Fishbrain is a reflection of the incredibly diverse global fishing community. We want Fishbrain to be a safe place for everything fishing, where we share, learn, and educate about the No. 1 sport in the world. We’ve created these community guidelines to help foster the conversations that make the community of Fishbrain so unique.
By using Fishbrain you agree to use these community guidelines and our terms of service. We’ve put a lot of thought into these and committed to what we’ve pulled together. Overstepping these may result in having your account and/or its content reported and automatically blocked/rejected.
We are committed to keeping Fishbrain a safe and welcoming community for all users. Our moderation system ensures that content shared on our platform adheres to our community guidelines. This includes text, images, and videos.
Content that violates our guidelines will be blocked from the platform. If your content is removed due to a violation, you will receive a notification on your email explaining the reason. Our guidelines are available below, where you can find detailed information on acceptable behavior and content standards.
Resources for Minors
- Usernames incorporating foul language, slurs or promoting violence.
- Inciting violence, including threatening other users.
- Illegal activity including drug use, crimes, etc.
- Derogatory terms or remarks around a person's race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, disabilities, or health conditions.
- Fake content, such as pictures stolen without attribution and logged as catches, obviously photoshopped or edited content, fraudulent catches with fake information (such as incorrect weight, length, duplicate catch, or modified date) for the leaderboard or falsified catches (e.g. a shark caught in the pond behind your house)
- Nudity (bathing suits are OK)
- Illegal fishing, out of season fishing, fishing on private waters, and cruelty in fishing (e.g. inappropriately handled fish, mistreated catches, etc)
- Political content of any kind
Banning on the account can be of three types:
- Permanent Ban: The account is permanently banned and cannot be recovered.
- Temporary Ban: The account is banned for a fixed timeframe of 48 hours, 7 days, or 30 days, depending on the severity or repetition of the offense.
- Temporary Suspension Pending Appeal: The account is temporarily banned while under investigation. During this period, the account remains inaccessible until the user appeals and the appeal is reviewed.
- At times you might come across something that doesn’t violate these guidelines, but you don’t personally appreciate it. If this does happen, you can either block or unfollow that angler. If it is a comment on one of your posts, you can also delete that comment. We highly encourage you to use the block functionality rather than continuing to engage in a heated conversation.
- If you see that these guidelines have been breached by parts of the community, report the user by tapping the three dots on their profile, and follow the steps to report or block.
- If you see specific posts that cross the line, report this by tapping the three dots on the post and following the steps to report or block. Our support team will be alerted and will send the content to moderators. The team of moderators helps keep Fishbrain safe by constantly moderating our content. But at times we miss things, and that’s where we need our community to help us when things do slip through.
Invalid catch data
Fishbrain reserves the right to flag and restrict the visibility of user-submitted catch data that does not meet certain accuracy and completeness standards. This includes, but is not limited to, catches with missing or incorrect location data, unrealistic size measurements, or incomplete species identification. Such data may be excluded from public features of the platform, including feeds, leaderboards, water pages, confirmed private map areas, and profiles, while remaining accessible to the user who submitted it. These measures are in place to maintain data integrity and ensure a reliable experience for all users.
Privacy and Data protection
Your privacy is important to us. We handle user data with care and in compliance with applicable privacy laws. Rest assured that your personal information is protected throughout the moderation process.
If you believe your content has been moderated in error, you can appeal the decision by contacting us at support@fishbrain.com. We will review your appeal promptly and provide a response between 24-48hrs.
We are dedicated to continuously improving our moderation practices based on user feedback and changes in regulations. Your input helps us create a better experience for all users.
Regional Availability
Fishbrain is available in most, but not all countries or regions. As of November 2025, due to business and operational limitations, we cannot guarantee full functionality of the app in other countries or regions. The full list of countries and regions where Fishbrain is available can be found here.
Access may still be possible in certain areas if the app was installed before it was removed from the local app store. However, we are unable to guarantee full functionality, technical stability, or product support in those regions.
For paying users located in these unsupported regions:
- You are encouraged to cancel your subscription through the platform where it was originally purchased (App Store or Google Play).
- Due to technical and policy limitations, we are unable to provide full customer support or troubleshooting for app issues in the markets where Fishbrain is not available.
- We remain available to assist with account access and subscription cancellation inquiries.
For users in the European Union:
If you are a consumer located in the European Union and lose access to Fishbrain services due to regional restrictions, you retain your legal rights under EU consumer protection laws. This includes:
- Right to refund: You are encouraged to cancel your subscription through the platform where it was originally purchased (App Store or Google Play).
- Right to data access: You can request access to your personal data and fishing logs before service termination
- Right to data portability: You can request your data in a portable format to transfer to another service
To exercise these rights or for EU-specific support:
- Contact us at support@fishbrain.com with "EU Consumer Rights" in the subject line
- We will respond within 30 days as required by EU law
- You may also contact your local consumer protection authority
Legal remedies: These guidelines do not affect your statutory rights under EU law. If you believe we have breached our obligations, you may seek legal remedies in your EU member state.