Privacy Policy

Your steps are counted on your own phone, using the step-counting hardware built into it. On Android this is the device's step counter sensor; on iPhone it is Apple's motion and fitness sensor. This works on its own, without an account and without any other app installed.

Step Tracker can also, if you choose to connect it, read your step count from Apple Health (on iPhone) or Health Connect (on Android). This is entirely optional and the app works fully without it. Connecting it is useful if you also record steps on a smartwatch or fitness band.

We only ever read your step count from Apple Health and Health Connect. We never write to them, and we never read any other kind of health information stored there.

You can use Step Tracker as a guest, without creating an account or signing in. In guest mode your steps, history and daily goal are stored only on your device and are not sent to our servers.

If you later sign in, the history recorded on your device is transferred to your account so you do not lose it.

Account information. If you choose to sign in, we receive your name, email address and profile picture from the sign-in provider you use (Google, or Facebook where offered). We use this to create and identify your account. We never receive your password.

Step and activity data. Your daily step count, and the distance, calories and active time calculated from it, along with the daily goal you set and your history over time. If you are signed in, this is synced to your account so it is available on your other devices.

Health app data (optional). If you connect Apple Health or Health Connect, we read your step count from it. Nothing else.

Location (only when you share). If you tap Share to create a step card, and only then, the app requests your location so it can place a map of the area on that card. Location is used while the app is in use, is not collected in the background, and is not used to track your movements. You can decline and still share the card without a map.

Photos and camera (optional). If you choose to set a profile picture, the app accesses the photo you select, or your camera if you choose to take one.

Device and diagnostic information. Device model, operating system version, app version, language, device identifiers, and crash and performance reports. We use these to keep the app working and to diagnose problems.

Usage and session information. Information about how the app is used, such as which screens are opened and how features are interacted with, including session replay through Microsoft Clarity. This helps us find problems and improve the app.

Advertising identifier. Your device's advertising identifier, used to show ads to users on the free tier. On iPhone this is only collected if you allow tracking when asked.

Notifications. If you allow notifications, a notification token so we can deliver step reminders and updates to your device.

Subscription status. Whether you have an active subscription and which plan, provided by Apple or Google through RevenueCat. We never receive or store your card or payment details.

To show you your step count, distance, calories, goal progress, history and reports.

To keep your step history in sync across the devices you sign in on.

To send the reminders and notifications you have turned on.

To operate subscriptions and to keep the app free for users who are not subscribed, by showing advertising.

To diagnose crashes, fix problems and improve how the app works.

To respond to you when you contact support.

We treat your step and activity data as sensitive, and we hold it to stricter rules than the rest of the information above.

Data read from Apple Health or Health Connect, and the step data recorded by your device, is used only to show your own activity back to you inside the app and to sync it to your own account.

We do not use your health or activity data for advertising, we do not sell it, and we do not share it with third parties for their own purposes. It is not used to build advertising profiles, and it is not transferred to data brokers.

We do not sell your personal information.

Service providers. We use Google (Firebase, for crash reporting, analytics, notifications and app configuration, and Google AdMob for advertising), Microsoft (Clarity, for usage analytics and session replay), and RevenueCat (to manage subscription status). These providers process information on our behalf, and each has its own privacy policy.

App stores. Apple and Google process subscription purchases and tell us whether your subscription is active. Payment details are handled by them, not by us.

Legal reasons. We may disclose information where we are required to by law, or where it is necessary to protect our rights, our users or the public.

Step Tracker shows advertising to users who are not subscribed. Advertising is provided by Google AdMob, which may use your device's advertising identifier and general information about your device to select ads.

Your step and activity data is never used for advertising.

You can limit personalised advertising in your device settings: on Android, under Settings > Privacy > Ads; on iPhone, by declining tracking when asked, or under Settings > Privacy & Security > Tracking. Subscribing to any paid plan removes advertising from the app entirely.

Use the app without an account. Guest mode keeps your data on your device only.

Health app connection. You can connect or disconnect Apple Health or Health Connect at any time from the Health app on iPhone, or from the Health Connect app on Android. Step Tracker keeps working either way.

Location. You can decline the location request, or change it later in your device settings. Only the map on shared cards is affected.

Notifications. You can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings, or reminders off inside the app.

Advertising. See the section above.

Access and deletion. You can delete your account and its data from inside the app, under Settings. You can also contact us at support@suratfit.com to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.

We keep your account information and step history for as long as your account exists, so that your history remains available to you.

When you delete your account, we delete the personal information held for it. Some records may be retained for a limited period where we are required to keep them by law, or in backups that are overwritten on a routine cycle.

Data stored only on your device, including guest-mode history, is removed when you uninstall the app.

Information sent between the app and our servers is encrypted in transit. We restrict access to personal information to those who need it to operate the service.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Step Tracker is not intended for children under 13, or under 16 where local law sets a higher age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below that age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us at support@suratfit.com and we will delete it.

We and our service providers may process your information in countries other than the one you live in. Where we transfer personal information across borders, we take steps to ensure it remains protected in line with this policy.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will change the effective date at the top of this page, and where the change is significant we will make it clear in the app.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your information is handled, contact us at support@suratfit.com.