Privacy Policy
Paperlift is a lifting journal for iPhone. It is made by Edgar Arturi Mkrtchyan, Los Angeles, California, USA (“we”). Contact: privacy@paperlift.app.
The short version
- There are no accounts. Your workouts stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud, which also moves them to a new phone. We can’t see them.
- We don’t run a server that stores your data.
- No ads, no tracking, no analytics SDKs, and we never sell your data.
What we collect and why
| Data | When | Why | Where it lives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workouts, exercises, sets, notes | Always | So the app works | On your iPhone and in your private iCloud database (Apple holds it, we can’t read it) |
| Photos for sharing | Only if you take or choose one to share a workout | To put your workout on the photo | Processed on your iPhone. Saved or shared only where you choose; we never receive them. Location and other photo metadata are removed |
| Purchases | If you buy Pro | To unlock Pro | Apple handles payment; we only see that Pro is active |
| Apple Health | Only if you turn it on | To save finished workouts to Health | Apple Health on your iPhone. We never receive Health data |
What we don’t do
- No advertising, no tracking across apps or websites, no data brokers.
- No analytics or crash reporting from third parties. If Apple’s own crash reports are on in your iPhone settings, Apple shares those reports with us without your name or contact details.
- Sharing a workout (“Send this workout”) puts the workout in the link itself. Nothing is stored by us. You choose what’s included, and weights and your name are off by default.
Who processes data for us
- Apple (iCloud, Apple Health, App Store payments and crash reports you allow) under Apple’s own privacy policy.
- GitHub hosts this website. Like any web host, it receives your IP address when you visit and may keep it in its logs for security. This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics or scripts.
- If you email us, the message is stored by our email provider so we can answer it.
How long we keep it
- Your data stays until you delete it. Deleted workouts sit in Recently Deleted for 30 days, then are gone.
- Delete all data (Settings) removes your workouts and exercises from your iPhone and, when iCloud sync is on, from iCloud and your other devices. If iCloud sync is off, a copy already in iCloud stays there. Deleting the app removes data on the iPhone; iCloud data can also be removed in iPhone Settings → [your name] → iCloud.
- Emails you send us are kept only as long as needed to answer them.
Your rights
You can see, export (Settings → Export workouts (CSV)), correct and delete your data in the app at any time. Because we hold none of it, there is nothing for us to hand over; email privacy@paperlift.app with any question and we’ll answer within 30 days. If you’re in the EU or UK you may complain to your data protection authority. In California you have the rights in the CCPA, and we don’t sell or share personal information.
Security
Your data is protected by your iPhone and Apple’s iCloud security. We have no copy of it, so there is nothing on our side to leak. If you email us for support, we only see what you send.
Children
Paperlift isn’t meant for children under 13 (16 in the EU) and we don’t knowingly collect their data.
Changes
If this policy changes, we’ll update the date above. Big changes are announced in the app.