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At North Star Fitness Private Limited, We Value And Respect Your Privacy.

This Privacy Policy Outlines How We Collect, Use, And Protect Your Personal Information When You Interact With Our Website Or Utilize Our Services in the application. By Accessing Our Website And Application Providing Us With Your Personal Information, You Consent To The Practices Described In This Policy.

Information We Collect:

  1. Personal Information: When You Register For Our Services Or Contact Us, We May Collect Personal Information Such As Your Name, Email Address, Phone Number, Health Data And Billing Information.

  2. Usage Information: We May Gather Information About How You Use Our Website, Including The Pages Visited, Duration Of Visits, And Other Browsing Data. This Helps Us Enhance User Experience And Improve Our Services.

Collecting and Processing of Health Data through North Star Fitness App:

  1. North Star Fitness is a fitness app and one of its main features is designed to enhance the connection between personal trainers and fitness enthusiasts. The app facilitates personalized fitness training by allowing trainers to monitor and manage the performance and well-being of their trainees through real-time data. The primary aim is to ensure that users achieve their fitness goals in a safe, effective, and accountable manner.

Purpose of Data Collection:

  1. To provide personalized and safe training experiences, the app requires access to and interaction with specific health metrics via fitness trackers or smart devices. The data collected includes heart rate, steps, and body temperature, which are integral to maintaining a trainee’s safety, optimizing workout plans, and ensuring accountability.

  2. Heart Rate Data (Read & Write)

    Reason for Collection: Heart rate monitoring is a critical metric for understanding a user’s cardiovascular intensity during workouts. By reading and writing this data, personal trainers can:

    1. Track exercise intensity to ensure workouts are within safe limits.
    2. Adjust workout plans in real time based on heart rate responses.
    3. Detect potential overexertion or early signs of distress.
    4. Help users maintain target heart rate zones to maximize fat burning, endurance, or performance.
    5. Benefit to User: Real-time monitoring ensures that trainees stay within safe parameters, avoiding the risk of strain or injury. Additionally, the data helps trainers customize plans to achieve the most effective outcomes for each individual, fostering accountability and personalized progress.

  3. Steps Data (Read Only)

    1. Reason for Collection: Step count is a fundamental indicator of physical activity and daily movement levels. The app reads steps data to:
    2. Track daily and weekly activity levels, ensuring that trainees meet movement goals beyond structured workout sessions.
    3. Evaluate user consistency and provide feedback or adjustments based on activity patterns.
    4. Encourage incremental improvements and goal setting, such as increasing step counts for users aiming to improve overall health.
    5. Benefit to User: Trainees receive comprehensive insights into their overall activity, helping them stay motivated and accountable for their daily routines. Consistent tracking also enables trainers to better design holistic fitness programs.

  4. Body Temperature Data (Read Only)

    1. Reason for Collection: Body temperature is a vital indicator that can be crucial during physical activity. The app reads this data to:
    2. Monitor fluctuations in body temperature that may indicate overexertion, dehydration, or early signs of heat-related issues.
    3. Ensure the trainee remains within safe temperature ranges, especially during high-intensity or prolonged workouts.
    4. Provide data-driven insights that allow trainers to adjust workout intensity or suggest rest periods when necessary.
    5. Benefit to User: Body temperature monitoring contributes to the safety and well-being of the user, particularly during intensive sessions. This data can prevent dangerous conditions such as heatstroke and ensure that the training environment remains safe.

  5. How We Use Your Information

    1. To Provide Services: We Use Your Personal Information To Deliver The Services You Have Requested, Including Fitness Assessments, Personal Training Sessions, Class Registrations, And Other Related Activities.
    2. Communication: We May Use Your Contact Information To Send You Important Updates, Newsletters, Promotions, And Notifications Regarding Our Services. You Can Opt Out Of Receiving These Communications At Any Time.
    3. Improving Our Services: We Analyze The Usage Data To Better Understand Our Customers' Needs And Preferences. This Helps Us Enhance Our Services, Develop New Offerings, And Improve Your Overall Experience With Us.
    4. Legal Compliance: We may disclose your personal information if required by law, regulation, or legal process.

User Registration and Account Process:

  1. User Registration Process:

    Users can download the app from the Play Store and register by providing their name, email, and phone number. During registration, users select their account type—either as a trainee or a trainer. This straightforward sign-up process allows users to quickly start utilizing the app’s features tailored to their role.

  2. Active Account Process:

    After sign-up, users can complete their profile by adding further details like date of birth, ID number, gender, country, marital status, emergency contact information, and relevant health conditions. Additionally, for trainers to effectively monitor progress and tailor fitness programs, trainees are prompted to input data related to daily macros, BMI, body fat percentage, blood sugar levels, and blood pressure. This detailed information allows trainers to adjust training plans, ensuring personalized and results-driven workouts for each user.

  3. Inactive Account Process:

    If a user decides to take a break from the app, their data is securely retained on the server. This user-friendly approach ensures that when they return, they won’t need to re-enter their previous information, providing a seamless experience.

  4. Account Deactivation Process:

    Users can deactivate their accounts anytime from their profile settings. When an account is deactivated, all personal and health-related data, except for the user’s name, email, and phone number, is deleted from the server. Retaining these three pieces of information helps prevent misuse of free trials and ensures fair access for all users.

Why This Data is Necessary for the App's Core Functionality:
North Star Fitness connects personal trainers with users for both virtual and in-person training sessions. Collecting heart rate, steps, and body temperature is essential for delivering a personalized, safe, and effective training experience. The data allows trainers to make informed decisions, ensure users stay within safe parameters, and hold users accountable for their fitness journeys. The profile data provided by users also enables trainers to customize fitness programs, taking into account individual needs and health conditions. Without access to this data, the app cannot fulfill its primary function of facilitating effective and safe training.

User Transparency and Data Usage:
We are committed to transparency in how we collect, store, and utilize user data. All data is only accessed with explicit user consent and only if the user is willing to synchronize their fitness trackers or smart devices to the app and is solely used for the purpose of enhancing the fitness training experience. We do not share this data with third parties for any commercial purposes. Users can manage and revoke permissions at any time through the app settings.

Security and Data Privacy:
User data is securely stored and processed in compliance with industry standards and applicable data privacy regulations. The app employs encryption and other security measures to protect sensitive health information and prevent unauthorized access.

Conclusion:
The collection of heart rate, steps, and body temperature, and detailed profile information is indispensable to the mission of North Star Fitness, which aims to provide a tailored, accountable, and secure fitness experience. The real-time access to these metrics enables trainers to create customized plans that help users reach their goals while safeguarding their health. Our secure data management practices ensure that users can trust their information is being handled with care, ultimately supporting their fitness journey in a safe and effective manner.

Data Security:
We Take Reasonable Measures To Protect Your Personal Information From Unauthorized Access, Alteration, Disclosure, Or Destruction. We Utilize Industry-Standard Security Protocols And Technology To Safeguard Your Data.

Third-Party Services:
We May Engage Third-Party Service Providers To Assist In Delivering Our Services Or To Analyze Website Usage. These Third Parties Have Access To Limited Personal Information Only For The Purpose Of Performing Their Designated Tasks And Are Obligated To Maintain The Confidentiality Of The Information.

Data Retention:
We Retain Your Personal Information For As Long As Necessary To Fulfill The Purposes Outlined In This Privacy Policy Unless A Longer Retention Period Is Required Or Permitted By Law.

Your Rights:
You Have The Right To Access, Update, Correct, Or Delete Your Personal Information. If You Wish To Exercise Any Of These Rights, Please Contact Us Using The Information Provided Below. Changes To The Privacy Policy: We May Update Our Privacy Policy Periodically To Reflect Any Changes In Our Information Practices. We Encourage You To Review This Page For The Latest Updates.

Contact Us:
If You Have Any Questions, Concerns, Or Requests Regarding Our Privacy Policy Or The Handling Of Your Personal Information, Please Contact Us At [Contact Information]. By Using Our Website And Services, You Acknowledge That You Have Read And Understood Our Privacy Policy And Agree To Its Terms.