Contents
  1. Information We Collect
  2. Health Data & HealthKit
  3. AI Coaching & Data Processing
  4. How We Use Your Information
  5. Data Sharing & Third Parties
  6. Data Retention
  7. Security
  8. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
  9. Children's Privacy
  10. Changes to This Policy
  11. Contact Us

The short version: We collect only what we need to coach you. Your health data is used exclusively to personalize your training — we never sell it, never use it for advertising, and never share it with anyone except the AI service that powers your coaching. You can delete everything, anytime.

1 Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly, data your device shares with us (with your permission), and limited usage information.

Account information

Training profile

Health & activity data (only with your explicit permission)

Usage data

2 Health Data & HealthKit

On iOS, Pacely can read data from Apple Health (HealthKit) — but only the categories you explicitly grant. On Android, we can read from Health Connect with equivalent permissions.

Apple HealthKit commitment: Pacely does not use HealthKit data for advertising, marketing, or any purpose other than delivering your personalized coaching experience. HealthKit data is never sold to third parties. This is both our policy and a condition of Apple's developer guidelines.

We store aggregated daily summaries of your health data (e.g., "7.2 hours sleep, 58 bpm resting HR") rather than raw data streams. You can revoke health permissions at any time through your device's Settings app, and you can request deletion of all stored health data by contacting us.

3 AI Coaching & Data Processing

Pacer — our AI coach — is powered by Google Gemini. When you ask Pacer a question or request a training plan, we send a structured summary of your coaching context to Google's API. This includes:

We do not send your name, email address, or payment information to the AI provider. The data transmitted is pseudonymous training context.

Google processes this data under its own privacy policy and API terms. Google does not use Pacely API requests to train its models. See Google's Privacy Policy for details.

4 How We Use Your Information

Purpose Data Used Legal Basis (GDPR)
Deliver personalized coaching and training plans All training and health data Contract performance
Power Pacer AI responses Health metrics, plan, workout history Contract performance
Process subscription payments Email address (Stripe handles card data) Contract performance
Send transactional emails (welcome, receipts, reminders) Name, email address Legitimate interest / consent
Improve the service and fix bugs Anonymized usage data Legitimate interest
Comply with legal obligations As required by law Legal obligation

We do not use your data for advertising, behavioral tracking, or sale to any third party.

5 Data Sharing & Third Parties

We share your data only with the services necessary to operate Pacely:

Provider Purpose Data Shared
Google Gemini API AI coaching responses Anonymized training context
Stripe Subscription billing Email address, billing info
Resend Transactional email Name, email address
Neon (PostgreSQL) Database hosting All app data (encrypted at rest)
Amazon Web Services App hosting & file storage App data (encrypted at rest)
Expo (push notifications) Workout reminders Device push token

All providers are required to handle your data in accordance with applicable privacy law. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party for their own use.

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of Pacely or its users.

6 Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. Specifically:

7 Security

We take security seriously:

No system is perfectly secure. If you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately at security@pacely.coach.

8 Your Rights

Regardless of where you live, you can:

California residents (CCPA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect and sell (we don't sell any), and the right to opt out of sale. To exercise any right, contact us at privacy@pacely.coach.

EEA/UK residents (GDPR): You may also lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority. We will respond to all requests within 30 days.

9 Children's Privacy

Pacely is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has created an account, please contact us at privacy@pacely.coach and we will delete the account promptly.

10 Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy as the product evolves. When we make material changes, we'll notify you by email and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of Pacely after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

11 Contact Us

Questions, requests, or concerns about this policy? We're here.

Pacely

Privacy inquiries: privacy@pacely.coach

Security issues: security@pacely.coach

General support: support@pacely.coach