Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026-04-19

BetterFasting ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data BetterFasting collects, how it is used, and what choices you have when using the app.

1. Information We Collect

A. Health and Fitness Data (Apple HealthKit)

With your permission, BetterFasting can read health and fitness data from Apple Health to show fasting context and insights. This may include:

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• Steps and walking or running distance
• Active energy burned
• Heart rate, resting heart rate, and heart rate variability (HRV)
• Blood oxygen saturation
• Respiratory rate
• Body temperature
• Sleep analysis
• Workouts and mindfulness sessions

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• Dietary data such as calories, protein, carbohydrates, fat, sugar, and fiber

Health data is used only for app functionality, insights, and syncing across your devices. We do not use HealthKit data for advertising or tracking.

B. Account and Profile Data

If you sign in with Apple or create a profile, BetterFasting may receive or store:

• Your name
• Your email address
• A unique user identifier
• Username, bio, and profile photo
• Fasting goals and preferences
• Height, weight, target weight, date of birth, gender, and activity level

C. Fasting, Meal, and Social Data

When you use BetterFasting, the app may store:

• Fasting sessions, schedules, reminders, streaks, achievements, and history
• Meal logs, nutrition values, notes, and meal photos
• Weight logs and other body metrics you enter
• Social posts, comments, reactions, groups, buddy data, and profile visibility settings

D. Advertising Data

BetterFasting is supported by ads and uses the Google Mobile Ads SDK (AdMob).

AdMob may collect device identifiers, coarse location inferred from IP address, app and ad interaction data, advertising data, performance data, and diagnostic data.

If you allow App Tracking Transparency (ATT), ads may be more personalized and ad measurement may use Apple's advertising identifier (IDFA). If you deny ATT, the app still works and ads may be contextual or less personalized.

E. Analytics and Crash Reporting

BetterFasting uses Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics.

• Firebase Analytics is used only when you explicitly allow analytics in the app.
• Firebase Crashlytics remains enabled to help diagnose crashes and stability issues.

These services may collect app usage events, feature interactions, device model, OS version, locale, app version, build number, crash logs, handled error reports, performance diagnostics, and a user identifier when available.

F. Contacts and SMS Invites

If you use the invite flow, BetterFasting may present Apple's contact picker so you can choose recipients for an SMS invite. Selected phone numbers are passed to Apple's Messages composer to send the invite. BetterFasting does not store or upload your contact list.

2. How We Use Your Information

• Run fasting timers, schedules, widgets, Live Activities, health insights, and meal tracking
• Sync your data across devices with iCloud and CloudKit
• Provide social features such as profiles, groups, discussions, posts, comments, and friend activity
• Show ads and measure ad performance
• Improve app stability and understand product usage when analytics is enabled
• Support exports, account recovery, and account deletion requests

3. Data Storage

Your data may be stored in:

• Local device storage for core app functionality
• Apple Keychain for authentication-related data
• Apple iCloud / CloudKit for sync and social features
• Google Firebase for analytics and crash reporting
• Google AdMob for advertising, ad delivery, and ad measurement

4. Third-Party Services

• Google AdMob / Google Mobile Ads SDK: Google Privacy Policy
• Firebase Analytics & Crashlytics: Google Privacy Policy
• Apple Sign in with Apple: Apple Privacy Policy
• Apple HealthKit: Apple Privacy Policy
• Apple CloudKit: Apple Privacy Policy

5. Your Choices and Rights

Analytics

You can turn analytics on or off in BetterFasting under Settings > Usage Analytics.

Tracking Permission

You can allow or deny ad tracking through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt, and you can later change that choice in iOS Settings.

Health Permissions

You can manage HealthKit access at any time in the Health app or iOS Settings.

Notifications

You can manage notification permissions in iOS Settings.

Export and Deletion

You can export your data from the app. You can also delete your account and associated data from the app's settings. Account deletion is intended to remove local data and CloudKit records associated with your BetterFasting account.

6. Children's Privacy

BetterFasting is not intended for children under 18. If a user under 18 enters a date of birth during onboarding, the app may show a warning recommending parental guidance and consultation with a healthcare professional.

7. Data Retention

We retain data for as long as it is needed to operate the app and your account. If you delete your account, BetterFasting attempts to remove associated local data and CloudKit content tied to that account. Some third-party diagnostic or advertising records may remain subject to those providers' retention practices.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will be made available through the app and our public policy URL.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at bselimbuyukelci@gmail.com.