Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 15, 2026
Ascent (“the app”) is developed by Aaron Bieber (“we,” “us,” “our”). This policy explains what information Ascent collects, how it is used, and how it is protected — including data accessed through Google Health / Health Connect.
The short version
Ascent stores your climbing and fitness data only on your device. We do not operate any server that receives, stores, or processes your personal or health data. We cannot see it, and we never sell, share, or transmit it to anyone — including us.
What data Ascent accesses
To provide its core features, Ascent may read and write the following data through Android’s Health Connect / Google Health platform, and store it locally on your watch and phone:
- Heart rate and heart rate zones
- Active energy burned (calories)
- Exercise sessions (type, duration, and route/route-style metadata you log, such as grades and attempts)
Ascent also stores app settings and preferences you configure, such as your preferred grading system.
How this data is used
All of the data listed above is used exclusively to power features within the app itself — for example, showing your grade pyramid, session history, and heart rate zones. It is not used for advertising, analytics profiling, or any purpose beyond displaying your own activity back to you.
Where this data is stored
- On-device only. Climbing sessions, fitness metrics, and settings are stored locally on your watch and, if you use the companion phone app, on your phone.
- Health Connect. Fitness data written to or read from Health Connect is governed by Android’s Health Connect platform and your own device-level permissions, which you can review or revoke at any time in Health Connect’s settings.
- No remote servers. Ascent does not upload your climbing or health data to any cloud service, analytics provider, or third party. We do not have accounts, backends, or databases that store your personal data.
Sharing and sale of data
We do not share, sell, rent, or trade your health or fitness data with any third party, for any purpose, at any time. Because this data never leaves your device, there is nothing for us to share even if we wanted to.
Your controls
- You can review and revoke Ascent’s Health Connect permissions at any time from your device’s Health Connect settings.
- You can delete an individual session or all app data from within Ascent’s settings.
- Uninstalling the app removes all locally stored data associated with it, subject to your device’s own backup and Health Connect retention behavior.
Children’s privacy
Ascent is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children under 13.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes — for example, if we introduce a new feature that changes how data is handled — we will update this page and revise the effective date above.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or how Ascent handles your data can be sent to [email protected].