Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites place on your device to store information. They help websites remember your preferences and provide a better user experience.

Local Storage is a similar technology that allows websites to store data locally in your browser, but it doesn't get sent to our servers with every request.

2. How We Use Cookies and Local Storage

We use cookies and local storage only for essential app functionality:

Authentication and Security

• Login tokens - Keep you securely logged in to your account
• Session management - Maintain your login state across browser sessions
• Security tokens - Protect against unauthorized access

App Functionality

• User preferences - Remember your audio settings and app configuration
• Workout state - Temporarily store workout progress to prevent data loss
• UI state - Remember which tab you were viewing
• Exercise data cache - Store exercise information for faster loading

3. Types of Data We Store

Storage Type	Purpose	Duration	Essential
Stripe Cookies	Payment processing and fraud prevention	Session duration or until payment completion	Yes (for payments)
JWT Token	Authentication and login state	7 days or until logout	Yes
Audio Preferences	Countdown beeps and completion sound settings	Until manually changed	No
Exercise Cache	Faster loading of exercise data	Until app update or cache clear	No
Workout State	Prevent loss of workout progress	Until workout completion	No
User Preferences	App settings and configuration	Until manually changed	No

4. What We Don't Use

FitStation deliberately avoids invasive tracking technologies:

• No advertising cookies - We don't show ads or track you for advertising
• No analytics cookies - We don't use Google Analytics or similar tracking
• No social media trackers - No Facebook Pixel, Twitter tracking, etc.
• No third-party trackers - We don't share data with external tracking services
• No cross-site tracking - We don't track your activity on other websites
• No fingerprinting - We don't create unique device fingerprints

5. Managing Your Data

Browser Controls

You can control cookies and local storage through your browser settings:

• Clear data - Delete cookies and local storage for our site
• Block cookies - Prevent new cookies (may break app functionality)
• View stored data - Inspect what data is stored locally

App Controls

Within FitStation, you can:

• Logout - Clears authentication tokens and cached data
• Reset preferences - Clear your saved app settings
• Delete account - Removes all server-side data (local storage remains until manually cleared)

6. Essential vs. Non-Essential

Essential Data (Required for App Function)

These cannot be disabled without breaking the app:

• Authentication tokens (needed to access your account)
• Security tokens (prevent unauthorized access)

Non-Essential Data (For Convenience)

These can be cleared without breaking core functionality:

• Audio preferences (app will use defaults)
• Exercise cache (data will reload from server)
• Workout state (in-progress workouts may be lost)
• UI preferences (app will use default layout)

7. Third-Party Services

We use minimal third-party services that may set their own cookies:

• Stripe - Secure payment processing (sets cookies for fraud prevention and payment security)
• Google Fonts - For typography (may set font loading cookies)
• Material Icons - For app icons (may set loading cookies)

These services have their own privacy policies and cookie practices. Stripe's cookies are essential for secure payment processing and fraud prevention.

8. Data Security

All locally stored data is protected:

• Encryption - Sensitive tokens are encrypted
• Secure transmission - Data is sent over HTTPS
• No sensitive data - Passwords are never stored locally
• Automatic expiration - Authentication tokens expire automatically

9. Mobile Apps

If we release mobile apps in the future, they will:

• Use similar local storage principles
• Follow platform-specific privacy guidelines
• Provide the same level of data protection
• Maintain our no-tracking policy

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• We add new app features that require different storage
• Laws or regulations change
• We improve our privacy practices

Changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date above.

11. Contact Us

Questions about our use of cookies or local storage?

• Email: privacy@workoutapp.com
• Support: Available through the app's settings page