Habitly Privacy Policy
Habitly (“the app”) is made by K A Srimurugan (“I”, “me”). This policy explains what happens to your information when you use Habitly on an Android phone or an iPhone. Where the two work differently, it says so.
Your data stays on your phone
Habitly has no account, no sign-in and no server. Everything you enter (habits, routines, mood, diary, expenses and income, bills, loans, subscriptions, savings, trips, tasks, notes, documents, family, kids, pets, vehicle, gym, sleep, water, women’s health and other records) is stored only on your device. I do not receive it, store it or see it.
Some of what you can record is personal or health-related, such as mood, diary entries, period and pregnancy logs, and identity documents in the document vault. It is treated the same way: kept only on your phone, and you can lock those sections with your fingerprint, face or phone passcode.
No ads, no tracking, no analytics
The app does not contain advertising, analytics or tracking tools. It does not sell your information or share it with third parties, and it does not track you across other apps or websites.
Google services
Habitly uses a few Google components that run on your phone. They do not receive what you record in Habitly.
- Google ML Kit (Android and iPhone) reads the text on a receipt or document you photograph (receipt scan, document auto-fill), and on Android also reads family-sharing QR codes (on iPhone, Apple’s camera does that). This runs entirely on your phone; the image and its text are not sent to Google or to me. ML Kit may send Google anonymous diagnostic and usage information, such as performance data and which features were used, to keep these components working. See Google’s ML Kit terms.
- Google Play (Android) is used to offer app updates and to show Google’s “rate this app” prompt. Google Play handles these under Google’s privacy policy. On iPhone, the App Store does the same under Apple’s policy.
Permissions the app may ask for
Each permission is asked for only when you use the feature that needs it, and you can say no or turn it off later in your phone’s settings.
- Fingerprint, face unlock or Face ID, and your phone passcode: to lock the app or private sections. Checking is done by Android or iOS; Habitly never sees your biometric data.
- Location (only while you use it): while you track a walk or run, to measure distance and draw your route. It stays on your phone.
- Physical activity / motion (Android): to count steps during a walk or run you start.
- Camera: to scan a family member’s QR code, or to photograph a receipt or a document. A receipt photo is deleted as soon as it has been read (a photo you pick from your gallery is left as it is); document photos are saved only inside the app’s private storage on your phone, for your document vault.
- Files and photos you pick: when you choose a backup file to restore, a bank statement to import, or a file to attach to a document. Habitly reads only the file you pick.
- Notifications, alarms and reminders: to remind you of tasks, bills, medicines, birthdays and other reminders you set, and to ring alarms. They are created and delivered on your phone. On Android the app also asks to schedule exact alarms and to show an alarm on the lock screen, and restarts your reminders after the phone restarts.
Things you choose to share
When you tap Share, save a backup or a PDF report, or show a QR code to a family member, the content goes only where you send it (for example WhatsApp, Gmail, Google Drive or Files), using your phone’s share sheet. Habitly does not send it anywhere on its own.
Bank and UPI SMS: Habitly does not read your text messages and does not ask for SMS permission. The “add expense from SMS” feature works only on a message you share to Habitly or paste in yourself.
Voice input (“Say it”): Habitly does not use your microphone. If you speak using your keyboard’s microphone, the keyboard (for example Gboard or Apple dictation) turns your speech into text under its own privacy policy, and Habitly receives only the text.
Backups
- Automatic backups: once a day the app saves an encrypted copy of your data in its own storage on your phone, and keeps the last seven so you can undo a mistake. These copies stay on your phone.
- Backups you save: you can save an encrypted backup file and restore it on a new phone. You choose where it goes (for example Google Drive or Files), and that service’s own privacy policy applies to it.
- Your phone’s own backup: on Android, if Backup is turned on in your phone’s settings, Android saves Habitly’s data to your Google account, encrypted with your screen lock, so it comes back when you reinstall. On iPhone, Habitly’s data is part of your iCloud Backup if you use it. These are run by Google and Apple, not by me, and you can turn them off in your phone’s settings.
Files you attach in the document vault are not included in any backup.
Deleting your data
Because there is no account, there is nothing for me to delete on my side. You can delete any record in the app. Uninstalling Habitly, or clearing its data in your phone’s settings, removes everything it stored on your phone, including its automatic backups. Backup files you saved elsewhere, and your phone’s own Google or iCloud backup, stay until you delete them there.
Children
Habitly is not directed at children. The “Kids’ corner” is a tool for parents; its information stays on the parent’s phone.
Not medical advice
Health, cycle and pregnancy features are for your own records and reminders. They are not medical advice and must not be used for contraception or diagnosis; please talk to a doctor about health decisions.
Changes
If this policy changes, I will update this page and the date above.