Terms of Service

Using Bite Compass

Bite Compass gives you fishing forecasts, tides, solunar and weather information, species and spot guides, and — with an account — a catch log, public profiles and leaderboards. Most of the site is free and open. We may change, add or remove features over time.

Your account

You're responsible for what happens under your account and for keeping your sign-in details secure. Give us accurate details and keep them current. You can delete your account at any time from your profile. We may suspend or close an account that breaks these terms.

Your content and licence

Catches, photos and notes you post are yours — you keep ownership of your content. By posting it you grant Bite Compass a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to host, store, display and reproduce that content for the purpose of running and promoting the service (for example, showing your public catches on your profile, the leaderboards and share cards). You can end this licence for a piece of content by deleting it, or for all of it by deleting your account — bar copies already cached or held for backups, which age out normally.

You confirm you have the right to post what you upload and that it doesn't infringe anyone else's rights.

Acceptable use, moderation and takedown

Keep it decent. Don't post content that is unlawful, misleading, abusive, hateful, obscene, or that harasses or impersonates others; don't upload photos you don't have the right to share; and don't try to break, overload, scrape or game the site or its leaderboards.

We review submitted content and may hide, remove or refuse any content, at our discretion, if we think it breaks these terms — usually without notice. If you think something should come down, email us and we'll look into it.

Minors

If you're under 18, you may only use an account and post content with the consent and supervision of a parent or guardian, who accepts these terms on your behalf.

Safety — read this before you fish

Fishing, especially from rocks, beaches and boats, can be dangerous. Conditions change fast. You are responsible for your own safety: check official warnings, wear appropriate safety gear, never turn your back on the surf, and don't fish beyond your ability or the conditions.

The bite scores, tides, solunar times, wind, swell and other data on Bite Compass are estimates drawn from third-party models for general fishing-planning interest only. They are not suitable for navigation or any safety-critical decision. Do not rely on our tide or weather data for boating, navigation, or judging whether it's safe to be on or near the water — use official sources such as the Bureau of Meteorology and the relevant maritime authority. You are also responsible for following all fishing rules, licences, bag and size limits and closures that apply where you fish.

No warranty, and your consumer rights

Bite Compass is provided "as is" and "as available". We don't guarantee the site will be accurate, uninterrupted or error-free, and we don't guarantee any fishing result. To the extent permitted by law, we exclude liability for loss arising from your use of the site or reliance on its data.

Nothing in these terms excludes, restricts or modifies any rights or guarantees you have under the Australian Consumer Law or other laws that can't be excluded. Where those guarantees apply and can't be excluded, our liability is limited, where the law allows, to re-supplying the service.

Governing law

These terms are governed by the laws of Western Australia, and you agree to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of its courts.

Changes and contact

We may update these terms from time to time; the date at the top shows when they last changed. Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated terms. Questions? Email contact@bitecompass.com.