Privacy Policy

Who we are

Vespera Budget is operated by See Zone Studio. We are an Australian software studio. If you have any questions about this policy, contact us at support@vesperabudget.com.

What information we collect

• Account information: your email address when you create an account.
• Household data: budget categories, payment records, income records, and transfers that you enter into the app.
• Device information: device type, operating system, app version, and a push notification token, used for reminders, support, and diagnosing issues.
• Usage data: general usage patterns to improve the product. We do not track individual purchases for advertising purposes.

How we use your information

• To provide and operate the Vespera Budget service.
• To sync data between your devices and your household partner's account.
• To send you service-related emails (account confirmation, password reset) and push notifications (bill reminders, budget alerts). We do not send marketing emails or notifications without your explicit consent.
• To respond to support requests.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your financial data for advertising.

Third parties we share data with

We use a small number of trusted service providers to run Vespera Budget. Each only receives the data it needs to perform its function, and none may use your data for their own purposes.

• Sign in with Apple / Google Sign-In: if you sign up or log in this way, Apple or Google shares your name and email address with us to create your account. We never see your Apple or Google password.
• Firebase Cloud Messaging (Google): delivers push notifications to your device using a device token. Google does not have access to your budget data.
• Apple App Store / Google Play: if you subscribe via the app, Apple or Google processes your payment and tells us your subscription status. We never see your card details.
• Stripe: if you subscribe via our web dashboard, Stripe processes your payment directly. We never see or store your full card number.
• Supabase (AWS Sydney) and Vercel — see “Where your data is stored” below.

Where your data is stored

Your data is stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure in Sydney, Australia (ap-southeast-2), via our backend provider Supabase (supabase.com). Supabase is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified and processes your data solely to provide infrastructure services on our behalf under a Data Processing Agreement.

The Vespera Budget web dashboard is hosted on Vercel (vercel.com), a global content delivery platform. Vercel may serve static assets from edge nodes outside Australia, but your personal account data is never stored on Vercel's infrastructure.

Your rights

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (and the Australian Privacy Principles), you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Delete your account and all associated data. You can do this from the app under Profile → Delete Account, or by emailing us.

Data retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove your personal and financial data within 30 days, except where required by law to retain certain records.

Security

All data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest (AES-256). We use row-level security to ensure your data is never accessible to other users. We regularly review our security practices.

Changes to this policy

If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you by email or via an in-app notice before the change takes effect.

Contact

For any privacy questions or requests, email us at support@vesperabudget.com.