Privacy Policy
Privacy Policy
Last updated: May 01, 2026
This Privacy Notice for FinBuddy ("we", "us", or "our") explains how and why we may access, collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your personal information when you use our services ("Services"), including when you:
Download and use our mobile application (FinBuddy) or any related application that links to this Privacy Notice
Use FinBuddy, a personal finance tracker designed to help you understand your monthly spending
Engage with us in other related ways, including marketing or events
FinBuddy works on SMS parsing logic and allows you to:
Track debit and credit transactions
Categorize spending automatically and manually
Manage monthly budgets
View expense sheets (passbooks)
Track card, UPI, and cash spending separately
Create savings goals and monitor progress
Split transactions across categories
Add manual income and expenses
Filter transactions by payee, category, date, and amount
Backup data locally or to Google Drive
Important:
Your financial data is not transferred to any servers. All data is stored locally on your device.
We collect personal data you provide directly
Sensitive data may be processed only with consent
Limited data may be collected from third-party sources
Data is used to provide, improve, and secure services
Data may be shared in specific legal or business situations
You have rights over your data depending on your location
We collect information that you voluntarily provide, such as:
Name
Email address
Contact or authentication data
With your consent, we may process:
Financial data
If you log in using social platforms (e.g., Facebook, X):
Name
Profile details
If you grant permissions:
SMS access (for transaction detection)
Push notifications
This data helps maintain app functionality, security, and analytics.
We process your data to:
Create and manage accounts
Deliver services
Provide support
Send administrative updates
Prevent fraud and ensure security
Improve features and user experience
Analyze usage trends
We may share your data in cases such as:
Business transfers (mergers, acquisitions, etc.)
We are not responsible for:
Third-party websites or services linked in our app
Their privacy practices
Please review their policies separately.
If you use social logins:
We receive basic profile information
We use it only as described in this policy
We do not control third-party data handling
We retain data:
Only as long as necessary for the purposes outlined
Or as required by law
If no longer needed:
Data is deleted or anonymized
Backup data is securely stored until deletion is possible
No.
We do not knowingly collect data from users under 18.
Depending on your location, you may:
Access your data
Correct inaccuracies
Delete your data
Withdraw consent
To exercise rights:
Contact us directly
Currently:
We do not respond to DNT browser signals
Future changes will be communicated
Uses SMS parsing to detect transactions
Data is stored locally on your device
Backup is optionally stored on Google Drive
No external data transfer occurs
We may update this policy periodically.
Changes will be indicated by the updated date.
If you have questions:
📧 Email: finbuddy31@gmail.com
📍 Address:
FinBuddy
156C, TNHB, Seekarajapuram, Thiruvalam
Vellore, Tamil Nadu – 632515
India
You can request to:
Access your data
Update your data
Delete your data
Submit a data subject access request via email.
Our use of Google API data complies with:
Google API Services User Data Policy
Limited Use requirements