GoDrift keeps your dive data on your device.

Last updated November 7, 2026 · Applies to GoDrift for iOS, version 1.1

GoDrift is a dive logbook. It has no server, no account system, and no analytics — everything you log stays in local storage on your iPhone or iPad, protected the same way the rest of your device's data is.

We do not sell, rent, or share your data, because we never collect it in the first place. Your logbook is never transmitted anywhere. The one feature that uses the internet is Conditions, and it sends only the approximate coordinates of a dive site to get a forecast — see "Conditions and weather data" below.

No account required No backend server No analytics or tracking No logbook data leaves your device

What GoDrift stores, and why

Data type	Where it comes from	Why GoDrift keeps it
Dive log entries	Synced over Bluetooth from a paired Shearwater dive computer, or entered by hand	Depth, duration, temperature, gas mix and decompression profile are the logbook itself
Dive site & trip location	A site pin you set, an auto-filled trip location, or GPS a dive computer recorded	Fills in country/region for a trip and can locate the nearest hyperbaric chamber
Photos	Dive photos and certification card images you attach	Shown alongside the matching dive or certification entry
Free-text notes	Site names, buddy names, equipment notes you type	Kept with the dive entry they were written for
Conditions sites	Dive sites you save, or places you search for, in Conditions	Name, coordinates and site type are kept on your device so Conditions can show a forecast for them, including in the widget
Gear, checklists & backups	Gear items, service dates, checklists and backup files you create	Used for service reminders and to let you restore your logbook; backups are saved only to a folder you choose
App preferences	Unit system, paired-device and language settings	Stored locally so the app remembers your settings between launches

Bluetooth

GoDrift uses Bluetooth solely to pull dive data from a paired Shearwater dive computer after a dive. The connection is a direct, one-time transfer between your phone and your dive computer — it does not go through any server GoDrift operates, because GoDrift doesn't operate one.

Conditions and weather data

Conditions estimates visibility and shows weather, swell, water temperature, currents and tides for a dive site. To do this, GoDrift sends the site's coordinates, rounded to two decimal places (about 1 km), to Open-Meteo, a weather data service, and receives a forecast back.

Only the coordinates of the site you are looking at are sent. Your name, logbook, photos, notes and device identifiers are not.
Your own location is used only on your device, to show which of your saved sites are nearest to you. It is not sent to Open-Meteo.
Like any internet request, the request reaches Open-Meteo with your device's IP address. Open-Meteo's own policy describes how it handles that; GoDrift does not receive or store it.
Searching for a place by name uses Apple Maps search, under Apple's privacy policy.
Visibility, wave, current and tide figures are estimates for planning. They are not a substitute for a local dive briefing.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Location, notifications & widgets

If you allow location access, GoDrift uses it to fill in a trip's country and region, to find the nearest hyperbaric chamber, and to sort your saved sites by distance. If you allow notifications, GoDrift uses them for gear service reminders and the no-fly countdown. Widgets read a small summary that GoDrift shares with them on your device only.

Photos, camera roll & files

When you attach a photo to a dive or certification, GoDrift only accesses the specific image you pick. It does not scan your camera roll in the background.

If you export or delete your data

Exporting a dive log, a PDF page or a backup creates a file on your device that you control — GoDrift doesn't send a copy anywhere else.
Deleting the app deletes its local data with it, the same as any other app without cloud backup.
There is no account to close and no server-side copy to request deletion of, because none exists.

Children's privacy

GoDrift is a logbook for certified divers and isn't directed at children. GoDrift has no accounts and we do not collect data about any user, adult or minor.

Changes to this policy

If GoDrift adds a feature that changes what's described here — an optional cloud sync or a new data service, for example — this page will be updated first, with the date above reflecting the change, before that feature ships.

Contact

Questions about this policy or GoDrift: GoDrift.Dive@gmail.com

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