APP PRIVACY POLICY
Privacy Policy
PATHOS Performance Nutrition
Effective Date: August 20, 2026
PATHOS Performance Nutrition ("PATHOS," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using the PATHOS Performance Nutrition mobile application, website, and related coaching services.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, how it is protected, and the choices you have regarding your information.
1. About the PATHOS Performance Nutrition App
The PATHOS Performance Nutrition app is a nutrition tracking and coaching platform intended for clients participating in PATHOS Performance Nutrition coaching services.
Access to the app may require an active PATHOS Performance Nutrition personal coaching membership and an account authorized by PATHOS.
The app allows clients to track nutrition, calories, macronutrients, food intake, body weight, progress, and other information relevant to their nutrition and performance goals. It also allows PATHOS coaches to establish nutrition targets, review client progress, and communicate with clients.
PATHOS Performance Nutrition provides nutrition education and coaching services. The app and coaching services are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or medical condition and are not a substitute for care from a physician, registered dietitian, or other qualified healthcare professional.
2. Information We Collect
Depending on how you use the PATHOS app and services, we may collect the following categories of information.
Account and Contact Information
We may collect information necessary to create, maintain, and authenticate your account, including:
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Name
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Email address
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Account credentials
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User or account identifiers
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Coaching membership or account status
Nutrition and Food Information
When you use the app to track your nutrition, we may collect information such as:
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Foods and beverages consumed
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Meal entries
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Serving sizes and quantities
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Calories
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Protein, carbohydrate, and fat intake
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Other available nutrition information
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Food search history or selections
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Barcode-based food selections
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Daily and weekly nutrition progress
Fitness, Body, and Performance Information
You may provide information related to your nutrition, body composition, athletic activity, or performance goals, including:
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Body weight and weight history
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Weight goals
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Calorie and macronutrient targets
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Training or activity information you choose to provide
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Athletic or performance goals
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Progress information
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Check-in information
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Other information voluntarily provided as part of your coaching relationship
Some of this information may be considered health-related or sensitive personal information under applicable privacy laws. PATHOS uses this information for nutrition coaching, progress tracking, personalization, and app functionality and does not use it for third-party advertising.
Communications
If you communicate with your PATHOS coach through the app, we may collect and store those communications so that we can provide coaching, respond to questions, maintain continuity of service, and support your account.
Device and Technical Information
We or service providers supporting the operation of the app may automatically receive limited technical information necessary to operate, secure, diagnose, and improve the service. This may include information such as:
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Device type
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Operating system
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App version
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IP address
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Error or diagnostic information
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Login and authentication activity
The specific technical information collected may depend on the technologies and service providers used to operate the PATHOS app.
3. How We Use Your Information
PATHOS may use information collected through the app to:
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Provide and operate the PATHOS Performance Nutrition app
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Authenticate and maintain user accounts
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Provide personalized nutrition coaching
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Establish and display calorie and macronutrient targets
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Allow clients to record and monitor food intake
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Track progress toward nutrition, weight, and performance goals
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Allow PATHOS coaches to review client progress
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Facilitate communication between clients and their PATHOS coach
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Maintain coaching records
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Provide customer and technical support
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Maintain the security and reliability of the app
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Diagnose technical problems
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Improve app functionality and user experience
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Comply with applicable legal obligations
We do not sell personal information collected through the PATHOS Performance Nutrition app.
We do not use clients' nutrition, weight, coaching, or health-related information for third-party targeted advertising.
4. Food Search and Open Food Facts
PATHOS uses data from Open Food Facts, an independent, community-supported food products database, to support certain food search and barcode-scanning functionality.
When a user searches for a food or scans a product barcode, PATHOS may request product and nutrition information from Open Food Facts and display relevant information within the app.
Open Food Facts is a third-party service and is not owned or operated by PATHOS Performance Nutrition.
Food and nutrition information obtained from third-party databases may contain inaccuracies, incomplete information, or information submitted by third parties. Users should verify product labels when precise nutrition information is important.
Open Food Facts data is made available under its applicable open-data licensing terms.
5. Camera and Barcode Scanning
PATHOS may request access to your device's camera when you choose to use the barcode-scanning feature.
Camera access is used to scan food product barcodes so that the app can locate corresponding nutrition information.
PATHOS does not use camera access for advertising or unrelated tracking purposes.
You can manage camera permissions through your device's privacy settings.
6. How We Share Information
PATHOS does not sell or rent your personal information.
Information may be disclosed in limited circumstances, including:
PATHOS Coaches and Authorized Personnel
Information you enter into the app may be accessible to your assigned PATHOS coach or other authorized PATHOS personnel when necessary to provide your coaching services, administer your account, provide support, or maintain the service.
Service Providers
PATHOS may use third-party technology providers to provide services such as hosting, database storage, authentication, application infrastructure, error monitoring, communications, or other functionality necessary to operate the app.
These providers may process information only as necessary to provide services to PATHOS and are expected to protect personal information consistent with applicable contractual and legal requirements.
Third-Party Food Data
Food searches and barcode lookups may interact with third-party food databases, including Open Food Facts, as described in this Privacy Policy.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose information if reasonably necessary to:
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Comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, or legal process
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Respond to lawful requests from governmental authorities
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Protect the rights, safety, or property of PATHOS, our clients, or others
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Investigate fraud, security incidents, or misuse of the service
7. Data Retention
PATHOS retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide coaching and app services, maintain legitimate business and administrative records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and protect the security and integrity of the service.
When information is no longer reasonably necessary for these purposes, it may be deleted or de-identified, subject to applicable legal, contractual, backup, and record-retention requirements.
8. Account and Data Deletion
Users may request deletion of their PATHOS account and associated personal information.
Where account deletion functionality is available within the PATHOS app, users may submit a deletion request through that feature.
Users may also contact PATHOS Performance Nutrition using the contact information provided at the end of this Privacy Policy to request access to or deletion of their personal information.
Upon receiving a valid deletion request, PATHOS will delete or de-identify applicable personal information within a reasonable period, except for information we are legally permitted or required to retain.
Certain information may remain temporarily in secure backups until those backups are overwritten or deleted according to normal retention procedures.
9. Your Privacy Choices
Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request:
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Access to personal information we maintain about you
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Correction of inaccurate personal information
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Deletion of your personal information
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Information regarding how your personal information is used
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Withdrawal of certain permissions or consent
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A copy of certain information you have provided
You may also control certain device permissions, including camera access, through the privacy settings on your mobile device.
Some information is necessary for PATHOS to provide its coaching and app services. If you request deletion of information required to maintain your account, your PATHOS app account may need to be closed.
10. Data Security
PATHOS takes reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, misuse, or destruction.
However, no internet transmission, mobile application, database, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Users are responsible for protecting their account credentials and should not share their password with unauthorized individuals.
11. Children's Privacy
The PATHOS Performance Nutrition app is not intended for use by children without appropriate authorization and supervision.
If PATHOS permits a minor to participate in coaching services, appropriate consent from a parent or legal guardian may be required in accordance with applicable law.
If we become aware that personal information from a child has been collected in a manner inconsistent with applicable legal requirements, we will take appropriate steps to address or delete that information.
12. Third-Party Services
The PATHOS app may rely on or interact with third-party services to provide certain functionality.
Third-party services may operate under their own terms and privacy policies. PATHOS encourages users to review the privacy practices of relevant third-party services where appropriate.
PATHOS requires third-party service providers that process PATHOS user information on our behalf to provide appropriate protections for that information consistent with their role and applicable requirements.
13. No Sale of Personal Information
PATHOS Performance Nutrition does not sell personal information obtained through the PATHOS app.
PATHOS does not sell users' nutrition logs, body weight information, coaching information, or private coach-client communications to advertisers or data brokers.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes to the PATHOS app, our services, legal requirements, or our privacy practices.
When material changes are made, we may update the Effective Date above and provide additional notice when appropriate.
Continued use of the PATHOS app following an updated Privacy Policy will be subject to the updated policy to the extent permitted by applicable law.
15. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, the PATHOS Performance Nutrition app, your personal information, or if you would like to request access, correction, or deletion of your information, please contact:
PATHOS Performance Nutrition
Email: [INSERT PATHOS SUPPORT/PRIVACY EMAIL]
Website: [INSERT PATHOS PERFORMANCE NUTRITION WEBSITE]
Privacy Requests: Please use the subject line "Privacy Request" when contacting us regarding access to or deletion of personal information.
