Catchable, Terms of Service & Privacy

Last updated: July 30, 2026 · Operated by 33knots

Informational only. Catchable is not the official fishing regulations and is not endorsed by DFO or the Province of BC. Regulations change, including in-season and without notice. Always verify the current rules with DFO and the Province before you fish or keep any catch. You are solely responsible for fishing legally and holding the correct licences and stamps.

Terms, the essentials

What it is: a convenience tool that digests public DFO / Province of BC fishing regulations. It may be incomplete, out of date, or wrong. It is not legal advice and not the official regulations.
Verify before you fish: any status, limit, season, or closure shown is a starting point for your own verification against the official DFO Fishery Notices, DFO area pages, and the BC Freshwater Synopsis, never a determination you may rely on.
Ours, not yours to copy: the App's code, design, and compiled dataset are © 33knots. You get a personal, non-commercial licence to use the App. Copying, mirroring, scraping, bulk-downloading, or using the App or its data (including with AI tools) to build a competing or derivative product is prohibited. Builds and data files carry provenance watermarks. The underlying government regulations themselves remain public information.
No warranty: provided "as is", with no warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, or fitness. Not a navigation or safety tool; depth, tide, and weather are approximate.
Limitation of liability: to the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any fine, penalty, loss, damage, or harm arising from your use of, or reliance on, the App, including any error, omission, or closure it failed to show. You use it at your own risk and agree to indemnify us.
Governing law: British Columbia, Canada.

Full Terms: TERMS.md

Privacy, the essentials

No trackers, no ads, no profiling. No analytics of any kind, no advertising SDKs, and we never sell your data.
An account is optional. The App works fully without one. If you do sign in, that is handled by Clerk using Apple or Google, and Clerk receives your email and the identity your provider returns, under Clerk's privacy policy.
Your data stays on your device. Saved spots, catch log, imported sonar depth logs and tracks, your licence copy and photo, favourite species and settings are all stored on-device and never uploaded. Clearing the App's data deletes them; we keep no copy.
Beta testers only: when you press Send on a comment, the comment text, a screenshot of the map, the exact spot you tapped, the open panel, selected species, a verdict snippet, your browser info and app version are uploaded to our database. Nothing is sent unless you press Send.
Third-party requests: to load map tiles and live weather, tide, river and notice data, your device contacts Esri, DFO, Open-Meteo and Environment Canada. They receive your IP and the coordinates or map area requested, under their own privacy policies. Tapping "Open in Windy" shares a rounded, roughly 1 km area.
Closure alerts (opt in): your browser's anonymous push subscription, with no name, email, or location, is stored only to deliver DFO closure alerts. Turn alerts off to stop them.
Deleting your data: clear the App's data to erase everything held on your device. For beta feedback rows, your tester record or your account, email thirtythreeknots@gmail.com and we will delete them. In-app account deletion is planned before any app store release.

Full Privacy Policy: PRIVACY.md

Questions? Contact thirtythreeknots@gmail.com. This page is a good-faith summary and is not formal legal advice.

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