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Last Updated: January 10, 2025 | Effective Date: January 10, 2025

Introduction

Walk Analytics ("we," "our," or "the app") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how our mobile applications (iOS and Android) access, use, and protect health data from your device.

Key Privacy Principle: Walk Analytics operates on a zero-server, local-only architecture. All health data accessed from Apple HealthKit (iOS) or Health Connect (Android) remains exclusively on your physical device and is never transmitted to external servers, cloud services, or third parties.

1. Health Data Access

Walk Analytics integrates with your device's native health platform to provide detailed walking workout analysis:

1.1 iOS - Apple HealthKit Integration

On iOS devices, Walk Analytics integrates with Apple HealthKit to access walking workout data. We request read-only access to:

  • Workout Sessions: Walking exercise sessions with time and duration
  • Distance: Total walking distances
  • Heart Rate: Heart rate data during workouts
  • Active Energy: Calories burned during walking sessions
  • Step Count: Analysis of steps taken during walks
  • Walking Speed: Speed metrics for pace analysis

Apple HealthKit Compliance: Walk Analytics adheres to all Apple HealthKit guidelines. Your health data is processed entirely on your iOS device and never leaves it. We never share HealthKit data with third parties, advertising platforms, or data brokers.

1.2 Android - Health Connect Integration

Health Data Type Permission Purpose
Exercise Sessions READ_EXERCISE To identify and import walking workout sessions from Health Connect
Distance Records READ_DISTANCE To display total distance per walk and calculate pace
Heart Rate Records READ_HEART_RATE To display heart rate charts, calculate average and maximum heart rate
Speed Records READ_SPEED To calculate and display your walking speed and pace zones
Steps READ_STEPS To count steps during walking sessions
Calories Burned READ_TOTAL_CALORIES_BURNED To provide overview of energy expenditure during walks

1.3 How We Use Health Data

All health data is used exclusively for the following purposes:

  • Workout Display: Show your walking sessions with detailed metrics (distance, time, steps, heart rate)
  • Performance Analytics: Calculate pace zones, Activity Score, and Walking Readiness
  • Progress Tracking: Display performance trends, personal bests, and workout summaries
  • Data Export: Allow you to export your workout data to CSV format for personal use

1.4 Data Storage

🔒 CRITICAL PRIVACY GUARANTEE:

All health data remains exclusively on your physical device.

  • iOS: Data is stored using iOS Core Data and UserDefaults (on-device only)
  • Android: Data is stored using Android Room Database (on-device SQLite)
  • NO data is uploaded to external servers
  • NO data is transmitted over the internet
  • NO cloud synchronization or backup of health data
  • NO third-party access to your health data

The only time data leaves your device is when YOU explicitly choose to export your workouts to CSV format and share the file yourself.

2. Permissions Required

2.1 iOS Permissions

  • HealthKit Access: Read access to Workouts, Distance, Heart Rate, Active Energy, Steps, and Walking Speed
  • Photo Library (Optional): Only if you choose to save workout summaries as images

You can manage HealthKit permissions at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Health → Walk Analytics.

2.2 Android Permissions

  • android.permission.health.READ_EXERCISE
  • android.permission.health.READ_DISTANCE
  • android.permission.health.READ_HEART_RATE
  • android.permission.health.READ_SPEED
  • android.permission.health.READ_STEPS
  • android.permission.health.READ_TOTAL_CALORIES_BURNED
  • Internet Access (INTERNET): Used only for displaying static in-app content.

3. Data We Do NOT Collect

Walk Analytics does NOT collect name, email, location, or usage analytics.

4. In-App Purchases

Subscriptions are managed by App Store/Google Play. We never see payment details.

5. Data Retention

Data stays on device indefinitely until you delete it or uninstall the app.

11. Contact Us

Summary

In Simple Terms:

  • ✅ What we access: Walking data from HealthKit/Health Connect
  • ✅ Where it's stored: Only on YOUR device
  • ✅ Where it goes: Nowhere.