Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 9 June 2026

Barriers is built local-first: your information lives on your device and, if you choose, in your own private iCloud account. We do not run servers that store your data, there are no user accounts, and the app uses no advertising or analytics SDKs.

What you put in the app

Tasks — titles, notes, deadlines, completion status, optional attached photos.
Finance — income, outgoings, expenses, savings figures and your chosen currency.
Receipts — photos you scan, plus vendor, amount, date and category.
App lock — a 4–6 digit PIN (stored only as a salted, irreversible hash) and your biometric preference.

Where it is stored

On your device — standard iOS/macOS local storage (UserDefaults) plus the app's sandboxed files for images.
In your iCloud (optional) — if iCloud is enabled, text data syncs through Apple's iCloud Key‑Value store and backups/images through the app's private iCloud Documents container. This stays inside your Apple account; we never see it. Sync keeps the iPhone and the companion Mac app in step.

What leaves your device

Currency rates — to convert foreign amounts, the app makes an anonymous HTTPS request for public reference rates from open.er-api.com. No personal or financial data is sent.
Speech‑to‑text — voice task dictation is handled by Apple's Speech Recognition (governed by Apple's privacy policy). Receipt/document OCR runs on‑device via Apple's Vision framework.
In‑app purchase — the one‑time unlock is processed by Apple; we never receive your payment details.

That is the complete list. There is no other transmission of your data.

Device permissions (requested only when used)

Camera & Photos — scan receipts/documents and attach images.
Microphone & Speech Recognition — dictate tasks.
Face ID / Touch ID — unlock the app.

You may decline or revoke any permission in system Settings; the related feature simply turns off.

Purchases

Barriers is free. Finance and Receipts are unlocked by a single one‑time purchase (no subscription). Purchase and restore are handled entirely by the App Store.

Your control & deletion

Export a full backup any time (Settings → Data).
Deleting the app removes all on‑device data. To remove synced data, delete it from iCloud (Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Storage).

Children

Barriers is not directed at children under 13 and collects no personal data from anyone.

Changes

We may update this policy; material changes will appear here.

Contact

zaryab_hussain77@yahoo.com