing records needed to deliver the service you asked for.

Mobile numbers — no sharing

We do not share, sell, or rent your mobile number. Your number is used only to send MyTailwater dam-alert texts you opted into, a one-time verification code, and STOP / HELP / START replies. The only service that sees the number for delivery is our texting provider (Twilio), solely to send those messages. We do not share mobile numbers with advertisers, affiliates, or anyone else for their own marketing.

Texts

If you check the SMS consent box and submit your number, we send recurring informational dam alerts to that number. Buying Pro or Unlimited does not enroll you in texts. Message frequency varies. Most anglers get a few texts per week per dam, more on a generation day. We text when a watched dam actually changes — not every time we poll the river.

Message and data rates may apply to optional MyTailwater texts. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to cancel. Reply HELP for help. You can also tap Stop all texts in your account. We send one confirmation after STOP. We keep a record that you consented. We may retain the number after you opt out so we do not text it again, except to confirm STOP or if you opt back in.

Community photographs

Catch photos are stored as compressed JPEG thumbnails and display images, not the original camera file. Location metadata (EXIF/GPS) is stripped before storage. Public pages show a display name you choose, never your email, phone, or account id.

When you submit a photo we store an audit record of which Promotional User Content License version you accepted and when. That record is not public. It is kept so MyTailwater can show what was agreed at submission.

Payments

Card data is handled by Stripe. We store Stripe customer and subscription IDs, not full card numbers.

Contact

sholdon@mytailwater.com. Related: Terms · SMS program.