Privacy Policy

Summary

This Privacy Policy explains what that means in practice: what the app stores on your device, which phone permissions it asks for and why, how backups work, and how our website handles information.

Who we are

Talika (“Talika”, “the app”) is developed and published by Softisia (“Softisia”, “we”, “us”, “our”), a software development company with offices in Pabna and Rajshahi, Bangladesh and Wyoming, USA. You can learn more about us at www.softisia.com.

This policy applies to the Talika mobile app (Android package me.talika, and the iOS version when released) and to the Talika website where this policy is published.

Information the app handles

Talika is a personal organiser. To work, it needs to store the information you type into it. This may include:

• Money: account names and types (for example Cash, a bank, bKash or a crypto wallet), currencies, opening balances, income, expenses, transfers, categories, descriptions and notes.
• Borrowed and lent money: the name of the other person and, if you choose to add it, their phone number or email address, amounts, dates and repayments.
• Plans: budgets, recurring bills and payments, tasks, task lists, reminders and due dates.
• Grocery lists: items, quantities, units, estimated prices and prices paid.
• Settings: your language, theme, main currency and whether you have finished setup.

All of this is stored only on your device. It is never sent to Softisia or to anyone else by the app. We cannot see it, access it, recover it or delete it for you.

Talika does not collect device identifiers, advertising IDs, location, contacts, photos, call logs, browsing history, usage statistics or crash reports.

Where your data is stored and how it is protected

• Your data is kept in a database inside the app’s private storage on your phone. Android and iOS prevent other apps from reading it.
• Talika does not add its own encryption on top of this storage. Your data is protected by your device’s own security, including its screen lock and (on modern phones) built-in storage encryption. We recommend keeping a screen lock enabled.
• On Android, the app opts out of automatic cloud backup (allowBackup=false), so your Talika data is not copied to Google’s backup service.
• If you uninstall Talika, clear its storage, reset your phone or lose your phone, the data on that device is gone. Only a backup you exported yourself can restore it.

Phone permissions

Talika asks only for the permissions it needs to remind you on time. You can grant or revoke them at any time in More → Permissions or in your phone’s settings; the rest of the app keeps working without them.

Talika does not request internet, location, contacts, camera, microphone, phone, SMS or storage permissions.

Backups, restores and sharing

• Export backup creates a single file containing all of your Talika data and opens your phone’s share sheet. You choose where it goes (for example Google Drive, email or your Files app). That destination’s own privacy policy then applies to the file. Softisia never receives it.
• Backup files are not encrypted. Anyone who has the file can read its contents, so store it somewhere private.
• Restore from backup reads only the file you pick with your phone’s file picker, and replaces the data in the app.
• Share list on a grocery list sends the list as plain text to the app you choose, only when you tap it.

Third-party services and links

The app contains no third-party advertising, analytics, crash-reporting or tracking software development kits (SDKs).

Some buttons open external websites in your browser, for example Support Talika (our donation page on Support Kori), softisia.com and our Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn pages. Nothing is sent from the app when you open them, but once you are on those sites their own privacy policies apply. Talika is distributed through Google Play (and, in future, the Apple App Store); those stores process information about your download and purchases under their own policies.

Our website

This website is a static site that does not use its own cookies, does not have user accounts, and does not run analytics or advertising trackers.

• Server logs: like any website, our hosting provider may automatically record technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the pages requested, for security and to keep the site running. These logs are kept for a limited time and are not used to identify you.
• Donation widget: pages include a “Support softisia” button provided by Support Kori (supportkori.com). The widget is loaded from Support Kori’s servers, which receive standard technical information when it loads. If you choose to donate, your payment is handled by Support Kori and its payment partners under their own terms and privacy policy. Softisia does not receive your card or wallet details.
• Theme preference: if you switch between light and dark mode, the choice is saved in your own browser’s local storage so the site remembers it. It is never sent to us, and you can clear it with your browser’s site data.
• Links: links to Google Play, the App Store and social networks take you to those services, which have their own policies.

Children’s privacy

Talika is a general-audience app and is not directed at children under 13. Because the app does not collect any personal information, it does not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information through another channel, contact us and we will delete it.

Your choices and rights

Because your app data never leaves your device, you are in full control of it:

• Access and portability: view everything in the app, or export it with Export backup.
• Correction: edit any entry directly in the app.
• Deletion: delete individual entries, use More → Your data → Erase all data, or uninstall the app.
• Notifications: turn reminders and permissions on or off at any time.

Depending on where you live (for example under the EU/UK GDPR, the California CCPA/CPRA or Bangladesh’s data-protection rules), you may have rights to access, correct, delete or object to the processing of personal data that a company holds about you. Softisia does not hold app data about you; for any information we may hold through direct contact with us or our website, contact us using the details below and we will respond within 30 days.

Data retention

App data stays on your device until you delete it or uninstall the app. Softisia retains no app data. If you contact us, we keep your message only as long as needed to respond and for reasonable record-keeping.

International users

Talika can be used worldwide. Since the app does not transfer your data anywhere, no international data transfers take place through the app. Website requests may be served from servers in different countries by our hosting provider.

Security

We design Talika to minimise risk: no data collection, no network access in the Android app, no third-party SDKs and opted out of cloud backups. No method of storage is 100% secure, so please protect your phone with a screen lock and keep your backup files private.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy, for example when we add features. We will post the updated version on this page and change the “Effective” date above. If a change materially affects how your information is handled (for example if a future version ever offered optional online features), we will explain it clearly in the app before it applies.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Talika, contact Softisia through www.softisia.com or message us on Facebook or LinkedIn.

Softisia · Pabna & Rajshahi, Bangladesh · Wyoming, USA