Privacy Policy
Effective date: 1 October 2026
Applies to the Lootsy app on Apple platforms ("Lootsy", "the app"), published by Zedfeld G. Busiños ("we", "us").
Lootsy is a grocery list that remembers what you paid. We built it so your shopping stays on your phone. This page explains what leaves your device, why, and what you can do about it.
The short version
- +Your lists, items, prices, photos and receipts are stored only on your device. We never receive them.
- +There is no account and no sign-in. We do not know your name, email address or phone number unless you email us.
- +Two third-party services run inside the app: RevenueCat (purchases and anonymous onboarding stats) and, on the free plan only, Google AdMob (ads).
- +You can turn off ad tracking in iOS Settings, and unlocking Pro removes ads entirely.
What stays on your device
Lootsy saves everything you create in its private storage on your device and nowhere else:
- +Quests (shopping trips), the items in them, quantities, budgets and reminders
- +Your drops catalogue and every price you have recorded, including store names
- +Photos of items, drops and receipts
- +Your settings, such as display currency and whether Face ID lock is on
We have no server that holds this data. Deleting the app deletes all of it. Your device's own iCloud or computer backup may include Lootsy's data under Apple's backup settings, which you control.
If you use Export My Data, the app writes a backup file to a location you choose. That file is yours. It is not sent to us.
What leaves your device
Purchases (RevenueCat)
Lootsy Pro is a one-time purchase made through Apple. To confirm whether you own it, the app uses RevenueCat, a purchase-management service. RevenueCat receives:
- +An anonymous app user ID generated on your device. It is a random string, not linked to your name, Apple ID or email.
- +Purchase and entitlement information from Apple, such as transaction identifiers and whether the Pro unlock is active
- +Basic device and app information, such as platform, app version and locale
Apple processes the payment. We never see your card or Apple ID details. Restore Purchases uses the same channel to re-check your purchase with Apple.
RevenueCat's own policy: revenuecat.com/privacy
Onboarding answers (RevenueCat)
When you first open Lootsy, it asks a few optional questions to tailor your starter quest. The answers are sent to RevenueCat as attributes on the same anonymous ID, so we can understand who Lootsy is useful for. They are:
- +Household size
- +How often you shop
- +What bugs you most about grocery shopping
- +Age bracket (optional, adult brackets only)
- +Typical spend per trip (optional)
- +How you heard about Lootsy, and the text you type if you choose "Other"
Skipped questions are not sent. We do not link any of this to your identity or use it for advertising.
Ads on the free plan (Google AdMob)
The free plan shows ads from Google AdMob. When an ad is requested, Google may collect:
- +Your device's advertising identifier, only if you allow tracking when iOS asks
- +IP address, and a coarse location derived from it
- +Device type, operating system, language and app identifier
- +Which ads you see and tap
How Google uses this: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Your choices
- +When Lootsy asks "Allow Lootsy to track your activity", choosing Ask App Not to Track blocks the advertising identifier. You will still see ads, just less personalised ones. You can change this later in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking.
- +If you are in the EU, EEA, UK or Switzerland, Lootsy shows a consent screen before any ad loads. You can change your choice any time under Settings → Ad Privacy inside the app.
- +Unlocking Lootsy Pro removes ads and stops all AdMob activity in the app.
Store search (Apple Maps)
When you pick a store for a quest, the names you type are sent to Apple Maps to suggest nearby stores. Lootsy does not request your location. Suggestions come from the text you type. Apple's privacy policy applies: apple.com/legal/privacy
If you use Report a bug or Request a feature, the app opens your mail app with a message addressed to us. We receive whatever you send, including your email address, and use it only to reply and fix the problem. We do not add you to any mailing list.
Permissions the app may ask for
| Permission | Why | What happens to the data |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Photograph items, drops and receipts | Saved on your device only |
| Add to Photos | Save a quest share card you chose to download | Written to your library; nothing read back |
| Face ID / Touch ID | Lock the app, if you turn it on | Handled by iOS; Lootsy never sees biometric data |
| Notifications | Quest reminders you set, and a heads-up before a Pro trial ends | Scheduled on the device; no push server |
| Tracking | Personalised ads on the free plan | See Ads above |
Children
Lootsy is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. The optional age question offers adult brackets only.
Data retention and deletion
- +On your device: kept until you delete it in the app or delete the app.
- +RevenueCat: purchase records and onboarding attributes are kept under your anonymous ID for as long as needed to honour your Pro unlock and for aggregate analytics. Email us and we will delete the attributes we can identify; because the ID is anonymous, we may ask you to send it from within the app so we can find your record.
- +Google AdMob:governed by Google's retention policies linked above.
- +Email: kept as long as needed to resolve your request.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, delete or export personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent. Because almost everything in Lootsy is already on your device, most of these you can do yourself: export from Settings, or delete the app. For anything held by RevenueCat on our behalf, email us at the address below and we will respond within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
Security
Your data stays on a device protected by your passcode and, if enabled, Face ID or Touch ID. Connections to RevenueCat and Google use encryption in transit. No method of storage is perfectly secure, so please keep your device's own protections on.
Changes to this policy
If we change what the app sends or who it sends it to, we will update this page and the effective date at the top. We will also note material changes in the app's release notes.
Contact
Zedfeld G. Busiños
Email: contact@getlootsy.com