Terms of service
Last updated 18 July 2026 · Close Reach
Draft. This has not yet been reviewed by a lawyer.
What this is
Close Reach helps sailors near each other ask for and offer help. It is an introduction, not a service: what happens after two people connect is between them.
By using the app you agree to these terms. If you do not, do not use it.
Your account
You need a working phone number, and you must be at least 16. One account per person. Keep your phone secure, because anyone who can receive your SMS can sign in as you.
What you agree not to do
- Post anything false, misleading, or not actually yours to offer.
- Use the app to harass, threaten, or endanger anyone.
- Ask for or offer anything illegal where you are.
- Scrape the app, or use it to build a list of people.
- Pretend to be someone else, or claim qualifications you do not hold.
Help given and received
We do not check anyone’s competence, qualifications, insurance or identity. Ratings and karma are what other sailors said, not a warranty from us.
Work on a boat can go wrong and the sea is dangerous. Whatever you agree to do or accept, you do at your own risk and on your own judgement. Close Reach is not a party to it.
Payment
The app is free to use. If you agree a price for parts, work or anything else, that is between you and the other person: we do not take payment, hold money, or arbitrate a dispute about it.
Content you post
What you write stays yours. You give us permission to show it in the app to the people it is meant for, which is the only thing we do with it.
We can remove content or an account that breaks these terms, and will say why unless doing so would put someone at risk.
Ending it
You can delete your account at any time, in the app, and it is deleted rather than hidden. We can close an account that breaks these terms.
Liability
The app is provided as it is. To the extent the law allows, we are not liable for loss or damage arising from using it, from anything another sailor does or fails to do, or from the app being unavailable.
Nothing here limits liability that cannot legally be limited.
Contact
Questions about these terms: privacy@closereachapp.com.