Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026-06-03
Downshift is built privacy-first. This policy explains what that means.
The short version
We collect nothing
Downshift does not collect, transmit, or sell any personal data. Everything you do in the app stays on your device.
What we collect
Nothing. Downshift has no user accounts and operates no servers. We do not use analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs of any kind. We never see your breathing sessions, tension logs, checklist activity, or settings.
Where your data lives
All app data — breathing and relaxation sessions, tension entries, daily checklist history, and preferences — is stored only on your device using Apple's on-device storage. It is included in your encrypted device backups if you use them. We have no access to it.
Apple Health
If — and only if — you choose to connect Apple Health, Downshift can:
- Write your completed breathing and relaxation sessions as Mindful Minutes.
- Read your recovery signals — heart-rate variability, resting heart rate, respiratory rate, sleep, sleeping wrist temperature, active energy, and steps — to compute your Body Stress Index and show gentle wellbeing context next to your tension trend.
Wrist temperature and all the other signals are read-only; Downshift never writes them. The Body Stress Index is computed entirely on your device, by comparing today's signals to your own recent baseline. It is an estimate of how strained your body looks — not a medical measurement, and it cannot diagnose anything.
You decide what to allow, per data type, in the Health permission screen, and you can change or revoke it any time in the Health app. This data is read and written on your device only — Downshift never transmits, stores, or sells it.
Cost
Downshift is completely free. There are no subscriptions, no ads, and no in-app purchases, so there is no payment information for us to receive or store.
Notifications
If you turn on the optional daily reminder, it is scheduled locally on your device. No reminder data leaves your device.
Your control
You can permanently erase all app data at any time from Settings → Delete all data. Deleting the app also removes its data from your device.
Children
Downshift is a general wellness app and is not directed at children under 13.
Not medical advice
Downshift is a wellness and education tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat, or cure any condition. If you have persistent or severe symptoms, please consult a qualified health professional.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the date above and the in-app copy.
Contact
Questions: downshift@xymex.app