Privacy Policy for TipMe – Tip Tracker

1. Controller

Marcos Guimarães Cruz Dantas
E-mail: tipme@marcos-gcd.de

2. What data we process & why

2.1 Tip data (content you enter)

  • Amount, day, optional note, last-edited timestamp
  • Stored locally on your device • optionally in Google Firebase Firestore
  • Legal basis: GDPR Art. 6 (1)(b) – performance of a contract (providing the tracking service)

2.2 Account data

  • E-mail address provided by Apple ID or Google Sign-In
  • Used for sign-in and cloud sync
  • Legal basis: Art. 6 (1)(b) GDPR

2.3 Advertising identifiers

  • IDFA / GAID, approximate location (via IP) for personalised ads (Google Ads)
  • Legal basis: consent under ePrivacy / GDPR Art. 6 (1)(a). Asked on first launch via Apple ATT or Google UMP.

3. Cloud Sync

When you enable Cloud Sync, an account is created in Firebase Authentication and your tip data is uploaded to Firebase Firestore (Google Cloud Ireland, with possible onward transfer to the USA). Transfers are TLS-encrypted; data at rest is encrypted with AES-256 on Google servers.

4. International transfers

Data may be processed by Google LLC in the United States. Transfers rely on EU Standard Contractual Clauses. See Google’s Privacy Policy for details.

5. Retention & deletion

  • Cloud tip data: deleted immediately when you delete it in-app or remove your account.

6. Your rights

You have the right to access, rectify, erase or port your data, to restrict or object to processing, and to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country.

7. Security

All network traffic is encrypted (HTTPS). Cloud data is encrypted at rest by Google. Please secure your own device against unauthorised access.

8. Push notifications

The app only shows local reminders; no remote push tokens are stored or transmitted.

9. Children

The app targets a general audience. Users under 16 must obtain parental consent for personalised ads.

10. Changes to this policy

We may change this privacy policy at any time. We do not provide individual notice and do not keep previous versions. Please review this policy periodically.