Last Updated: December 4, 2025
Introduction
Welcome to FytCircle ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and services.
Information We Collect
1. Personal Information
When you create an account, we collect:
- Name
- Email address
- Profile photo (optional)
- Authentication credentials (securely hashed)
2. Health and Fitness Data
With your explicit consent, we collect:
- Daily step count
- Calorie burn information
- Distance traveled
- Fitness activity data
- Goal settings and progress
3. Social Data
- Friend connections and group memberships
- Challenge participation
- Activity sharing preferences
- Public posts and comments
4. Automatically Collected Information
- Device information (model, operating system)
- Log data and usage statistics
- App performance data
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information to:
- Provide and maintain our fitness tracking services
- Track your fitness progress and achievements
- Enable social features (friend connections, challenges, groups)
- Send you notifications about your fitness goals and activities
- Improve our app and develop new features
- Ensure security and prevent fraud
- Comply with legal obligations
Data Sharing and Disclosure
Social Sharing
You control what fitness data is shared with friends and groups. By default, your activities are private. When you join a challenge or group, relevant fitness data is shared with participants according to the challenge/group settings.
Third-Party Services
We may share data with:
- Google Fit / Apple HealthKit (for fitness data synchronization)
- Cloud service providers (for secure data storage)
- Analytics services (anonymized data only)
We Do Not Sell Your Data
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information or health data to third parties for marketing purposes.
Data Security
We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:
- Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
- Secure password hashing (bcrypt)
- Regular security audits
- Access controls and authentication
- Secure cloud infrastructure (AWS)
Your Privacy Rights
You have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data
- Correction: Update inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion: Request deletion of your account and data
- Data Portability: Export your fitness data
- Withdraw Consent: Revoke permissions for health data access
- Object: Opt-out of certain data processing activities
Children's Privacy
FytCircle is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.
Data Retention
We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide services. When you delete your account:
- Personal data is deleted within 30 days
- Anonymized fitness statistics may be retained for research
- Legal and backup copies may be retained as required by law
International Data Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes through the app or via email. Your continued use of FytCircle after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us:
Legal Compliance
This Privacy Policy complies with:
- General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) guidelines
- Google Play and Apple App Store privacy requirements