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Privacy policy · effective 8 November 2026

Privacy policy

This policy describes what Budget Control does with your information. The short version: your records stay with you.

What the app stores

Everything you enter (transactions, accounts, budgets, goals, notes) is saved on your device. If iCloud is on for the app, Apple syncs that data between your own devices through your iCloud account. We do not run servers, and we never receive, see, or store your records.

Google Drive backup (optional)

You can connect a Google account so the app keeps a weekly backup copy in your Google Drive. If you do:

• The app asks only for the drive.file permission. It can see and manage only the files it creates itself, never your other Drive content.
• It creates a folder named Budget Control in your My Drive and uploads a backup file there about once a week, keeping the most recent twelve copies.
• Your Google sign-in tokens are stored in the device's Keychain and are used only to upload and manage these backups.
• The app reads the email address of the connected Google account only to show which account is in use. It is kept on your device and removed when you disconnect.
• Tapping Disconnect removes the tokens from your device. You can also revoke access at any time from your Google Account's security settings, and delete the folder from Drive.

Budget Control's use of information received from Google APIs follows the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Google data is used only to provide the backup feature. It is never shared, sold, used for advertising, or transferred to anyone else.

Exchange rates

When you record or import amounts in another currency, the app fetches exchange rates from a public rates service (frankfurter.dev). Only currency codes and dates are sent, never amounts or anything about you.

Imports and exports

Importing a spreadsheet or restoring a backup reads the file you choose and nothing else. Exports and backups are written to the location you pick. The app never modifies files you did not create with it.

What we do not do

• No analytics, crash reporting, or advertising frameworks.
• No accounts, passwords, or profiles.
• No bank connections and no banking credentials, ever.
• No sale or sharing of personal data with anyone.

Children

Budget Control is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them.

Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new effective date.

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