PackCal does not collect, transmit, store on remote servers, or share any personal data. The data field runs entirely on your Garmin watch. Meridian operates no servers, has no companion phone app, runs no analytics, and uses no third-party SDKs. Meridian has no access to any data from your device.
PackCal stores only its own settings, in your watch's local app storage (Garmin's Application.Properties API):
That is the complete list. PackCal keeps no activity history, no usage counters, and no personal profile of its own. This data never leaves your watch through any path operated by Meridian.
PackCal is a data field: it runs inside an activity you start on your watch (for example Hike, Walk, or a native Ruck profile). While that activity records, PackCal reads sensor data, heart rate, GPS position, altitude, and motion, through Garmin's standard activity API to compute the load-aware calorie number it displays in its cell. PackCal does not start or record its own activity.
The activity you start is recorded by Garmin's built-in recording system into a standard FIT file that Garmin creates and manages. If you use Garmin Connect on your phone or computer, Garmin Connect may sync that FIT file from your watch to Garmin's servers. This sync is performed by Garmin's software under Garmin's Privacy Policy, which is separate from this policy. Meridian has no role in or visibility into this sync.
PackCal adds a small set of load-aware fields to the host activity's FIT file: pack weight (in your chosen lb or kg), pack calories (the load-aware total), and, on outdoor sessions, a terrain factor. These appear in Garmin Connect under the activity's Stats → Connect IQ section and follow the same path and policies as any other FIT data on your activity.
PackCal is intended for adult users. The app does not knowingly collect or process data from children.
If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted at this URL with a new "Last updated" date. Material changes will be noted in the app's release notes on the Garmin Connect IQ Store.
Questions about this policy: garmin.lanam+packcal@gmail.com