Effective June 9, 2026

Privacy Policy

Padel Buddy is an iPhone and Apple Watch app for tracking padel scores, live match state, workout progress, and match history. This policy explains what information the app handles and how it is used.

Summary

Padel Buddy does not require an account, does not run ads, does not use third-party analytics, and does not send your match history to a Padel Buddy server. Match data is stored locally on your devices and synced between your paired Apple Watch and iPhone using Apple WatchConnectivity.

Information Padel Buddy Handles

Depending on how you use the app, Padel Buddy may store or process:

• Team names and player names that you enter or edit.
• Live match state, including score, games, sets, current server, timers, and unfinished match snapshots.
• Completed match history, including date and time played, set scores, match duration, team and player names, and optional club or court name.
• App preferences such as default names, button colors, workout tracking settings, and whether heart rate or calories are shown during a workout.
• Optional Apple Health workout data, including heart rate and active energy during workout tracking.

Apple Health

If workout tracking is enabled, Padel Buddy asks Apple Health for permission to read heart rate and active energy during a tennis workout. The watch app can show those values during play. When a match is finished, Padel Buddy can save the tennis workout and calories burned to Apple Health.

Health permissions are controlled by Apple Health and your device settings. Padel Buddy does not use Health data for advertising, marketing, profiling, or sale to third parties.

How Information Is Used

Padel Buddy uses the information above to:

• Calculate padel scoring, including deuce, advantage, sets, and tiebreaks.
• Show live match controls and score details on Apple Watch and iPhone.
• Restore an unfinished match on Apple Watch.
• Save completed matches to your iPhone match history.
• Let you edit match details, team names, player names, and place names.
• Display optional workout metrics during play and save workouts to Apple Health when permitted.

Storage and Sync

Padel Buddy stores match history locally on iPhone using SwiftData. The watch app stores preferences and unfinished match snapshots locally using Apple platform storage. Live and completed match payloads are exchanged between your paired Apple Watch and iPhone using WatchConnectivity.

Padel Buddy does not currently operate its own backend service for app data. If you use Apple services such as device backup or iCloud backup, Apple may handle copies of app data according to your Apple settings and Apple privacy policies.

Sharing

Padel Buddy does not sell your data and does not share your match history with advertisers, analytics providers, or data brokers. Data may be shared only through Apple platform services required for app functionality, such as WatchConnectivity and Apple Health, or if you choose to share information yourself outside the app.

Deleting or Controlling Your Data

You can delete saved matches from the iPhone match history. You can edit or clear team names, player names, and place names in the app. You can turn workout tracking, heart rate display, and calorie display on or off in the Apple Watch app settings.

You can manage Apple Health permissions in iOS or watchOS settings and delete Health records from the Apple Health app. Uninstalling Padel Buddy removes app-local data from the device, but Health data saved to Apple Health may need to be deleted separately in Apple Health.

Children

Padel Buddy is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Website

This website is a static GitHub Pages site. Padel Buddy does not add cookies, advertising scripts, or analytics scripts to this site. GitHub may process standard server logs and related technical information as the hosting provider.

Changes

This policy may be updated as Padel Buddy changes. Material changes will be reflected by updating the effective date on this page.

Contact

For privacy questions, contact privacy@padelbuddy.pro.