Privacy Policy
Updated
Taelo is operated by Aiden Smith. Contact: aidenjsmith2@icloud.com. This policy covers the app and its support website. No Taelo account is required. We do not sell personal information, use advertising trackers, or send your fitness journal to our own servers.
Your journal and backups
Workouts, runs and routes, foods, supplements, hydration, fasting, routines, body measurements, preferences and selected photo copies are stored in the app’s private device storage. Calculations and recipe searches run on the device. Taelo does not operate a journal-sync service. Your device’s iCloud or computer backups may include app data and photos, depending on your Apple settings. Deleting Taelo does not erase existing backups or copies you have shared. We cannot recover a lost local journal for you.
Apple Health and photos
With your permission, Taelo reads heart rate, resting heart rate, heart-rate variability, steps, active energy and sleep, and can write weight, body fat, walking/running distance, active energy and completed workouts. Health access is optional. Health data is not used for advertising, sold, or sent to RevenueCat or food and trail providers. Manage access and previously written samples in Apple Health. Photos you select are copied into private, protected storage; Taelo does not upload them. A photo or export you choose to share leaves the app through the destination you select.
Runs, maps and nearby trails
Location is used when you start an outdoor run or request nearby trails. Active run recording can continue in the background or with the screen locked; stopping the run stops recording. Recorded routes remain local. Nearby discovery sends a rounded search area, not your recorded route, to the U.S. Geological Survey. Searching a city or ZIP code sends that search to Apple’s geocoding service. Apple Maps may receive map-area and network information when maps load. These services also receive ordinary connection information, such as your IP address. Discovery needs internet access; downloaded trail files contain route lines, not offline map tiles.
Barcode lookup and recipes
For an unfamiliar barcode, Taelo requests product information from Open Food Facts using the barcode and an app/version identifier. The provider also receives ordinary network information. Your journal, identity, Health data and photos are not included. Results are cached locally. Bundled recipes and dish photos work offline; opening a source or reference link connects to that website under its own privacy practices.
Purchases and subscription reporting
Apple processes payments; we do not receive payment-card details. Taelo uses RevenueCat to verify Pro access and report subscription performance. RevenueCat processes a randomly assigned app-user identifier, purchase and transaction history, entitlement status and limited app/device metadata. It does not receive your name from your profile or your fitness, nutrition, Health, location or photo records. Apple provides transaction and financial reports to the developer. Subscription processing may occur when the app opens, including for users who have not purchased. There is no cross-app advertising tracking.
Notifications and Live Activities
Reminders are scheduled on your device after permission. Live Activities show workout or run information on supported Lock Screens and Dynamic Islands. People who can see your screen may see that information. You can control notifications, Live Activities, location and Health permissions in Apple Settings. Refusing optional permissions does not prevent core manual logging.
Support and the website
If you email us, we receive your email address and the information you choose to send, solely to handle the request and related security or legal obligations. Do not send medical records or sensitive photos unless needed for your request. GitHub hosts the support website and may process IP addresses and technical request logs. Public GitHub issues are visible to others; use aidenjsmith2@icloud.com for private support or privacy requests. We add no advertising cookies or behavioral analytics to the site.
Retention and deletion
Local records remain until you delete them or remove the app; cached data and system backups may persist separately. Exports and Apple Health copies must be managed where they were saved. Subscription records are retained as needed to verify access, restore purchases, reconcile payments, prevent fraud and meet legal obligations. Support correspondence is kept as needed to resolve the request and related disputes or legal obligations. Ask us to review or delete information we control at aidenjsmith2@icloud.com. We will explain any lawful retention requirement. Deleting the app does not delete Apple or RevenueCat records or cancel a subscription.
Your privacy rights
Where applicable law provides them, you may request access, correction, deletion, portability or restriction, object to processing, withdraw consent, and complain to your privacy regulator. We do not discriminate for exercising these rights. Use the app’s editing, deletion and Export controls for local records; contact us privately for subscription or support records. We may request proportionate verification, not your entire journal. We respond within applicable legal deadlines and explain any permitted extension or refusal. No information is sold or shared for targeted advertising.
Legal bases and international processing
Where EU or UK data-protection law applies, subscription fulfillment relies on performing our agreement; support, security and limited subscription reporting rely on legitimate interests; legally required recordkeeping relies on legal obligations. Optional health and device access is based on your permission and, where required, consent. You may withdraw it without affecting earlier lawful processing. Service providers may process data in the United States or other countries. RevenueCat’s Data Processing Addendum includes applicable standard contractual clauses and UK transfer safeguards. Contact us for information about safeguards relevant to your data. Apple, GitHub, Open Food Facts and USGS also publish their own privacy practices.
Children, security and automated calculations
Taelo is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us so we can investigate and remove it as required. Device protection and limited data sharing reduce risk, but no system is perfectly secure. Taelo has no AI assistant and does not send your entries to an AI provider or use them to train models. Local training estimates are informational, not decisions with legal or similarly significant effects. AI-assisted development tools have been used to help create the app and some content; errors remain possible.
Policy updates
The dated policy is available in the app and on the website. We will explain material changes through the app or another appropriate notice, and obtain additional consent where required before introducing new uses of personal data. Mandatory rights under your local law always apply.