Privacy Policy for USA National Boater Exam
Effective July 12, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how USA National Boater Exam handles information when you use the app on iOS, iPadOS, Android, or another platform where we make it available.
1. Information You Provide
The app does not require you to create an account. If you contact us for support through an app store, email, or another support channel, you may choose to provide information such as your name, email address, device details, screenshots, crash details, or the content of your message. We use that information to respond to you, troubleshoot issues, and support the app.
2. Study Progress and App Data Stored on Your Device
The app stores onboarding status, accepted legal document status, selected jurisdiction, practice sessions, completed sessions, readiness signals, study history, Boat Check inputs, and similar learning or settings data on your device using local app storage. This information helps the app save your progress and personalize your study experience.
We do not currently operate an account system or cloud sync service for study progress. Unless a future version clearly adds sync or account features, your local study progress is not sent to our servers by the app. Your operating system or device backup settings may include app data in device backups.
3. Ads, Consent, Tracking, and Device Information
The app may use Google AdMob, the Google Mobile Ads SDK, Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP), and similar advertising or consent services to show, limit, personalize, measure, and manage ads. Before ads load, the app may request updated consent information and show Google's privacy or consent forms where required by law or platform policy, including in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and certain U.S. states.
On iOS and iPadOS, personalized advertising that tracks activity across other companies' apps or websites may require Apple's App Tracking Transparency (ATT) permission. If you decline ATT, the app may still show ads, but they may be less relevant or may use more limited data.
On Android, advertising services may use the Android advertising ID, app set ID, device information, network information, and Google Play or Google account advertising controls where available. You can manage Android advertising choices in your device settings.
Advertising and consent partners may collect, receive, or infer information such as advertising identifiers, device identifiers, approximate location derived from network information, IP address, app interactions, ad impressions, ad clicks, consent status, diagnostic data, and other information described in their own policies.
4. Diagnostics and Platform Data
Apple, Google, app stores, operating systems, and service providers may provide crash reports, performance data, store analytics, installation data, diagnostics, or fraud-prevention signals. The exact information available depends on your device settings, operating system version, app store settings, and the third-party services active in the app.
5. How Information Is Used
Information is used to operate the app, save study state, provide practice and readiness features, display and measure ads, manage privacy and advertising consent, troubleshoot problems, improve app quality, prevent misuse, comply with legal obligations, and respond to support requests.
6. Sharing of Information
We may share information with service providers that help operate the app, including advertising, consent management, analytics, diagnostics, hosting, distribution, and support providers. We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, to investigate misuse, or in connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets.
We do not sell your local study progress. Advertising partners may process ad-related information according to your consent choices, platform settings, and their own privacy policies.
7. Third-Party Privacy Practices
Third-party services used by the app may process information under their own privacy policies and controls. For Google advertising and consent services, review Google's privacy, AdMob, and advertising controls. For Apple platform data and ATT, review Apple's privacy information and your device settings. For Android and Google Play controls, review Google Play and Android privacy settings.
8. Your Choices
You can reset or remove local study data by deleting the app. Device backups controlled by Apple, Google, or your device manufacturer may retain backup copies according to your backup settings.
For advertising and tracking choices:
- Manage or revoke ad consent: open the in-app privacy or legal area and tap Manage or revoke ad consent when that option is shown. It opens Google's privacy options form so you can change or revoke ad consent where required or available.
- UMP: if an in-app privacy or consent form is shown, follow its options to accept, decline, or customize uses where offered. You may see the form again when consent must be refreshed or when you reinstall the app.
- ATT (iOS/iPadOS): manage whether apps may track you across other companies' apps and websites in Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking.
- Apple analytics and advertising: manage choices in Settings > Privacy & Security and Settings > Apple Advertising.
- Android advertising controls: manage or reset advertising choices in Android settings, commonly under Privacy > Ads, Google > Ads, or similar paths depending on your device.
If you contact support, you can ask us to delete or update information you provided, subject to legal and operational limits.
9. Retention
Local study data remains on your device until you delete the app, clear app data where supported, or the app replaces it during normal operation. Support communications are kept only as long as reasonably needed for support, recordkeeping, legal compliance, and business operations. Advertising consent records and ad-related data are handled by the applicable advertising or consent providers according to their policies.
10. Children's Privacy
The app is intended for users who are old enough to study for boating safety requirements in their jurisdiction. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child provided personal information through a support channel, contact us so we can take appropriate action.
11. Data Security
We use reasonable measures designed to protect information associated with the app. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
12. International Use
If you use the app outside the United States, information may be processed in the United States or other countries where we or our service providers operate. Those countries may have privacy laws different from those in your location.
13. Regional Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, deletion, correction, portability, or limits on certain uses of personal information. You may also have rights to opt out of certain advertising or sharing practices. To make a request, contact us through the developer support channel listed on the applicable app store product page. We may need to verify your request before responding.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted in the app or made available through app store support materials with a new effective date. Continued use of the app after changes become effective means you acknowledge the updated Policy.
15. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact the app developer through the support channel listed on the app's App Store or Google Play product page.
This privacy policy applies to the USA National Boater Exam app on iOS, iPadOS, Android, and any other platform where we make it available.