Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 11, 2026

In short: Lavie has no accounts and no analytics. Your financial data stays on your iPhone, or in your own iCloud account if you turn on sync. The only time any of your data leaves your device is when you choose to import a statement, and then only that statement's text is sent.

Lavie ("the App") is a personal finance app developed by Kui Liang ("we"). This policy explains what data the App handles and where it goes.

Data stored on your device

Everything you enter, such as income, bills, spending, goals, holdings, your payday and your settings, is stored on your device. Widgets read a summary of these numbers from your device. Reminders are scheduled locally by iOS.

iCloud sync (optional)

If you turn on iCloud sync, your data is stored in the private database of your own iCloud account through Apple's CloudKit, so it can sync between your devices. We cannot see or access it. This is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy.

Statement import (optional)

When you import a bank or card statement, the file is read on your device. Before anything is sent, Lavie asks for your permission. If you agree, only the text of the file you choose is sent to DeepSeek, an AI service, to find the transactions in it. Your other Lavie data is never sent.

Statement text may include transaction descriptions, amounts, dates, and details printed on the statement such as your name or a partial account number.
DeepSeek processes the text on its servers, which may be located outside your country, including in the People's Republic of China. Its handling of the text is governed by DeepSeek's own privacy policy.
We do not store the statement or its text on any server we operate.
Matching against your existing records to find duplicates happens on your device.

If you don't want to use DeepSeek, don't use statement import. Every other feature works without it.

Exchange rates

To convert currencies, the App downloads exchange rates from the Frankfurter API (European Central Bank data). These requests contain only currency codes and dates, never your amounts or records.

Purchases

Lavie Plus subscriptions are processed by Apple through the App Store. We never receive your payment details. The App checks your subscription status with Apple on your device.

What we don't collect

No account, name, email address or phone number
No analytics, tracking or advertising identifiers
No location data
No bank logins or card numbers

Backups

You can export a backup of your data as a JSON file. It is created on your device and goes only where you choose to save or share it.

Deleting your data

Delete the App to remove everything stored on your device. If you used iCloud sync, remove Lavie's data in the Settings app › your name › iCloud › Manage Storage. Because we hold no copy of your data, there is nothing else to delete on our side.

Children

Lavie is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes

If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Write to [email protected].