Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

When you use Apex, we collect the following information:

• Account information: Name, email address, username, and profile picture provided during sign-up.
• Fitness data: Workout logs, exercise history, step counts, and gym check-in records.
• Health data: Step count, walking/running distance, and calories burned synced from Apple Health (iOS) or Google Health Connect (Android), with your explicit permission.
• Location data: Approximate location used for gym check-in verification via geofencing and for providing relevant gym search results, with your explicit permission.
• Profile picture: Optionally uploaded from your camera or photo library, stored securely on our servers.
• Device information: Device type, operating system, app version, device timezone, and platform for troubleshooting and functionality purposes.
• Push notification token: A device token used to deliver push notifications, with your permission.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain the Apex app experience.
• To track your workouts, streaks, and progress.
• To verify gym check-ins using geofencing.
• To sync health data from Apple Health or Google Health Connect.
• To send push notifications, including gym proximity alerts, step goal achievements, and friend request updates.
• To enable social features such as friend connections.
• To improve the app and fix issues.

3. Social Features & Data Visible to Other Users

Apex includes social features that allow you to connect with friends. When you add a friend, the following information is visible to them:

• Your username and profile picture.
• Your gym name.
• Your current streaks and weekly progress (check-in count, step goal completion).
• Your workout split commitment and step goal days commitment.

Friend requests and friendships are stored in our database. You can remove friends at any time.

4. Data Storage & Security

Your data is stored securely using Supabase (hosted on AWS) with row-level security policies. Authentication is handled by Clerk, a trusted third-party authentication provider. We use industry-standard encryption for data in transit and at rest.

Certain data is also stored locally on your device, including cached workout data, health metrics, and gym information. Authentication tokens are stored in your device's secure keychain.

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with the following service providers necessary to operate the app:

• Clerk — authentication services.
• Supabase — database and backend services.
• Google Places API — gym search functionality.
• Google Maps Static API — gym map image generation.
• Expo Push Notification Service — push notification delivery (routes to Apple APNs and Google FCM).

6. Health & Location Data

Health data from Apple Health (iOS) or Google Health Connect (Android) is accessed only with your explicit permission and is used solely within the app to track your step goals, distance, and calories burned. We do not share health data with third parties.

Location data is used for gym check-in verification. When geofencing is enabled, your device monitors your proximity to your selected gym in the background to send you a notification upon arrival. No GPS coordinates from background monitoring are stored. Your approximate location is also sent to Google Places API when searching for gyms to provide relevant results.

7. Background Processing

When geofencing is enabled, your device continuously monitors your proximity to your selected gym in the background using OS-level location services. This is used solely to notify you when you arrive at your gym.

On iOS, health data may sync in the background via Apple HealthKit's background delivery to keep your step progress up to date.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. To request deletion of your account and associated data, contact us at the.apexfitnessapp@gmail.com.

Operational logs such as streak evaluations and goal change history are retained alongside your account data and deleted upon account removal.

9. Children's Privacy

Apex is not intended for users under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected data from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly.

10. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request deletion of your account and associated data.
• Revoke health or location data permissions at any time.
• Opt out of optional data collection.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us at: the.apexfitnessapp@gmail.com