What we mean by health data

In PawMe, health data includes the information you keep about your dog:

Vaccines, medications, and vet visits.
Weight entries and trends.
Walks, including GPS routes and step counts (phone only).
Documents and photos you attach to health records.
Activity read from Apple Health or Health Connect, if you enable it.

Not medical advice

PawMe is a dog care management app, not a veterinary tool. Pattern alerts are informational only and are never a diagnosis.

Apple Health & Health Connect

Reading from Apple Health (HealthKit) or Android Health Connect is optional and off until you turn it on. When enabled:

The data is used only to show and log your dog’s activity in PawMe.
It is never used for advertising or any kind of data mining.
It is never sold or shared with third parties for their own purposes.
You can turn the connection off at any time in your device settings.

How health data is protected

Health records are isolated per household at the database level using Row-Level Security — one account can never read another’s data. Documents and photos are stored in private storage and are reachable only through short-lived links after a permission check. Data is encrypted in transit.

When health data is shared

Your dog’s health data is shared only when you choose to share it — for example, exporting a vet summary PDF to bring to an appointment. PawMe never shares it automatically.

Your controls

View and edit every health record in the app.
Export a vet summary when you want one.
Delete a dog’s profile to remove its health records and files.
Delete your account to erase your health data and stored files.

Analytics & third parties

We do not send your dog’s health data, GPS routes, or step counts to third-party analytics or advertising services. The only third parties involved are the trusted service providers that host and run the app on our behalf (for example, Supabase for secure storage) — never for their own purposes. Any product analytics we use are limited to non-health, non-identifying signals and only after you consent.

Memorial Mode

If a dog passes, Memorial Mode presents their records as a calm, read-only keepsake. We deliberately remove engagement mechanics — no streaks, nudges, rewards, or counters — and do not use this moment for analytics.

Contact

Questions about how we handle health data? Email privacy@pawme.io.