invoice-privacy-policy

Privacy Policy for Dowco Invoice

Last Updated: January 7, 2025

Introduction

Dowco Invoice (“we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application (“the App”).

Data Collection and Storage

What Data We Store

The App stores the following information locally on your device only:

1. Business Information:
   • Business name and legal name
   • Business address
   • Contact information (email, phone)
   • VAT registration details (if applicable)
   • Bank account details (if provided)
   • Payment preferences
2. Client Information:
   • Client names
   • Contact information (email, address)
   • Notes about clients
3. Financial Documents:
   • Invoices (including line items, amounts, dates)
   • Estimates (including line items, amounts, dates)
   • Expenses (including descriptions, amounts, categories, dates)
   • Receipt photos (captured via camera for expense tracking)
4. App Usage Data:
   • Purchase status (for in-app purchases)
   • App preferences and settings

How We Store Data

All data is stored locally on your device using the device’s local storage. We do not transmit, upload, or sync any data to external servers or cloud services. Your data remains on your device and is never shared with us or any third parties.

Permissions We Request

Camera Permission

The App requests camera permission to allow you to:

• Take photos of receipts for expense tracking
• Attach photos to expense records

How we use camera data:

• Photos are stored locally on your device only
• Photos are associated with your expense records
• Photos are never transmitted to external servers
• You can delete photos at any time by deleting the associated expense

Contacts Permission (Optional)

The App may request contacts permission to:

• Allow you to quickly select contacts when adding clients
• Pre-fill client information from your contacts

How we use contacts data:

• Contacts are accessed only when you explicitly choose to use them
• Contact information is copied to the App’s local storage only if you choose to create a client from a contact
• We do not transmit your contacts to any external servers
• You can use the App without granting contacts permission

Data Sharing

We do not share, sell, or transmit your data to any third parties. All data remains on your device and is accessible only to you.

Data Security

• All data is stored locally on your device using secure local storage mechanisms
• Data is protected by your device’s built-in security features
• We do not have access to your data
• If you uninstall the App, all locally stored data is deleted

Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your data:

1. Access: You can view all your data within the App
2. Modification: You can edit or update your data at any time
3. Deletion: You can delete individual records or uninstall the App to delete all data
4. Export: You can export invoices and estimates as PDF files

Children’s Privacy

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

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy in the App and updating the “Last Updated” date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

• Email: contact@dowco.uk
• Website: dowco.uk

Compliance

This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with:

• General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
• Other applicable data protection laws

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Note: Since all data is stored locally on your device, you are responsible for backing up your data if you wish to preserve it. We recommend regularly exporting important documents (invoices, estimates) as PDF files.