Effective July 18, 2026 · Swellwise is published by Snoflo.org LLC ("Snoflo," "we," "us"). By purchasing, downloading, or using Swellwise you agree to these terms.

1. Informational use only. Swellwise presents oceanographic and environmental information (modeled wave conditions, buoy observations, wind, weather, and user-submitted observations) for general informational and recreational-planning purposes only. It is NOT a navigation aid, marine-safety device, official forecast, warning service, or emergency information source, and it is not professional, maritime, or safety advice. Do not use Swellwise to make navigation or safety decisions. For official marine forecasts and warnings, consult the National Weather Service and NOAA marine products.
2. Model output is an estimate, not a measurement. The wave map and tap-anywhere readouts are outputs of a numerical model (NOAA's GFS-Wave), presented at coarse resolution for open water. Model estimates routinely differ from actual conditions — often substantially — and do not capture nearshore effects such as breaking-wave size, refraction, shoaling, currents, or local bathymetry. Actual wave heights at any beach, break, harbor, or bar can be significantly larger or more dangerous than shown. Individual waves can far exceed reported significant wave height.
3. Data is provisional and third-party. Buoy readings and related data originate from third-party sources, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other public feeds, and are subject to revision, delay, gaps, sensor error, and outages. Community reports are subjective observations by anonymous users, not verified facts. Snoflo does not originate, verify the accuracy of, or warrant any of this data, and values shown in Swellwise may differ from official records.
4. The ocean is dangerous. Use at your own risk. Ocean and coastal conditions change rapidly and without warning; surf, currents, rip tides, sneaker waves, cold water, and marine hazards can cause serious injury or death. You are solely responsible for your own safety and for independently verifying conditions — including against official sources — before surfing, swimming, paddling, diving, fishing, boating, or otherwise entering or approaching any body of water. You assume all risk arising from ocean- and water-related activities and from any reliance on the app's content.
5. No warranty. Swellwise is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, availability, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the app or its data will be uninterrupted, timely, current, or error-free.
6. Limitation of liability. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Snoflo.org LLC, its members, officers, and suppliers shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for personal injury, death, property damage, or economic loss, arising from or related to the app or reliance on its content. Our total aggregate liability for any claim shall not exceed the amount you paid for the app. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations; in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted.
7. Community reports. By submitting a report you grant Snoflo a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to display and distribute it in anonymous form. You agree to submit only truthful observations from your actual location. We may remove any report and may restrict submissions from any installation at our sole discretion.
8. Acceptable use. You may not misuse the app, including submitting false reports, probing or disrupting our services, scraping data at scale, or reverse-engineering the app except as permitted by law.
9. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold Snoflo harmless from claims arising out of your use of the app, your violation of these terms, or your ocean- and water-related activities.
10. Changes. We may update the app, these terms, or discontinue features at any time. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance. Purchases are handled by Apple; refunds are governed by Apple's App Store terms.
11. Governing law. These terms are governed by the laws of the state in which Snoflo.org LLC is organized, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. If any provision is held unenforceable, the remainder stays in effect.

Effective July 18, 2026 · Applies to the Swellwise iOS app.

1. No accounts, no tracking. Swellwise has no user accounts, no advertising, and no cross-app tracking. We do not sell or share personal data with third parties for marketing.
2. Location. Your location is used on your device to center the map and show nearby waters and buoys. When you submit a report, your coordinates are sent once, over an encrypted connection, solely to verify you are at the coast and to record current weather and wave conditions. Your exact coordinates are then discarded and are never stored; the published report contains only a randomly offset point. We never access location in the background.
3. Anonymous install ID. The app generates a random identifier on first launch, stored only on your device and sent with reports for rate-limiting and to let you delete your own reports. It is not linked to your name, email, or any account, and we make no attempt to associate it with your identity.
4. Reports. Published reports contain: an offset location, the condition words you chose, a timestamp, a general area name, the modeled wave height offshore, and the weather at submission time. They are shown publicly and anonymously for 24 hours on the live map. You can delete your own reports from your in-app logbook at any time; your logbook itself is stored only on your device.
5. Email (optional). If you choose to sign up for updates, we store the email address you provide and use it only to send occasional product news. Unsubscribe anytime; write to info@snoflo.org to have your address removed.
6. Feedback (optional). In-app feedback is transmitted with your install ID so we can investigate issues; it contains no identity information unless you include it yourself.
7. Service providers. Map tiles are served by Mapbox, whose servers receive standard network request data (such as IP address) needed to deliver tiles; the Mapbox SDK may collect limited usage telemetry as described in Mapbox's privacy policy. Weather context is retrieved from a weather data provider using approximate coordinates. Wave and buoy data are retrieved from public NOAA services. None of these receive your identity from us.
8. Retention. Reports persist in our database in anonymous form to support historical condition views. Signup emails are kept until you unsubscribe. Server logs are retained briefly for security and debugging.
9. Children. Swellwise is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.
10. Contact. Privacy questions: info@snoflo.org.