# Privacy Policy for Pai-Pai

**Last updated: January 26, 2026**

## 1. Introduction

Welcome to **Pai-Pai** ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclosure, and safeguard your information when you visit our mobile application (the "App").

## 2. Information We Collect

### A. Personal Data

When you register for Pai-Pai, we collect personally identifiable information you voluntarily provide to us:

*   **Name:** To identify you within your household groups.

*   **Email Address:** For account authentication, password recovery, and important service notifications.

*   **Profile Picture:** displayed to other members of your household (if provided via Google Sign-In).

### B. Financial Data

We collect the data you manually enter into the App to provide its core expense tracking functionality:

*   **Expense Records:** Amounts, dates, categories, descriptions, and payment modes of your transactions.

*   **Budget Information:** Spending limits you set for categories or households.

### C. Device & Usage Data

We may automatically collect information about your mobile device:

*   **Device ID/Model:** To troubleshoot bugs and optimize App performance.

*   **App Usage Logs:** Crash reports and interactions to improve stability (via Firebase Crashlytics).

## 3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for specific purposes:

*   **Authentication:** To verify your identity and secure your account.

*   **Core Functionality:** To record, calculate, and display your household expenses and generate reports.

*   **Synchronization:** To sync your data across your devices and share it with members of households you explicitly join.

*   **App Improvement:** To analyze usage trends and fix technical issues.

## 4. Data Storage and Security

*   **Firebase:** Your data is stored securely on **Google Cloud Platform (Firebase)** servers. We rely on Google's industry-leading security infrastructure to protect your data.

*   **Encryption:** All data transmitted between the App and our servers is encrypted using SSL/TLS protocols.

*   **Access Control:** Your household data is only accessible to you and the specific users you invited to your household.

## 5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services which may collect information used to identify you:

*   **Google Sign-In:** For secure authentication.

*   **Google Firebase services:** For database, storage, and analytics.

*   [Link to Google Play Services Privacy Policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy)

## 6. Data Retention and Deletion

*   **Retention:** We retain your data as long as your account is active to provide you with your expense history.

*   **Deletion:** You have the right to request deletion of your data. You may delete individual expenses or households directly within the App. To request full account deletion, please contact us at the email pai.pai.expense.tracker@gmail.com. Upon request, we will permanently delete your account and associated data from our servers.

## 7. Children's Privacy

Pai-Pai is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

## 8. 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 Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this page periodically for any changes.

## 9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at:

pai.pai.expense.tracker@gmail.com