Chi-Rho Lifts ("we", "us") is a strength-training log for lifters, coaching clients, and gym members, available on the web at chirholifts.com and as an app for iPhone and Android. This policy explains what we collect, why, who we share it with, and how you can delete it.
What we collect
- Account details: username, password (stored only as a secure hash), and optionally your email address and phone number.
- Lifter profile (optional): full name, date of birth, sex, height, bodyweight, and similar details you choose to enter, used to calculate calorie targets and progress.
- Training and nutrition data: the workouts, sets, goals, meet-prep plans, foods, recipes, and nutrition targets you log.
- Profile photo (optional): an image you choose from your photos or take with your camera.
- Friends: the connections you send or accept. Friends see a snapshot of your training (badge count, top lifts, goal progress), not your full log.
- Device and notification data: a push-notification token if you allow notifications, so we can send reminders.
- Purchase status: whether you have lifetime access. Payments are processed by Apple, Google, or Stripe; we never see or store your card details.
Camera, photos, and Apple Health
- Camera: used only to scan food barcodes and, if you choose, to take a profile photo. Barcode scans are used to look up the food and aren't stored as images.
- Photos: used only when you pick a profile photo.
- Apple Health: if you allow it, the iPhone app saves your logged workouts to the Health app. We only write workouts; we don't read your Health data, and nothing from Apple Health is sent to our servers, used for advertising, or shared with anyone.
How we use it
Only to run Chi-Rho Lifts: to show your log, charts, goals, badges, and meet-prep plans; to let your coach program and review your training if you're a coaching client; to send reminders and messages you'd expect (like your login details or a streak reminder); and to keep the service secure.
We don't sell your data, we don't show ads, and we don't track you across other apps or websites.
Who can see your data
- You.
- Your coach: if your account was set up for coaching or gym membership, the Chi-Rho Lifts coach/admin can see and program your training and contact you.
- Friends you accept: the limited snapshot described above.
- Service providers that help us run the app, only as needed for their job: hosting (DigitalOcean), payments (Stripe, Apple, Google, and RevenueCat for in-app purchases), email (Resend), text messages (Twilio), push notifications (Expo/Apple/Google), and food lookups (USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts receive the food name or barcode you search, not who you are).
- When required by law.
Keeping and deleting your data
We keep your data while your account exists. You can delete your account at any time from Profile → Delete Account in the app or on the website. That permanently removes your account and everything you've logged; it can't be undone. Backups are overwritten on a rolling basis. Deleting your account doesn't refund an App Store or Google Play purchase — refunds are handled by Apple or Google.
Security
Data is sent over encrypted connections (HTTPS), passwords are stored as one-way hashes, and access to our servers is restricted. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to protect your information.
Children
Chi-Rho Lifts isn't directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data.
Changes and contact
If we change this policy we'll update the date above. Questions or requests: email chirhostrength@gmail.com.