Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. It is Splitfair's policy to respect your privacy and comply with any applicable law and regulation regarding any personal information we may collect about you, including across our website, and other sites we own and operate.

Personal information is any information about you which can be used to identify you. This includes information about you as a person (such as name, address, and date of birth), your devices, payment details, and even information about how you use a website or online service.

In the event our site contains links to third-party sites and services, please be aware that those sites and services have their own privacy policies. After following a link to any third-party content, you should read their posted privacy policy information about how they collect and use personal information. This Privacy Policy does not apply to any of your activities after you leave our site.

This policy is effective as of March 6th, 2025.

Information We Collect

Information we collect falls into one of two categories: "voluntarily provided" information and "automatically collected" information.

"Voluntarily provided" information refers to any information you knowingly and actively provide us when using or participating in any of our services and promotions.

"Automatically collected" information refers to any information automatically sent by your devices in the course of accessing our products and services.

Log Data

When you visit our website, our servers may automatically log the standard data provided by your web browser. It may include your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address, your browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on each page, and other details about your visit.

Additionally, if you encounter certain errors while using the site, we may automatically collect data about the error and the circumstances surrounding its occurrence. This data may include technical details about your device, what you were trying to do when the error happened, and other technical information relating to the problem. You may or may not receive notice of such errors, even in the moment they occur, that they have occurred, or what the nature of the error is.

Please be aware that while this information may not be personally identifying by itself, it may be possible to combine it with other data to personally identify individual persons.

Device Data

When you visit our website or interact with our services, we may automatically collect data about your device, such as:

• Device Type
• Operating System
• Unique device identifiers
• Device settings
• Mobile network information

Data we collect can depend on the individual settings of your device and software. We recommend checking the policies of your device manufacturer or software provider to learn what information they make available to us.

Personal Information

We may ask for personal information — for example, when you subscribe to our newsletter or when you contact us — which may include one or more of the following:

• Name
• Email
• Phone/mobile number
• Payment information (for subscription services)
• Bill information (only to support bill splitting functionality)

Collection and Use of Information

We may collect personal information from you when you do any of the following on our website:

• Register for an account
• Purchase a subscription
• Sign up to receive updates from us via email or social media channels
• Use a mobile device or web browser to access our content
• Contact us via email, social media, or on any similar technologies
• When you mention us on social media
• When you upload or share bill information for splitting expenses

Lawful Bases for Processing

We rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:

• Contractual necessity: To provide you with our platform's core features and services, including bill splitting functionality and account management
• Legitimate interests: To improve our services, maintain security, and prevent fraud
• Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations
• Consent: For marketing communications, cookies (except strictly necessary), and other optional features

We may collect, hold, use, and disclose information for the following purposes, and personal information will not be further processed in a manner that is incompatible with these purposes:

• to provide you with our platform's core features and services (contractual necessity)
• to enable you to customize or personalize your experience of our website (legitimate interest)
• to facilitate bill splitting (contractual necessity)
• to contact and communicate with you about service updates and functionality changes (legitimate interest)
• to send you marketing and promotional communications with your explicit consent (consent)
• to comply with our legal obligations and resolve any disputes that we may have (legal obligation)
• for security and fraud prevention, and to ensure that our sites and apps are safe, secure, and used in line with our terms of use (legitimate interest)
• for technical assessment, including to operate and improve our app, associated applications, and associated social media platforms (legitimate interest)

Security of Your Personal Information

When we collect and process personal information, and while we retain this information, we will protect it within commercially acceptable means to prevent loss and theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use, or modification.

We employ industry standard security measures including:

• Secure socket layer (SSL) technology
• Regular security assessments and penetration testing
• Password hashing and secure storage practices
• Access controls for internal systems
• Regular security updates and patches

Although we will do our best to protect the personal information you provide to us, we advise that no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and no one can guarantee absolute data security.

You are responsible for selecting any password and its overall security strength, ensuring the security of your own information within the bounds of our services. For example, ensuring any passwords associated with accessing your personal information and accounts are secure and confidential.

Data Breach

In the event we become aware of a data breach that may affect your personal information, we will:

• Notify affected users within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach
• Provide information on what data was compromised
• Outline steps we are taking to address the breach
• Offer guidance on what users can do to protect themselves
• Report to relevant authorities as required by applicable laws

How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies.

• Account information: Retained for as long as your account remains active. After account deletion, certain information may be kept for up to 90 days for technical and backup purposes.
• Bill information: Retained for as long as needed to provide Splitfair splitting functionality.
• Communication data: Support inquiries and related communications are kept for 2 years.
• Marketing preferences: Retained until you withdraw consent or unsubscribe.
• Log and usage data: Retained for 30-90 days for security and performance monitoring.

Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your data with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including:

• Payment processing: Stripe, PayPal (for processing subscription payments)
• Cloud services: Vercel (for hosting and infrastructure)
• Analytics: Vercel Analytics (for website and app usage analysis)
• Email services: resend.com (for sending notifications and newsletters)

All third-party providers are required to maintain the confidentiality of your data and are contractually obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose. We ensure all providers comply with data protection regulations relevant to their services.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we ensure that your data is protected when transferred outside these regions. We implement the following safeguards:

• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Data processing agreements with third-party providers
• Adherence to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework
• Storage of EU data within EU regions where possible

By using our service, you consent to the transfer of such information to these regions, always in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

GDPR Rights (EU/UK Residents)

• Right to access: Request copies of your personal data
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing: Request limitation of data processing
• Right to data portability: Request transfer of your data to another service
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing
• Rights regarding automated decision-making: Not be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

• Right to know: Request information about personal information collected, disclosed, or sold
• Right to delete: Request deletion of personal information
• Right to opt-out: Opt-out of the sale of personal information
• Right to non-discrimination: Not be discriminated against for exercising these rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@splitfair.app. We will respond to your request within 30 days. To verify your identity, we may request specific information from you. There is no charge for making a request, though we may charge a reasonable fee if your request is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive.

Children's Privacy

We do not aim any of our products or services directly at children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information about children under 13. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will promptly delete it. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us at support@splitfair.app.

Social Media Integration and Data Collection

Our service integrates with social media platforms to enhance your experience:

• Login functionality: We may collect your name, email, and profile picture when you log in using social media accounts
• Sharing features: When you share content to social platforms, we collect information about the content shared and the platform used
• Social widgets: Social media widgets on our site may collect your IP address, page visited, and set cookies

This data is collected based on your consent and is used to provide the requested social functionality, improve our services, and allow you to share content with your networks. Social media platforms may also collect data according to their own policies, which we encourage you to review.

Use of Cookies

We use “cookies” to collect information about you and your activity across our site. A cookie is a small piece of data that our website stores on your computer, and accesses each time you visit, so we can understand how you use our site. This helps us serve you content based on preferences you have specified.

We use the following types of cookies:

• Strictly necessary cookies: Essential for the website to function properly
• Functional cookies: Remember your preferences and settings
• Analytical/performance cookies: Collect anonymous information about how visitors use our site
• Targeting cookies: Record your visits to our website, the pages you visit and the links you follow

When you first visit our site, we will request your consent for non-essential cookies. You can manage your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the “Cookie Settings” option in the footer of our website.

For complete details on our cookie usage, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

Bill Splitting Data

As a bill-splitting application, we process bill information including:

• Bill totals and descriptions
• Bill details uploaded by users
• Expense categories and allocations
• Sharing status between users

Important note: We do not store any financial transaction data. Our application only facilitates the calculation and division of expenses.

When you add other users to a bill or expense:

• We collect basic contact information (email, name) of people you add to split bills
• We will notify these individuals about the expense allocation
• We obtain your confirmation that you have permission to share this information
• Third parties added to bills will be provided with information about your expense claim but only minimal necessary data

By using our bill-splitting functionality, you confirm that you have obtained permission from any third party whose information you provide. These individuals can contact us at support@splitfair.app to request information about their data or to have it removed.

Changes to This Policy

At our discretion, we may change our privacy policy to reflect updates to our business processes, current acceptable practices, or legislative or regulatory changes. If we decide to change this privacy policy, we will post the changes here at the same link by which you are accessing this privacy policy.

If the changes are significant, we will notify you via email or through an in-app notification. We will also keep prior versions of this Privacy Policy in an archive for your review. Changes will not apply retroactively and will become effective 30 days after posting, except for changes addressing new functions or legal requirements, which will be effective immediately.

Contact Us

For any questions or concerns regarding your privacy, data access requests, or to exercise your rights under applicable data protection laws, you may contact us using the following details: support@splitfair.app