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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026

The short version The Painted Pennant is a training aid that works fully offline. It has no account, no ads and no tracking, and it sends nothing anywhere. Your progress stays on your device.

1. The app

This policy covers The Painted Pennant for iPhone and iPad (“the app”) and this website. We, the makers of the app, wrote it so that we never need to receive your data.

2. What the app stores on your device

To remember where you are in the course, the app keeps the following only on your device:

your progress: passed modules, watches (practice sessions), scores, per-sign records, the review queue, saved hoists and awards;
an optional signaller name, if you choose to type one in Settings;
your preferences, such as haptics, the length of a watch, and which hints you have already seen.

This data is kept in the app's private storage (a local database and the standard app preferences). We cannot see it, and it is not uploaded. It is removed when you use “Erase all progress” in Settings or delete the app.

3. What the app does not do

It does not ask you to create an account or sign in.
It does not connect to the internet, and it has no servers of its own.
It contains no advertising, no third-party analytics and no tracking of any kind.
It does not use your camera, microphone, contacts, photos or location.
It does not sell or share personal data, because it never receives any.

Apple's privacy manifest bundled with the app declares that it does not track you and collects no data.

4. Things you choose to share

The app can hand a text export of your log, or a picture of a hoist you composed, to the standard iOS share sheet. This happens only when you tap the share button. What happens next depends on the app you pick (Messages, Mail, Files and so on) and is governed by that app's own policy.

5. Children

The app collects no personal information from anyone, including children.

6. Apple and the App Store

If you download the app from the App Store, Apple processes your purchase and download under its own privacy policy. If you opt in to sharing analytics with app developers in your device settings, Apple may give us anonymous, aggregated statistics such as installs or crashes. They cannot be tied to you.

7. This website

Fonts. The site loads fonts from Google Fonts. Your browser therefore sends your IP address and browser details to Google when the page loads, under Google's privacy policy.
No cookies or analytics. We set no cookies and run no analytics or advertising scripts on this site.
Contact form. The form on the home page is a visual demonstration. It does not transmit what you type. To reach us, write to the email address below.
Email. If you email us, we use your address and message only to answer you, and we delete them when they are no longer needed.

8. Safety notice

The Painted Pennant is an educational aid. It is not a navigation or safety system. For real distress at sea, use your vessel's radio and official procedures.

9. Changes to this policy

If the app ever changes in a way that affects your privacy, we will update this page and the date above before the change reaches you.

10. Contact

Questions about privacy? Write to post@rindwell.click.