Your steps stay local-first

Privacy Policy

Last updated 28 October 2026

We (“we,” “us”) operate the 10k Steps mobile app and this website at 10ksteps.net. This policy explains what the app accesses, what stays on your device, and how to contact us. If you do not agree, please do not use the app or site.

Summary

• Daily step counts, history, goals, and preferences are stored on your device (and in Apple Health or Health Connect only when you grant permission).
• We do not require an account or sign-in for core tracking.
• We do not sell your personal information.
• We do not use third-party advertising or analytics SDKs in the app.
• We do not track you across other companies’ apps or websites for advertising.

App covered

10k Steps — Apple App Store id777752947 (bundle com.4kiq.-0k-Steps.10k-Steps). An Android edition may be offered later under package com.tenksteps.tenksteps; this policy will apply when it is available.

Health & motion data

When you use 10k Steps, the app may access:

• Motion & Fitness (Core Motion on iOS) to count steps, distance, and floors on your phone.
• Apple Health (iOS), if you allow it, to read step counts and flights climbed for today’s total and history. The app is designed to read—not write—step data in Health.
• Health Connect (Android), when the Android app is available and you allow it, for similar read/merge behavior.

This information is processed on your device to show progress, charts, streaks, and widgets. We do not operate a cloud service that stores your ongoing step stream for core features.

Other on-device data

• Your step goal, display preferences, reminder settings, and optional feature unlock state
• History rows saved in the app’s local database
• Widget snapshots shared via the app group between the main app and its widget extension (iOS)

Information we do not collect for tracking

Core step tracking works without sending your step history to our servers.

When you contact us

If you email us at support@10ksteps.net (from the in-app mail sheet, our Support form, or your own email app), we receive whatever you choose to send. We use that only to respond and improve support.

Notifications

If you enable reminders, the app may schedule local notifications on your device toward your step goal. You control quiet hours and frequency in Settings. Notification content is generated on the device.

In-app purchases

Optional paid features are processed by Apple (App Store / StoreKit) on iPhone . We do not receive or store your payment card details. Use Restore Purchases (where shown) with the same store account you used originally.

App Store & Google Play

Downloads, updates, and store transactions are handled by Apple and/or Google. Their privacy policies apply to those services: apple.com/legal/privacy .

This website

10ksteps.net is a marketing and legal site. It does not collect step data and does not use login or third-party ad networks for tracking. Your hosting provider may log routine server access (IP address, browser type, requested path) for security; we do not use those logs to identify visitors.

Children

10k Steps is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided information, contact us and we will help you remove it where applicable.

Data retention and deletion

• App: Uninstall the app to remove on-device data. Revoke Health or Motion access in system Settings if desired.
• Email: We retain support emails only as long as needed for correspondence and reasonable business records.

Security

We use reasonable measures appropriate to a local-first fitness app. No method of storage or transmission is 100% secure.

International users

If you access the app or site from outside the United States, you understand that contact emails may be processed in the United States or where our email provider operates.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will change when we do. Continued use of the app after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Privacy questions: support@10ksteps.net.