Effective Date: June 22, 2026 App: The Climber’s Journal
The Climber’s Journal (“the app”, “we”, “our”) is designed with your privacy as a top priority. This privacy policy explains what information the app does — and does not — collect when you use it.
In short: we do not collect, store, transmit, or share any of your personal information.
None.
The Climber’s Journal does not collect any personal information, usage data, analytics, diagnostics, or identifiers from you or your device. We do not require you to create an account, sign in, or provide an email address to use the app.
All data you enter into the app — including climbing sessions, training logs, goals, projects, notes, grades, and any other content — is stored locally on your device in a private database in your device.
You retain full ownership and control of your data at all times.
The app lets you browse and import climbing route libraries from OpenBeta.
Route Data: We do not collect or store the climbing routes you download. Route data is downloaded directly to your device and processed locally. We do not have visibility into which specific routes or areas you have downloaded.
The Climber’s Journal contains no advertising of any kind. We do not display ads, work with ad networks, or use any advertising identifiers.
To deliver route libraries for import, The Climber’s Journal uses a proprietary API that hosts climbing route data sourced from OpenBeta. That route data is stored on AWS S3 and served through our API so you can browse areas and download routes into the app.
When you browse or download route libraries, the app communicates with our API to retrieve route data. We do not receive your personal information, account details, climbing logs, or device identifiers as part of these requests.
The Climber’s Journal does not use any third-party analytics, tracking, crash reporting, or telemetry services. There are no SDKs in the app that collect or transmit data on our behalf.
The Climber’s Journal does not track you across apps or websites. The app does not access your device’s advertising identifier (IDFA) or any other tracking identifier.
Because the app collects no information from anyone, it collects no information from children. The Climber’s Journal is safe for users of all ages.
Your local app data may be included in standard iOS device backups (iCloud Backup or encrypted local backups via Finder/iTunes) if you have those features enabled on your device. These backups are managed entirely by Apple and your device settings — not by us. Please refer to Apple’s Privacy Policy for details on how Apple handles device backups.
Because all data lives on your device, you can delete all of your information at any time by:
If this privacy policy ever changes, the updated version will be published in this file along with a new effective date. Because no data is collected, any future changes will only ever clarify existing behavior or describe new privacy-respecting features.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or the privacy practices of The Climber’s Journal, please contact:
Email: warren.wan@goshopdevelopment.ca
The Climber’s Journal is built by a psyched rock climber in Squamish. Your data is yours — and only yours.