Last Updated: September 24, 2026
Application: Chalo Walk Par
Contact: chalowalkpar@gmail.com
Chalo Walk Par ("Chalo Walk Par", "we", "us", "our", or "the App") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and store it, when it may be shared with third-party service providers, and the choices available to you.
This Privacy Policy applies to the Chalo Walk Par Android application and related services operated by us.
By using Chalo Walk Par, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We collect information that is reasonably necessary to provide, maintain, secure and improve the functionality of Chalo Walk Par.
Chalo Walk Par currently provides account creation through Google Sign-In.
When you use Google Sign-In, we may receive:
We use this information to authenticate your account, maintain your profile and provide account-related functionality.
You may voluntarily provide information such as:
This information may be used to provide fitness-related calculations, application insights and other functionality within Chalo Walk Par.
Depending on the features you use, the App may process:
If you grant location permission and start an active GPS walk, Chalo Walk Par may collect precise location information to:
Precise GPS location is not collected by Chalo Walk Par solely for advertising purposes.
If you grant permission through Android Health Connect, Chalo Walk Par may read permitted health and fitness information, such as step count and heart rate, for functionality within the App.
Health and fitness information obtained through Android health permissions is not used by us to personalize or target advertisements.
You can revoke Health Connect permissions at any time through Android Settings → Health Connect.
Certain technical information may be processed when you use the App, including:
| Information | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Email / account information | Authentication, account management, account recovery and security. |
| Display name | Profile, groups and leaderboard functionality. |
| Steps | Daily progress, history, trends, challenges and leaderboard functionality. |
| GPS route | Recording and displaying active walking routes and calculating distance. |
| Height / weight / age / sex | Fitness-related calculations and application insights. |
| Heart rate from Health Connect | Displaying permitted health information within the App. |
| FCM token | Sending push notifications such as group invitations and relevant application updates. |
| Device and technical information | Security, reliability, diagnostics, crash analysis and application improvement. |
| Advertising-related information | Delivering, measuring and protecting advertising services through Google AdMob, subject to applicable privacy requirements and user choices. |
Chalo Walk Par may display limited advertisements through Google AdMob, a mobile advertising service provided by Google LLC.
Advertising is used as a limited monetization mechanism to support the operation and continued development of Chalo Walk Par.
When Google AdMob is used, Google and its advertising partners may process certain information associated with an advertising request.
Depending on the applicable advertising configuration, user choices and jurisdiction, this may include:
Chalo Walk Par does not provide your health or fitness information to Google AdMob for personalized advertising.
This includes, where applicable:
We do not sell your health or fitness information to advertising networks.
Depending on applicable law, the user's privacy choices, the user's location and our advertising configuration, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized.
Chalo Walk Par does not currently represent that it has implemented Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) SDK or another certified consent management platform.
Where applicable law or Google advertising requirements require consent management for advertising, we will implement and maintain the appropriate consent mechanism before serving advertising that requires such consent.
Until an applicable consent mechanism is implemented, advertising configurations must not be used in a manner that requires a consent flow that the App does not provide.
Google may process advertising-related information in accordance with Google's own privacy policies, terms and applicable requirements.
Google's Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Google AdMob:
Chalo Walk Par is committed to complying with applicable privacy requirements relating to advertising.
Where applicable law or Google policies require user consent for personalized advertising or related processing, the App will use an appropriate consent management mechanism before conducting the applicable processing.
At the time of this Privacy Policy, Chalo Walk Par does not claim that a Google UMP consent flow is currently implemented in the application.
Users may also have access to advertising and privacy controls provided directly by Google or through their Android device, depending on their location and available settings.
Google provides additional information regarding its advertising consent requirements here:
Chalo Walk Par uses third-party services to provide authentication, cloud storage, crash diagnostics, notifications, mapping, advertising and other technical functionality.
| Service | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Firebase Authentication | Google Sign-In authentication. |
| Firebase Firestore | Cloud storage and synchronization of applicable account, activity and group information. |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging | Push notifications. |
| Firebase Crashlytics | Crash diagnostics, crash reporting and application stability analysis. |
| Google Play Services | Google Sign-In and applicable Android services. |
| OSMDroid / OpenStreetMap | Map display and walking-route visualization. |
| Google AdMob | Limited in-app advertising. |
These third-party providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and applicable contractual or legal requirements.
Firebase Privacy Information:
Chalo Walk Par uses precise location only when necessary for the GPS walking functionality and when the user has granted the required Android permission.
During an active GPS walk, location information may be processed to create a route and calculate walking statistics.
Chalo Walk Par does not intentionally use precise GPS walking routes for advertising personalization.
You may disable location access at any time through Android Settings. Disabling location may prevent the GPS walking functionality from operating correctly.
Chalo Walk Par uses Android activity-recognition and step-counter capabilities to provide step tracking.
The application may use an Android foreground service to continue step tracking while the device screen is off or while the application is not actively visible.
Background step tracking is used to provide the App's core fitness functionality and is not used solely for advertising.
Chalo Walk Par may request access to Android Health Connect information where required for supported fitness features.
Health Connect access is permission-based. The App can only access data for which you have granted permission.
Health information obtained through Health Connect is used for fitness-related functionality within Chalo Walk Par.
Health Connect information is not used by Chalo Walk Par for personalized advertising or interest-based advertising.
You can revoke Health Connect permissions through:
Android Settings → Health Connect
Chalo Walk Par provides social fitness functionality such as groups and leaderboards.
Depending on the feature you use, other Chalo Walk Par users may see information such as:
Your email address, authentication credentials, Health Connect heart-rate information and precise private GPS route data are not intentionally displayed publicly through the global leaderboard.
Chalo Walk Par uses both local device storage and cloud infrastructure.
Local application information may be stored using the application's local database and Android storage mechanisms.
Applicable account and application information may be synchronized with Firebase services, including Firebase Authentication, Firestore and Firebase Cloud Messaging.
The App may use a local-first approach for certain activity and walking data before synchronizing applicable information with cloud services.
Third-party infrastructure providers may process or store information in accordance with their applicable privacy policies and legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share or permit access to information with service providers that help us operate Chalo Walk Par.
These may include:
Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to:
We do not provide your health or fitness information to advertising networks for personalized advertising.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the requested services, maintain account functionality, comply with applicable legal obligations, resolve disputes, enforce agreements, prevent fraud and protect the security of our services.
When personal information is no longer required for a legitimate purpose, we will seek to delete, anonymize or otherwise securely dispose of it where reasonably practicable.
Certain information may remain temporarily in backups, logs or systems maintained for security and operational purposes and may be removed in accordance with applicable retention procedures.
Chalo Walk Par currently provides account and data deletion requests through email.
To request deletion of your Chalo Walk Par account and associated personal information, contact us at:
Please provide the email address associated with your Google Sign-In account so that we can identify the account and process the request.
Upon receiving a valid deletion request, we will take reasonable steps to delete the personal information that we control, subject to applicable law, security requirements, fraud prevention, dispute resolution and legally required retention.
Deleting your Chalo Walk Par account does not automatically delete information independently maintained by third-party services under their own policies, such as information maintained by Google.
Depending on applicable law, you may have rights and choices relating to your personal information.
These may include:
You may contact us using the contact information provided in this Privacy Policy to exercise applicable rights or ask questions about the processing of your personal data.
Where applicable to our processing activities, we intend to handle personal data in accordance with applicable Indian data protection and privacy requirements, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and applicable rules and notifications issued under it.
We aim to process personal data only for specified and legitimate purposes, provide appropriate notice, maintain reasonable security safeguards, and provide applicable mechanisms for users to exercise their privacy rights.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent subject to applicable legal and technical requirements. Withdrawal of consent may affect our ability to provide features that require the relevant information.
For privacy questions, requests or complaints regarding processing of personal data, contact:
Chalo Walk Par is intended for users who are 18 years of age or older.
We do not knowingly design or operate Chalo Walk Par as a service directed toward children.
We do not knowingly collect children's personal data for advertising purposes.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us at:
If we become aware that personal information has been collected from a child in circumstances where such collection was not permitted, we will take reasonable steps to address the situation in accordance with applicable law.
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures intended to protect personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, misuse or destruction.
These measures may include authentication controls, access restrictions, secure communications, cloud-service security controls and appropriate application-level safeguards.
However, no electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of information.
Some third-party service providers used by Chalo Walk Par, including Google and Firebase, may process information on infrastructure located outside India or in multiple countries.
Where information is processed by such providers, the processing may be subject to their applicable privacy policies, contractual safeguards, security measures and applicable legal requirements.
The Android application itself does not use browser cookies in the same manner as a traditional website.
However, third-party services such as Google AdMob may use advertising identifiers, SDK technologies and other technologies to provide and measure advertising services.
Such processing is governed by the applicable policies and privacy practices of the relevant third-party provider.
The App may contain or interact with third-party services, websites or platforms.
Third-party services operate under their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services that we do not control.
We encourage users to review the privacy policies of third-party services before providing information to them.
| Permission / Capability | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Physical Activity / Activity Recognition | Detect and track steps using supported Android activity and sensor functionality. |
| Precise Location | Record GPS routes during active walking sessions. |
| Notifications | Deliver relevant application notifications, including group-related notifications. |
| Foreground Service | Continue supported step or GPS walking functionality while the application is not actively visible. |
| Internet / Network Access | Communicate with Firebase, load maps, synchronize data and provide applicable application services. |
| Health Connect | Read permitted health and fitness information when the user explicitly grants access. |
We may update this Privacy Policy when the App's functionality, data practices, advertising configuration, third-party services or applicable legal requirements change.
When material changes are made, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice through the App or another reasonable communication method.
We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, complaints or requests relating to privacy, personal data, advertising or account deletion, please contact us.
App: Chalo Walk Par
Email: chalowalkpar@gmail.com
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy requests within an appropriate period and in accordance with applicable law.