Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

ForgeToThrive ("we", "us") is a nutrition and fitness coaching app operated by Justin Herbst. You can reach us any time at forgetothriveapp@gmail.com.

2. What the app stores

ForgeToThrive lets you record information about your health and habits, which may include:

• Profile details you enter — name, starting and goal weight, calorie, protein, water, step, and sleep targets
• Daily logs — meals and their calories and protein, water, steps, sleep, body weight, waist measurement, whether you took medications, workouts completed, and a daily digestive (IBS) rating
• Weekly check-ins — weight, waist, and self-rated energy, hunger, digestion, and stress
• Personal food tags — foods you mark as preferred, tolerated, questionable, or a likely trigger
• Meal plans, grocery lists, custom recipes, and strength-training history
• Progress photos, if you choose to take them
• App preferences — theme, unit choice, and reminder times

Where it is stored

All of it is written to your device's local application storage. It stays on your phone. It is not uploaded to a server, not backed up to us, and not shared with any third party. If you uninstall the app, that data is deleted along with it — so if you want to keep it, use the export feature described below.

3. What we do not collect

• No accounts. There is no sign-up, no email, and no password to use the app.
• No analytics or tracking. The app contains no advertising SDKs, no analytics SDKs, and no third-party trackers.
• No advertising. We do not show ads and we do not sell, rent, or share your information. There is no scenario in which your health data is sold — we never receive it in the first place.
• No location tracking. The app does not request or use your location.

4. Permissions

ForgeToThrive asks for permissions only when you use the feature that needs them, and never in the background:

• Camera and photos — only when you add a progress photo. Photos are copied into the app's own private storage on your device. They are not uploaded, not backed up to us, and not visible to anyone else.
• Notifications — only if you turn reminders on. Reminders are generated on your device; nothing is sent through a server.
• Health Connect (Android) — only if you tap "Sync now". We request read-only access to steps, sleep, and body weight so the dashboard can fill itself in. We never write to Health Connect, never read anything else from it, and the imported values are saved on your device exactly like values you type by hand.

The app does not request or use your location, microphone, or contacts.

5. Controlling your data

• Export: Settings (⚙) → Backup / restore data gives you your complete record as a file you can copy and keep. It's yours.
• Import: Paste a previous backup to restore it, including onto a new phone.
• Delete: Uninstalling the app removes all stored data — including progress photos — from your device. You can also clear the app's storage from your phone's system settings, or delete individual photos in the app.
• Revoke health access at any time in the Health Connect app on your phone. ForgeToThrive keeps working; it just stops importing.

6. Children

ForgeToThrive is intended for adults and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

7. The website

This website is a static informational site. If you submit your email address to the waitlist form, that address is used for one purpose: to tell you when the app is available. It is stored by our form provider, never sold, and you can ask us to delete it at any time by emailing us.

8. Future changes to data handling

We are planning optional features — such as cloud sync across devices and subscriptions — that would require transmitting data off your device. We will not enable anything like that silently. If it happens, this policy will be updated first, the change will be described plainly, and cloud features will be opt-in.

9. Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page and, for material changes, note it in the app. Continuing to use ForgeToThrive after a change means you accept the updated policy.

10. Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns about privacy: forgetothriveapp@gmail.com.