Privacy Policy for Else When

Effective Date: January 1, 2026
Last Updated: September 21, 2026

Welcome to Else When ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data and financial habit information you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

1. Information We Collect
When you use Else When, we collect information to provide and improve our habit simulation and financial tracking services:
- Account & Authentication Information: When you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive basic authentication details such as your name, email address, and profile photo. If you continue as a Guest, no personal account details are collected.
- Habit & Simulation Data: Details of habits you track (e.g., habit name, category, frequency, spent amounts, currency preferences, inflation rates, and simulation inputs).
- Device & Usage Data: Device identifiers, operating system version, and standard technical diagnostic logs necessary to ensure app stability.


 2. How We Use Your Information
We use your data strictly to deliver and improve the Else When experience:

- To compute compounding interest simulations, historical rewind calculations, and wealth projections.
- To synchronize your settings (currency, default period, inflation creep) across sessions.
- To authenticate your identity and protect against unauthorized access.
- To monitor application stability and resolve technical bugs.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or monetize your personal or financial data with third-party advertisers or brokers.

We only share data with essential third-party service providers:
- Authentication Providers (Google & Apple): To facilitate secure single sign-on.
- Cloud Infrastructure Providers: To securely host and manage the backend database.

 4. Data Security & Storage
- All network communication between the app and our servers is encrypted using standard Transport Layer Security (TLS/HTTPS).
- We maintain administrative and technical safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, alteration, or deletion of your data.

 5. Your Rights & Data Deletion

- Modify or Delete Data: You can modify or remove any tracked habit directly from the app interface.
- Account Deletion: You can request the permanent deletion of your account and all associated habit data by contacting our support team.
- Sign Out: You can sign out at any time from the Settings screen, which immediately purges all local session caches.

 6. Children's Privacy

Else When does not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in certain jurisdictions). If we discover that a child has provided us with personal information, we will delete it promptly.

 7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of any significant updates by revising the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy and publishing the update within the app.

8. Contact Information
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at:

- Email: support@else-when.io
- Website: https://else-when.io