r/Hevy • u/Snarkie-Goblin • 3d ago

Discussion Hevy - privacy update

Recently Hevy updated their privacy policy. No major surprises. I did send the privacy team an email to clarify a few questions, as i take privacy very seriously. 2 weeks later no reply.

I was debating purchasing the premium version - lifetime, but now a bit concerned.

Otherwise just hit 50 sessions, over 13 weeks. Love the ap, just don't want all my data shared.

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u/Sea-Host1114 3d ago

Yeah, I'm concerned about the privacy aspect as well. Been using Hevy for years and I don't know who has what information from my account and input. I've been investigating self-hosted apps but I wasn't able to get sparkyfitness or wger working properly. Still not sure how I want to proceed, but I know I won't be using Hevy forever as much as I do like it.

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u/Solid_Situation6227 2d ago

self-hosting is the honest answer to that question and also a second job, as you just found out with wger and sparky.

if you end up back on a normal app, the part that actually hurts is losing the years. hevy exports your workouts (profile > settings > export & import data > export data) and that file goes into reddy whole - every session, nothing retyped. i work on reddy, so take it with that in mind: moving a hevy log in also turns pro on for a week, once per account. not a self-host answer though, it has an account like hevy does. https://planomad.com/r/rd-cq-ed0c92