The policy, in full
Privacy Policy
Last updated: 2026
The short version
ClaimCrate does not ask you to create an account, does not show advertising, and does not include analytics or crash-reporting services. Your inventory stays on your device; an optional backup to your own Google Drive is the only feature that sends it anywhere.
What we collect
Nothing. We do not collect personal information, we do not operate a server that receives your data, and we have no account system. There is no database of users because there are no users to key.
What stays on your device
Every entry — a room, an item, a value, a date, a photograph — is stored in the application sandbox on your device. The app cannot read other apps' data, and other apps cannot read the app's data. A local snapshot is written before any database schema change, so a migration cannot silently destroy your records.
Permissions, and why each is needed
ClaimCrate requests only the permissions it genuinely uses. Each is requested at the moment the relevant feature is used, and declining never blocks the rest of the app.
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
POST_NOTIFICATIONS |
To show the warranty, return, loan and expiry reminders you asked for. |
RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED |
To re-arm reminders after a restart, which Android clears for safety. |
CAMERA |
Only while the in-app barcode scanner is open. Frames are decoded on the device and never uploaded. |
INTERNET |
Only for the optional Google Drive backup and restore. The app uses the drive.file scope and can reach only the backup files it created. |
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE |
To tell whether a Drive backup can run before attempting it. |
If a future version adds a permission, this policy and the app's
AGENTS.md are updated in the same change, with the reason recorded.
The Google Drive backup is the only network feature, it is optional, and it is not enabled until you connect an account. Barcode decoding is entirely on-device: the app does not look up products or prices online. Photographs are re-encoded by the app when they are imported. Applying the camera's orientation and saving a fresh image also removes the other metadata the camera wrote, including the location the picture was taken at. The original file in your photo library is not modified.
Data you export
Export produces a CSV spreadsheet, a claim schedule PDF, or a backup ZIP that you choose where to save. A backup can also be uploaded to your own Google Drive, but only when you connect an account and press the button. Once a file has left the app, its handling is up to you and to wherever you put it.
Deleting your data
Delete everything from within the app, or uninstall it. Because ClaimCrate has no account and no server copy, there is nothing held elsewhere and no deletion request to make.
Children
ClaimCrate is not directed at children and collects no data from anyone.
Your rights
Because no data is collected, there is nothing for us to disclose, correct or erase on your behalf. You have full access to, and full control over, everything the app holds.
Changes to this policy
If a change ever affects what the app does with data, this page is updated in the same release as the change, and the store listing is updated to match.
Contact
Questions about privacy can go to the project's issue tracker: github.com/abhijithwrrr/claimcrate/issues.