Privacy Policy

TripGenie
Last updated: September 30, 2026

Welcome to TripGenie.

TripGenie is a mileage and expense tracking application designed to help you keep track of driving trips, mileage, fuel, food, lodging, other expenses, and receipts in one place.

We respect your privacy and want you to understand what information TripGenie uses, why it is needed, where it is stored, and the choices available to you.

This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you use the TripGenie Android application.

1. Information We Collect

The information TripGenie uses depends on the features you choose to use.

Location Information

TripGenie uses your device's precise location to automatically detect driving trips and calculate the distance you travel.

When automatic trip tracking is enabled, TripGenie may collect location information while the app is running in the background, including when the app is minimized or your device screen is turned off. This allows TripGenie to continue recording an active trip and calculate mileage.

Location information is used to:

• Detect and record driving trips

• Calculate mileage and distance traveled

• Record trip routes

• Identify trip starting and ending locations

• Maintain your mileage history

TripGenie does not sell your location information or use your location history for advertising purposes.

You can manage or revoke location permissions at any time through your Android device settings. Disabling precise or background location access may prevent automatic trip detection and mileage tracking from working correctly.

Camera and Receipt Information

TripGenie may request access to your camera so you can photograph receipts and other expense documents.

Receipt images may be processed to help identify information such as the merchant, date, amount, and expense details. This is intended to make entering and organizing expenses easier.

Receipt images and related expense information are stored locally on your device and are not stored through Firebase services.

You can choose whether to use the receipt-scanning feature and can manage camera permissions through your Android device settings.

Expense Information

You may enter information about your expenses, including:

• Mileage

• Fuel

• Food

• Lodging

• Other expenses

• Notes and related expense information

This information is used to organize your records, display expense summaries, and generate reports.

TripGenie does not calculate tax deductions, determine your tax liability, or provide tax advice.

Account Information

TripGenie uses Firebase Authentication for authentication and account-related functionality.

When you first use TripGenie, the application may create an anonymous Firebase authentication session. This allows the application to maintain an authentication state without requiring you to immediately create an account.

An anonymous session may involve a Firebase-generated user identifier.

If you create an account, Firebase Authentication may process information such as your email address, authentication information, and Firebase-generated user identifier.

TripGenie uses this information for authentication, account management, and related application functionality.

Subscription and Billing Information

Premium subscriptions are processed through Google Play Billing.

TripGenie does not receive or store your full credit card number, bank account number, or other complete payment credentials used to purchase a subscription through Google Play.

Google Play may provide TripGenie with information necessary to verify your subscription status and provide subscription-related features.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use information associated with TripGenie to provide and support the features of the application.

This may include:

• Automatically detecting and recording driving trips

• Calculating mileage and travel distance

• Recording trip routes

• Maintaining mileage history

• Organizing expense records

• Processing receipts

• Generating mileage and expense reports

• Managing your TripGenie account

• Maintaining authentication sessions

• Verifying subscription status

• Detecting and troubleshooting application crashes

• Improving application reliability and performance

• Responding to customer support requests

TripGenie does not sell, rent, or lease your personal information, location history, mileage records, expense records, or receipt images to advertisers or data brokers.

3. Where Your Data Is Stored

TripGenie is designed to keep your primary travel and expense information on your device.

The following information is stored locally on your device:

• Trip history

• GPS-related trip information

• Mileage records

• Trip routes

• Starting and ending locations associated with trips

• Expense records

• Receipt images

• Mileage and expense reports

TripGenie does not use Firebase to store your mileage history, GPS trip routes, expense records, or receipt images.

Firebase

TripGenie uses Firebase for limited authentication and diagnostic purposes.

Firebase Authentication is used for anonymous authentication sessions and for account creation, sign-in, sign-out, and account authentication.

Depending on how you use the application, Firebase Authentication may process a Firebase-generated user identifier and, when you create an account, information such as your email address and authentication information.

Firebase Crashlytics is used to identify application crashes, errors, and technical problems.

Crash and diagnostic information may include technical information such as device type, operating system version, application version, and information associated with application errors or crashes.

TripGenie does not use Firebase to store your mileage history, GPS trip routes, expense records, or receipt images.

4. Information Sharing

TripGenie does not sell or rent your personal information.

Information may be processed by third-party services when necessary to provide specific TripGenie functions.

These services include:

• Firebase Authentication — authentication and account management

• Firebase Crashlytics — crash reporting and application diagnostics

• Google Play Billing — subscription purchases and subscription status

These services process information according to their respective privacy policies and terms.

TripGenie does not provide your trip history, mileage records, expense records, or receipt images to advertisers or data brokers.

5. Background Location

TripGenie uses background location access because automatic mileage tracking may need to continue while the application is not actively displayed on your screen.

For example, when automatic trip tracking is enabled, TripGenie may continue receiving location updates while you drive even if you switch to another application or turn off your device's screen.

Background location is used to:

• Detect driving activity

• Record an active trip

• Calculate distance traveled

• Maintain your mileage history

• Record the route associated with an active trip

Background location is used for TripGenie's mileage and trip-tracking functionality and is not used for advertising purposes.

You can disable background location through your Android device settings. If you disable this permission, automatic trip detection and background mileage tracking may not function.

6. Physical Activity Permission

TripGenie may use Android's physical activity recognition capability to help determine whether the device is being used for driving activity and to support automatic trip detection.

This permission is used only to support mileage and trip-tracking functionality.

TripGenie does not use physical activity information for health, medical, fitness, or advertising purposes.

You can manage this permission through your Android device settings.

7. Your Choices and Permissions

You remain in control of the permissions you provide to TripGenie.

Depending on the features you use, TripGenie may request access to:

• Precise location

• Background location

• Camera

• Physical activity recognition

• Notifications

You can grant, deny, or revoke permissions through your Android device settings.

Some TripGenie features may not function correctly if the permissions required for those features are disabled.8. Data Retention

Information stored locally on your device remains there until you delete it, remove the relevant records through the application, uninstall the application, or otherwise delete the data from your device.

Firebase Authentication information may be retained while your authentication session or account remains active or as necessary to provide account-related services.

Crash and diagnostic information processed through Firebase Crashlytics may be retained according to Firebase's applicable policies and retention practices.

We may retain limited information when reasonably necessary to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, prevent fraud or abuse, maintain security, or protect our legal rights.

9. Account and Data Deletion

You have control over your TripGenie account and locally stored information.

If TripGenie provides an account-deletion option within the application, you may request deletion through:

Settings → Account → Delete Account

You may also contact us to request account deletion:

Email: support@tripgenietracker.com

Subject: Account Deletion Request

When you request account deletion, we may need to verify that you own the account before processing the request.

Deleting your Firebase account does not automatically delete information that is stored solely on your physical device.

Local trip, mileage, expense, and receipt information should be deleted through the applicable TripGenie features or by removing the application's local data from your device.

Some limited information may be retained where required by law, necessary for security, or reasonably required to resolve disputes or protect legitimate legal interests.

10. Children's Privacy

TripGenie is intended for use by adults who are 18 years of age or older.

TripGenie is not directed toward children or individuals under the age of 18, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under 18.

By creating or using a TripGenie account, you represent that you are at least 18 years old.

If you believe that an individual under 18 has provided personal information to TripGenie, please contact us at:

support@tripgenietracker.com

11. Third-Party Services

TripGenie uses third-party services to provide authentication, subscription processing, crash reporting, and related technical functionality.

The primary services used by TripGenie include:

Firebase Authentication

Used for anonymous authentication sessions, account creation, authentication, sign-in, and sign-out.

Firebase Crashlytics

Used to identify crashes, errors, and technical problems so we can improve application reliability and performance.

Google Play Billing

Used to process TripGenie subscription purchases and verify subscription status.

These third-party services have their own privacy policies and terms governing the information they process.

TripGenie does not use these services to store your mileage history, trip routes, expense records, or receipt images.

12. Security

We take reasonable measures to protect information associated with TripGenie against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.

Information stored locally on your device is subject to the security protections provided by your device and Android operating system.

Account authentication and related services are provided using Firebase's infrastructure.

However, no application, database, electronic storage system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

For this reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

13. Tax and Financial Information

TripGenie is an expense and mileage recordkeeping tool.

TripGenie does not calculate tax deductions, determine tax liability, provide tax advice, or determine how expenses should be treated for tax purposes.

TripGenie allows you to organize and export mileage and expense records for your own recordkeeping.

You are responsible for determining how your records should be used and for obtaining professional tax advice when appropriate.

14. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as TripGenie develops, new features are introduced, or legal and regulatory requirements change.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically so that you remain informed about how TripGenie handles information.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us.

TripGenie

Email: support@tripgenietracker.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related questions and requests.

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