Pacely

Effective Date: April 1, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information Pacely handles, how it is used, and how long it is retained.

1. Information We Collect

Pacely does not require account creation, and we do not ask users to provide names, email addresses, phone numbers, or similar direct personal identifiers to use the app.

Pacely may handle the following information:

a. Information stored locally on your device

To provide app functionality and remember your preferences, Pacely stores certain settings locally on your device, including:

- whether onboarding has been completed

- your selected measurement system (metric or imperial)

- your selected theme preference

- your selected gender setting for training calculations

This information is stored locally using the app's local storage and is not transmitted to our own servers.

b. Advertising-related data

Pacely uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) to display ads. When ads are loaded or shown, Google and its partners may collect or process certain information automatically, such as:

- device and app information

- advertising identifiers

- IP address

- diagnostic information

- ad performance and interaction data

This information is collected and processed by Google in accordance with its own privacy practices. You can learn more here: https://policies.google.com/privacy

2. How We Use Information

Pacely uses information to:

- remember your app settings and preferences

- provide pace, training, and prediction features

- display ads within the app

- maintain and improve app functionality

We do not use your information to create user accounts or directly identify you.

3. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We do not share locally stored app preference data with our own servers.

However, advertising-related data may be processed by Google Mobile Ads (AdMob) and its service providers to serve and measure ads.

4. Data Retention

We retain data as follows:

- Locally stored app preferences are kept on your device until you delete them, clear the app's data, or uninstall the app.

- Pacely does not maintain its own remote database of user information for this app.

- Data processed by Google Mobile Ads is retained by Google according to Google's own retention policies and business needs. Please refer to Google's privacy policy for more information: https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Your Choices

You can:

- stop all further collection by uninstalling the app

- delete locally stored app data by clearing the app's storage through your device settings

- manage advertising preferences through your Google device and account settings, where available

6. Children's Privacy

Pacely is not directed at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If we become aware that a child has provided personal information in a way not intended by this app, we will take reasonable steps to address it.

7. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information handled by the app. However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this policy.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:

kariukialvin32@gmail.com