Privacy
Our privacy approach
This is an interim beta privacy notice. PEPA is in early access and evolving, and a full privacy policy will replace this before a wider public launch.
We minimise what we collect
PEPA is designed to collect as little as possible. It only uses what it needs to give you a useful daily picture.
Your data stays on your device
In these early versions, your profile and symptom diary are stored locally on your own device — not on our servers.
No account needed in the prototype
You don't create an account or sign in to use the beta.
No medical diagnosis
PEPA offers general lifestyle information. It does not diagnose, treat, or make medical decisions about you.
We don't sell your personal data
Your personal information is not sold to anyone.
Location is used to estimate local conditions
Your location (such as a postcode or area) is used to estimate the environmental conditions near you — pollen, weather and your local surroundings.
External services for environmental data
To provide conditions, PEPA may use external services and public datasets, such as weather, pollen, air-quality, geocoding or mapping data. Only what's needed to look up conditions for your area is shared with them.
You can delete your data at any time
Because your data is stored on your device, you stay in full control of it. You can permanently delete all of PEPA's data at any time from the app's settings, or by uninstalling the app. Full step-by-step instructions are in the “How to delete your data” section below.
How to delete your data
PEPA stores your profile, symptom diary and settings only on your own device. We do not keep them on our servers, and PEPA has no account, so there is no server-side copy of your personal data for us to hold or for you to request the deletion of.
You can permanently delete all of PEPA’s data yourself at any time:
- Open the app’s Settings and choose the option to clear or reset your data, or
- Clear the app’s storage in your device settings (on Android: Settings › Apps › PEPA › Storage › Clear data), or simply uninstall the app.
The approximate location you provide is used only in real time to look up local conditions and is not retained by us afterwards. If you have any question about your data, or would like to make a data deletion request, email us at privacy@getpepa.co.uk and we will respond within 30 days.
Questions about privacy? Email us at privacy@getpepa.co.uk.