Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 9, 2026

Overview

Budget Rover is a privacy-first travel budget planner. There are no accounts, no sign-in, and no server-side storage. Everything you enter stays on your device — we cannot see it, access it, or share it.

Data You Enter

When you create a trip, Budget Rover saves the following data locally in your browser using IndexedDB and localStorage:

  • Trip names, destinations, dates, and budgets
  • Expense amounts, categories, descriptions, and dates
  • Traveler names (for expense splitting)
  • App settings (currency, date format, theme)

This data never leaves your device unless you explicitly export it (via Settings → Export Data) or use the share link feature, which transmits only the data you choose to share.

Data We Do Not Collect

Budget Rover does not collect, store, or transmit:

  • Your name, email address, or any contact information
  • Payment or financial account details
  • Device location or GPS data
  • Usage analytics or behavioral tracking
  • IP addresses or device identifiers on our end

Advertising (Google AdSense)

Budget Rover displays ads served by Google AdSense on some pages. Google may use cookies and similar technologies to show you relevant ads based on your browsing activity across sites. This is managed by Google, not by Budget Rover. You can learn more or opt out via Google's advertising privacy page. Trip data pages (e.g., /trip/…) do not show ads.

Service Worker & Offline Cache

Budget Rover registers a service worker so the app works offline. The service worker caches app files (HTML, CSS, JS, icons) on your device — it does not cache or transmit any trip data you enter.

Your Data, Your Control

You have full control over your data at all times:

  • Export — download a JSON backup of all your trips via Settings → Export Data
  • Import — restore data from a previous export
  • Delete a trip — removes it immediately from local storage
  • Delete all data — Settings → Clear All Data wipes everything
  • Uninstall / clear browser data — removes all stored data from your device

Changes to This Policy

If this policy changes in a meaningful way (e.g., if we ever introduce analytics or account features), we will update the date above and note the change prominently. Since no personal data is stored server-side, no retroactive data changes are possible.

Questions

Budget Rover is a free, independently built tool. If you have questions about this policy or the app's data practices, you can open an issue or discussion on the project's GitHub repository.