PRIVACY POLICY

At buildreceipts.com, your privacy is a top priority. This Privacy Policy explains how buildreceipts.com ("buildreceipts.com," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you visit or use our website and related services (collectively, the "Service").

buildreceipts.com is designed to help users generate digital receipts for personal record-keeping and informal documentation. We aim to collect as little data as possible while still providing a reliable, fast, and secure experience.

By accessing or using buildreceipts.com, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use buildreceipts.com.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We collect information to operate buildreceipts.com, protect the Service, improve performance, and provide user support. The information we collect generally falls into two categories: (A) information you provide and (B) information collected automatically.

A) Personal Information (Information You Provide)

Depending on how you use buildreceipts.com, we may collect:

1) Contact Information:

If you email us for support or inquiries, we may collect your name (if provided), email address, and the contents of your message.

2) Account / Login Information (If Login Is Enabled):

If buildreceipts.com offers account creation or social login (such as Facebook Login), we may receive basic profile details (such as name, email address, and a unique platform ID), depending on what you approve in the login permission prompt.

3) Receipt Information You Enter:

buildreceipts.com allows you to enter information to generate a receipt, such as:

  • payer/payee names (if entered),
  • item descriptions,
  • amounts,
  • dates,
  • notes,
  • and other receipt-related fields.

This receipt information is referred to as "Receipt Data."

IMPORTANT NOTE:

buildreceipts.com is designed to minimize storage. Receipt Data may be processed to generate your receipt output. If buildreceipts.com provides features such as saving receipts, receipt history, or cloud access, Receipt Data may be temporarily stored to provide those features.

4) Payment Information (If Paid Features Are Offered in the Future):

If buildreceipts.com introduces subscriptions or premium features, payments would be processed by third-party payment processors. buildreceipts.com does not intend to store full credit card numbers or sensitive payment authentication data on our servers. Payment processors may collect and process payment information under their own privacy policies.

B) Non-Personal Information (Collected Automatically)

When you visit buildreceipts.com, we may collect certain information automatically, such as:

1) Device and Browser Information:

  • IP address,
  • browser type,
  • device type,
  • operating system,
  • language settings,
  • approximate location (inferred from IP address, typically at a city/region level).

2) Usage Data:

  • pages viewed,
  • time spent on pages,
  • clicks and interactions,
  • referral source (how you arrived at buildreceipts.com),
  • error logs and performance metrics.

This helps buildreceipts.com understand what works well and what needs improvement.

2. HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION

buildreceipts.com collects information in the following ways:

1) Directly From You:

When you:

  • enter Receipt Data into the receipt generator,
  • create an account (if enabled),
  • sign in using third-party login (if enabled),
  • contact buildreceipts.com support,
  • subscribe to paid features (if offered).

2) Automatically Through Cookies and Similar Technologies:

buildreceipts.com and our service providers may use:

  • cookies,
  • pixels,
  • web beacons,
  • local storage,
  • and similar technologies

to provide core functionality, measure performance, and support advertising (if enabled).

3. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

buildreceipts.com uses collected information for legitimate business purposes, including:

1) To Provide and Operate buildreceipts.com:

  • generate receipts and related outputs,
  • maintain site functionality,
  • remember preferences and settings (if enabled),
  • provide account features (if enabled).

2) To Improve Performance and User Experience:

  • analyze how users interact with buildreceipts.com,
  • troubleshoot bugs,
  • improve tool usability, speed, and reliability.

3) To Communicate With You:

  • respond to support requests,
  • provide service-related notices,
  • send essential updates (for example, important policy or security notices).

buildreceipts.com does not intend to send marketing emails unless you explicitly opt in.

4) To Protect buildreceipts.com and Users:

  • prevent fraud, abuse, or unauthorized access,
  • detect suspicious activity,
  • enforce our Terms of Service,
  • secure the Service and infrastructure.

5) Advertising and Monetization (If Enabled):

buildreceipts.com may display ads (including Google AdSense). This may involve cookies and similar technologies for ad delivery and measurement, subject to your preferences and applicable laws. See Section 5 for details.

What buildreceipts.com does NOT do:

  • buildreceipts.com does not sell your personal information.
  • buildreceipts.com does not rent your personal information.
  • buildreceipts.com does not trade your personal information for marketing purposes.

4. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES

A) What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites function and remember preferences. Similar technologies may include pixels and local storage.

B) Types of Cookies buildreceipts.com May Use

1) Essential Cookies:

Required for core site functionality such as security, session management, or login features (if enabled).

2) Performance and Analytics Cookies:

Used to understand site performance and improve buildreceipts.com.

3) Functional Cookies:

Used to remember preferences such as language, saved settings, or tool preferences.

4) Advertising Cookies (If Ads Are Enabled):

Used by advertising partners to deliver and measure ads, and (where permitted) show more relevant ads.

C) Managing Cookies

You can manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through consent controls on buildreceipts.com. Disabling cookies may impact certain features of buildreceipts.com.

5. ADVERTISING (INCLUDING GOOGLE ADSENSE)

buildreceipts.com may monetize the Service through advertising, including Google AdSense.

If buildreceipts.com displays ads:

  • Third-party vendors (including Google) may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads, measure ad performance, and limit repetitive ads.
  • Where allowed by law and user settings, ads may be personalized based on your activity on buildreceipts.com and/or other websites.

Ad Choices and Opt-Out Options:

You may be able to control ad personalization through tools such as:

IMPORTANT:

buildreceipts.com does not request, encourage, or instruct users to click ads. Clicking ads is always optional, and any attempt to generate invalid clicks is prohibited.

6. THIRD-PARTY SERVICES AND DATA SHARING

To operate buildreceipts.com efficiently and securely, we may use carefully selected third-party service providers. These providers may process limited information only as necessary to perform services for buildreceipts.com.

A) Types of Third-Party Providers (Examples)

1) Hosting and Infrastructure Providers:

Used to host buildreceipts.com and deliver the Service reliably.

2) CDN / Security Providers:

buildreceipts.com may use a content delivery network (CDN) and security services to protect against attacks and improve load speed.

3) Analytics Providers:

Used to understand traffic patterns and improve buildreceipts.com performance.

4) Authentication Providers (If Enabled):

If buildreceipts.com offers social login (such as Facebook Login), the login provider may share basic profile information based on permissions you approve.

5) Payment Processors (If Paid Features Are Offered):

Third-party payment processors may handle transactions. buildreceipts.com does not intend to store full payment card details.

B) No Sale of Personal Information

buildreceipts.com does not sell or rent personal information to third parties for marketing.

C) Sharing for Legal or Safety Reasons

buildreceipts.com may disclose information if required to comply with legal obligations or to protect the rights, safety, and security of buildreceipts.com, our users, or others.

7. DATA RETENTION AND SECURITY

A) Data Retention (INCLUDING 15-DAY AUTOMATIC DELETION)

buildreceipts.com follows a privacy-first approach and retains data only for as long as necessary.

15-Day Automatic Deletion Policy:

buildreceipts.com automatically deletes or irreversibly anonymizes user-associated stored data within 15 days of collection or last activity, including (where applicable):

  • saved Receipt Data,
  • account-related data stored by buildreceipts.com (if login is enabled),
  • uploaded files or assets (if any).

If buildreceipts.com does not store your Receipt Data (for example, if receipt generation happens locally in your browser), then there may be little or no Receipt Data on our servers to delete. However, basic security logs may still exist for a short period to protect buildreceipts.com.

Backups:

If backups exist, they are intended to roll over so deleted data is removed within the same 15-day timeframe.

B) Security Measures

buildreceipts.com uses reasonable and industry-standard safeguards designed to protect information, which may include:

  • encryption in transit (HTTPS),
  • secure hosting environments,
  • access controls,
  • monitoring for suspicious activity.

No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. You are responsible for using secure devices and protecting your login credentials if you use account features.

8. YOUR RIGHTS AND CHOICES

Depending on where you live, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

Common rights may include:

  • Access: request what data buildreceipts.com has about you (if any).
  • Correction: request corrections to inaccurate personal information.
  • Deletion: request deletion of personal information (in addition to our 15-day automatic deletion policy).
  • Objection / Restriction: request limits on certain processing where applicable.
  • Data Portability: request a copy of your data where feasible.

To exercise your rights, contact buildreceipts.com at: [email protected]

We may request verification to protect your account and prevent unauthorized deletions.

US State Privacy Notice (General):

If you are a resident of certain US states (such as California), you may have additional rights under state privacy laws. buildreceipts.com does not sell personal information, and buildreceipts.com does not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising in a manner that would be considered a "sale" under applicable law, to the extent applicable. If this changes, buildreceipts.com will update this Privacy Policy.

9. DATA PROTECTION FOR MINORS

buildreceipts.com is not intended for children under the age of 13. buildreceipts.com does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information to buildreceipts.com, please contact [email protected] and we will take steps to delete the information.

10. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFERS

buildreceipts.com may be accessed from outside the United States. Information may be processed on servers located in different countries depending on our service providers. When we transfer data internationally, we take steps designed to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, consistent with applicable laws.

11. LEGAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMPLIANCE

buildreceipts.com may disclose information:

  • to comply with legal processes (such as subpoenas or court orders),
  • to respond to lawful requests by public authorities,
  • to enforce our Terms of Service,
  • to protect the rights, property, and safety of buildreceipts.com, our users, or others.

12. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

buildreceipts.com may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technologies, legal requirements, or services.

When we update this Privacy Policy:

  • we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top,
  • material changes may be communicated through a notice on buildreceipts.com.

Your continued use of buildreceipts.com after updates means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

13. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact buildreceipts.com:

Support and Privacy Email: [email protected]

Website: https://buildreceipts.com

14. ACCOUNT AND DATA DELETION PROCESS

buildreceipts.com supports user data deletion and follows a 15-day automatic deletion policy.

A) Automatic Deletion:

User-associated stored data is deleted or anonymized within 15 days as described in Section 7.

B) Request Deletion Sooner:

Email: [email protected]

Subject line suggestion: "Data Deletion Request – buildreceipts.com"

Include: the email you used (and, if applicable, the login provider used).

C) Third-Party Login Users (If Enabled):

If you used Facebook Login or another third-party login, you may also revoke access within your third-party account settings. Revoking access stops future sharing from that provider, but you can still email [email protected] to request deletion confirmation.

15. MOBILE APP PRIVACY (IF buildreceipts.com RELEASES iOS/ANDROID APPS)

If buildreceipts.com releases mobile applications in the future, the app may request permissions only when needed for features, such as:

  • Notifications (for reminders or important updates),
  • Storage (to save receipts on-device),
  • Camera (to scan or capture receipt images, if scanning is offered),
  • Location (optional, if location tagging is offered).

Any mobile app permissions would be explained clearly at the time of request, and you would be able to manage permissions through your device settings. buildreceipts.com would not sell user data and would continue following the 15-day automatic deletion approach for any server-stored user-associated data, unless otherwise disclosed in an updated policy.