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Privacy Policy

Your data stays on your device.

Footsteps is designed so your location history remains on your iPhone. We do not collect, transmit, store, or share your personal information.

Effective Date: February 27, 2026 Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Data Collection

Footsteps does not collect any data. There are no servers, no cloud services, no analytics, and no third-party SDKs.

The app processes the following data types entirely on your device:

Data Type Purpose Stored Where
Precise location (GPS) Detect visits and record travel routes On your device only
Motion and fitness data Classify activity types (walking, running, cycling, driving) and count steps On your device only

This data is never transmitted off your device.

Data Storage

All data is stored locally on your iPhone using Core Data, Apple's on-device database framework. This includes:

  • Visit history, including arrival and departure times and locations
  • Activity records, routes, distances, and durations
  • Saved places, including names, categories, and tags you create
  • Cached geocoding results from Apple's built-in geocoder
  • Daily statistics and precomputed summaries

No data is stored in iCloud, on remote servers, or in any location outside your device.

Data Sharing

Footsteps does not share your data with anyone. There are:

  • No third-party analytics (no Google Analytics, Firebase, Mixpanel, or similar services)
  • No advertising SDKs
  • No crash reporting services
  • No social features or data sharing between users
  • No server-side components of any kind

Network Usage

Footsteps uses the network solely for Apple's built-in reverse geocoding service, which converts GPS coordinates to human-readable addresses. These requests are made by Apple's CLGeocoder framework and are subject to Apple's Privacy Policy. Footsteps itself does not operate any servers or make any network requests to non-Apple services.

Third-Party Dependencies

Footsteps has zero third-party dependencies. The app is built entirely with Apple frameworks:

  • CoreLocation (location tracking)
  • CoreMotion (activity detection)
  • MapKit (map display)
  • Core Data (local database)

Your Rights and Controls

You have full control over your data:

  • Export: Export your complete history as CSV or JSON files at any time from Settings.
  • Delete: Permanently delete all data from Settings. This action is immediate and irreversible.
  • Pause: Toggle tracking on or off at any time from Settings.
  • Revoke Permissions: Revoke location or motion permissions from iOS Settings at any time. Footsteps will stop tracking immediately.

Children's Privacy

Footsteps does not collect any personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Since no data leaves the device, the app complies with COPPA requirements.

Apple's Privacy Manifest

Footsteps includes Apple's required Privacy Manifest, PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy, declaring:

  • NSPrivacyTracking: false - the app does not track users.
  • NSPrivacyTrackingDomains: Empty - there are no tracking domains.
  • NSPrivacyCollectedDataTypes: Precise location and fitness data, both used solely for app functionality, not linked to identity, and not used for tracking.
  • NSPrivacyAccessedAPITypes: File timestamp API for storage calculation and disk space API for storage display.

Changes to This Policy

If this privacy policy changes, the updated version will be published at the same URL with a new Last Updated date. Since Footsteps collects no data, meaningful changes to this policy are unlikely.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or the app's privacy practices, contact:

Email

footsteps@akhave.in

Footsteps is designed so that the best privacy policy is the simplest one: we don't collect your data.