Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Hati is built privacy-first. This page exists because Apple requires it, but our actual privacy story is simple enough to fit in one sentence:

We don’t collect anything.

If that’s all you needed, you can stop reading. The rest of this document just spells out what that means in detail.

What we collect

Nothing. No email, no phone number, no name, no contacts, no analytics events, no crash reports, no usage statistics, no device identifiers, no advertising IDs, no location data, no payment details — nothing.

When you type your name into Hati during onboarding, that name stays on your device. When you add members to a tab, those names stay on your device. When you log expenses, every peso amount stays on your device.

We don’t have servers. There’s nothing for us to collect into.

What stays on your phone

Hati stores everything locally:

• Your name and onboarding preferences
• The tabs you create and the people you’ve added to them
• Every expense, settlement, and recurring entry
• Your saved payment methods (GCash, Maya, bank, etc.)
• Your appearance and currency preferences
• Whether you’ve purchased Hati Pro

This data lives in your device’s standard local storage (UserDefaults and the app’s Documents directory) and is included in your iCloud backup if you have one enabled — but that backup is between you and Apple, not us.

You can delete everything at any time via Settings → Clear All Data.

What we don’t do

To be explicit about the things some apps do that Hati does not:

• No analytics. We don’t run Mixpanel, Amplitude, Firebase, Segment, or anything similar.
• No crash reporting. We don’t run Sentry, Crashlytics, Bugsnag, or anything similar.
• No advertising. Hati shows zero ads. We don’t track you for ads.
• No tracking. No SDKs that profile you. No third-party libraries with telemetry.
• No social login. We don’t ask you to “Sign in with Google / Facebook / Apple” because we don’t have accounts at all.
• No marketing emails. We never asked for your email, so we couldn’t send you one if we tried.
• No data sales. We have no data to sell.

Apple’s role

Hati is distributed through the App Store and uses standard Apple frameworks:

• App Store / Apple ID — used solely to deliver the app and process Hati Pro in-app purchases. Apple handles payment; we never see your card or your Apple ID.
• StoreKit — used to verify whether you’ve purchased Hati Pro. The verification happens on-device using receipts Apple provides.
• iCloud Backup (your choice) — if you’ve turned on iCloud Backup for your iPhone, Hati’s local data is included in that backup. This is between you and Apple.

Apple’s privacy practices are governed by Apple’s Privacy Policy, not ours.

Hati Pro and payments

Hati Pro is a one-time ₱249 lifetime unlock processed entirely through Apple’s App Store. We don’t see your payment details. Apple charges you, Apple sends us a much smaller portion (after their 15-30% cut), and a receipt sits in your Apple account.

If you request a refund, you do that through Apple — not through us.

If you’re on an Apple Family Sharing plan, your Pro purchase covers up to 6 family members at no extra cost. This is enforced by Apple’s StoreKit, not by us.

Children

Hati doesn’t target children. We don’t collect data from anyone, so we don’t collect data from children either. If a parent finds that their child is using Hati and wants the app removed, they can delete it like any other app.

Changes to this policy

If Hati ever changes its privacy practices — for example, if we add an optional sync feature using Apple’s CloudKit — we’ll update this page and post a clear note in the app. We’ll never silently flip the privacy story.

Your rights

Because we don’t have your data, there’s nothing to request, correct, port, or delete from us. To delete everything, just delete the app or use Settings → Clear All Data inside Hati.

This local-first model means Hati is compliant with the Philippine Data Privacy Act (RA 10173), GDPR (for EU users who happen to install the app), CCPA (for California users), and any other privacy regulation we’re aware of — by virtue of not collecting personal data in the first place.

Contact

If you have a privacy question:

📧 jemrsgn9@gmail.com

This goes straight to me, Jem. I try to reply within 48 hours.

Hati is built by one person in the Philippines. Salamat for trusting me with your gastos.