Effective Date: July 8, 2026
At HoopsPlus, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy details how we handle the information collected from our mobile application (the "iOS App") and companion Apple Watch application (the "watchOS App").
1. Apple HealthKit & Fitness Data (Critical Compliance)
HoopsPlus integrates directly with Apple's HealthKit framework to provide comprehensive fitness tracking, cardio-zone metrics, and calorie calculations.
Types of Data Collected:
- Heart Rate Data: Used to calculate basketball cardio intensities and heart rate reserves using the Karvonen formula.
- Active Energy (Calories): Used to estimate physical exertion during drills.
- Workouts (Activity Log): Used to save training sessions directly into your Apple Fitness history.
- Demographics (Date of Birth): Used solely on-device to determine your age-based maximum heart rate (Fox formula).
Storage and Sharing of Health Data:
- Strict Isolation: All HealthKit data processed by HoopsPlus is stored locally on your device or securely synced through your private iCloud account.
- No External Sharing: We do NOT transmit your HealthKit, heart rate, or energy data to any external servers, third-party databases, or marketing platforms.
- No Advertising Use: We will never use HealthKit data for advertising, marketing, or profiling purposes.
- User Control: You can revoke HoopsPlus's access to HealthKit data at any time via the iOS Health App settings under Settings > Privacy & Security > Health > HoopsPlus.
2. Motion Sensor & Gesture Data
Our watchOS application utilizes CoreMotion and onboard sensor APIs (accelerometer and gyroscope) to recognize shooting movements, wrist rotations, claps, and double-clenching.
- Processing: Motion sensor data is processed entirely in real-time and on-device (at 50 Hz) to detect shooting makes and misses.
- No Storage: Raw motion data is never saved, stored, or sent to external servers. It is processed in transient memory and discarded immediately after the gesture event is registered.
3. Data Retention
Your workout summaries, shooting charts, and program progress are saved directly to your local device database and synced across your iOS and watchOS devices via Apple iCloud. We do not maintain off-device accounts or store your data on proprietary cloud servers unless you explicitly configure third-party backups.
4. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices or App Store Review Guidelines. Any updates will be posted here with an updated "Effective Date."