Privacy policy

Last updated 13 November 2026

Khalseen helps you split orders, bills and house expenses with people you know. This page explains what the app keeps, what leaves your phone, and how to have your data deleted. Questions: privacy@khalseen.app.

What we store

To work across phones, Khalseen keeps this on its server:

• Your account: your phone number (you sign in with it) and your name.
• Your settings: your InstaPay link if you add one, your reminder style and whether you get notifications.
• Your groups: the groups you're in and their members' names.
• Money records: orders, bills, house expenses, who paid what, payments and settle-ups, and any notes or corrections you add to a bill.
• Activity: things like reminders, joins and payments, so they show in your Activity list.
• People you add: the name and number you type when you add someone, so the app can invite them.
• Notification tokens: a code from Apple or Google that lets us send notifications to your phone.
• Scan count: how many receipts you've scanned this month.

People in your groups see your name, the group's records and your InstaPay link. Your number is shown only to people in your groups once you have an account, and to the person who added you.

What leaves your phone

• Receipt photos. When you scan a receipt, the photo is sent to Google's Gemini service, which reads the items and prices. We don't save the photo, and we ask Google not to store it. Google may still keep it for a short time and use it to improve its services, under Google's terms. Only the items and amounts you confirm are saved, as the bill.
• Sign-in codes. Your number goes to an SMS provider so it can text you a code.
• Notifications go through Expo's push service and then Apple or Google.
• App updates are downloaded from Expo, which sees your phone's request like any website would.

Our server is run by Supabase, in the European Union (Ireland).

What stays on your phone

• Your contacts. If you allow it, Khalseen searches your contacts by name to suggest people when you add someone to a group. Your contacts are not uploaded. Only the person you choose to add is saved.
• The camera and photos. Used only when you scan a receipt.
• A copy of your data, so the app opens without a connection. Logging out removes it.

What we never do

• We don't sell your data or share it for advertising.
• There are no ads, no tracking and no analytics in the app or on this website. This website uses no cookies.
• We don't move money. Payments happen in InstaPay or in cash; Khalseen only records them.

How long we keep it

We keep your data while you have an account. Receipt photos are never stored by us.

Deleting your account

Email privacy@khalseen.app and tell us the phone number you use. We'll confirm it's you and delete your account within 30 days: your profile, your phone number, your notification tokens and your scan count.

Expenses and payments you shared with a group stay in that group's history, because the other members' balances depend on them. They keep the name the group knew you by.

You can also email us to get a copy of your data or to correct it.

Children

Khalseen isn't meant for children under 13.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.