Privacy Policy.

1. Who this policy covers

This policy applies to benjaminhyde.com.au and the apps and tools I build and operate under it (together, the “Services”), including any app that connects to a third-party platform you choose to link. The Services are operated by Benjamin Hyde, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia (“I”, “me”, “my”).

It covers every kind of data the Services handle — personally identifiable information, health and fitness data, training and performance data, education data and communications — and each section below explains how it applies to each of them.

I handle personal information in line with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Where other privacy laws apply to you (for example the EU/UK GDPR), I aim to meet those obligations too.

2. Your data, in plain terms

“Your data” means any information about you that you give me, that the Services create while you use them, or that you authorise another service to share with me. Different Services handle different kinds of data, and I only collect what a feature you’re using actually needs.

How it reaches me:

• You give it to me — contact-form messages, emails, account sign-ups, profile details, goals or responses you enter.
• You connect another service — if you link an account from another platform, you authorise that platform to share specific data with me. I only receive what you grant permission for, I never receive your password for that service, and you can revoke access at any time.
• It’s generated as you use the Services — for example progress, results, or insights an app calculates for you.
• Technical information — standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested, timestamps) for security and troubleshooting. The contact form uses Cloudflare Turnstile to block spam, which may process device and browser signals.

3. Types of data and how each is treated

Personally identifiable information. Your name, email address, account identifiers and anything else that identifies you. Used to run your account, respond to you and keep the Services secure.

Health and fitness data. For example activity, heart rate, sleep, recovery or body measurements, usually from a device or platform you connect. This is “sensitive information” under Australian law: I only collect it with your explicit consent, use it solely to provide the features you’ve asked for, and apply the strictest handling to it. Anything an app tells you based on it is general information, not medical advice.

Training and performance data. Workouts, plans, goals, training load and similar records. Used to track your progress and generate recommendations for you.

Education data. Learning responses, feedback, assessment results or classroom activity in my education tools. Where these tools are used in a school, they’re used under the school’s supervision and its own privacy obligations also apply. Student data is used only for the educational purpose it was collected for.

Communications. The content of messages you send me. Used to reply and provide what you asked for.

4. What I will never do with your data

• Sell, rent or trade any of it — personal, health, training, education or otherwise.
• Use it for advertising or share it with data brokers.
• Use it to train general-purpose AI models.
• Use data from a connected service for anything other than providing features to you.
• Use health or fitness data to make decisions about you outside the app (for example for insurance, employment or credit).
• Use education data for profiling, marketing, or any purpose other than supporting learning.

Where an app uses an AI service to generate insights, only the minimum data needed is sent, under that provider’s terms that prohibit using it for model training.

5. Sharing and disclosure

I share personal information only with service providers that help me run the Services, such as:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers that store and serve the Services.
• Resend (email delivery) for contact-form messages and service emails.
• Cloudflare (Turnstile spam protection and network security).
• AI processing providers, where an app feature needs one, under no-training terms.

These providers may store data outside Australia (for example in the United States). I take reasonable steps to make sure they protect it. I will also disclose information if required by law, or to protect the safety of any person.

• Personal information and communications — shared only with the hosting and email providers needed to run your account and reply to you.
• Health, fitness and training data — never shared with anyone else except the hosting provider that stores it and, where you use an AI-powered feature, an AI provider under no-training terms. It is never shared with insurers, employers, coaches or other users unless you choose to share it yourself.
• Education data — shared only with the school or teacher responsible for the class it relates to, and with the hosting provider that stores it.

6. Storage, security and retention

Your data is stored on secured servers with encrypted connections (HTTPS), access controls and restricted administrative access. Health, fitness and education data get the strictest protection, because they’re the most sensitive. Access tokens for connected services are stored securely and used only to sync the data you’ve authorised.

I keep your data only as long as it’s needed for the purpose it was collected, or as required by law:

• Personal information — kept while your account is active, deleted when you close it or ask me to.
• Health, fitness and training data — kept while your account is active and the relevant service is connected; deleted when you disconnect and ask for deletion, close your account, or ask me to. Access is limited to the minimum needed to run and support the app.
• Education data — kept for as long as the learning activity or the school’s use of the tool needs it, then deleted or de-identified.
• Communications — kept for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry.
• Technical logs — kept for a limited period for security and troubleshooting.

7. Disconnecting services and deleting your data

• You can disconnect a linked service at any time from within the app, or from that service’s own account settings. Once disconnected, no further data is received.
• When a connected service tells me you’ve revoked access, I stop syncing and delete the stored access tokens.
• You can ask me to delete all the data I hold about you — personal, health, fitness, training, education and communications — by emailing ben@benjaminhyde.com.au. I will action deletion requests within 30 days.
• For education data used through a school, you can ask me directly or through the school, and I’ll work with the school to action it.

8. Your rights

These rights apply to every type of data I hold about you — personal, health, fitness, training, education and communications. You can ask to access your data, correct it, export it, or have it deleted. You can also withdraw consent at any time (for example by disconnecting a service, which stops any further health or training data being collected). Parents and guardians can make these requests for a student’s education data. Email ben@benjaminhyde.com.au and I’ll respond within 30 days. You don’t need to give a reason.

9. Children

I don’t knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 16 outside of education tools used under a school’s supervision. In those tools I collect only the education data needed for the learning activity, and as little personally identifiable information as possible. Health, fitness and training features are for adults only, and I don’t knowingly collect health data from anyone under 18.

10. Cookies

The site uses only cookies that are strictly necessary for it to work (for example keeping you signed in to an app, or spam protection). There are no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.

11. Changes to this policy

I may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above shows when it last changed. If a change materially affects how your data is used, I’ll let you know in the relevant app before it takes effect. I won’t start using health, training or education data for a new purpose without asking for your consent first.

12. Contact and complaints

Questions, requests or complaints about privacy: ben@benjaminhyde.com.au, or via the contact page. If you’re not satisfied with my response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.