Privacy Policy – GROW Fitness
Effective Date: July 29, 2025
This Privacy Policy explains how GROW Fitness, Vienna, Austria ("GROW", "we"), processes personal data when you use the "GROW Fitness" mobile application (the "App").
1. Controller & Contact
GROW Fitness
E‑mail: hello@growfitness.org
(Terms support: hello@growfitness.org)
2. Minimum Age
The App is intended for users aged 14 years and older. Users below 14 may use the App only with parental consent.
3. Data We Process & Why
| Category | Examples | Purpose(s) | Legal basis (Art 6 GDPR) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account data | Name, e‑mail, password hash | Registration, login, management | Contract (1 b) |
| Workout & health data | Training plans, weight, heart rate | Tracking & analysis | Consent (1 a) or Contract (1 b) |
| Usage data | Device type, crash logs | App operation, debugging | Legitimate interest (1 f) |
| Community content | Posts, photos, comments, likes | Display in feed, leaderboards | Contract (1 b) |
| Social sharing | Exported graphics | Sharing to external networks | User request (1 b) |
Special categories: We process health data only with your explicit consent (Art 9 para 2 a GDPR).
4. Recipients & International Transfers
- Apple App Store – Billing (USA)
- Cloud hosting (EU data centre)
- Crash & analytics providers (EU/USA, Standard Contractual Clauses)
- External social networks (only when you actively share content)
5. Retention & Deletion
- Account & workout data: deleted 30 days after account closure.
- Community posts: hidden with account deletion; purged from backups after max. 90 days.
- Crash logs: 30 days.
- Statutory retention periods (e.g. invoices) remain unaffected.
6. Your Rights
Access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, withdrawal of consent, objection.
Complaints can be filed with the Austrian Data Protection Authority (dsb.gv.at).
7. Security
TLS in transit, AES‑256 at rest, role‑based access controls, regular penetration tests.
8. Community Moderation & Reporting
Report unlawful content via the in‑App report tool or hello@growfitness.org. We review reports within 48 hours.
9. Changes to this Policy
We update this Policy when functions or laws change. Material changes will be announced in‑App.
Last Updated: July 29, 2025