Privacy policy

Effective 12 November 2026

1. Who we are and what this covers

Stepwind is a screen-time app for adults. It is provided by Daniel Shachar, an independent developer based in Israel ("we", "us"). We are the controller of the information described here. This policy covers the Stepwind app for iPhone and the website getstepwind.app.

The short version: there is no account, your app usage and step counts stay on your iPhone, we show no ads, and we don't track you.

2. Information the app handles

Screen Time (stays on your iPhone). Stepwind uses Apple's Screen Time framework to give the apps you choose a daily allowance and to lock them when it runs out. Apple's framework measures usage and applies the locks on your device. We cannot see the names of the apps you choose, and we never receive how much you use them.

Steps from Apple Health (stays on your iPhone). With your permission, Stepwind reads your step count, and only your step count, from Apple Health to turn steps into extra minutes. It never writes to Health. We do not receive this data. It is not sold, not shared with third parties, and not used for advertising, marketing or data mining.

Settings and minute balance (stays on your iPhone). Your daily limits, earned and bought minutes and similar settings are stored in the app on your device. Like other app data, they may be included in your own iPhone backup, which Apple manages for you.

Purchases (leaves your iPhone). If you start a subscription or buy extra minutes, the purchase is made through Apple's App Store. To know whether your subscription is active and to add the minutes you bought, the app uses RevenueCat, a service that manages in-app purchases. RevenueCat receives:

• your purchase history for Stepwind: which product, when, its status and price, and the App Store country;
• a random identifier it creates for the app on your device (shown in the app's Settings as "Support ID");
• basic technical details sent with any internet request, such as IP address, device model, iOS version, app version and language.

RevenueCat does not receive your name, email address, app usage or step counts. We never see your card or billing details; Apple handles payment.

Messages you send us. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you write, and use them only to answer you.

3. How we use information, and why we may

• To provide the app: setting limits, locking apps, counting steps. This happens on your device, with the permissions you grant. You can withdraw them at any time in your iPhone's Settings.
• To make purchases work: confirming a subscription, adding bought minutes, restoring purchases. This is needed to perform our agreement with you.
• To understand the business in total: how many people subscribe or buy minutes. We look at totals, not at individuals. This is our legitimate interest in running the app.
• To answer you when you contact us.

We do not use your information for advertising, and we do not build profiles of you.

4. Who we share it with

We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for advertising. We use these service providers, who handle information for us:

• Apple (App Store payments, Screen Time and Health frameworks). Apple's privacy policy.
• RevenueCat (purchase management). RevenueCat's privacy policy.
• Cloudflare (hosting this website and forwarding email sent to us). Cloudflare's privacy policy.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it.

5. How long it is kept

• Information stored on your iPhone stays until you delete the app.
• Purchase records are kept by Apple and RevenueCat for as long as needed to provide your purchases and to meet accounting and legal duties. You can ask us to delete the RevenueCat record linked to your Support ID.
• Emails are kept for as long as needed to deal with your request.

6. Where it is processed

We are based in Israel. RevenueCat, Apple and Cloudflare process information in the United States and other countries, which may have different data-protection rules from your own. Where required, these transfers rely on the safeguards those providers put in place, such as standard contractual clauses.

7. Security

Most of what Stepwind handles never leaves your device. Information sent to RevenueCat is encrypted in transit. No system is perfectly secure, but we keep what leaves your phone to the minimum the app needs.

8. Your rights and choices

• Permissions: you can turn off Screen Time, Health or notification access for Stepwind at any time in your iPhone's Settings. The features that depend on them will stop working.
• Subscription: you can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.
• Access, correction, deletion, objection: depending on where you live (for example in the EU, the UK, Israel or California), you may have the right to ask what information is held about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to or restrict its use, or to receive a copy. Because there is no account, please include your Support ID (app Settings) so we can find your purchase record. We aim to answer within 30 days.
• California: we do not sell or share personal information as those terms are defined in California law, and we will not treat you differently for using your rights.
• Complaints: you may also complain to your local data-protection authority.

9. Children

Stepwind is made for adults aged 18 and over. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has given us information, contact us and we will delete it.

10. This website

getstepwind.app is hosted by Cloudflare, which keeps standard server logs (such as IP address and browser type) to deliver and protect the site. The site sets no cookies of its own, loads no fonts or scripts from other companies, and has no analytics or advertising trackers.

11. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we will post the new version here and update the date at the top. If a change is significant, we will also say so in the app.

12. Contact

Daniel Shachar, Israel
Email: hello@getstepwind.app