Lighthouse Guide (US Lighthouse Guide & Canadian Lighthouse Guide)
Last updated: June 28, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how the Lighthouse Guide mobile apps (published as US Lighthouse Guide and Canadian Lighthouse Guide by lighthousefriends.com LLC, the “App”) handle your information. We have designed the App to keep your data on your device.
The App lets you keep a personal journal about lighthouses (for example: whether you have visited, favorited, or collected a stamp, plus ratings, dates, and free-form notes). This information is stored only in the App’s local database on your device. We do not have access to it, and it is never transmitted to us.
The only way your in-App journal leaves your device is through a backup you enable yourself — for example Apple iCloud Backup or Google’s Android backup. Those backups are controlled by you and governed by Apple’s and Google’s privacy policies, not by us. We never receive a copy.
The App loads two kinds of content over the internet: lighthouse photos from lighthousefriends.com and map tiles from OpenStreetMap. Like any web request, fetching this content tells the server that hosts it your device’s IP address and basic technical details (such as device or browser type) so it can return the image. These are requests for static images and maps only — the App does not attach your journal entries, your identity, or any usage tracking to them.
The current version of the App does not request or collect your location. Lighthouse coordinates shown on maps are part of the bundled directory data, not your position. If a future version adds optional location features, we will update this policy and request your permission before using location.
When you download the App from the Apple App Store or Google Play, the platform may collect diagnostic and crash information (such as crash logs, device model, and operating-system version) to help us understand and fix problems. This is handled by Apple and Google under their own policies. Where the platform allows, this data is aggregated and not used to identify you personally.
The App does not currently include any third-party analytics or advertising software. If we add crash-reporting or basic, aggregate usage analytics in the future, it will be limited to diagnostic and aggregated usage data, and we will update this policy to describe it before doing so.
The App may link to external websites. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices.
The App is a general-audience reference and is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date above. Continued use of the App after an update means you accept the revised policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at kraig@lighthousefriends.com.