Who to contact
Step to Self is the updated AstroCal service. Contact [email protected] for privacy requests and [email protected] for app support. The existing AstroCal contact addresses continue to serve Step to Self.
Account and birth information
When you sign in, authentication services (Apple, Google, Microsoft and Firebase) process an account identifier and the name or email you share. If you subscribe without signing in, the app creates an anonymous account so the purchase can be linked to you. Your profile can hold your name, birth date, time and place, birth country, gender (woman or man, as you choose), language and appearance. These details are used for the personal calculations you request and are stored with your account on our servers. If you allow it, your approximate location stays on your device. Do not enter information about another person without permission.
Calendars and notifications
Calendar access is optional and permission-based. Connecting Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook lets the backend process the event fields and connection credentials needed for synchronization and timing features. Device calendar access and notifications can be revoked in your device settings; connected accounts can be disconnected in the app. Calendar information is not used for advertising.
Journal, check-ins and your notes
When you are signed in, the notes you write in the journal (text, photos and voice recordings), your mood check-ins, your intentions with their small steps, your completed daily steps and your profile name and photo are saved to your account, so they also appear on your other devices. Note text is stored encrypted; photos and recordings are kept in private cloud storage that only you can reach through the app. Guests keep these records on the device. Steps that are already on your phone are uploaded only if you agree. Deleting your account removes this server data; records that stay on a device are removed in Data & Security or by deleting the app. If you explicitly submit text to an interpretation feature or to support, that text is processed to fulfil your request.
Usage, diagnostics and purchases
App analytics can record screen views, feature interactions, app version and diagnostic events, and crash and error reports help us fix problems. Event identifiers may allow events to be associated with an installation or account; they should not be assumed to be completely anonymous. You can switch off optional usage collection in Data & Security. Meta (Facebook) receives measurement events for our app ads only if you also allow tracking in Apple’s prompt and leave Ad measurement on: installs and activations, purchases, the ad click that brought you to the app and the advertising identifier. You can change this at any time in Data & Security and in iPhone Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking. Purchase verification, account security and essential service logs continue where needed to provide the service. Apple processes payment details; purchase services process transaction and entitlement information.
Service providers
App services include Apple sign-in and StoreKit; Google (Firebase) for authentication, analytics, crash reporting and notifications; Sentry for error diagnostics; RevenueCat for subscription reporting; Amazon Web Services for private file storage; Meta for optional ad measurement as described above; and Google or Microsoft for calendars you connect. AI interpretations, when requested through an enabled AI feature, may process the inputs you submit through OpenAI. Hosting and backend providers process information needed to operate the service. We do not sell personal information, and your journal, birth and calendar details are never shared with advertisers.
This website
This website does not install advertising or optional analytics cookies. Interactive examples run in your browser; they do not ask for birth details or calculate a personal chart. Quote downloads are generated in your browser. Your hosting provider processes technical request information such as IP address and browser details to deliver and secure the site. Following an App Store link or sending an email uses the relevant external service.
Retention, security and international processing
Information is retained for the purposes described here and applicable legal obligations. Account deletion removes associated server data subject to any required retention; it does not automatically erase separate device-local records or Apple billing records. Data may be processed in countries where our service providers operate. Transport encryption and access controls help protect information; no service can guarantee absolute security. Contact us for details about a particular record or request.
Your choices and rights
You can correct profile details, disconnect calendars, change analytics preferences, export available local data and request account deletion. Depending on your location, you may also have rights to access, erase, restrict or object to processing, obtain a portable copy, withdraw consent or complain to a privacy authority. Contact [email protected]; we may verify account ownership before acting on a request.
Children and policy updates
The service is not directed to children below the minimum age required by applicable law. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us. We update this policy when our practices change and display the revision date here.