Rig Buddy is a drilling and rig-floor calculator, hitch tracker and reference app built to work offline in the field. This policy explains what the app does and does not do with your information.
The Short Version
Rig Buddy does not collect, sell or share your personal information. There are no accounts and no sign-up. Everything you enter is saved on your own device, and nothing you enter is sent anywhere unless you choose to share or export it yourself. The only thing the app downloads is a public file of oil prices and rig counts, and it sends nothing about you to get it.
What The App Stores, And Where
Rig Buddy saves what you enter so it is still there the next time you open the app, the same way a tally book stays in your truck between tours.
| Data | Where it's kept | Leaves your device? |
|---|---|---|
| Calculator inputs and job infoPump specs, mud weights, depths, kill sheets, trip sheets, bit inventory, reports | On your phone only | No |
| Hitch schedule and calendar notes | On your phone only | No |
| Rig photos you addRig plot, BOP stack, choke manifold, and similar | On your phone only. The app only sees photos you pick. | No |
| PDF reports and backup files | Saved to your phone's Documents › RigBuddy folder when you tap Save | Only if you send them |
| Oil prices and rig countsDownloaded for the Market tiles on the home screen | The latest copy is kept on your phone so it still shows with no signal | No |
| Account or identity information | Not collected. There is no account. | N/A |
| Location, contacts, microphone | Not accessed by the app | N/A |
Market Data
When you have signal, Rig Buddy downloads one small public file with oil and natural gas prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and rig counts from Baker Hughes. The file is hosted on GitHub Pages. The download includes no information about you, your jobs or your device beyond what any website request carries, such as your IP address, which the hosting service handles under its own privacy policy. Rig Buddy does not receive or keep it.
Sharing Is Always Your Choice
Rig Buddy has Share buttons and share codes (including QR codes) so you can hand a job off to your relief or send a report. These only run when you tap them, and they use your phone's own share options, such as text, email or Drive. Whatever you share goes only to the people and apps you pick. Rig Buddy never sees or keeps a copy.
No Tracking
Rig Buddy does not use analytics, advertising, crash-reporting or tracking services of any kind. Every calculator works without an internet connection; only the Market tiles need signal to update.
If a future version adds anything that changes this, such as cloud sync, this policy will be updated before that version is released.
Deleting Your Data
- Uninstalling Rig Buddy, or clearing its storage in your phone's settings, erases everything the app has saved.
- Files you saved to Documents › RigBuddy stay until you delete them yourself.
- Before you uninstall or switch phones, you can make a backup file from the app's Backup & Restore screen.
Children's Privacy
Rig Buddy is a professional tool for oilfield and drilling work and is not directed at children. It does not knowingly collect information from anyone, children included.
Changes To This Policy
If this policy changes, the effective date above will be updated, and the current version will always be at this page's address.
Contact
Questions about this policy or how Rig Buddy handles data can be sent to:
dalynsnyder@hotmail.com