BoatMatey Privacy Policy

Last updated: 24 September 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how BoatMatey ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our mobile and web applications and related services (the "Services"). BoatMatey is a product of Donkey Labs.

By using the Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Who We Are and How to Contact Us

Data Controller:
Martin Cavey
Email: [email protected]

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at the email address above.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of information:

• Account and profile information – name or display name, email address, password (stored in hashed form), profile photo if you upload one, and subscription or account status.
• Boat and usage data you provide – boat profile information (e.g. boat name, make/model, dimensions), engine and equipment details, maintenance and service logs, navigation notes, trip logs, calendar entries, and uploaded documents or photos related to your vessel.
• BoatMatey AI content (optional) – if you use BoatMatey AI: your questions and the assistant's answers, saved diagnostic sessions, any photographs you attach, and any manuals you upload. Section 4 explains this in full.
• Usage and device information – device type, operating system and app version, unique device identifiers, IP address, pages or screens viewed, actions taken in the app, and crash or diagnostic information to improve performance.
• Location information (if enabled) – approximate or precise location if you grant the app permission. You can control this in your device settings.
• Communication information – details you provide when contacting us (e.g. support requests or feedback).

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal data (such as health or financial account numbers) unless you choose to provide it. We encourage you not to share more personal data than is necessary to use the Services.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain the Services – create and manage your account, store and display your boat and maintenance information, sync data across devices, and provide calendar, logging, and reminder features.
• Improve and personalise the Services – understand how users interact with the app to improve design, features, and performance, and to tailor content related to your boats and maintenance.
• Communicate with you – send administrative messages (e.g. account confirmations, security alerts), respond to your enquiries, and, where you have agreed, send updates about new features or offers (you may opt out of marketing at any time).
• Security and fraud prevention – monitor, prevent, and detect fraudulent or unauthorised activity and protect the security of our Services and users.
• Comply with legal obligations – respond to lawful requests from authorities and meet our legal, regulatory, and contractual obligations.

Under Jersey data protection law we process your personal data only where we have a valid legal basis, such as your consent, performance of a contract with you, compliance with a legal obligation, or our legitimate interests (e.g. improving and securing the Services).

4. BoatMatey AI

BoatMatey AI is an optional feature. This section explains what happens to your information when you use it. If you never use BoatMatey AI, nothing in this section applies to you.

What is sent when you ask a question. To produce an answer, we send the following to our AI providers:

• Your message, and the earlier messages in that conversation;
• Records for the boat you are asking about – for example its profile and specifications, equipment and engines, service history, and related notes;
• Any photograph you choose to attach;
• Relevant extracts from any manuals you have uploaded;
• Relevant points from your earlier BoatMatey AI conversations about that boat.

Only what is relevant to your question is sent. We do not send your payment details, and we do not send other customers' data.

Who processes it. We use two AI providers as processors on our behalf:

• Anthropic – generates the answers, using its Claude models.
• OpenAI – creates "embeddings", which are numerical representations of text that let us find the relevant part of a manual or an earlier conversation. Embeddings are used for searching only; they are not used to generate answers.

Both operate outside Jersey, principally in the United States. Section 6 explains the safeguards that apply to transfers of that kind. We use these providers under their business API terms, which do not permit your content to be used to train their models, and we do not provide your content to anyone for model training.

What we store. So the assistant is useful across sessions, we keep:

• Your conversations and their messages, so you can revisit them;
• Your saved diagnostic sessions and the observations recorded in them;
• A short set of points the assistant has noted about your boat from earlier conversations;
• Any manuals you upload, together with the extracts prepared from them so they can be searched;
• A record of how much of your AI allowance you have used. This counts usage only; it does not store the content of your questions.

Your control over it. You can delete an individual conversation, or an individual manual, from within the app at any time. Deleting your account deletes all of it, along with the rest of your data, as described in section 7.

What you should not send. Please do not put information into BoatMatey AI that you would not want processed by the providers named above – in particular other people's personal information, or documents you are not entitled to share.

A note on accuracy. BoatMatey AI can produce answers that are wrong, incomplete, or invented. It is not a substitute for a qualified professional, and you should verify anything important before acting on it. This is a matter for our Terms of Use rather than this policy, but it matters enough to repeat here.

5. How We Share Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share your information:

• With service providers – third-party vendors that provide hosting, databases, analytics, email delivery, or similar services on our behalf. They may process your data only to perform services for us and must protect it appropriately.
• With AI providers – when you use BoatMatey AI, the content described in section 4 is sent to Anthropic and OpenAI so an answer can be produced. They act as processors for us and may not use your content to train their models.
• When you choose to share – if the app allows you to share boat details, logs, or other content with other users or services, we will share it as you instruct through those features.
• Business transfers – in connection with a merger, sale of assets, financing, or acquisition of our business, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to confidentiality protections.
• Legal requirements – when required by law or to respond to valid requests from public authorities, or to protect our rights, property, safety, or that of our users or the public.

6. International Transfers

Your information may be stored and processed in countries outside Jersey (for example, where our hosting or database providers operate, and – if you use BoatMatey AI – where our AI providers operate, principally the United States). Those countries may have different data protection laws.

Where we transfer personal data outside Jersey, we will ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as Jersey-approved standard contractual clauses or adequacy decisions, as required by Jersey law.

7. Data Retention

You may delete your data at any time by deleting your account. Upon confirming account deletion, all data we hold for your account will be automatically and permanently deleted.

How to delete your account: In the BoatMatey app or web app, open Settings (or Account), then use Delete Account & Data. You will be asked to confirm; once you confirm, your account and all associated data (including boats, logs, any BoatMatey AI conversations, saved diagnoses and uploaded manuals, and any other information we hold) will be permanently deleted. This action cannot be undone. Note: Deleting your account does not cancel any active App Store or Google Play subscription; you must cancel the subscription separately in the relevant store.

We also retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to:

• Provide and maintain the Services;
• Fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy;
• Comply with our legal obligations (e.g. tax, accounting, or regulatory);
• Resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

When we no longer need your personal information, we will delete or anonymise it. Where deletion is not immediately possible (e.g. in backups), we will store it securely and isolate it from further processing until it can be deleted.

8. Your Rights (Jersey)

Under Jersey data protection law (the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018), you have rights including:

• Access – to request a copy of your personal data we hold.
• Rectification – to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
• Erasure – to request deletion of your personal data in certain circumstances.
• Restriction – to request that we restrict processing in certain circumstances.
• Objection – to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Data portability – to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format where applicable.
• Withdraw consent – where we rely on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before responding.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner (JOIC) if you believe we have not handled your personal data properly. You can find their details at jerseyoic.org.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

If we use cookies or similar technologies (e.g. on a web version of BoatMatey), we may collect information about your use of the Services, such as pages visited, time spent, and preferences. You can manage cookies through your browser or device settings.

10. Third-Party Links and Services

The Services may contain links to third-party websites or services (e.g. documentation, mapping, or external tools). This Privacy Policy does not apply to those third parties. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before using their services.

11. Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction, including encryption in transit (e.g. HTTPS), access controls, and regular updates.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of your data.

12. Children's Privacy

The Services are not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at [email protected] and we will take steps to delete it where required by law.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the "Last updated" date at the top. We may also notify you of significant changes via the app or by email where appropriate.

Your continued use of the Services after the effective date of any changes means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.

14. Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices:

Donkey Labs
Email: [email protected]