Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 20, 2026

Pocket Calm ("the app") is a budgeting web app available at pocketcalm.app. This policy explains what data the app uses and where it goes. In short: your budget data stays on your device and in your own Google account. We do not collect it, sell it or share it.

1. Data the app uses

• Budget data you type: spends, income, bills, categories and budgets, savings funds, debts, notes, wins and settings such as your first name, currency and payday.
• Your Google account email, only if you connect Google Sheets, so the app can open the right account next time.

The app does not ask for bank logins, card numbers or account numbers, and does not connect to your bank.

2. Where your data is stored

• On your device: the app keeps a copy in your browser's local storage so it works offline. You can delete it at any time by clearing the site data in your browser.
• In your Google Drive, only if you choose "Connect Google Sheets": the app creates one spreadsheet ("Pocket Calm · My Budget") in your own Google Drive and writes your budget data into it. The spreadsheet belongs to you and stays in your account.

Pocket Calm has no server or database that stores your budget data. Data travels directly between your browser and Google over an encrypted (HTTPS) connection.

3. Google user data

When you connect Google Sheets, the app requests one permission: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file ("See, edit, create and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app"). With it the app can only access the spreadsheet it created. It cannot see, read or change any other file in your Google Drive.

• The app uses this access only to create your budget spreadsheet, read it when you open the app and write the changes you make.
• Google user data is not transferred to us or to anyone else, is not used for advertising, and is not used to train AI or machine-learning models.
• Pocket Calm's use and transfer of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

You can disconnect at any time: in the app choose Settings → "Disconnect this device", and you can remove the app's access from your Google account at myaccount.google.com/permissions. Your spreadsheet stays in your Drive until you delete it.

4. Cookies, analytics and ads

The app shows no ads and uses no advertising or tracking cookies. Fonts are loaded from Google Fonts and sign-in is provided by Google Identity Services; Google's own privacy policy applies to those services.

5. Children

The app is meant for adults managing their own money and is not directed to children under 13.

6. Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be posted on this page with a new date.

7. Contact

Questions or requests: hello@pocketcalm.app