Budgits Privacy Policy (interim)
Effective: 16 October 2026
This is our interim privacy policy. Budgits is not yet open to the public. It is in private testing by invitation only, and it does not yet accept real bank data. Before Budgits accepts any real bank data or opens to the public, we will publish a full privacy policy and tell anyone on our founding list.
1. Who we are
Budgits is run by Budgits Planner Pty Ltd (ACN 702 631 712, ABN 71 702 631 712), an Australian company.
Contact us about privacy:
- Email: privacy@budgits.com
- Post: PO Box 133, Gymea NSW 2227
We do not sell personal information. We do not share it with advertisers.
2. What this policy covers
This policy covers:
- our website, budgits.com and budgits.com.au;
- our founding list;
- emails you send us; and
- people we invite to test the Budgits app before launch.
3. What we collect, and why
Founding list. If you join our founding list, we collect your email address. We use it to send you news about the Budgits launch and our founding offer, which you asked to receive. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email, or by emailing hello@budgits.com.
Emails to us. If you email us, we keep your name, email address and what you wrote, so we can reply and keep a record of our conversation. Please do not email us bank statements, account numbers or passwords.
Testers. If we invite you to test Budgits, we collect your name and email address to send the invitation, and the feedback you choose to give us. During testing, the app uses made-up sample households and test data. Please do not upload real bank statements or real account details while Budgits is in testing. If you do upload something by mistake, tell us and we will delete it.
Website visits. Our website does not use analytics or advertising trackers. Like any website, our hosting provider may keep basic technical records, such as IP addresses and the time of each request, for security and to keep the site running.
4. Who handles your information for us
We use a small number of service providers:
| Provider | What for | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Netlify | Hosts our website and receives founding-list sign-ups | United States |
| Microsoft 365 | Our business email | Microsoft data centres, which may be outside Australia |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Hosts the Budgits app in testing, including its data and backups | Sydney, Australia |
Netlify may handle your founding-list details in the United States. We share only what each provider needs to do its job.
We may also disclose information where Australian law requires or allows it, for example to a court or regulator.
5. Keeping information safe
We use reasonable steps to protect personal information, including encrypted connections, encrypted storage, two-step sign-in for our own accounts, and access limited to the company director.
6. How long we keep it
- Founding list: until you unsubscribe, or until we no longer need it for the launch, whichever comes first.
- Emails: for as long as we need them to deal with your question, and to keep business records the law requires.
- Tester details and feedback: until testing ends, unless you become a customer.
When we no longer need information, we delete it.
7. Your choices
You can ask us what personal information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Email privacy@budgits.com. We may need to check who you are first.
8. Complaints
If you have a privacy concern, please contact us first at privacy@budgits.com or PO Box 133, Gymea NSW 2227. We will acknowledge it within 5 business days and aim to resolve it within 30 days.
If you are not happy with our answer, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au.
9. Changes
We will update this policy before Budgits accepts real bank data or opens to the public, and whenever our practices change. The date at the top shows the latest version.