Privacy & Terms

Shonen is a fitness app. This page explains, in plain language, what we store, what we never do, and the rules for using the app.

What stays on your phone

• Shonen works fully without an account. Your plans, logs and check-ins are stored on your device.
• Progress photos never leave your device, even with an account.
• Apple Health and Health Connect data is read on your phone and never uploaded.

What we store if you make an account

• Your email address (or Apple sign-in ID) and password hash, to sign you in.
• A backup of your progress — plans, logs, check-ins and health answers — in a private record only you can read.
• Your public profile (username, avatar, level), friends, posts, clubs, meetups and chat messages when you use social features.
• An approximate location, rounded to about 1 km, only when you post or search for meetups and events.

The early-access list

If you join the waitlist on this site we store only your email address and the date, and use it once to tell you the app is available. Ask us to remove it any time.

What we never do

• We never sell your data.
• We never use health or activity data for advertising. Ads in the free version are non-personalized.
• We never show your health conditions to other users.

Where data lives

Account data is stored on our own server in the United States, encrypted in transit (HTTPS), and backed up nightly. Backups are kept for 14 days.

Your controls

• Export everything as JSON or CSV from the Hero tab.
• Delete your account and all cloud data from the Hero tab. Deletion is permanent and removes your data from backups within 14 days.
• Hide weight numbers or turn on body-neutral mode at any time. Block and report other users.

Health information

Shonen gives general fitness guidance based on public guidelines (WHO, ACSM, NICE and others). It is not medical advice and does not diagnose or treat anything. Follow your own clinician’s advice first. Stop and get help if you have warning signs such as chest pain, fainting or severe shortness of breath.

Terms in short

• You must be 13 or older to use Shonen, and 18 or older to use meetups.
• Be kind and safe: no harassment, no sharing other people’s private information, and meet in public places.
• Purchases are handled by the App Store or Google Play; subscriptions renew until you cancel them there.
• We may update these terms; we’ll note the date above and tell you in the app about important changes.