Privacy Policy — Steps Into HA

Last updated: July 23, 2026

Steps Into HA is a small iOS app that reads your daily step count from Apple Health and sends it to a Home Assistant webhook that you configure and control. Your privacy is the whole point of the app: your data goes only to the address you type in, and nowhere else.

What data the app accesses

• Step count (read-only). With your permission, the app reads your daily step count from Apple Health. It requests read-only access and never writes to Apple Health.
• The configuration you enter. Your chosen display name, your Home Assistant address, and your webhook ID are stored locally on your device (in the app's own settings) so you don't have to re-type them. They are never sent anywhere except, as part of a normal request, to the Home Assistant address you configured.

The app does not access your contacts, location, photos, microphone, camera, health data other than step count, or any other personal information.

Where your data goes

When you tap Send my steps now, or when background sync runs, the app sends a small JSON message containing your step count, your chosen name, and a timestamp to the Home Assistant webhook URL you entered — for example:

{ "steps": 8432, "person": "Person 1", "timestamp": "2026-07-23T21:45:00Z" }

That server is yours. It is typically on your own home network or your own private remote Home Assistant instance. The app sends your data to that address and to no one else.

Data the developer collects

None. The developer does not receive, collect, store, or have any access to your step data or your configuration. There is:

• No account or sign-in.
• No analytics or tracking of any kind.
• No third-party servers, SDKs, or advertising networks.
• No selling or sharing of data — the developer never sees it in the first place.

Because your step data is transmitted only to a server you control and is never accessible to the developer or any third party, the app is declared as "Data Not Collected" on its App Store privacy label.

Data storage and deletion

• Your configuration is stored only on your device. Deleting the app removes it.
• Your step data lives in Apple Health (managed by you) and on your own Home Assistant (managed by you). To delete step history, use Apple Health and your Home Assistant instance directly.

Children's privacy

The app is rated 4+ and does not collect any data. It is not directed at children and gathers no personal information from anyone.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this same URL with a new "Last updated" date.