Privacy

Updated November 14, 2026. Plain words, no fine print.

The short version: we collect only what the game needs, your group sees it, nobody else does, and we never sell it or use it for ads.

Who we are

Cheeks & Balances is an iPhone app made by Zach, an independent developer. Questions or requests: privacy@bitefax.com.

What we collect

Your account: the name and email Apple shares when you sign in with Apple (Apple may give us a private relay email instead of your real one).
WHOOP data, only if you connect it: daily totals the game scores on, such as strain, calories burned, hours slept, sleep performance, recovery, and workouts. We do not store raw heart rate or minute-by-minute data.
What you add: daily check-ins, your targets, chat messages, and photos you post.
Your device's alert token, so we can send phone alerts you turn on.

How we use it

To score your group's challenge, pick the week's winners and losers, and run the wheel.
To show your group the scores, charts, and chat.
To send the alerts you turned on.

We do not sell your data, share it with advertisers, run ads, or track you across other apps or websites. We do not use analytics tools.

Who can see it

Only the people in your group see your scores, daily totals, check-ins, and posts. You agree to this in the app before you connect WHOOP. Nobody outside your group sees them.

Where it's kept

On Cloudflare's servers, which run the app's back end. Sign-in goes through Apple, WHOOP data comes from WHOOP's official API, and alerts go through Apple's push service. These companies handle data only to provide those services.

Your WHOOP connection

You can disconnect WHOOP at any time in the app or in your WHOOP account. We then stop pulling data and delete the WHOOP data we stored for you.

Deleting your data

Leave a group: your data is removed from that group.
Delete your account (in the app's settings): we delete your account, WHOOP data, check-ins, and photos. Copies in backups are gone within 30 days.
Or email privacy@bitefax.com and we'll do it for you.

Age

The app is for people 17 and older.

Changes

If this page changes in a way that matters, we'll tell you in the app before it takes effect.