Privacy Policy

What we collect when you sign up

To create your account, we need a username and a password. Your password is securely hashed — we never see or store it in readable form.

You can optionally add an email address. We only use it to send password reset links if you get locked out. If you skip it, everything else works the same — you just won't be able to reset your password by email.

What we collect as you use the app

Every feature you use stores the data you enter. This can include:

• Weight entries
• Food and calorie logs
• Water intake
• Step counts
• Fasting sessions
• Body measurements
• Journal entries and mood
• Progress photos

You choose what to track. If you never use a feature, we don't have that data.

Optional profile information

Some features work better with extra profile details. These are all optional:

• Date of birth, gender, and height— used to calculate your BMR (how many calories your body burns at rest) and BMI. Without these, the calculators and some insights won't be available.
• Timezone— used to show your data on the correct day. Without it, we use your browser's timezone.
• Display name and bio— only visible if you use social features like the friends list.

Coaching

If you choose to connect with a coach, they can see the tracking data you explicitly grant them access to (for example, weight and food logs but not your journal). You control which categories your coach can view, and you can revoke access at any time. Your coach never sees your password or email address.

Connected services

You can optionally connect external services like Fitbit to automatically sync data. When you do, we store an access token so we can pull your data from that service. We never share your LeanBean data back to them. You can disconnect at any time, which removes the stored token.

How we use your data

Your data powers the features you see in the app — your charts, goals, streaks, insights, and progress tracking. That's it. We don't use it for anything else.

What we don't do

• We don't sell your data to anyone
• We don't share your data with advertisers
• We don't show you ads

Cookies

We use cookies only to keep you logged in. We don't use advertising cookies, tracking cookies, or any third-party cookies.

Security

Your data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest. Passwords are securely hashed. Progress photos are stored privately and only accessible to your account (and your coach, if you've granted photo access). We use account lockout protection to guard against unauthorized login attempts.

Your data, your control

• You can delete any individual entry at any time
• You can delete your entire account from your profile settings — this permanently removes all your data
• You can disconnect from a coach at any time
• You can disconnect external services at any time

Children

LeanBean is not intended for anyone under 16.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, we'll post the changes here with a new date. Continued use of the app means you accept the updated policy.

Questions?

Reach us at [email protected]

See also: Terms of Service