Splitsease Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application (the "Service").

By using Splitsease, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access or use the application.

Owner and Data Controller

Yarncat LTD
86-90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
contact@yarncat.co.uk

2. What Information We Collect and Why

We collect information to provide and improve our Service. The type of information we collect depends on how you use our app.

a. Information You Provide to Us

This is information you actively give us while using the app.

• Account Information: When you register, we use third-party services like Google and Apple Sign-In (via Firebase Authentication) to create your account. We collect your full name, email address, and profile photo from these services to set up your profile.

• User Content: This is the data you create within the app to make it work.

  • Financial & Group Data: To provide the core features of the app, we collect information you enter or upload, such as expenses, payment details, group names, expense descriptions, receipts, reminders, notes, and images.

  • Invitations & Contacts: When you invite others to a group, we collect the contact information of the person you are inviting. With your permission, we may access your device's contact list to help you easily find and invite people. This contact data is processed on your device and is not uploaded to our servers.

• Visibility: Your detailed financial data and receipts are only visible to members of the specific group you've shared them in. However, your profile name and photo, along with group display information, such as names, cover photo, may be visible to other users to help with connecting and sharing.

b. Information We Collect Automatically

This information is collected in the background as you use our Service.

• Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our Service. This includes your device's IP address, device type, operating system, the features you use, and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities. This helps us understand how our app is being used, monitor for security threats, and improve the user experience.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the data we collect for several key purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: This includes core functions like calculating balances, sending activity notifications, and managing invitations.

• To Manage Your Account: We use third-party services for secure authentication.

• To Communicate With You: We may send you service-related emails or in-app notifications, such as alerts about group activity. You can manage these communication preferences in the app's settings.

• To Power AI Features: We may securely share expense and receipt data with AI partners (like Google Gemini) to offer features like automatic expense categorization and receipt scanning.

• To Provide Additional Features: We use third-party services for functionalities like currency conversion (e.g., Open Exchange Rates).

• For Security and Analytics: To protect our service, prevent fraud, and analyze usage patterns to improve our app.

4. How We Store and Protect Your Data

a. Data Processing and Security

We take the security of your data seriously. We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your data from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Data processing is carried out using computers and IT-enabled tools for the purposes strictly outlined in this policy. Please understand, however, that while we try our best to safeguard your personal information once we receive it, no transmission of data over the Internet or any other public network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.

b. Data Location

Your data is primarily stored and processed on secure servers provided by Google Firebase, located within the European Union. Some data processing may also occur in the United States. By using our Service, you consent to the transfer of your information to these locations.

c. Data Retention

We keep your data only for as long as necessary to provide you with the Service or as required by law.

You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from within the app's settings. Once you request deletion, it may take up to 90 days for your data to be completely and permanently removed from our live servers and backup systems.

5. Your Rights and Choices (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

• The Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data.

• The Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.

• The Right to Erasure: You can request that we delete your personal data.

• The Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit how we use your personal data.

• The Right to Object to Processing: You can object to our processing of your personal data.

• The Right to Data Portability: You can request that we transfer the data we have collected to another organisation, or directly to you.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@yarncat.co.uk

6. Third-Party Services

We rely on trusted third-party services to provide and improve our app. These services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them to understand how they handle your data.

• Google Firebase (Authentication, Firestore, Storage, Functions): Provides our core backend infrastructure, database, and authentication services. You can find more information in the Google Privacy Policy.

• Google Gemini: Powers our AI-driven features. This service is also covered by the Google Privacy Policy.

• Open Exchange Rates: Provides currency conversion data. Their privacy policy is available at Open Exchange Rates Privacy Policy.

Our Service may contain links to other websites or applications that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third party link, You will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party sites or services.

7. 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 policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date. For significant changes, we will also notify you through email or a prominent notice within the app.

We urge you to review this page periodically for the latest information.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us:

• By email: contact@yarncat.co.uk