Privacy Policy
Effective September 13, 2026 · Last updated September 24, 2026
This policy explains how SweatBud handles information in our app, website, and support services. Contact support@sweatbud.app with privacy questions or requests.
1. Information we use
We use the information you provide, including your name, age or birth year, gender, height, weight, fitness goals, preferences, and any injuries or concerns you share. We also process workout plans, history, progress, saved routines, favorites, and AI chats. Guest accounts have an anonymous account identifier. Sign in with Apple provides an account identifier and any name or email you authorize.
2. SweatBud is powered by AI
For workout and rest-day suggestions and body estimates, SweatBud sends your profile details, chat messages, and selected photos to OpenRouter, an AI service.
- Processed to create your AI results
- We don't use your data to train AI models
- Photos aren't stored on SweatBud's server
AI features are optional. We ask for your explicit agreement before sending information for AI processing. You can decline or withdraw consent for future requests in Settings → Privacy → AI Features. Reading this policy does not grant consent.
Selected photos are compressed and embedded metadata is removed before analysis. Saved photos stay on your device and are excluded from device backup; structured scan results are stored with your account. Body estimates are not medical measurements or advice.
3. Device permissions
Camera, photo selection, microphone, and Apple Health access are optional. Dictation is processed on your device; audio is not uploaded by SweatBud. Dictated text is sent for AI processing only when you send the message.
With permission, Apple Health features can access weight, height, workout, and active-energy data and save completed workouts and active energy. We do not sell Health data or use it for advertising. Manage permissions in your device's Settings or Health app.
4. Use and sharing
We use information to provide and personalize features, sync your account, respond to support requests, and keep the service secure and reliable. Technical information, such as IP addresses, request status, and performance data, may be processed for these purposes.
We use Google Firebase for accounts, storage, and hosting; OpenRouter for AI requests; and exercise-media providers, including YMove, for workout content. Providers process information needed for their services, potentially in other countries, and must protect it consistently with this policy. See Firebase's privacy information and OpenRouter's Privacy Policy.
We use Tenjin to measure app installs, app opens, and subscription revenue from our advertising, including Meta (Facebook and Instagram) and TikTok. RevenueCat sends subscription purchase and renewal information, including product identifiers, amounts, and currency, to Tenjin. Device identifiers link these purchases to app installations, and Tenjin forwards purchase events to our advertising partners for campaign measurement. Tenjin processes device and advertising identifiers, app/session information, and technical information such as IP address. When you allow tracking in Apple’s permission prompt, the advertising identifier can be used to attribute installs across apps and websites. Without permission, the SDK does not access that identifier; limited attribution and Apple’s SKAdNetwork postbacks may still be used. We do not send health or fitness information, body scans, AI conversations, or account profile details to Tenjin, Meta, or TikTok for advertising measurement. You can change tracking permission in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
We do not sell personal information. The website has no advertising trackers or analytics cookies. Information may also be disclosed when legally required, to protect rights and safety, or during a business transfer subject to privacy safeguards.
5. Storage and deletion
Account information and saved results remain until changed or deleted through supported controls or a verified request. Draft scan results and request records may remain after an abandoned scan or scan-history deletion and do not all expire automatically. Contact support to remove remaining records. Account deletion removes records stored under that account.
Use Account → Delete account or contact support@sweatbud.app for deletion requests. Deleting the app alone does not delete cloud records and may remove access to a guest account. Device-only photos may be lost when the app is removed. Apple Health records and copies on other devices require separate management.
Minimal deletion markers may remain to prevent deleted data from returning. Provider logs, support correspondence, and backups follow operational and legal retention requirements. We use encrypted connections, access controls, and device file protection where supported; no system guarantees absolute security.
6. Your privacy choices
You can edit supported profile information and withdraw optional permissions. Depending on your location, you may also request access, correction, deletion, a copy of your information, or restrictions on its use, and complain to a privacy regulator. Contact support; we may need to verify your identity. Withdrawal does not undo earlier processing, and information may be retained where legally required.
7. Children and policy changes
SweatBud is not directed to children under 13. Contact us if a child has provided information without required parental consent. We will update this policy as needed and provide notice or obtain new consent when required.