Privacy Policy

1.Introduction

PaceIQ ("the App") is developed and operated by Audiospot ("we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy describes how the App collects, uses, and stores information when you use PaceIQ on iPhone and Apple Watch.

By using PaceIQ, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2.Data collection and use

2.1Health Data (Apple HealthKit)

PaceIQ requests access to your Apple Health data for the sole purpose of displaying and analyzing your workout performance. The following data types may be read from Apple HealthKit, subject to your explicit authorization:

• Workout data (type, distance, duration, calories burned)
• Walking and running speed
• Heart rate (during workout and resting heart rate)
• Heart rate recovery (one-minute post-workout)
• Step count
• Running dynamics (stride length, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, running power — Apple Watch Series 6+ only)
• Elevation gain and loss already stored with workouts recorded by other apps, such as Apple's Workout app
• Body mass and height (used for physiological calculations)
• Date of birth and biological sex (used to personalize heart rate zone calculations)

When you complete a workout recorded with PaceIQ on your Apple Watch or iPhone, PaceIQ saves that workout — including its route and the standard workout metrics recorded during the session, such as heart rate from a connected sensor (see Section 2.3) — to Apple Health, so your training history stays together with your other activity data. Apart from saving your own completed workouts, PaceIQ does not write any other data to Apple Health.

All HealthKit data remains on your device. It is never transmitted to our servers, shared with third parties, or used for advertising purposes. The only exceptions are ones you start yourself: a workout image you choose to share (Section 2.8) and an AI briefing you choose to copy and paste (Section 2.7).

2.2Location Data

PaceIQ uses your device location for the following purposes only:

Apple Watch

GPS coordinates are used during active workout sessions to calculate distance, pace, and route tracking, and to fetch the weather conditions for that session.

iPhone

GPS coordinates are used during a workout recorded on your iPhone to calculate distance, pace, and route tracking, and to fetch the weather conditions for that session. Location is also used contextually when you access the Weather-Adjusted Pace feature to fetch real-time weather conditions.

Location data is processed only for these purposes. Aside from your completed workout's route, which is saved to Apple Health as described in Section 2.1, it is not stored beyond the active session context.

PaceIQ does not operate its own servers, so your location is never sent to any Audiospot server. When weather is needed, your location coordinates are sent to Apple WeatherKit solely to retrieve conditions for that location: when you use the Weather-Adjusted Pace feature, and during a workout recorded on your iPhone or Apple Watch, to capture the weather conditions for that session (at the start and about every 20 minutes). Location is sent only to Apple WeatherKit for this purpose, and no weather request is made during a workout without GPS, such as a treadmill session. Only the coordinates required for the forecast are sent — no health data or personal identifiers are included — and your location is never used for advertising or to track you across other apps or websites.

2.3Motion and Sensor Data

During a workout recorded with PaceIQ, the App uses the motion sensors built into your iPhone or Apple Watch through Apple's Core Motion framework. PaceIQ asks for Motion & Fitness permission on both iPhone and Apple Watch before using them:

Pedometer

Steps and cadence (steps per minute).

Barometer

Changes in relative altitude, used to calculate how much you climbed and descended. Readings are filtered on the device and paused while you are stopped, so a lift or stairs during a break are not counted.

PaceIQ does not keep raw altitude readings. It keeps only the resulting totals for the workout — elevation gain, elevation loss, and the climb in the final two minutes, used for the Uphill Finish Bonus. When a workout is recorded on Apple Watch, these values are sent from your Watch to your iPhone and stored there with that workout. Motion data is never sent to any server. It leaves your device only if you copy an AI briefing and paste it somewhere yourself (Section 2.7).

During a workout recorded on your iPhone, PaceIQ can also receive live heart rate from a Bluetooth heart-rate sensor you have connected to your iPhone, such as a chest strap or a compatible watch that broadcasts the standard Bluetooth heart-rate profile. PaceIQ receives these readings through Apple Health (HealthKit), not by connecting to the sensor directly; it installs nothing on the sensor and connects to no service run by the sensor's maker. The readings are used during the workout and saved to Apple Health with that workout.

2.4Weather Data

When you use the Weather-Adjusted Pace feature, PaceIQ requests current weather conditions (temperature, humidity, wind speed) for your location via Apple WeatherKit. This data is used solely within the App to calculate pace adjustments and is not stored on external servers.

During a workout recorded on your iPhone or Apple Watch, PaceIQ also records the weather conditions for that session, as described in Section 2.2. They are stored on your device with that workout and shown in Last Workout and History; viewing a past workout does not send your location anywhere.

2.5Purchase and Subscription Data

PaceIQ uses Apple StoreKit 2 and a third-party service, RevenueCat, to manage subscriptions (Free, Pro, and Elite tiers) and validate in-app purchases. When you make a purchase, the payment is securely processed by Apple. PaceIQ does not collect, store, or have access to your payment information (such as credit card details). To manage your subscription status across your devices and securely validate entitlements, we share anonymous purchase receipt data and an anonymous App User ID with RevenueCat. RevenueCat does not receive personal identifiable information (like your name or email) from PaceIQ.

2.6User Preferences and App Data

PaceIQ stores the following preferences locally on your device:

• Unit system preference (metric/imperial)
• Color scheme preference
• Language selection
• Default workout type
• Notification preferences
• Birth year (if provided during onboarding)

This data is stored in Apple UserDefaults and an App Group shared container (used to share data between the iPhone app and Apple Watch app). It is never transmitted externally.

2.7AI Analyst Feature

The AI Analyst feature generates a structured briefing that you may voluntarily copy to your clipboard: a summary of a single workout, or, from the History tab, a trend summary of a range of recent workouts you select (from 2 up to 30). The briefing is assembled entirely on your device and may include your workout statistics, heart rate, elevation, and weather. PaceIQ does not transmit this data anywhere; you alone decide where, if anywhere, to paste it. Any use of the copied content with a third-party AI service is governed by that service's own privacy policy.

2.8Social Sharing

PaceIQ includes an optional sharing feature that lets you create a shareable image of a completed workout. This image may include your workout statistics (such as pace, distance, elapsed time, and top speed), a drawing of your route, weather conditions, and — if you choose photo mode — a photo you select from your device. The image is composed entirely on your device.

Sharing only happens when you actively choose it. When you do, PaceIQ hands the finished image to your chosen destination — Instagram, Facebook, or the standard iOS share sheet — using Apple's standard sharing mechanisms. PaceIQ does not transmit this image to any Audiospot server, and it uses no Instagram, Facebook, or Meta software development kit, analytics, or tracking. Once the image reaches a third-party app such as Instagram or Facebook, that app's own privacy policy governs how it is handled.

You can also share a workout plan as a .paceiq file through the iOS share sheet, for example with a friend or a coach. A plan file contains the plan itself — its name, creation date, target distance or time, target paces, and segments — and no health data, location, or personal identifiers. It is sent only to the destination you choose.

To support this feature, PaceIQ may access a photo you select as the background of your share image, and — with your permission — may save a generated share image to your device's photo library. Neither action transmits your photos anywhere; they remain on your device unless you choose to share them.

3.Data storage and retention

All health and fitness data collected by PaceIQ is stored on your device using Apple's native frameworks: SwiftData, UserDefaults, and HealthKit. PaceIQ does not operate its own external servers, databases, or cloud storage; the only information held off your device is the anonymous subscription and install-attribution data processed by RevenueCat, as described in the Data Sharing section. Your data remains under your full control at all times.

Workout records stored within PaceIQ can be deleted at any time from within the App or from Apple Health.

4.Data sharing

PaceIQ is designed with privacy in mind. We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share your health or personal fitness data with any third party for that third party's own purposes. Your data leaves your device only in these limited cases:

Weather

Your location coordinates are sent to Apple WeatherKit solely to retrieve current weather for your location.

Subscriptions

Anonymous purchase receipt data and an anonymous app user identifier are processed by RevenueCat to validate your subscription and manage your access tier.

Install attribution

An anonymous Apple Search Ads attribution token may be collected through Apple's AdServices framework (via RevenueCat) to measure whether your installation originated from an Apple Search Ads campaign.

Social sharing

When you explicitly choose to share a workout, the share image you generated — which may include your workout statistics, route, weather, and any photo you selected — is handed to your chosen destination (Instagram, Facebook, or the iOS share sheet) through Apple's standard sharing mechanisms. This happens only at your initiative.

We do not use third-party advertising networks, we do not display ads in the app, and we do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.

Specifically, we continue to guarantee:

• No health or personal fitness data leaves your device automatically. It leaves your device only when you explicitly choose to share a workout image via the in-app sharing feature, or when you paste an AI briefing that you copied yourself. Location data leaves your device only to fetch weather, as described above.
• No analytics services tracking your behavior (no Firebase, Mixpanel, etc.)
• No third-party advertising networks and no in-app ads.

  PaceIQ collects only an anonymous Apple Search Ads attribution token (via Apple AdServices, through RevenueCat) to measure install-campaign attribution; it is never used to display ads or to track you across other apps.

• No crash reporting services that transmit personal data
• No cloud backends operated by Audiospot

5.Third-party frameworks and services

PaceIQ uses the following Apple-provided frameworks that operate under Apple's own privacy policies (https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/):

• Apple HealthKit — health and fitness data
• Apple WeatherKit — real-time weather data
• Apple StoreKit 2 — subscription processing
• Apple WatchConnectivity — communication between iPhone and Apple Watch
• Apple CoreLocation — GPS and location services
• Apple Core Motion — steps, cadence, and barometric elevation during workouts

In addition, we use the following third-party services:

• RevenueCat — backend subscription validation and entitlement management. By purchasing a subscription, you acknowledge that anonymous receipt data is processed by RevenueCat. You can review RevenueCat's Privacy Policy at: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy/
• Apple AdServices (Apple Search Ads attribution) — used, through RevenueCat, to collect an anonymous attribution token that indicates whether your installation originated from an Apple Search Ads campaign.

Each third-party service named above receives only the limited data described in this Privacy Policy, solely to provide the service described here, and handles it under its own privacy policy.

6.Children's privacy

PaceIQ is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the App, please contact us at the address below.

7.Your rights and controls

You retain full control over your data at all times:

HealthKit access

Manage or revoke at any time via iOS Settings → Health → Data Access & Devices → PaceIQ

Motion & Fitness access

Requested on both iPhone and Apple Watch; covers steps, cadence, and barometric elevation. Manage on iPhone via iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Motion & Fitness → PaceIQ, and on Apple Watch in the Watch's Privacy & Security settings

Location access

Manage via iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → PaceIQ

Workout records

Delete from within the App or Apple Health

Subscription

Manage via iOS Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions

Data deletion requests

Because PaceIQ keeps almost no data off your device, you can remove essentially all of your information yourself using the controls above. For the limited anonymous subscription data held by RevenueCat, you may request deletion at any time by emailing sagi@audiospot.audio.

8.Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in App features or applicable law. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this document will reflect any changes. Continued use of the App after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

9.Contact us

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