Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 4, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.

We use Your Personal Data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Interpretation and Definitions

Interpretation

The words of which the initial letter is capitalised have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.

Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

• "Account" means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
• "Application" means the software program provided by the Company downloaded by You on any electronic device, named Best Gym App.
• "Company" (referred to as either "the Company", "We", "Us" or "Our" in this Agreement) refers to Vertical Slice Software. For the purpose of the GDPR, the Company is the Data Controller. Website: verticalslice.io
• "Country" refers to Ireland.
• "Device" means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a mobile phone, or a digital tablet.
• "Personal Data" means any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
• "Service" refers to the Application.
• "Usage Data" refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself.
• "You" means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.

2. Collecting and Using Your Personal Data

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• Username
• Password (stored securely using encryption)
• Usage Data

Usage Data

Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.

Usage Data may include information such as Your Device's Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Workout and Fitness Data

When You use Our Service, We collect and store workout-related information that You provide, including:

• Workout routines and exercise plans You create
• Exercise logs (sets, reps, weights)
• Workout history and progress data
• Profile information (height, weight, weight unit preference)

This data is used solely to provide You with the workout tracking features of the Service and to help You monitor Your fitness progress.

Information We Do Not Collect

We want to be clear about the types of data We do not collect:

• Location data
• Photos or media from Your device
• Contacts or address book information

3. Use of Your Personal Data

The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
• To manage Your Account: to manage Your registration as a user of the Service. The Personal Data You provide can give You access to different functionalities of the Service that are available to You as a registered user.
• To contact You: To contact You by email regarding updates or informative communications related to the functionalities, products, or contracted services, including security updates, when necessary or reasonable for their implementation.
• To manage Your requests: To attend and manage Your requests to Us.
• For other purposes: We may use Your information for other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and to evaluate and improve our Service, products, services, and Your experience.

4. Sharing Your Personal Data

We may share Your personal information in the following situations:

• With Service Providers: We may share Your personal information with Service Providers to monitor and analyse the use of our Service.
• With Your consent: We may disclose Your personal information for any other purpose with Your consent.
• For legal requirements: We may disclose Your information where required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.

We do not sell Your personal data to third parties.

5. Third-Party Services

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyse the use of our Service. Google Analytics is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services.

For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy

Third-Party Login (Coming Soon)

Best Gym App is currently in beta. In future updates, We plan to offer the ability to sign in using third-party accounts such as Google, Facebook, or Apple. When these features are added, this Privacy Policy will be updated to reflect how that data is handled.

6. Retention of Your Personal Data

The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use Your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

The Company will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of Our Service, or We are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

7. Security of Your Personal Data

The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Your password is stored using industry-standard encryption (bcrypt hashing) and is never stored in plain text.

8. Your Data Protection Rights Under GDPR

If You are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), You have certain data protection rights. The Company aims to take reasonable steps to allow You to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of Your Personal Data.

You have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of Your personal data.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that We correct any information You believe is inaccurate or complete information You believe is incomplete.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that We erase Your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that We restrict the processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to Our processing of Your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that We transfer the data that We have collected to another organisation, or directly to You, under certain conditions.

If You wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact Us at support@bestgymapp.com. We will respond to Your request within 30 days.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from anyone under the age of 16 without verification of parental consent, We take steps to remove that information from Our servers.

10. Links to Other Websites

Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit.

We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

12. Contact Us

If You have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

• By email: support@bestgymapp.com
• By visiting our website: www.bestgymapp.com