Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Mlue (“Mlue,” “we,” “us”) handles personal information when you use the Mlue iOS app and related services (the “Service”). By using the Service you agree to the practices described here.

1. Information we collect

Account information

When you create an account we use our authentication provider (Clerk) to collect your email address and a secure password or social sign-in identifier. We never store your password ourselves.

Profile information

The profile you build: display name, photos, bio, home city, age band, gender (optional), preferred sports, pace level, availability, and the languages you speak. You choose what to share, and you can edit or remove most of it at any time.

Location information

To show nearby activities, clubs, and training buddies, the app uses your device location while you are using discovery features. Mlue is designed not to store your live locationon our servers — discovery happens against a coarse, opt-in “search around here” point or your selected city, not a continuous location trail.

Fitness & health data

If you grant permission, Mlue reads workout summaries from Apple Health (HealthKit) — such as distance, duration, pace, heart rate, and steps — to build your activity recaps, stats, and badges. Health data is used to provide these features and is never sold or used for advertising. You can revoke access in iOS Settings at any time.

Content & messages

Posts, comments, activity recaps, club content, and the direct and club messages you send. Messages are visible to their intended recipients and to Mlue for safety and moderation.

Usage & device information

Basic device and diagnostic data, push-notification tokens, and how you interact with the app, so we can keep it reliable and improve it.

2. How we use your information

• To operate core features — matching you with buddies, activities, and clubs.
• To power your profile, feed, stats, streaks, and achievements.
• To deliver messages, notifications, and Live Activities.
• To keep the community safe — moderation, abuse prevention, and responding to reports.
• To provide subscriptions (Mlue Pro) and process them through Apple.
• To analyze and improve the Service, and to comply with legal obligations.

3. How we share information

• With other users: your public profile and content are visible to people you connect with, as described above. We never expose your live location or email to other users.
• Service providers: trusted vendors that run the Service on our behalf — authentication (Clerk), database and storage (Supabase), and Apple for app distribution, notifications, and payments — under contracts that limit their use of your data.
• Legal & safety: when required by law, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of our users and the public.

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Data retention

We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the Service. When you delete your account we delete or de-identify your personal data, except where we must retain it to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or enforce our agreements.

5. Your rights and choices

• Access, correct, or delete your profile information from within the app.
• Revoke location or Health permissions in iOS Settings at any time.
• Manage push notifications in the app or iOS Settings.
• Delete your account, which removes your profile and associated content.
• Depending on where you live, request a copy of your data or its deletion by contacting us at privacy@mlue.app.

6. Security

We use industry-standard measures — encryption in transit, scoped access controls, and a managed backend — to protect your information. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we work to safeguard your data and to respond quickly to any issue.

7. Children

Mlue is intended for people aged 17 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under that age. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will remove it.

8. International users

Your information may be processed in countries other than your own. Where we transfer data internationally, we take steps to ensure it remains protected consistent with this policy.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes we will update the date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app.

10. Contact us

Questions about privacy? Email privacy@mlue.app or use our contact page.