Privacy Policy
This service is offered at no charge and is intended for use "as is."
This document informs users regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information for anyone who decides to use our Service.
By choosing to use our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. The Personal Information we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.
Background Location Service
The app provides functionalities that require the use of your device's GPS/background location service. For instance, when recording workouts, it is necessary to track your location to accurately track your run/workout. We only collect location data when the app is in use or running in the background if you have granted us permission to do so. The collected data is used solely for the purpose of providing the Service's workout-related features, such as route tracking, distance calculation, statistics, and related activity functionality.
Information Collection and Use
For a better experience while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information and other data necessary to provide app functionality. This may include, but is not limited to:
- name and profile information
- contact information you choose to provide
- workout and activity information
- geolocation data
- device and app information
- push notification token
- photos or media you choose to upload
- contacts, if you grant access in order to find friends
- calendar data, if you grant access in order to add events to your calendar
- camera access, if you use features such as barcode scanning, profile photo, or image upload
This information is retained by us and used as described in this Privacy Policy.
The app may also collect technical and diagnostic information to help us operate, maintain, and improve the Service.
The app does use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you or your device. These third-party services are used only to support app functionality, notifications, diagnostics, analytics, and service delivery.
Links to privacy policies of third-party service providers used by the app:
- Google Play Services Privacy Policy: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/
- Firebase Privacy Policy: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy/
Log Data
We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in the event of an error in the app, we collect data and information (through third-party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device's Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, app version, the configuration of the app when utilizing our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, crash reports, and other statistics.
Service Providers
We may employ third-party companies and individuals for the following reasons:
- To facilitate our Service
- To provide the Service on our behalf
- To perform Service-related services
- To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used
- To provide notifications, crash reporting, hosting, and technical support
These third parties may have access to Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
Sharing of Information
We do not sell your Personal Information.
We may share information with service providers and technical partners that help us operate the app and provide the Service, such as providers of cloud infrastructure, push notifications, diagnostics, crash reporting, and app platform services. We may also disclose information where required by law, regulation, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users, the Service, or others.
Data Retention and Deletion
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to provide the Service, fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud and abuse, and enforce our agreements.
Information related to your account is normally retained for as long as your account is active. When an account is deleted, personal data will normally be deleted or anonymized within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law or necessary for legitimate security, accounting, fraud-prevention, or support purposes.
Workout, activity, and technical log data may be retained for a limited period where necessary for service delivery, troubleshooting, security, and legal compliance.
Your Rights and Account Deletion
You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data. You may also request deletion of your account and associated data.
If you want to request deletion of your account or personal data, please contact us at support@bloc.net and include sufficient information for us to identify your account. Mark your request with "Deletion of personal data" or similar wording.
We will process deletion requests within a reasonable time and inform you if certain information must be retained in order to comply with legal obligations or other legitimate requirements.
Cookies
Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device.
This Service does not use these "cookies" explicitly. However, the app may use third-party code and libraries that use cookies or similar technologies to collect information and improve their services.
Security
We value your trust in providing us with your Personal Information, and we strive to use commercially acceptable means of protecting it. This includes the use of technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, remember that no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure and reliable, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children's Privacy
These Services are not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information as quickly as possible. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.
This policy is effective as of 2026-06-08.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at support@bloc.net.