Beacon Survival LLC · Legal
Last updated: August 10, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Beacon Survival ("Beacon," "we," "us," or "our") collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using our website, applications, or services, you agree to the practices described below. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.
Our philosophy: collect as little as possible, store it as briefly as possible, and never sell it. Beacon is designed to work offline and on-device. Most of what you do in the app never reaches our servers at all.
Beacon is sold as a subscription. Payment is processed entirely by Stripe (see Section 4). We receive confirmation that a subscription is active, along with your email address and the identifiers Stripe uses to track the subscription. We do not have user accounts, and we never ask for your name, address, or date of birth.
The guidance library, Library articles, saved supplies and household information, downloaded maps, and your subscription status all stay on your device. We cannot see them and could not retrieve them if asked.
Four features transmit data, and only at the moment you use them. Nothing is sent in the background.
| Feature | What is sent | Who receives it |
|---|---|---|
| Local alerts | Your approximate coordinates | The U.S. National Weather Service, directly from your device |
| Photo identification | The photo you submit | Our server, then Anthropic |
| Voice input | The audio you record | Our server, then OpenAI |
| Unanswered questions | The text of your question | Our server, then Groq |
Local alerts. Your device asks the National Weather Service directly for warnings near your coordinates. That request does not pass through our servers and we never receive your location. Location is also used entirely on your device to centre the map and suggest which offline region to download, which involves no network request at all. You can decline location permission; alerts will then cover national and global sources only.
Photo identification. Requires a connection. The photo you submit is sent to our server and forwarded to Anthropic, which returns a description. We do not keep a copy. Beacon never uploads your camera roll or accesses photos you have not explicitly chosen.
Voice input. If you ask by voice, the recording is sent to our server and forwarded to OpenAI to be converted to text. We do not retain the audio. Typing your question avoids this entirely.
Unanswered questions. Most questions are answered by the library already on your phone, with no network request. If your question does not match anything in the library and you are online, the text is sent to our server and forwarded to Groq. We do not keep a record of what you asked.
Our website is hosted on Netlify, which automatically logs basic technical information — IP address, browser type, pages viewed, and timestamps. This is standard server-level logging used for security and performance monitoring. We do not use cookies, advertising trackers, behavioural analytics, or any third-party tracking in the app or on the site.
If we add privacy-respecting analytics in the future, we will update this Policy and note the change. We will not use tracking pixels, behavioural advertising profiles, or share visitor data with advertisers.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We do not build advertising profiles.
We use Stripe to process subscription payments. Your card details are entered directly into Stripe's system, not ours. We never see, store, or transmit your full card or banking information. What we receive is confirmation of payment and the basic subscription record. Stripe's privacy practices are available at stripe.com/privacy.
Beacon depends on a small number of services to function. We list all of them so you have a complete picture of where data might travel:
These providers process data on our behalf so a feature can work, and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes. Each maintains its own privacy practices, which you should review. We may use other services in the future; when we do, we will update this Policy.
We do not store the questions you ask, the photos you submit, or the audio you record. We do not collect usage statistics about how these features are used.
To exercise any of these rights, email us at the address in Section 11. We will respond within a reasonable time, typically within 30 days.
If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides additional rights, including the right to know what categories of information are collected and to opt out of any "sale" of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
If you are a European Union resident, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) provides additional rights including data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.
Requests between the app and our servers are encrypted in transit. We use reputable third-party services for payment processing, secure our website with HTTPS, and limit administrative access. Because we hold so little — no accounts, no user database, no stored submissions — there is very little about you for us to lose.
That said, no method of transmission or electronic storage is completely secure, and you provide information at your own risk. If a breach occurs affecting your personal information, we will notify you and applicable authorities as required by law.
Beacon is intended for adults, particularly heads of households making preparedness decisions for their families. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, contact us at the address in Section 11 and we will promptly delete it.
Beacon Survival LLC is based in North Carolina, United States. If you access our services from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States, where our service providers operate. By using our services, you consent to this transfer.
We may update this Policy as our practices evolve, features are added, or laws change. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date above, and for significant changes we may notify you by email or through a prominent notice on our website or in the app.
Questions about this Policy, or requests to exercise your privacy rights, can be sent to:
Beacon Survival LLC
Email: contact@beaconsurvival.com
North Carolina, United States
Please include "Privacy" in the subject line so we can route your message appropriately.