Effective date: April 2026 · X Engineering · xengineering.net
This policy covers two distinct things: this website (xengineering.net) and X Engineering hardware and software products, including the alternator regulator and its companion app and cloud services. Where a section applies to only one, it is labeled accordingly.
Website Applies to visitors of xengineering.net.
Product Applies to users of X Engineering hardware (including the alternator regulator), firmware, companion mobile apps, and cloud-connected services.
Both Certain sections apply to both.
When you visit xengineering.net, our hosting provider may automatically log standard server data including your IP address, browser type, referring URL, and the date and time of your request. We do not install tracking cookies or run third-party analytics on this site.
Our products interface with NMEA 2000 (NMEA2K) networks to receive and process GPS and navigation data. This may include:
If you create an account to access leaderboards / cloud features, we collect:
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
We may use your data, including aggregated, de-identified, or anonymized data derived from GPS and performance information, to develop commercial products and services, license data insights to third parties, or otherwise generate revenue. See Section 6 for more detail and your rights.
We share data with vendors who help us operate our infrastructure, host our cloud services, process payments, send emails, and provide customer support. These parties are contractually limited to using data only for the services they provide to us.
See Section 5 below.
If X Engineering is involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control.
We may disclose information where required by law, court order, or government authority, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of X Engineering, our users, or others.
We may share your information for other purposes with your explicit consent.
Leaderboard features may display your display name, performance metrics (e.g., top speed, segment times, distance), and vessel or vehicle information to other registered users. Your precise GPS track may be processed server-side to compute leaderboard scores; by default, only derived metrics (not raw coordinates) are shown publicly unless you choose to share a full track.
You may opt out of leaderboard participation at any time through your account settings. Opting out will remove your entries from future leaderboard displays, though previously published data may remain visible for a period while changes propagate.
We do not currently sell your personal information to third parties in exchange for money. However, we reserve the right to do so in the future, including the sale or licensing of GPS-derived data, performance data, and aggregated datasets.
If we begin selling or sharing personal information in ways that trigger opt-out rights under applicable law (including the CCPA), we will update this policy, provide notice, and honor any required opt-out mechanism before doing so.
We may share de-identified or aggregated data — data that cannot reasonably be used to identify you — with research partners, marine industry organizations, or commercial third parties without restriction, and this does not constitute a "sale" under applicable privacy laws.
California residents may submit a Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information request at any time. See Section 10.
We retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, to provide our products and services, to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. GPS and performance data associated with your account is retained for the life of your account and for a period after deletion to allow for backup recovery and legal compliance. You may request deletion of your data as described in Section 10 or by contacting us directly.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You use our products and services at your own risk. If you believe your account or data has been compromised, contact us immediately at joe@xengineering.net.
To report a security vulnerability, please contact us responsibly at the address above. We appreciate responsible disclosure.
Our products and services are not directed to children under the age of 13 (or 16 where required by law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it.
If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):
To submit a request, contact us at joe@xengineering.net. We will verify your identity before processing your request and will respond within 45 days, with an extension of up to 45 additional days where reasonably necessary. You may authorize an agent to act on your behalf by providing written permission.
We do not sell the personal information of consumers we know to be under 16 years of age.
Categories of personal information collected (past 12 months): Personal identifiers; precise geolocation data; device and online identifiers; internet and network activity; electrical and performance data; inferences drawn from the above.
Business or commercial purposes for collection: Product operation, analytics, improvement, customer support, legal compliance, and potential future commercial data use.
Categories disclosed to third parties: Personal identifiers; geolocation data; device identifiers; usage data (disclosed to service providers and, for leaderboards, other users).
We may update this policy at any time. Material changes — particularly those affecting how we use GPS data, leaderboard data, or whether we begin selling personal information — will be communicated to account holders by email or in-app notice before the change takes effect. The effective date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision. Continued use of our products or website after notice constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this privacy policy:
X Engineering
joe@xengineering.net