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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 4 July 2026
1. Who provides the app
Spent is provided by Ammar ul Haq. For any privacy question or request, contact amarulhaq@gmail.com.
2. Information we collect
- Account information. If you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive your name and email address to identify your account. If you continue as a guest, we create an anonymous account identifier with no personal details.
- Expense data you create. The transactions you capture — amount, merchant, category, date, currency, and payment method — and the raw input you provide (typed text, a voice recording, or a photo of a receipt).
- Usage and diagnostic data. Aggregate analytics such as app opens, sessions, feature usage, device model, operating system, and app version, collected via Google Firebase Analytics. This does not identify you personally.
3. How we use your information
- To provide the core service: turning your voice, photo, or text into a saved expense.
- To process captures with automated extraction. With your permission, your voice recording, receipt photo, or typed text — including amounts, merchant names, and receipt contents — is sent to our processing service, which uses the OpenAI API to transcribe and extract the transaction details. See the consent section below.
- To store and sync your transactions so they appear across your sessions.
- To understand overall usage and improve the app (via aggregate analytics).
4. Where your data is stored
Your transactions are stored in Google Firebase (Cloud Firestore) under your account, secured so that only your authenticated account can read or write them. Authentication is handled by Firebase Authentication. Data is encrypted in transit.
5. Third-party services
We share data only with the services needed to operate the app:
- Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Analytics) — privacy information.
- OpenAI — a third-party AI service used to transcribe audio and extract expense details from your captures. The data sent is the content of the expense you capture (the voice recording, receipt image, or text, including amounts, merchant names, and receipt contents). It is processed only to provide this feature and is not used to train AI models. OpenAI is contractually required to protect this data to a standard equal to the protections described in this policy. privacy information.
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use your data for advertising.
6. Your consent to AI processing
Before any capture is sent to our processing service or to the OpenAI API, the app asks for your explicit permission and tells you what data is sent and who receives it. You can decline and still use the app to view your existing data; AI-powered capture stays disabled until you grant permission. This consent is requested in-app, separately from this policy and our Terms of Service.
7. Data retention
Your transactions remain stored until you delete them or delete your account. Raw voice and image captures are used to extract the transaction and are not retained longer than needed for that processing.
8. Your choices and rights
- Delete a transaction at any time by swiping it away in the app.
- Delete your account and all associated data directly in the app: open the account menu (top-right profile icon) and choose Delete account, then confirm. This permanently removes your account and your expense data and cannot be undone. You may also email amarulhaq@gmail.com from your account email if you need assistance.
- Sign out to stop syncing on a device.
9. Children
Spent is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
10. Security
We use industry-standard measures including encrypted connections and access rules that restrict each user's data to their own authenticated account. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by the “Last updated” date at the top of this page.
12. Contact
Questions or requests: amarulhaq@gmail.com.