Privacy Policy | PacedBreath

1. Who we are

PacedBreath (the “app”) and the website at pacedbreath.app (the “site”) are provided by Aleksandras Simukovic (“we”, “us”). For this policy, we are the data controller for the limited personal data described below. You can reach us at aleksandras.simukovic@gmail.com.

2. The short version

The app has no sign-in, no account, and no profile.
We operate no server that receives your app data. Everything the app stores lives on your iPhone.
The app contains no advertising, no third-party analytics SDK, and no trackers.
Apple Health is write-only and entirely optional.
Purchases are processed by Apple; we never see your payment details.
The site sets no cookies and runs no analytics or tracking scripts.

3. Data the app stores on your device

To work as a breathing pacer, the app stores the following locally on your iPhone using standard iOS storage (such as UserDefaults). This data is not transmitted to us:

Safety screening answers and safety preferences.
Session history: which protocol you ran, its duration, the outcome, and optional reflection taps.
Favorites, custom breath patterns, and streak information.
Preferences for focus themes, visual themes, voice, audio, haptics, and reminders.
Local app state needed to run sessions, widgets, and Shortcuts.

Local reminders are scheduled through iOS notifications on your device. If your device backups are enabled (iCloud or computer backups), this local data may be included in your backup under Apple's terms — that is controlled by your device settings, not by us.

4. Data we collect on servers

None. We do not operate an analytics backend, crash-reporting service, advertising network, or remote database for app data. If a future release ever changes this, we will update this policy and the App Store privacy disclosures before that release ships.

Apple may provide us with aggregated, anonymized statistics (such as download counts, crash summaries, and subscription totals) through App Store Connect. These statistics do not identify you, and what Apple collects from your device is governed by your iOS analytics settings and Apple's privacy policy.

5. Apple Health

If — and only if — you grant permission, the app writes completed breathing sessions of 30 seconds or longer to Apple Health as mindful-minute samples. The app does not read any Apple Health data.

You can withdraw this permission at any time in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Health, and you can delete recorded samples in the Health app. Health data is stored and protected by Apple on your device; it is never sent to us, and we never use Health data for marketing, advertising, or any purpose other than the write-out you requested.

6. Subscriptions and purchases

PacedBreath offers an optional auto-renewing subscription, PacedBreath Premium ($6.99 per month or $49.99 per year). Payment is processed entirely by Apple through your Apple Account. We do not receive your name, billing address, or payment card details.

The app uses Apple's StoreKit framework on your device to check whether a subscription is active and unlock premium features accordingly. Apple provides us with anonymized transaction records (such as a random transaction identifier and the product purchased) sufficient to support the subscription; we do not link these records to your identity.

7. The website

This site is a static website. It sets no cookies, runs no analytics or advertising scripts, embeds no social media widgets, and loads all assets — including fonts — from its own origin.

Like virtually all websites, the hosting infrastructure that serves the site processes standard technical request data (your IP address, browser user agent, and the pages requested) in transient server logs for the purpose of delivering pages and protecting against abuse. We do not use those logs to identify or profile visitors, and we do not combine them with any other data.

8. Support email

If you email us, we receive whatever you choose to send — typically your email address, your message, and any screenshots or device details you include. We use it solely to answer you and improve the app. Please do not send sensitive health information by email.

Our support inbox (aleksandras.simukovic@gmail.com) is hosted by Google (Gmail), which acts as our email processor. We keep support correspondence only as long as needed to resolve your request and for a reasonable period afterwards, and we delete it on request — see Data Deletion.

9. Legal bases (UK / EU users)

Where the UK or EU GDPR applies, we rely on:

Performance of a contract — operating the app and the subscriptions you request.
Legitimate interests — answering support email and serving the website securely.
Consent — the optional Apple Health write permission, which you may withdraw at any time.

10. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to complain to a supervisory authority (in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office).

In practice, the only personal data we are likely to hold is support correspondence. Email aleksandras.simukovic@gmail.com and we will honor verified requests within applicable statutory deadlines. Data stored on your iPhone is under your direct control — see Data Deletion.

11. Children

PacedBreath is general-wellness software and is not directed at children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. Because the app collects no personal data on our servers, no child-specific data is held by us.

12. Security and retention

App data is protected by your device's security (passcode, Face ID, and iOS sandboxing). We hold no copies of it and therefore cannot lose or leak it. Support email is retained as described in section 8. Server logs held by our hosting infrastructure are transient and rotate automatically.

13. Deleting your data

Deleting the app from your iPhone removes all local PacedBreath data from that device. Apple Health samples written with your permission remain in Apple Health until you delete them there. Step-by-step instructions are on the Data Deletion page.

14. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will post the new version here and update the effective date above. The app will not silently expand its data collection: any future collection beyond what is described here would be reflected in this policy and in the App Store privacy disclosures before release.

15. Contact

Questions about privacy: aleksandras.simukovic@gmail.com. Provider: Aleksandras Simukovic.