Introduction
Walky Earn is committed to creating a high-quality experience that combines health and rewards for you. At the same time, we attach great importance to the protection of your privacy. This privacy policy details how we collect, use, store, and share your personal data, aiming to help you understand how we handle your privacy and ensure that you can use our app with confidence. This policy applies to your entire process of downloading and using the Walky Earn app on Google Play.
Data Collection
Step and Exercise Data
When you use Walky Earn, we will collect your daily steps and monthly accumulated steps. This data is obtained through the built-in sensors of your mobile phone and is used to calculate the calories burned for you, display your exercise achievements, and help you intuitively understand the calorie balance brought by exercise. For example, it will tell you "equivalent to eating one less ice cream" or "drinking two fewer colas". This data is only used for health analysis and display within the app and will not be shared with third parties for other purposes.
BMI-Related Data
If you use our BMI calculator function, we will collect the height and weight information you enter to calculate your body mass index. The collection of this data is intended to provide you with personalized health advice, such as recommending suitable walking plans and dietary combinations based on your BMI index. This data will be encrypted and stored in the app and will not be disclosed to third parties except when actively shared by you.
Device and Usage Data
To ensure the normal operation of the app, optimize the service experience, and display personalized advertisements, we will collect the following data:
IP Address: Used to identify your approximate geographical location (only at the regional level, not precise positioning) to provide services and advertising content that are in line with regional characteristics.
Android ID: As a unique device identifier, it is used to identify the device identity, ensure the stable operation of app functions, and prevent malicious behavior and fraud risks.
In-App Interaction Behaviors: Including the function buttons you click, the page content you browse, the duration of stay, etc., which are used to analyze user usage habits and optimize the app interface and function design.
Crash Logs: When the app crashes abnormally, relevant log information (excluding personal identity information) is automatically collected to locate and fix technical problems and improve app stability.
Data Usage
Health Services and Personalized Recommendations
The collected step and BMI data will be used to provide you with health management services. For example, based on your exercise data and BMI value, we will customize an exclusive walking plan for you, remind you to maintain regular exercise and balanced nutrition, and help you better manage your health. At the same time, this data may also be used to push personalized content that suits your health status, such as health tips and exercise advice.
App Optimization and Advertising Display
The collected device and usage data will be used for the following purposes:
Optimize app performance, fix technical vulnerabilities, and improve app operation stability and user experience;
Analyze user behavior preferences and improve app function design and content presentation methods;
Display advertising content that is more in line with your interests based on your usage habits and device information, providing you with personalized advertising services.
Data Storage and Security
Storage Location and Duration
Your data will be stored on secure servers. The specific storage location depends on the needs of data processing, but we will ensure that it complies with applicable data protection regulations. For daily exercise data such as steps, we usually keep it for one month to allow you to view historical exercise trends; BMI data and related health advice will be kept until you actively delete or uninstall the app; IP address, Android ID, and interaction behavior data will be kept for 12 months after you stop using the app; crash logs will be automatically cleaned up after the problem is fixed. If you have not used the app for a long time, we may delete some unnecessary data after a reasonable period.
Security Measures
We take a variety of security measures to protect your data security. The app uses encryption technology to transmit data to prevent data from being stolen or tampered with during transmission; strict access permissions are set for the server storage area, and only authorized personnel can access your data; at the same time, we regularly conduct security assessments and vulnerability repairs on the system to resist potential security threats.
Data Sharing
Third-Party Partners
We will not sell your personal data to third parties. We will share some of your data with third parties only in the following specific situations:
Technical Service Support: When we need third parties (such as cloud computing service providers) to assist in data storage, processing, or app function optimization, we will share necessary data with them, but we will restrict their use of data through contracts to ensure that they comply with strict data protection standards.
Advertising Service Cooperation: To realize personalized advertising display, we may share anonymized device identifiers and usage behavior data (which cannot be associated with your personal identity) with advertising partners for advertising delivery and effect analysis.
Legal Requirements: If the law requires us to disclose your data, such as in response to a legitimate request from law enforcement agencies, we will disclose it within the scope permitted by law.
Anonymized and Aggregated Data
To analyze user behavior and improve app functions, we may anonymize your data and aggregate it with data from other users. Anonymized data cannot identify your personal identity. In this case, we can use this data without restriction for statistical analysis, market research, etc., to improve the overall quality and user experience of the app.
User Rights
Access and Correction
You have the right to access your personal data stored by us at any time and request us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data. You can exercise this right through the setting options in the app or by contacting our customer service team.
Deletion
If you wish to delete your personal data, such as when uninstalling the app, you can submit a deletion request in the app. We will delete your relevant data within a reasonable time after receiving the request, except for data that we are required to retain by law.
Objection and Restriction of Processing
You have the right to object to our processing of your data for specific purposes or request to restrict the way your data is processed. For example, if you believe that our processing of your data may violate your privacy, you can contact us to express your concerns, and we will conduct a timely assessment and handling.
Policy Updates
We may update this privacy policy in accordance with changes in laws and regulations, adjustments to app functions, or business development needs. The updated policy will be announced in a prominent position within the app and synchronized on the Google Play app details page. We recommend that you check the privacy policy regularly to understand the latest changes in our data processing methods. If the policy update involves major changes, we will prompt you through in-app notifications and other methods.
If you have any questions, opinions, or suggestions about this privacy policy or our data processing behavior, please contact us through the following method: gchen9663@gmail.com. We will respond to and handle your feedback as soon as possible, strive to protect your privacy rights, and make your experience with Walky Earn more secure and enjoyable.