Data Controller
Lode Technologies and Trading W.L.L is the data controller responsible for the App. For any privacy-related question or request, contact us at Info@lode.qa.
Scope
This Policy applies to the Waffr application and describes the information the App processes, the purposes for processing, and your rights. It does not apply to third-party services or websites the App may reference.
Information the App Processes
The App processes the following categories of information locally on your device:
The App does not access your bank accounts, balances, or payment credentials; does not initiate payments or transfers; does not use the Android SMS or Call Log permissions; and contains no advertising, analytics, or tracking technologies.
- Transaction information derived from notifications. With your explicit permission, the App uses the Android Notification Listener service to read transaction-alert notifications delivered to your device by your bank, whether sent as an SMS or as a banking-application notification. From these notifications, the App extracts transaction details such as the amount, the merchant or description, and the date. The App is designed to disregard notifications that are not transaction alerts and does not retain the contents of personal communications.
- Information you provide. Budgets, spending categories, financial goals, manually entered transactions, and preferences you create within the App.
How the App Uses Your Information
Information is processed solely on your device to provide the App’s core functionality: recording and categorizing your transactions and generating the budgets, insights, and goals you configure. Your information is not used for advertising, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to the App’s features.
Legal Basis for Processing
Where applicable law, such as the EU or UK General Data Protection Regulation, requires a legal basis, we rely on your consent, which you provide by enabling notification access and using the relevant features. You may withdraw consent at any time by disabling notification access in your device settings or by uninstalling the App.
We Do Not Collect or Transmit Your Data
Lode Technologies and Trading W.L.L operates no servers that receive your financial information, and the App contains no backend, advertising, or analytics integrations. We do not collect, receive, sell, rent, or share your transaction data or any information you enter. Your information remains under your control on your device.
Data Storage, Security, and Backups
- Local storage. Your information is stored in the App’s private storage on your device, protected by your device’s operating-system security controls.
- Device backup. If you have enabled backup on your device, your operating system may include the App’s data in the backup associated with your own Google account, so it can be restored if you reinstall the App or set up a new device. This backup is governed by your device settings and by Google’s Privacy Policy; we do not have access to it.
- Manual export. The App lets you export your data to a file you control. You are responsible for the security of any exported file and any location to which you send it.
Sharing and Disclosure
We do not share or disclose your information to any third party. If you purchase a subscription or other paid feature, the transaction is processed by Google Play’s billing system; we do not receive or store your payment-card details. Such payments are subject to Google’s applicable terms and privacy policy.
Data Retention and Deletion
Your information is retained on your device until you choose to delete it. You may delete it at any time by removing items within the App, clearing the App’s storage through your device settings, or uninstalling the App. To remove any backup copy, delete the App’s backup from your device or Google account backup settings. Because we never receive your information, we hold no copy of it to retain or delete.
Your Rights
Subject to applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or port your personal information, and to withdraw consent. Because your information is stored only on your device and is not accessible to us, you exercise these rights directly within the App and on your device—for example, by viewing and editing your data, exporting it, or deleting it as described in Section 9. For any questions about your rights, contact us at Info@lode.qa.
Children’s Privacy
The App is a general-audience personal-finance application and is not directed to children under the age of digital consent in your jurisdiction. We do not knowingly process children’s personal information.
International Users
The App processes information locally on your device in your location. Because your information is not transmitted to us, it is not transferred internationally by us. You are responsible for using the App in compliance with the laws applicable to you.
Permissions
- Notification access (Notification Listener). This permission enables the App’s core feature: automatically recording transactions from your bank’s alert notifications. It is optional—the App also supports manual entry and file import—and you may revoke it at any time in your device settings under Notification access.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make material changes—for example, introducing account-based or cloud-synchronization features—we will revise the “Effective date” above and, where appropriate, provide notice within the App.
Contact Us
Lode Technologies and Trading W.L.L
Email: Info@lode.qa