Terms of Service

Use of Backwater Journal

Backwater Journal is designed for fishing journaling, catch logging, map-based exploration, species tracking, social/community interaction, and marketplace-related features. You agree to use the app responsibly and lawfully.

Accounts

You are responsible for keeping account information accurate and secure. You are responsible for activity under your account. Backwater Journal may limit, suspend, or remove accounts that violate these Terms or create safety, fraud, abuse, or legal concerns.

User Content

You may create or upload catch logs, journal posts, notes, comments, photos, videos, marketplace listings, profile content, and other content. You retain ownership of content you create, but grant Backwater Journal permission to host, display, process, and distribute that content as needed to operate the app.

You are responsible for content you post. You should not upload content you do not have the right to use.

Fishing Locations and Safety

You should be careful when sharing exact fishing locations. Backwater Journal does not guarantee fishing success, access rights, water conditions, species presence, weather safety, or legal permission to fish in any location.

You are responsible for following local laws, licensing requirements, private property rules, conservation regulations, weather conditions, and personal safety.

Paid App Download

Backwater Journal is currently offered as a paid iOS app download through the Apple App Store. The app does not currently offer subscriptions, in-app purchases, or external checkout flows.

Future paid features may be added later. If that happens, the terms shown before purchase and these Terms of Service will be updated as needed.

The paid app download is processed by the Apple App Store. Refunds for the app download are handled by Apple according to Apple's policies, and Backwater Journal may not be able to directly issue refunds for App Store purchases.

Marketplace Features

Backwater Journal may provide marketplace features for fishing-related gear, listings, and buyer/seller communication. Backwater Journal does not process marketplace payments in this version.

Users are responsible for accurate listings, lawful items, safe communication, payment coordination, pickup, shipping, and completing transactions honestly. Backwater Journal may limit or remove listings, messages, or accounts that appear fraudulent, unsafe, misleading, prohibited, or abusive.

Marketplace listings must be related to fishing gear or outdoor fishing use. Users may not list illegal, unsafe, counterfeit, stolen, restricted, or prohibited items.

Backwater Journal does not guarantee transactions, handle refunds, hold money, verify buyers or sellers, provide buyer protection, or resolve payment disputes. Buyers and sellers coordinate payment, pickup, shipping, and related details directly with each other.

Prohibited Conduct

Users may not:

• Use the app for illegal activity.
• Harass, threaten, impersonate, or abuse others.
• Post misleading, fraudulent, unsafe, or harmful content.
• Upload content they do not have rights to use.
• Attempt to bypass verification, security, or safety systems.
• Interfere with app functionality.
• Use the marketplace for prohibited, illegal, stolen, counterfeit, dangerous, or non-fishing-related items.

No Professional Advice

Backwater Journal may provide fishing-related information, conditions, maps, species details, or community activity, but this information is informational only and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Users remain responsible for decisions, safety, and legal compliance.

Service Changes

Backwater Journal may add, remove, modify, suspend, or discontinue features at any time.

Termination

Users may stop using the service at any time. Backwater Journal may suspend or terminate access if users violate these Terms or create risk.

Disclaimers

The app is provided "as is" and "as available." Backwater Journal does not guarantee uninterrupted service, accurate data, marketplace outcomes, fishing success, or error-free operation.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Backwater Journal is not responsible for indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages, or losses related to use of the app, user content, marketplace activity, location sharing, fishing activity, or third-party services.

Changes to These Terms

These Terms may be updated over time. When they change, the updated date on this page will also change.

Contact

For questions about these Terms, contact Backwater Journal at backwaterjournal@gmail.com.