1. Privacy summary
- Runs, routes, workouts, settings, and coach artifacts are stored locally on your device.
- Apple Health access is optional and controlled through system permissions.
- Apple Intelligence processing stays on device when it is used.
- A personal AI provider is optional; data is sent only when you choose that mode.
- Anonymous product analytics never include location, routes, health metrics, prompts, conversations, keys, or custom provider URLs.
- There is no Run Buddy cloud account, workout backend, advertising SDK, or data sale.
2. Data stored on your device
Run Buddy AI may store locally:
- completed sessions, distance, duration, pace, workout steps, and local route geometry;
- saved routes and structured workouts;
- training preferences, language, audio, privacy, and provider settings;
- coach recommendations, analyses, summaries, and conversations;
- Apple Health workout summaries and heart-rate aggregates when access is granted;
- technical state required to reconcile duplicate recordings and refresh coach artifacts.
This information is not uploaded to a Run Buddy server because no such service is used in version 1.3.
3. Location and routes
Location is used to track an active run, calculate distance and pace, display the
route, and keep a workout working in the background. Depending on the permission you
grant, location may be used while the app is open or during an active background workout.
GPS coordinates and route geometry remain in the app. They are not included in
product analytics, and Run Buddy AI does not import HealthKit GPS routes in version 1.3.
4. Apple Health and HealthKit
Apple Health integration is optional. If you grant access, Run Buddy AI can:
- read running workout dates, duration, distance, active energy, and available heart-rate data;
- write workouts completed with Run Buddy AI;
- reconcile similar recordings from multiple devices to reduce duplicate runs;
- use summary and heart-rate context for progress and optional coach analysis.
Heart-rate detail is aggregated before it is used by the app. Raw heart-rate samples,
HealthKit identifiers, and source bundle identifiers are never sent to product analytics.
You can revoke Health access at any time in iOS Settings or the Health app. Because of
HealthKit privacy protections, denied read data may simply appear unavailable to the app.
5. AI modes
100% local
No language-model request is made. Tracking, workouts, history, and essential cues remain available.
Apple Intelligence
When compatible and selected automatically, supported AI processing uses Apple’s on-device frameworks.
Personal provider
You can configure OpenAI, Mistral, OpenRouter, or another compatible endpoint. When
this mode is used, the app may send the selected provider the information needed for
the requested feature, such as workout structure, recent training summaries, coach
preferences, conversation text, and optional aggregated heart-rate context.
Exact GPS coordinates, route geometry, HealthKit identifiers, and raw heart-rate
samples are not included. The provider processes requests under its own terms and
privacy policy. Run Buddy AI does not control the provider’s retention practices.
6. API keys and voice providers
Personal provider keys are stored using Apple Keychain. A key is sent only to the
provider you selected to authenticate the request. It is never included in analytics
or technical reports. Disconnecting a provider removes the selected key and returns
the app to Automatic mode.
If enhanced voice is enabled, text selected for speech may be sent to the configured
voice provider. Apple system voice remains the fallback.
7. Anonymous product analytics
Run Buddy AI uses TelemetryDeck to understand whether essential product flows work,
such as onboarding, starting and completing a session, hearing a cue, connecting
Apple Health, configuring a personal provider, and declaring interest in a future
Coach Cloud offer.
Analytics use a random installation identifier that is not linked to your Apple ID,
iCloud account, HealthKit identity, or Run Buddy account. Run Buddy AI does not send
TelemetryDeck your coordinates, route, health metrics, workout or route names, prompts,
conversations, API keys, or custom provider URL.
You can disable analytics in Settings > Data & Privacy. You can also renew the random
identifier, which deletes the previous local identifier and starts a new anonymous sequence.
8. Data sharing and sale
Run Buddy AI does not sell personal data, use advertising trackers, or share workout
data with data brokers. Data leaves the device only for the optional provider features
you choose, anonymous product analytics described above, system services such as
HealthKit, or when legally required.
9. Retention and deletion
Sessions, routes, and workouts can be deleted where deletion controls are available.
Provider keys can be removed by disconnecting the provider. Analytics can be disabled
and its identifier renewed in Settings. Removing the app generally removes its local
data, subject to iOS backups and Apple system behavior. Apple Health data is managed
separately through Apple Health and iOS settings.
10. Fictional demo data
Debug builds may download a public demonstration dataset for testing and App Store
screenshots. It contains only fictional sessions, watch names, analyses, and heart-rate
summaries. The feature is not included in a standard Release build.
11. Children and medical use
Run Buddy AI is not intended to provide medical diagnosis or treatment. Training and
heart-rate information should not replace professional medical advice. The app is not
intended for children below the minimum age required by applicable law without guardian supervision.
12. Changes and contact
Material changes will be posted here with an updated effective date.
Privacy and support contact: support@duckway.fr
