Packt Privacy Policy
Packt is a group accountability app: you and your friends agree on a habit, check in, and owe a shared pot when you miss. This policy explains what the app collects, why, and what you can do about it. Packt is operated by Gary Sylvester ("we", "us").
What we collect
| Information | Where it comes from | What it's used for |
|---|---|---|
| Account identifier, name and email address | Sign in with Apple, when you first sign in. If you choose "Hide My Email", we receive Apple's relay address instead of your own. | Creating and securing your account. |
| Profile: display name, photo, bio | You, when you edit your profile. | Showing who you are to members of your groups. |
| Time zone | Your device. | Deciding when your day ends for check-ins, and when to send reminders. |
| Groups, Packts and group photos | You and other members of your groups. | Running the group: membership, rules, and the group's image. |
| Check-ins (date, time and optional note) | You, each time you check in. | Tracking progress and working out fines. |
| Check-in photos | You, when a Packt requires photo proof. The photo is taken with your camera inside the app at the moment you check in; Packt does not read your photo library for this. | Showing your group that the check-in happened. |
| Workout details (type, length, start and end time, and the app or device that recorded it) | Apple Health on iPhone, or Health Connect on Android, only if you join a Packt that requires a workout and you give Packt permission to read workouts. Packt reads the single workout used for a check-in; it does not copy your other health data and never writes to Apple Health or Health Connect. | Confirming the check-in and showing your group what you did. |
| Saved places (a name, a location and a radius) | You, when you save a place under Profile → My places. A place is saved from where your phone is at that moment. | Deciding whether a location check-in counts. Only you can see where your saved places are. |
| Your location at the moment of a location check-in | Your device, only on Packts that require location proof and only when you tap to check in. Packt never tracks your location in the background. | Compared with your saved places on our servers, then discarded. The check-in keeps only the matched place's name. |
| Chat messages, and when you last read each group's chat | You, when you post in a group's chat. Packt also posts automatic messages there when a member checks in, is fined, or has a fine marked paid. | The group chat, its unread markers, and message notifications. |
| Reports you file, and your block list | You, when you report a message, photo or member, or block someone. | Reviewing reported content, and hiding a blocked person's messages and photos from you. |
| Fines, whether they are marked paid, and any "pass" you ask for with your reason and the group's votes | Calculated by our servers from the Packt's rules; "paid" is marked by group members; passes are requested by you and voted on by the other members. | The group's pot and settle-up record. |
| Push notification token | Your device, if you turn on notifications. | Sending reminders and fine notices to that device. |
Packt does not collect your contacts or payment details. It collects no location data beyond the saved places and check-in comparison described above, and no health data beyond the workout details described above. Information from Apple Health or Health Connect is never used for advertising or shared with anyone outside your groups. Packt never holds or moves money: fines are a tally, and settling up happens between you and your group outside the app.
Who can see your information
- Members of your groups can see your display name, photo, chat messages, check-ins, check-in photos, the workout details or place name attached to a check-in, fines and whether you have paid them. That visibility is the point of the app.
- People outside your groups cannot see your check-ins or fines. Profile, group and check-in photos are served from unguessable web addresses; anyone who has a photo's exact address could view that photo.
- Our service provider. Packt runs on Google Firebase (authentication, database, file storage, server functions and push delivery), which stores and processes this information on our behalf in the United States. Push notifications are delivered through Apple's push service.
We do not sell your information, share it with advertisers, or use third-party advertising or analytics tools in the app.
How long we keep it
We keep your information for as long as you have an account. When you delete your account (see below), your profile, photo, saved places, chat messages, check-ins, check-in photos and push tokens are deleted. Fines already recorded in a group are kept so that the group's pot history stays accurate for the remaining members; they are no longer linked to your name and appear as "Deleted member".
Your choices
- Edit your profile at any time in the app under Profile → Edit.
- Stop sharing workouts in iOS Settings → Health → Data Access & Devices → Packt. On Android, open Health Connect → App permissions → Packt, or Settings → Health Connect permissions in Packt. Packts that require a workout can then no longer be checked in to.
- Remove a saved place in the app under Profile → My places, or turn location access off in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Location Services → Packt.
- Report or block. Long-press a message, open a check-in photo, or use the menu on a member's page to report it to us or block that person. We review reports within 24 hours and remove content that breaks our rules; blocking hides that person's messages and photos from you. Manage blocks under Profile → Blocked users.
- Mute a group's chat with the bell button at the top of that chat.
- Turn notifications off in iOS Settings → Notifications → Packt.
- Delete your account in the app under Profile → Settings → Delete account (iPhone and Android), or by emailing us from the address on your account. Deletion is permanent; on iPhone it also revokes Packt's access to your Sign in with Apple credential. See Delete your account.
- Ask for a copy or correction of your information by emailing us at the address below. Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights under local law, such as the right to object to or restrict certain processing.
Children
Packt is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from them. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
Security
Information is encrypted in transit and at rest by our service provider, and access rules limit each group's data to its members. No system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy we will update this page and its effective date.
Contact
Questions or requests: hello@garysylvester.co