UnitWise, UK units & alcohol tracker

UnitWise is built to be anonymous and to hold minimal to zero personal information. You use a username you choose; you never have to tell us who you are.

Health (special category) data

Information about your drinking relates to your health, which UK/EU data-protection law treats as “special category” data. We only process it to run the tracker for you, on the basis of your explicit consent, which you can withdraw at any time by deleting your data or your account.

What we store

A username you choose

Your public handle. It need not identify you and should not be your real name.

A password

Stored only as a secure hash (Argon2id); never in plain text.

An optional email

Only if you choose to add one. Used for password recovery, an optional weekly summary, and (if you enable it) email-based two-factor codes. Stored privately, never shown to anyone (including admins), and never used for marketing. Note: adding an email, and especially using email 2FA, reduces your anonymity, because messages pass through email providers that can see who you are. Passkey or authenticator-app 2FA keep you anonymous.

Your drink & dry-day log

The entries you record: drink type, size, ABV, units, calories, price, time, and any note or venue you add.

Your settings

Preferences like day-start, currency, budgets and automations.

Venues & drinks you add

Only shared to the community database if you explicitly opt in.

Your plan & subscription status

Whether you are on Free or Plus, and any expiry, for billing only.

An activity audit

A private log of your own actions (what/when) so you can review your history; admins can review system activity by username for safety and support.

Connections you create

Sponsor, organisation and friend links you set up yourself.

Technical security data

The IP address and time of your sign-ins and requests, kept to detect and prevent abuse (spam, fraud, attacks). We never use it to profile or track you, but be aware an IP address can in principle be linked back to you by your internet provider or by law enforcement, so it is not perfectly anonymous. We keep it only as long as needed for security.

What we never collect

Your real name, address or phone number
Your GPS location or location history, the app does not track where you go
Advertising identifiers or third-party trackers
Any biometric or health-record data beyond what you type in
We never sell or rent your data to anyone

How long we keep it

We keep your data only while your account exists. Delete your account and it is erased. Backups roll off shortly afterwards. Anonymous, aggregated statistics may be retained.

Our lawful basis (GDPR)

Running your tracker and storing your drink log (health/special-category data)

Your explicit consent (GDPR Art. 9(2)(a))

Your account and settings

Performance of our agreement with you (Art. 6(1)(b))

Billing and subscriptions

Performance of a contract / legal obligation

Security and audit logging

Our legitimate interest in keeping the service safe (Art. 6(1)(f))

Your rights

Access & portability

Export all your data as JSON/CSV from the app at any time.

Rectification

Edit or correct any entry or setting directly.

Erasure ("be forgotten")

Delete your account and all data permanently from the app; this cannot be undone.

Withdraw consent

Stop using the tracker and delete your data; withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.

Restriction & objection

Use the in-app Contact & feedback form (secure, signed-in) to restrict or object to processing.

Complain

You can complain to the UK Information Commissioner (ICO) or your local supervisory authority.

See also our sign-up agreement. This policy is provided in good faith and is not legal advice.