Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Kial ("Kial", "we", "us") handles information when you use the Kial app and website (the "Service"). Questions? Email support@kial.app.

Information we collect

• Account information: your email address and, if you provide it, your name. If you sign in with Apple or Google, we receive the email and name you authorize (Apple may provide a private relay email). You may also use the app as a guest with no email.
• Preferences: currency, language, theme, and time zone.
• Financial data you enter: the expenses, income, budgets, savings goals, recurring transactions, categories, merchants, notes, and home-screen layout you create in the app. We do not connect to your bank or import transactions automatically.
• Receipt images:when you scan a receipt, the photo is sent for automatic reading (see "Receipt scanning" below).
• Usage data: basic in-app activity — for example which screens and features you use and how long an action takes — associated with your account so we can understand how Kial is used and improve it. This data contains no amounts, merchant or category names, notes, or other financial details.

We do not use advertising, cross-app tracking, or crash-reporting tools, and we never sell your data. The only analytics we collect are the privacy-preserving usage events described above, kept in our own backend (Supabase) — we do not share them with any third-party analytics service.

How we use your information

• To provide and operate the Service (store and display your data).
• To read receipts you scan and pre-fill an expense for you.
• To send essential account emails (sign-up confirmation, email changes, password resets). We do not send marketing email.
• To understand how the app is used and improve it, using the privacy-preserving usage data described above (no financial details).

Receipt scanning

When you scan a receipt, the image is sent to our processor Anthropic (the Claude AI service) to extract details such as the merchant, amounts, and date. Kial does not store the receipt image— it is used only to return the parsed data. You may optionally save the photo to your own device's photo library.

Service providers

• Supabase — hosts our authentication, database, and backend functions. Your data is stored here and isolated per user.
• Anthropic — processes receipt images you scan (see above).
• Apple and Google — only if you choose to sign in with them.

These providers operate in the United States and other countries, so your information may be processed outside Mexico.

Security & retention

Data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and access is restricted so you can only see your own records. We keep your data while your account is active.

Deleting your data

You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete account. This permanently and immediately removes your account and all associated data (expenses, income, budgets, savings, recurring items, categories, merchants, home-screen layout, and usage data). This action cannot be undone.

Your rights

You can access, correct, or delete your information from within the app. Under Mexico's LFPDPPP and laws such as the GDPR and CCPA, you may also have rights to request access or deletion — contact support@kial.app.

Children

Kial is intended for people 18 and older and is not directed to children.

Changes

We may update this policy; we'll revise the date above and, for material changes, notify you in the app.

Contact

support@kial.app