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Watercast Terms of Service

Effective date: September 11, 2026 Last updated: September 11, 2026 Applies to: Watercast for iOS (bundle identifier app.watercast.mobile), including its widgets, Live Activities, and Siri/Shortcuts App Intents.

1. Agreement

These Terms of Service ("Terms") are a legal agreement between you and Just Use Flint, LLC ("Just Use Flint," "we," "us," or "our"), an Indiana limited liability company, governing your use of the Watercast application and everything it delivers ("Watercast" or the "app").

These Terms also serve as the end-user licence agreement (EULA) for Watercast. Because Watercast is distributed through the Apple App Store, Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions apply to your download and purchases as well, and Section 18 sets out additional terms that Apple requires.

By downloading, installing, or using Watercast, you agree to these Terms and to our Privacy Policy at https://justuseflint.com/watercast/privacy, which explains how the app handles information. If you do not agree, do not use Watercast.

ProviderJust Use Flint, LLC
Postal address125 Pleasant Run, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Contactsupport@justuseflint.com
Supporthttps://justuseflint.com/watercast/support
Privacy Policyhttps://justuseflint.com/watercast/privacy
These Termshttps://justuseflint.com/watercast/terms

2. The short version

  • Watercast is an information tool, not a safety system. Water and weather conditions change quickly, data sources fail, and forecasts are wrong sometimes. Always check the water yourself and follow official warnings before you go in, on, or near it.
  • We have no servers and no accounts. Your journal, routes, photos, saved spots, and health data live on your device and in your own iCloud. You are responsible for backing them up.
  • Watercast Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription sold and billed by Apple. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.
  • The app is licensed to you, not sold. Do not copy, resell, reverse-engineer, or scrape it.
  • We provide Watercast "as is," and our liability to you is limited as described in Sections 14 and 15.

3. Who may use Watercast

Watercast is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). You must be at least 13 to use the app. If you are under the age of legal majority where you live, a parent or guardian must agree to these Terms on your behalf and is responsible for your use of the app, including any purchases made through their Apple Account.

You may not use Watercast if you are barred from doing so under the laws of the United States or the country where you live, or if you have previously been prohibited from using it.

4. Your licence to use Watercast

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a personal, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to install and use Watercast on Apple-branded devices that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions. Where Apple's Family Sharing is available for the app, members of your Family Sharing group may use it under the same rules.

You agree not to:

  • copy, modify, translate, or create derivative works of the app;
  • reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the app, or attempt to extract its source code, except to the extent applicable law expressly permits;
  • rent, lease, lend, sell, sublicense, or redistribute the app or any part of it;
  • circumvent, disable, or interfere with the app's subscription entitlement checks, or use Pro features without a valid subscription;
  • use the app, or any data it displays, to build a competing product or a commercial data service, or to scrape, harvest, or systematically extract data;
  • use automated means to access the app or to relay requests to the data services it relies on;
  • remove or obscure any proprietary notice, attribution, or licence notice in the app;
  • use the app for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any third-party terms that apply to you (including your wireless carrier's terms).

All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by us.

5. Water safety — please read this section

Watercast presents water levels, flows, tides, waves, weather, air quality, water quality, advisories, and condition scores drawn from third-party public data services and forecasts. This information is provided for general awareness only. It is not a warning system, a rescue service, or a substitute for your own judgment or for official guidance.

You acknowledge and agree that:

  • Data can be wrong, stale, or missing. Gauges and buoys fail, go offline, or report bad readings. Agencies revise data after the fact. Forecasts are predictions and can be materially wrong. Offline data you download may be out of date by the time you use it.
  • Condition scores and words are opinions generated by software. Labels such as "good," "fair," or "poor," spot scores, and "conditions near you" summaries are algorithmic simplifications of complex inputs. They do not account for your skill, equipment, group, local hazards, or anything the underlying data does not capture.
  • Alerts and notifications are best-effort. Gauge alerts, severe-weather advisories, tide reminders, and good-conditions notices are composed on your device and depend on iOS Background App Refresh, network connectivity, notification permissions, Focus settings, battery state, and the data services being reachable. You must not rely on Watercast to warn you of danger. A missed or late alert is not a defect for which we are responsible.
  • Official sources take precedence. Always follow warnings and closures issued by the National Weather Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, lifeguards, park and river authorities, dam operators, harbour masters, and other local officials. Where Watercast and an official source disagree, the official source controls.
  • You are responsible for your own decisions. Swimming, surfing, paddling, boating, diving, fishing, and every other activity in or near water carry inherent risks, including drowning, hypothermia, injury, and death. You alone decide whether, when, and where to enter the water, and you assume all risks of doing so.
  • Watercast is not designed for use where failure could lead to death, personal injury, or severe damage, including commercial navigation, search and rescue, emergency response, or regulatory compliance.

In an emergency, contact local emergency services immediately.

6. Health and fitness information

Watercast can import water workouts from Apple Health and, while recording an activity, display heart rate, heart-rate zones, and estimated calories. Estimates that use your age, gender, or weight are computed on your device from figures you optionally supply, using general formulas.

None of this is medical advice. Watercast is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. Consult a physician before beginning or changing an exercise programme, and stop and seek help if you feel unwell. Do not rely on Watercast's readings to make decisions about your health.

7. Your content and your data

Watercast lets you create a profile, keep a journal of activities and catches, record GPS routes, attach photos, save spots, and set alerts ("Your Content"). As described in the Privacy Policy, Your Content is stored on your device and, for saved spots and chart preferences, in your own iCloud account. We never receive it, and you grant us no licence to it.

Because we hold no copy:

  • You are responsible for backing up Your Content. Use iCloud Backup or a local device backup. If you lose your device, delete the app, or delete your account in the app without a backup, we cannot restore anything.
  • You can export activity data as a CSV or an image card at any time using the in-app tools, and you can delete individual items, your account, or the entire app as described in the Privacy Policy.
  • You are responsible for Your Content and for having the right to record and store it (for example, photos of other people).

Watercast's code includes an unfinished community-reporting feature that is disabled in the current version. If we enable public or shared content in a future release, we will publish terms for it first.

8. Watercast Pro subscriptions

What Pro is. Watercast Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription that unlocks additional features in the app. Pro is offered on a monthly plan (app.watercast.mobile.pro.monthly) and a yearly plan (app.watercast.mobile.pro.yearly). Prices, the current set of Pro features, and any introductory offer or free trial are shown in the app and on the App Store at the time of purchase.

Apple handles billing. Purchases are made through your Apple Account and are processed, billed, and refunded by Apple under Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions. We do not receive your payment details.

Automatic renewal. Your subscription renews automatically at the end of each billing period at the then-current price unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Apple charges your Apple Account within 24 hours before renewal.

Managing and cancelling. You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions on your device. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription. If you cancel, Pro remains active until the end of the period you have already paid for, and you will not be charged again.

Free trials and introductory offers. If a trial or introductory price is offered, it converts to a paid subscription at the standard price when it ends unless you cancel before then. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where Apple's rules so provide. Each offer is available once per Apple Account unless stated otherwise.

Price changes. If we change the price of Pro, Apple will notify you in advance in accordance with its policies and applicable law. Where required, Apple will ask for your consent before a higher price takes effect; if you do not consent, your subscription will end at the close of the current period.

Refunds. Refunds are handled by Apple under Apple's policies. Request one at https://reportaproblem.apple.com. Except where required by law, payments are non-refundable and we do not provide refunds or credits for partial periods, downgrades, or unused features.

Restoring purchases. If Pro features do not appear on a device signed in to the Apple Account that bought them, use Restore Purchases in the app.

Changes to Pro. We may add, change, or remove Pro features over time. If we materially reduce what Pro includes during a period you have paid for, you may cancel and request a pro-rated refund from Apple.

Free features. Features not marked as Pro are available without a subscription. We may change which features are free and which are Pro in future versions, but we will not move a feature behind Pro during a period you have already paid for without honouring that period.

9. Third-party data, services, and content

Watercast is a front end for public environmental data. Conditions, forecasts, maps, and reference content are supplied by independent third parties, including NOAA and the National Weather Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Open-Meteo, OpenStreetMap and its Overpass API mirrors, RainViewer, Wikipedia, Google News, and Apple (MapKit, CloudKit, and related services). The current list is in Section 12 of the Privacy Policy and may change between app versions.

  • We do not control these services. We do not guarantee their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or availability, and they may change, rate-limit, or withdraw their data at any time. Features that depend on a service may stop working if it does.
  • Their terms apply to you. Your use of third-party data through Watercast is subject to each provider's own terms and licences. In particular, map and waterway data from OpenStreetMap is © OpenStreetMap contributors and licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL); Wikipedia text is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA); and data from U.S. federal agencies is generally in the public domain, subject to their use policies. You may not use data obtained through Watercast in a way that violates those licences.
  • No affiliation or endorsement. NOAA, USGS, EPA, and the other providers named in the app do not sponsor, endorse, or have any affiliation with Watercast or Just Use Flint, LLC. Their names are used only to identify the source of data.
  • Links. Watercast links to source agencies, station pages, attribution pages, news articles, and our own pages. We are not responsible for the content or practices of any site you reach by following a link.

10. Intellectual property

Watercast — including its software, design, user interface, condition-scoring logic, text, graphics, icons, and the Watercast name and logo — is owned by Just Use Flint, LLC or its licensors and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. These Terms grant you a licence to use the app; they do not transfer any ownership to you.

Third-party data and content displayed in the app remain the property of their respective owners.

If you send us feedback, suggestions, or ideas about Watercast, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free licence to use them for any purpose without obligation to you. Feedback is never treated as confidential.

11. Updates, availability, and changes to the app

We may release updates that add, change, or remove features, and we may require you to install an update to keep using the app. Watercast requires a compatible iPhone and a supported version of iOS; we may drop support for older versions over time.

We may modify, suspend, or discontinue Watercast, or any feature of it, at any time. Because the app runs entirely on your device against third-party services, we do not promise that it will always be available, uninterrupted, or error-free. Nothing in these Terms obliges us to provide maintenance, support, or updates, although we generally try to.

12. Termination

You may stop using Watercast at any time by deleting the app. Deleting the app does not cancel an active subscription; see Section 8.

We may terminate or suspend your licence to use Watercast, without notice, if you materially breach these Terms. On termination, your licence ends and you must stop using the app. Because we hold none of your data, termination does not affect Your Content on your device or in your iCloud account.

Sections 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 13 through 22 survive termination.

13. Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Just Use Flint, LLC and its members, managers, employees, and agents from any claim, loss, liability, damage, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or connected with (a) your use of Watercast, (b) Your Content, (c) your breach of these Terms, or (d) your violation of any law or of any third-party right, including the terms of a third-party data provider.

14. Disclaimer of warranties

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WATERCAST AND ALL DATA, FORECASTS, SCORES, ALERTS, MAPS, AND OTHER CONTENT DELIVERED THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND ANY WARRANTY ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE ABOVE, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT ANY DATA OR FORECAST WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, OR RELIABLE; THAT CONDITIONS WILL MATCH WHAT THE APP SHOWS; THAT ANY ALERT WILL BE DELIVERED, OR DELIVERED IN TIME; THAT THE APP WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; OR THAT ANY THIRD-PARTY SERVICE WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above may not apply to you. In that case, our warranties are limited to the minimum extent permitted by law.

15. Limitation of liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL JUST USE FLINT, LLC OR ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH WATERCAST, ANY DATA OR CONTENT IT DISPLAYS, ANY ALERT IT DOES OR DOES NOT DELIVER, OR YOUR DECISION TO ENTER OR AVOID ANY BODY OF WATER, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

OUR TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO WATERCAST OR THESE TERMS WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (A) THE AMOUNT YOU PAID US THROUGH THE APP STORE FOR WATERCAST IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS BEFORE THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM, OR (B) FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US $50).

These limitations reflect the allocation of risk between you and us, and are a fundamental basis of the bargain. Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for certain damages, including liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud. Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, and in those jurisdictions our liability is limited to the greatest extent the law permits.

16. Consumers in the EEA, UK, and elsewhere

If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction whose consumer-protection laws give you rights that cannot be waived by contract, nothing in these Terms affects those rights. Where these Terms conflict with such laws, the laws prevail to the extent of the conflict, and you may also be entitled to bring proceedings in the courts of the country where you live.

17. Export and legal compliance

You represent that you are not located in a country subject to a United States government embargo or designated by the U.S. government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties. You agree to comply with all applicable export-control and sanctions laws in your use of Watercast.

18. Terms required by Apple

Because Watercast is distributed through the Apple App Store, the following terms apply. In this section, "Apple" means Apple Inc. and its subsidiaries.

  1. Acknowledgement. These Terms are between you and Just Use Flint, LLC only — not Apple. We, not Apple, are solely responsible for Watercast and its content. Where these Terms grant you less than Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions, Apple's terms govern the point of conflict.
  2. Scope of licence. Your licence to use Watercast is limited to a non-transferable licence to use the app on Apple-branded products that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in Apple's Media Services Terms and Conditions, except that the app may be accessed and used by other accounts associated with you via Family Sharing or volume purchasing.
  3. Maintenance and support. We are solely responsible for providing any maintenance and support for Watercast, as specified in these Terms or as required by law. Apple has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services for the app.
  4. Warranty. We are solely responsible for any product warranties, whether express or implied by law, to the extent not effectively disclaimed. If Watercast fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price for the app to you. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the app, and any other claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, or expenses attributable to a failure to conform to a warranty are our sole responsibility.
  5. Product claims. We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims by you or any third party relating to the app or your possession or use of it, including (a) product-liability claims; (b) any claim that the app fails to conform to any applicable legal or regulatory requirement; and (c) claims arising under consumer-protection, privacy, or similar legislation, including in connection with the app's use of HealthKit.
  6. Intellectual property claims. If a third party claims that Watercast, or your possession and use of it, infringes that third party's intellectual property rights, we, not Apple, are solely responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement, and discharge of that claim.
  7. Legal compliance. You represent and warrant that (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a U.S. government embargo or that has been designated by the U.S. government as a "terrorist supporting" country, and (b) you are not listed on any U.S. government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
  8. Developer contact. Questions, complaints, or claims about Watercast should be directed to Just Use Flint, LLC at support@justuseflint.com or the postal address in Section 1.
  9. Third-party terms. You must comply with applicable third-party terms of agreement when using Watercast, including the terms of the data providers described in Section 9 and your wireless data service agreement.
  10. Third-party beneficiary. Apple and Apple's subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple will have the right (and will be deemed to have accepted the right) to enforce these Terms against you as a third-party beneficiary.

19. Governing law and disputes

Governing law. These Terms, and any dispute arising out of or relating to them or to Watercast, are governed by the laws of the State of Indiana and the federal laws of the United States, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.

Talk to us first. If you have a dispute with us, please email support@justuseflint.com with "Dispute" in the subject line and a description of the issue. We will try in good faith to resolve it informally within 30 days before either of us starts formal proceedings.

Where disputes are heard. Subject to Section 16 and to any right you have to bring a claim in small-claims court, any legal action arising out of or relating to these Terms or Watercast must be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Montgomery County, Indiana, and you and we consent to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.

Time limit. To the extent permitted by law, any claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or Watercast must be filed within one (1) year after the claim arose, or it is permanently barred.

20. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms as Watercast evolves. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date above and publish the new version at https://justuseflint.com/watercast/terms, where the same text is also available inside the app. If a change is material — for example, a change to the subscription terms, the dispute-resolution section, or the limitations of liability — we will give you reasonable notice, such as an in-app notice or an App Store release note, before it takes effect. Continuing to use Watercast after a change takes effect means you accept the revised Terms. If you do not accept them, stop using the app and cancel any subscription.

21. General

  • Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any additional terms we publish for a specific feature, are the entire agreement between you and us about Watercast and supersede any prior agreements.
  • Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions will remain in full effect.
  • No waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of our right to do so later.
  • Assignment. You may not assign or transfer these Terms or your licence without our prior written consent. We may assign these Terms to an affiliate or to a successor in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
  • No third-party beneficiaries. Except as stated in Section 18, these Terms create no rights in any third party.
  • Force majeure. We are not liable for any failure or delay caused by events beyond our reasonable control, including failures of third-party data services, Apple's platforms, or telecommunications networks.
  • Language. These Terms are written in English. Any translation is provided for convenience only; the English version controls.
  • Contact for notices. Notices to us must be sent to support@justuseflint.com. Notices to you may be given through the app, the App Store, or any contact information you have provided to Apple.

22. Contact us

Questions about these Terms:

Just Use Flint, LLC Email: support@justuseflint.com Support: https://justuseflint.com/watercast/support Postal: 125 Pleasant Run, Crawfordsville, IN 47933

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