Privacy Policy
Submarine ("we," "the app") is a submission-tracking platform for writers, offered on the web and as an iOS app. This policy explains what we collect, why, and what we never do.
What we collect
- Account information. When you sign in, we receive your name and email address from the sign-in provider (Apple on iOS, Kimi on the web). We use this only to identify your account.
- Your tracking data. The submissions, venues, notes, reading windows, and settings you enter. This is your content, stored so the app can do its job and sync between your devices.
- Shared venue information. If you choose to contribute a venue's public reading windows or guidelines to the community Library, that entry is visible to other signed-in users along with your first name. Contributing is always a deliberate, opt-in action.
- Purchase status. If you subscribe, our payment processors (Stripe on the web, Apple and RevenueCat in the iOS app) tell us whether your subscription is active. We never see or store your card number.
What we never collect or do
- We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with advertisers or data brokers.
- We do not run advertising trackers. Our public website uses HeyCatch, a product-analytics service, to count visits, demo starts, and signups; the app itself contains no analytics trackers.
- We do not read your manuscripts. Work titles and notes you enter stay private to your account.
- Your personal submission history, response times, and wait data are never shared with other users. The only thing ever shared publicly is what you explicitly publish to the Library: public facts about a venue itself.
How your data is stored
Your data is stored on our hosted database so it can sync across your signed-in devices. On the free plan, data may be stored only on your device, in which case deleting the app or clearing your browser removes it permanently — we have no copy.
Third-party services
- Apple / Kimi — sign-in and account identity.
- HeyCatch — product analytics on the public website (visits, demo starts, signups).
- Stripe — web subscription payments (Stripe's privacy policy).
- Apple / RevenueCat — iOS subscription purchases and entitlement management (RevenueCat's privacy policy).
Each service receives only what it needs to perform its function.
Your choices
- You can edit or delete any of your tracking data at any time inside the app.
- You can remove a venue you shared to the Library at any time.
- You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from Settings in the app — or contact us and we will remove it within 30 days.
- You can cancel a subscription at any time; cancelling stops future charges and your data remains yours.
Children
Submarine is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them.
Changes
If this policy changes materially, we will note the new date above and, for significant changes, notify you in the app.
Contact
Questions or deletion requests: [email protected].