Privacy Policy

Last updated November 11, 2026

BelayBud helps climbers find partners at their gym. It is a small independent project run by an individual based in Toronto, Canada. This policy explains what we collect, how it is used, and your choices.

What we collect

• Account details: your email address and a password (stored in scrambled form, never readable by us), or your Google account name, email and photo if you sign in with Google.
• Profile: the name, short bio and photo you choose to add.
• Climbing preferences: gyms, climbing types, grades, dates and times, session length, interaction style, and any note you write.
• Messages you send to other members.
• Invites: email addresses you enter to invite a friend. We use them only to send that invitation and to limit how many invites each person can send.
• Basic technical data such as logs and error reports kept by our hosting providers.

How we use it

To run BelayBud: create your account, find and show you compatible climbers, let members message each other, send password-reset and invitation emails, keep the service secure, and fix problems. We do not sell your data and we do not show ads.

Who can see what

• Other signed-in members can see your name, photo, bio, gyms, times, climbing details and notes.
• Anyone with your share link can see your name, photo, bio, gyms, climbing types and interaction style. They cannot see your email.
• Messages are visible only to the sender and the recipient.
• Your email address is never shown to other members.

Service providers

We rely on trusted providers to operate the app: Supabase (database, sign-in and photo storage), Vercel (hosting), Google (optional sign-in) and Resend (invitation emails). They process data only to provide their service. Some of them store data in the United States or other countries outside Canada.

Keeping and deleting your data

We keep your information while your account exists. To have your account and its data deleted, contact the support email shown on the Google sign-in screen from the email you signed up with. Self-service deletion is planned.

Security

Data travels over encrypted connections and is protected by access rules in our database. No online service is perfectly secure, so please use a strong, unique password.

Meeting people in person

BelayBud connects you with other members, but we do not check who they are. Use good judgment: meet at a gym, tell someone where you are, and check a partner's belay skills before you climb.

Age

BelayBud is for adults aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone younger.

Changes and contact

We may update this policy and will change the date above when we do. Questions or requests: the support email shown on the Google sign-in screen.