Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Group Expense Tracker by APPY INFOTECH ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Group Expense Tracker application.

By using our application, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our application.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Local Data Storage

Group Expense Tracker is designed to work completely offline. All data is stored locally on your device and is never transmitted to our servers or any third-party services.

The following information may be stored locally on your device:

• Expense Groups: Group names, descriptions, colors, and settings
• Members: Names, email addresses, and phone numbers of group members
• Expenses: Expense details including titles, amounts, dates, categories, and split information
• Receipts: Photos of receipts that you choose to attach to expenses
• Settings: Currency preferences, app settings, and user preferences

2.2 No Data Collection

We do not collect, transmit, or store any of your data on our servers. We do not use analytics services, tracking tools, or any third-party data collection services.

2.3 Permissions

The application may request the following permissions:

• Camera: To capture photos of receipts (optional feature)
• Storage: To save receipt images locally on your device

These permissions are used solely for the functionality you request and are not used to collect or transmit any data outside your device.

3. How We Use Your Information

Since all data is stored locally on your device, we do not have access to your information. The application uses your locally stored data only for:

• Displaying your expense groups and transactions
• Calculating balances and settlements
• Generating expense summaries and analytics
• Storing receipt images you capture
• Maintaining your app preferences and settings

All processing happens entirely on your device. No data is sent to external servers or third parties.

4. Data Security

We take data security seriously. Since all your data is stored locally on your device:

• Your data is protected by your device's built-in security features
• We do not transmit your data over the internet
• We do not store your data on any external servers
• Your data remains under your complete control

Important: If you uninstall the application, all locally stored data will be deleted. We recommend backing up important information before uninstalling.

5. Third-Party Services

Group Expense Tracker does not integrate with any third-party services, analytics tools, advertising networks, or data collection services. We do not share your information with any third parties because we do not have access to your information.

6. Children's Privacy

Our application is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Since we do not collect any data, this is not applicable, but we want to make our policy clear.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to address the situation.

7. Your Rights and Choices

Since all data is stored locally on your device, you have complete control:

• Access: You can view all your data directly in the application
• Modify: You can edit or delete any expense, group, or member information
• Delete: You can delete groups, expenses, or the entire app data at any time
• Export: You can manually export your data by taking screenshots or notes
• Uninstall: Uninstalling the app will remove all locally stored data

8. Data Retention

Your data is retained on your device for as long as you keep the application installed. We do not have any data retention policies because we do not store your data.

If you delete the application, all data stored locally will be permanently removed from your device.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

10. International Users

Since all data is stored locally on your device and we do not collect or transmit any data, this application can be used by users worldwide without any data transfer concerns.

The application complies with data protection regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable privacy laws because it does not collect or process personal data externally.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

12. Consent

By using Group Expense Tracker, you consent to this Privacy Policy. Since we do not collect any data, your consent primarily relates to understanding how the application works and how your local data is managed.