Effective Date: 3rd March, 2024

Welcome to CountPesa, an expense management application designed to simplify the tracking of your M-Pesa transactions by syncing with your SMS messages. This Privacy Policy outlines how the app accesses and protects your data. It specifies any information gathered (or not gathered) from you in connection with your use of the CountPesa application ("App").

Information We Collect

Personal Information

When you use CountPesa, we do not collect any personal information.

SMS Data

The core functionality of the App involves accessing your M-Pesa SMS messages to load your transactions into the App for easy analysis and management. This transactional data is processed and stored locally on your device, and is not collected, shared or stored externally.

How We Use Your Information

The information collected by the CountPesa App is used solely for the purpose of providing and improving the App’s features, including:

• SMS Syncing: To automatically import and categorize M-Pesa transaction messages from your SMS inbox for easier expense management, without collecting or sharing this data externally.
• Anonymized App Analytics: Basic app usage analytics are collected to help understand feature usage and app performance. This data is strictly anonymized and used solely for the purposes of improving the App. It helps us identify which features are beneficial to our users and where improvements can be made.

Data Storage and Security

Local Storage

All transaction data processed by CountPesa is stored locally on your device. There is no transfer, backup, or sharing of this data with external servers, third parties, or cloud services.

Anonymized Analytics

The anonymized analytics data collected for improvement purposes does not contain any personally identifiable information or transactional information. It is used in aggregate form to guide app development and enhancement.

Backup and Data Portability

We also allow you to download encrypted backups of your data that can be used to restore your data if needed. To download the backup, simply click the menu button in the CountPesa app home screen and select the "Backup Data" option. This will generate an encrypted backup file that you can save to your device. The backup file is secured with industry-standard encryption to protect the privacy and security of your financial data.

Your Rights

You have the right to access, update, or delete any personal information that CountPesa may have about you (though the App primarily functions without storing personal information). Since most data is processed and stored locally on your device, you can manage your information directly through the App’s interface.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our website at info@countpesa.com.