Privacy Policy for Penguin Walks: But Why?
**Effective Date:** January 25, 2025
## Data Collection and Usage
Penguin Walks: But Why? is committed to protecting your privacy. This app does NOT collect, transmit, or share any personal data with third parties or servers.
### Information Stored Locally on Your Device
The app stores the following information locally on your device only:
1. **Step Count Data**
- Daily step counts from your device's motion sensors
- Step history for tracking progress
- This data never leaves your device
2. **User Preferences**
- Daily step goal
- Theme settings (dark/light mode)
- Penguin name (optional personalization)
- Step detection mode preference
- This data is stored locally using secure storage
3. **Story Progress** (Story Mode only)
- Lifetime step total for unlocking story chapters
- This data never leaves your device
### Permissions Required
The app requests the following permissions:
- **Motion & Fitness Activity** (Android) / **Motion & Fitness** (iOS)
- Required to count your steps using device sensors
- Data is processed locally and never transmitted
- **Notifications**
- Used only for daily step reminders at 9:00 AM (if enabled)
- You can disable this in your device settings
### Data Security
- All data is stored locally on your device
- No user accounts or authentication required
- No data is transmitted to external servers
- No analytics or tracking services are used
- No advertisements
### Third-Party Services
This app does NOT use any third-party services, analytics, or advertising networks.
### Children's Privacy
This app does not knowingly collect any information from children. The app is suitable for all ages.
### Data Deletion
You can delete all app data at any time by:
- Uninstalling the app from your device
- Using your device's "Clear App Data" feature in Settings
### Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted within the app and on this page.
### Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact:
- Email: omerferdogandeveloper@gmail.com
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**In Short:** Your step data stays on your phone. We don't collect, transmit, or share anything. Ever.