Privacy Policy

Effective date: September 11, 2026

This Privacy Policy applies to mobile apps published by Carl Hobden, including Pocket Passwords and Rate My Skate.

1. Who We Are

Developer: Carl Hobden
Contact: design@carlhobden.co.uk
Website: https://carlhobden.co.uk

2. Scope

Data practices can vary by app and app version. The App Store privacy details and the Google Play Data safety section for each app are the source of truth for that app build.

3. Data We May Collect

Depending on the app and enabled features, we and our third-party partners may process:

• Device identifiers (for example, advertising identifiers)
• Usage data (for example, app interactions and ad interactions)
• Diagnostics (for example, crash and performance data)
• Approximate location (coarse location, where required by third-party ad/consent SDK behavior)

4. How Data Is Used

Data may be used for:

• App functionality and reliability
• Analytics and diagnostics
• Advertising, including third-party advertising where ads are shown

5. Third-Party Services

Some apps use third-party SDKs and services (for example Google AdMob / User Messaging Platform) that may collect and process data under their own privacy policies.

Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy

6. Pocket Passwords (App-Specific Notice)

• Vault data is designed to be stored locally on device.
• Sensitive vault fields (for example passwords and secure notes) are encrypted at rest.
• Biometric unlock (Face ID / Touch ID) is used for local access control when enabled.
• No account or cloud sync is required for core vault use.
• If ads are displayed, ad SDK partners may collect identifiers, usage data, diagnostics, and coarse location as disclosed in App Store privacy details.

7. Rate My Skate (App-Specific Notice)

Rate My Skate is a free app for finding and rating skateparks in the UK, on iPhone and Android. It shows no ads, does not track you across other apps or websites, contains no analytics of our own, and never sells or shares your data.

What we hold, and why

• An anonymous account. Browsing needs no account. To rate parks or add photos you sign in with Apple (iPhone) or Google (Android). We receive an anonymous account number from Apple or Google and keep only that. Google's sign-in also carries your name and email address; our server checks the sign-in and discards them without storing them. Signing in exists only to stop one person rating the same park over and over.
• Your ratings. Stored against that anonymous account. Other people only ever see them as part of a park's average, never with a name.
• Photos you choose to add. Before a photo leaves your phone, the app checks it for faces on the phone itself, and a recognisable face has to be blurred before it can be sent. Our server removes the photo's hidden details, such as where and when it was taken, and a moderator looks at every photo before it is published (photos from moderators are published straight away). Photos that are not approved are never published.
• Your location, if you allow it. Used to list the skateparks nearest to you. Before it is sent, it is rounded: to about 11 km on Android and about 1 km on iPhone. Distances shown in the app are worked out on your phone from your real location, which is never sent. Our server uses the rounded location to find parks and does not store it, although, like any website, our web server keeps standard access logs of requests, including IP addresses, for security and troubleshooting.
• Your age, on Android, only on your phone. Before you add your first photo, the app asks the month and year you were born. It keeps only whether you are 13 or over, on your phone. The date is not stored and is never sent to us.

Other companies involved

• Apple and Google handle signing in, and handle tips entirely. We never receive payment details.
• Google ML Kit checks photos for faces on Android phones. The photo is not sent to Google. ML Kit does send Google basic device information, the app's version, and performance statistics, which Google uses for diagnostics.
• OpenStreetMap supplies skatepark locations, and map images on Android come from OpenFreeMap. Your phone requests map images from them as you look at the map.
• Our server is hosted by Krystal in the United Kingdom.

Children

Rate My Skate is used by young skaters, and is designed for that: no ads, no tracking, no messaging, no names, and no public profiles. Photos can only be added by people aged 13 or over on Android, and every photo is checked by a person before anyone else can see it. A parent or carer can ask us to delete a child's account at any time.

Deleting your account

On Android, go to Account and choose Delete my account, or visit carlhobden.co.uk/rate-my-skate-delete-account.html. Deleting an account removes it immediately, with every rating and photo it added; each park's average is worked out again without them. You can also email us.

8. Data Retention

Retention depends on the data type and service used. Local app data remains on your device until you delete it, remove the app, or use in-app delete/reset features.

9. Your Choices

• Review app permissions in your phone's settings.
• Delete app data from within the app where available.
• Uninstall the app to remove locally stored app data from your device.

10. Children

Our apps are not directed to children under 13 unless explicitly stated on the app's store page or in an app-specific notice above.

11. International Users

Third-party providers may process data on servers located in different countries, subject to their terms and safeguards.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be posted at this URL with a revised effective date.

13. Contact

Questions or privacy requests: design@carlhobden.co.uk