Privacy Policy

Beating (“the App”, “we”) is a heart-rate–focused health data visualization tool. We take your privacy — especially your health data — seriously. This policy explains what we collect, how we use and store it, and the rights you have.

1. Information We Collect

Health data (read via Apple HealthKit, with your permission): heart rate, resting heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV), high/low heart-rate events, steps, walking & running distance, active energy, stand time, sleep analysis, body mass / BMI, VO₂max, and workouts. The App only reads this data; it never writes data to HealthKit.

Location (optional, while in use): only when you actively enable the Weather feature, to fetch the current temperature for your city. We do not continuously track or store your precise location history.

Sync & account identifiers: the App generates a random sync key and device token on your device to securely sync your data across your devices and to power family/friend groups. We do not collect your name, phone number, or precise identity (other than a nickname you may set yourself).

Diagnostics: the App keeps a small amount of sync-status information locally for troubleshooting; this is not uploaded by default.

2. How We Use Information

• To present your heart-rate trends, time-segment analysis, and health overview;
• To sync data across your devices and among members of family/friend groups you choose to join;
• To provide supplementary features such as weather.

3. HealthKit Data — Specific Notice

As required by Apple, data obtained from HealthKit is used solely to provide you with health and fitness services. It is not used for advertising or similar services, and is not shared with any third party that does not help you manage your health or fitness.

4. Storage & Sync

• On device: your data is primarily stored on your device.
• Beating Cloud (api.15dian.com): to enable cross-device sync and family sharing, heart-rate summaries, analysis data, and custom periods are transmitted over HTTPS, scoped by your sync key, and stored on our servers.
• iCloud (optional): if you choose iCloud sync, some data syncs through your own Apple iCloud account.
• Family/friend groups: when you enable sharing, your daily health overview is shared with members of your group. You can turn off sharing or leave a group at any time.

5. Data Sharing

Other than members of family/friend groups you actively join, we do not share your personal health data with third parties. We use Apple system services (HealthKit, WeatherKit, and optional CloudKit), which are governed by Apple’s own privacy policy.

6. Your Rights

• Delete account: in Settings → Account & Legal → Delete Account, you can permanently delete your account and all cloud and on-device data.
• Turn off sharing: disable health-data sharing or leave a group at any time in Family settings.
• Revoke access: revoke the App’s HealthKit access anytime in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Health.

7. Security

Sync keys and device tokens are stored in the system Keychain; all communication with our servers uses HTTPS. Please note that no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

8. Children’s Privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be indicated by updating the “Effective date” above or via an in-app notice.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at [email protected].