Privacy Policy

General Information

This Privacy Policy explains how your personal information is collected, used and shared when you use the StappCounter ("we", "our" or "our application") mobile application.

StappCounter is designed to help you with step tracking, route creation and maintaining your fitness goals. We collect and process the following information to provide these features.

Information We Collect

• Health and Fitness Data: With your permission, we collect step count, distance traveled and calories burned data. This data is used to show your activity statistics and progress.
• Location Data: When you enable location services, we collect your device's location to track your routes, calculate speed and provide navigation features.
• Device Motion Data: We collect motion data from your device's sensors to count steps and detect activity types.
• Camera Access: If you use the AR route guidance feature, access to your device's camera is required to provide augmented reality navigation.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• Provide, maintain and improve the application's features and functionality
• Calculate and display your fitness metrics such as step count, distance, speed and calories
• Create and save your walking/running routes
• Provide AR navigation guidance
• Enable voice guidance features for accessibility
• Back up your data locally on your device

Data Storage and Sharing

Apple Health: With your permission, StappCounter can share your step data with Apple Health. This integration is optional and controlled by you.

Third Party Sharing: We do not sell, rent or share your personal information with third parties except as described in this policy. We do not use any third party analytics or advertising services.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Rights and Choices

You have control over your data in the following ways:

• You can enable or disable location, health data and camera access permissions through your device settings
• You can delete your activity history and routes through the application settings
• You can control whether your data is shared with Apple Health
• You can manage local backups of your data

Children's Privacy

Our application is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. When any changes occur, we will notify you by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.