Privacy policy

Who is responsible

WalkBop is provided by Kenneth Marcel S De Geest, a self-employed developer (autónomo) based in Spain. For privacy questions or requests, email degeestkenneth@gmail.com.

Information WalkBop collects

Account and profile. WalkBop uses Sign in with Apple. The service receives an Apple-linked account identifier and may receive your name and email address, including an Apple private-relay address if you choose Hide My Email. WalkBop stores your display name, unique handle, internal account identifier and character appearance.

Walking and race information. If you grant Apple Health access, WalkBop reads step-count samples needed to calculate your current weekly total. It sends the weekly total—not the individual Health samples—to its service so races, positions, results and rewards work across participating accounts.

Social and gameplay information. WalkBop stores invitations, friendships, race participation and results, rank movement, item inventory, item use and effects, mystery-crate progress and related game events.

Notifications. If you enable alerts, WalkBop stores a Firebase installation identifier, alert preferences and delivery records needed for race, friend, item, crate and result notifications.

Diagnostics and app activity. Privacy-conscious analytics, crash reports and performance measurements can include app interactions, app version, device and operating-system details, performance timing and crash diagnostics. Individual Health samples and support-message contents are not sent to analytics.

Support. If you email support, the address, message, attachments and related delivery information are processed to respond to and manage the request.

Information kept on your iPhone

WalkBop keeps limited preferences and temporary state on the device, such as onboarding completion, the locally displayed character, handled race-result markers, staged invitation or notification routes and local notification state. Apple Health retains the underlying Health records. WalkBop does not upload individual step samples or write Health data.

Deleting your WalkBop account clears WalkBop-controlled local account data. Removing the app also removes its ordinary local data, subject to Apple device-backup behaviour. Apple Health records remain under your control in Apple Health.

How information is used

• Authenticate your account and keep it available across devices.
• Calculate weekly race standings, gaps, movement, history and rewards.
• Connect friends, redeem invitations and show expected social-race information.
• Operate items, crates, character presentation, safety reports and blocking.
• Send optional alerts, protect accounts, diagnose failures and provide support.

WalkBop does not sell personal information, display third-party advertising or track people across other companies’ apps or websites. Health and walking information is not used for advertising, marketing or data-broker purposes.

What friends can see

Signed-in walkers can use handles to find profiles. Friends and race participants can see information needed for the shared experience, including display name, handle, character, weekly race score, position, gaps, completed-race statistics, rank movement and relevant item activity. WalkBop does not show your Apple email address or individual Health samples to other walkers.

Permissions and choices

Apple Health: review access in iPhone Settings or Apple Health. Without access, WalkBop cannot use your real steps for the live race.

Notifications: choose alert categories inside WalkBop and change system permission in iPhone Settings.

Profile and safety: edit your display name, handle and character from the Account area. Report or block another walker from their profile.

Account deletion: open You → Data & privacy → Delete WalkBop account. Deletion is permanent and removes the account and associated active WalkBop records.

Service providers

Google Firebase provides authentication, database hosting, server functions, app-installation and push-notification services, product analytics, crash reporting and performance monitoring.

Apple provides Sign in with Apple, HealthKit permission and data access, push-notification delivery, device services and optional diagnostics.

GitHub Pages hosts this policy and may process ordinary website-delivery information. Google/Gmail and the sender’s provider process support email.

Providers may process information outside Spain or the European Economic Area using applicable safeguards. WalkBop does not authorise them to use WalkBop customer data for their own advertising.

Legal bases, retention and deletion

Where the GDPR or similar law applies, account, race, social, item, notification and support information is processed as needed to provide the service or respond to your request. Health access and notifications depend on device permission and consent where required. Limited security and operational processing relies on legitimate interests; legally required records are processed to meet legal obligations.

Account and gameplay information is kept while the account is active and as needed to provide WalkBop. Account deletion removes or disassociates active authentication, profile, connections, race records, inventory, notification data and other associated records. Limited security logs and encrypted backups may remain temporarily under provider retention schedules.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to or receive a portable copy of personal information under the developer’s control, and to withdraw consent. Use the in-app controls or contact the email above. You may complain to your local data-protection authority; in Spain this is the AEPD.

Security, children and changes

WalkBop uses access controls, authenticated requests, encrypted network connections and database restrictions intended to protect account data. No service can guarantee absolute security.

WalkBop is not directed to children under 13, or the higher minimum age that may apply where they live. This policy may be updated as features, providers or legal requirements change. Material changes will be brought to users’ attention where required.