Privacy Policy - Expense Ledger

This Privacy Policy explains how Expense Ledger ("Application", "we", "our", or "us") handles your information. We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal financial information.

100% Offline-First Philosophy: Your financial records, account balances, transaction history, receipts, and personal data are stored entirely locally on your own device. We do not operate cloud servers to harvest or store your private ledger data.

1. Information We Collect and Store

A. Local Financial Data (Stored on Your Device)

All data entered into the Application is saved locally in a secure SQLite database on your device, including:

Income, expense, and transfer records
Wallet / account balances and custom currencies
Category names, budgets, debt and loan records
Attached receipt photos and custom tags

We do not collect, view, transmit, or share this data with any third party.

B. Biometric & Security Data

If you enable App Lock (Biometrics/PIN), authentication is handled entirely by your operating system’s secure hardware (Android BiometricPrompt / iOS LocalAuthentication). The Application does not access or store your raw fingerprint or facial scan data.

C. Backup Files

When you export a backup (.zip, CSV, or PDF), the file is saved directly to your device storage or shared via your system's share sheet. You have full custody and control over your backup files.

2. Third-Party Services & Analytics

To support free development and monitor app stability, the Application integrates trusted third-party SDKs that may collect anonymous technical information:

Google AdMob

We display ads provided by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and process device identifiers (such as Android Advertising ID), general device data, and network information to serve contextual or personalized advertisements and prevent fraud.

Learn more about how Google uses data: Google Advertising Policies & Privacy.

Firebase Crashlytics

We use Firebase Crashlytics to monitor application crashes and runtime bugs. In the event of a crash, diagnostic information (such as device model, OS version, stack trace, and state at crash time) is automatically collected to help us diagnose and fix issues promptly. This diagnostic data does not contain your personal financial records.

Learn more: Firebase Privacy and Security.

3. Device Permissions

The Application may request the following device permissions only when necessary:

Photos / Storage: Required only when you select a receipt photo to attach to an expense, or when exporting/importing backup files.
Notifications: Required to deliver daily reminders if you opt-in to remind yourself to record daily transactions.
Biometric Sensor: Used exclusively to unlock the app when Biometric Security is enabled.

4. Data Retention and Deletion

Since your financial data is stored locally on your device:

You can edit or delete any individual transaction, category, or account at any time.
You can clear all application data instantly using the "Clear All Data / Reset" feature within the app's Settings.
Uninstalling the Application will permanently erase all locally stored data and attached receipts.

5. Children's Privacy

The Application is a general audience financial utility and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children.

6. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect operational, legal, or regulatory updates. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data privacy, please contact us at:

Support Email: weirdstudio770@gmail.com