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At this point you cannot buy any product tracking anything you do without also assuming your data is being stored and sold as well. No matter what the company promises, promises can always change and are probably not legally binding either.
Doesn't Casio still have these watches, even with step counter, that do not need an app? And you can even check the time on them.
It's why self-hosting is so important wherever possible.