Last updated: May 13, 2026
This is the privacy policy for Outpost (“the app”), an iOS app for finding sports backer bars and submitting community ratings. Outpost is operated by the team behind the app (“we”, “us”).
Anonymous account identifier. When you open Outpost, we create an anonymous account using Firebase Authentication. This generates a random identifier (“user ID”) that is not connected to your name, email, phone number, or any other personal information. The user ID is used to prevent duplicate reviews, attribute bar nominations, and associate your contributed data within the app. The user ID is stored securely on your device using iOS Keychain and persists across app reinstalls on the same device. This means deleting and reinstalling Outpost does not generate a new user ID — your contributed data remains linked to you.
Location data. With your permission, Outpost accesses your current location to show bars near you and to surface relevant suggestions. Location data is used in-memory only — we do not store your location on our servers or share it with anyone. You can deny location access in iOS Settings, in which case Outpost will use a default location.
Reviews and nominations. When you rate a bar or nominate a new bar, that information is stored in our database (Google Firestore). Reviews include yes/no/skip answers to questions about a bar’s qualities (such as fight songs, sound, crowd, decor, and food) and a verdict question asking whether you would watch a game from your team there again. Nominations include the bar’s name, address, and approximate location. Reviews and nominations are public to all Outpost users in aggregated form.
Reports. If you report a bar (for example, flagging inappropriate content), we store the report along with your anonymous user ID and the reason you select. We use this only to review reports and prevent abuse. Reports are not public.
Feedback and feature requests. If you submit a feature request or other feedback through the app, we store the text of your submission alongside your anonymous user ID. We use this only to improve Outpost.
Favorited teams. Your favorited teams (which sports teams you follow) are stored only on your device using standard iOS storage. They never leave your device and we never see them.
Favorited bars (future). A future version of Outpost may allow you to mark individual bars as favorites for each team. If added, we will update this policy to clarify whether those favorites are stored locally or on our servers.
Advertising data. Outpost displays advertisements provided by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect your device’s Advertising Identifier (IDFA), your approximate location for ad relevance, and information about your interactions with ads (such as taps and impressions) for ad performance measurement. You can limit ad tracking by enabling “Limit Ad Tracking” in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. The first time the app launches, you will be prompted to allow or deny tracking via Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework. For more information, see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Crash and diagnostic data. If the app crashes, Outpost uses Firebase Crashlytics (a Google service) to record a stack trace, your device model, OS version, app version, free memory and storage at the moment of the crash, and a Crashlytics-installation identifier. This information is uploaded to our crash-reporting console the next time you launch Outpost so we can diagnose and fix bugs. Crash reports do not include your name, email, location, anonymous Outpost user ID, photos, or anything you’ve typed into the app. For Google’s privacy practices around Crashlytics, see https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy.
On-device data. Outpost stores recently viewed bars and other app preferences on your device using standard iOS storage. This data never leaves your device.
Outpost does NOT collect:
We use the data above only to:
We do not sell or rent personal user data. We share data with our service providers (Google Firebase and Google AdMob) as described above to operate the app.
Outpost uses the following third-party services:
These providers receive only the data described above, and only as needed to operate their portions of the app.
Ad tracking. You can opt out of personalized advertising at any time via iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. Doing so will not stop ads from showing — it will only make them less personalized.
Location. You can revoke location access at any time via iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Outpost. The app will fall back to a default location.
Access, correction, and deletion. Because Outpost uses anonymous authentication, we have no way to identify you outside the app, and you have no account to log into. To request access to, correction of, or deletion of data tied to your anonymous user ID:
Important note on uninstalling. Deleting the Outpost app from your device does not automatically delete your contributed data from our database. Your anonymous user ID is preserved in iOS Keychain and will be restored if you reinstall Outpost on the same device. This preserves your contributions across reinstalls and prevents duplicate submissions. To delete contributed data, please contact us using the email above.
California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including the right to know what categories of personal information we have collected, the right to delete it, the right to correct inaccurate information, and the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell or share personal information. To exercise these rights, contact us at the email above.
EU and UK residents. If you are in the European Union or United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or UK GDPR, including the rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, and data portability. The lawful basis for our processing is your consent (which you provide by using the app) and our legitimate interest in operating the service. To exercise these rights, contact us at the email above.
Outpost is not intended for users under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has used the app, contact us and we will delete the associated data.
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the latest version. Material changes will be highlighted in app updates.
Questions or concerns? Email: outpostforfans@gmail.com