Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 22, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Navo Technologies Inc. ("we", "us", "our"), which operates CANhunt, collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information when you use the CANhunt mobile application and related services ("Service"). We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), and Quebec's Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (Law 25).
1. Information We Collect
Information You Provide
- Account information. When you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive your name and email address through Firebase Authentication.
- Hunting spots. Name, geographic coordinates, and notes for locations you save.
- Hunt logs. Species, date, location, and notes you record about your hunts.
- Trip plans. Destination, dates, and participating users for trips you create.
- Trail camera entries. Camera name, location, and metadata. We never collect or store photos.
- GPS tracks. Location coordinates recorded over time when you use the track recording feature.
- Messages. Content of messages you send to other users through the app.
Information Collected Automatically
- Device location. GPS coordinates when you use map features, record tracks, or create spots. Location is collected only while you are actively using these features.
- Device information. Device type, operating system version, and app version for troubleshooting and compatibility.
- Push notification tokens. A device identifier used to deliver push notifications when you enable them.
- Usage analytics. Which features you use and how far you get through key flows, recorded as counts and short category labels — for example that a hunt-season sheet was opened, or that an offline map download finished. Alongside these, Google Analytics records an approximate location derived from your IP address (country, region, and city — not a precise position, and never your GPS coordinates) and basic device details such as model and operating system version. These records never contain your GPS coordinates, place names, spot or area names, note text, or the species you hunt. They are tied to a randomly generated identifier for your app installation, not to your account. You can turn this off at any time in Settings under Privacy.
- Crash and error reports. When the app crashes or hits an error, we receive the technical details of the failure — the error, the code path, device model, and app version — through Firebase Crashlytics, so we can diagnose and fix it. These reports are tied to your account identifier so we can tell whether a problem affects one hunter or everyone.
Information from Third Parties
- Firebase Authentication. Name and email address from your Google or Apple account when you sign in.
- RevenueCat. Subscription status and anonymous identifiers to manage your subscription tier. We never receive your payment card details.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
- Account management. To authenticate your identity and maintain your session.
- Core features. To display your spots on the map, record and play back GPS tracks, store hunt logs, manage trip plans, and show trail camera locations.
- Messaging. To deliver messages between you and other users.
- Offline maps. To determine which map tiles to download for your trips and saved regions.
- Notifications. To send push alerts for season openings, weather conditions, and solunar events when you enable them.
- Government data matching. To match your location to the correct Wildlife Management Unit, province, and applicable hunting regulations.
- Subscription management. To verify your subscription tier and enable or restrict premium features accordingly.
- Service reliability. We use crash and error reports to find and fix defects, and to tell whether a failure affects one device or every hunter using the app.
- Product decisions. We use aggregated usage analytics to see which features are actually used and where people get stuck, so we build what helps and remove what does not. This is measurement in aggregate — we do not use it to profile you individually or to target advertising.
We do not:
- Sell your personal information to third parties
- Use your data for advertising or ad targeting
- Build behavioral profiles for marketing purposes
- Share your individual location data with other users unless you explicitly initiate it (for example, by sending a message or sharing a trip plan)
3. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate CANhunt. Each processes only the data necessary for its specific function:
| Service |
Data Shared |
Purpose |
| Firebase (Google) |
Email, name, auth tokens |
Authentication |
| RevenueCat |
Anonymous user ID, subscription status |
Subscription management |
| Apple App Store / Google Play |
Payment information (handled by stores) |
Payment processing |
| Google Cloud Platform |
All backend data |
Server infrastructure and data storage |
| Google Analytics for Firebase |
App-installation identifier, event names, counts, home province, approximate location from IP (country/region/city), device model and OS version |
Product usage measurement |
| Firebase Crashlytics (Google) |
Account identifier, crash and error details, device model, app version |
Crash and error diagnosis |
| Expo |
Device push tokens |
Push notification delivery |
Each third-party service operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them.
4. Data Storage and Security
- Your account data and the content you create — spots, hunt logs, trip plans, trail camera entries, GPS tracks, and messages — are stored on Google Cloud Platform servers located in Canada.
- Usage analytics and crash reports are processed by Google on infrastructure outside Canada, including in the United States. These contain no coordinates, place names, or content you have written.
- Data is encrypted at rest and in transit using TLS (Transport Layer Security).
- Authentication is handled through Firebase using industry-standard OAuth 2.0 protocols.
- Access to production systems is restricted and monitored.
While we implement reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect your information, no method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
In the event of a data breach that poses a real risk of significant harm, we will notify affected users and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada as required by PIPEDA's breach notification provisions.
5. Data Retention
- Active accounts. Your data is retained as long as your account is active.
- Account deletion. When you delete your account, your personal data — including spots, hunt logs, GPS tracks, trip plans, trail camera entries, and messages — is deleted within 30 days.
- Legal requirements. Some data may be retained longer where required by law, such as billing records related to subscriptions.
- Anonymized data. Data that has been anonymized or aggregated so it can no longer identify you may be retained indefinitely for service improvement.
- Inactive accounts. If your account is inactive for 24 months, we may send you a reminder. If we receive no response within 30 days, we may delete the account and associated data.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Under PIPEDA and applicable provincial privacy legislation, you have the right to:
- Access. Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction. Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion. Request deletion of your account and associated data. You can do this directly in the app or by contacting us.
- Withdraw consent. Turn off usage analytics in Settings under Privacy, disable location services, turn off push notifications, or delete your account at any time.
- File a complaint. If you are unsatisfied with our response to a privacy request, you may file a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada.
To exercise your rights, contact us at contact@canhunt.app. We will respond within 30 days. We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.
7. Quebec Residents
If you reside in Quebec, the following additional provisions apply under Law 25 (Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector):
- Data portability. You have the right to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used format (such as JSON) that can be transferred to another service.
- Privacy impact assessments. We conduct privacy impact assessments before introducing new features or systems that involve the collection, use, or disclosure of personal information.
- Purpose-specific consent. Consent for data collection is requested at the time of collection and for each specific purpose.
- Escalation. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may contact the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec.
8. Children's Privacy
CANhunt is intended for users aged 13 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete their account and associated data.
Users between the ages of 13 and 17 should have the consent of a parent or legal guardian before using the app.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you via email or an in-app notification at least 30 days before the changes take effect.
The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Your continued use of the Service after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
Previous versions of this policy are available upon request.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, contact us at:
CANhunt
contact@canhunt.app