Privacy Policy
Subvise is privacy-first. This website works without accounts, tracking, ads or cookies. Below we explain which data is unavoidably processed when you visit this website and how we handle it.
1. Controller
Portionscore UG (haftungsbeschränkt)
Hornbühlstraße 5
79117 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Email: info@subvise.app
Full details can be found in our Imprint.
2. Hosting & server log files
This website is hosted by Vercel Inc. (340 S Lemon Ave #4133, Walnut, CA 91789, USA). When you access the site, Vercel, acting as a processor, processes technically necessary access data in server log files, in particular:
- the (shortened or full) IP address of the requesting device,
- date and time of access,
- the file / URL requested and the amount of data transferred,
- browser type and operating system (user agent), referrer URL.
This processing is necessary to provide the website securely and reliably. The legal basis is our legitimate interest in a functional, secure website (Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR). A data processing agreement is in place with Vercel (Art. 28 GDPR); for the transfer to the USA, Vercel relies on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. Log data is stored only briefly to detect and prevent faults and misuse, and is then deleted.
3. No cookies, no tracking
We do not use cookies, no analytics, reach-measurement or tracking tools, and no advertising. There is no profiling and no sharing with third parties for advertising purposes. Fonts, scripts and images are loaded exclusively from our own server — there are no connections to third parties (e.g. no Google Fonts from Google’s servers, no third-party CDN) when the page loads.
4. Contacting us
If you contact us by email, we process your details (email address, content) solely to handle your request. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) or (f) GDPR. The data is deleted as soon as it is no longer required and no statutory retention obligations apply.
5. The Subvise app
The Subvise iOS app is strictly on-device: there is no user account, no login, no bank access and no analytics, tracking or advertising SDKs. Your data (plan, expenses, categories, savings goals, bills and subscriptions, receipt photos) stays on your iPhone and — if you enable it — syncs only through your own private Apple iCloud. We do not collect, store or transmit any of this data to us or to third parties and have no access to it (App Store privacy label: “Data Not Collected”). iCloud sync is governed by Apple’s privacy terms.
5.1 Camera, photos and receipts
Subvise uses the camera and photos you pick (e.g. receipts or screenshots of your banking app) only when you scan a receipt or choose an image. Text recognition (amount, date, shop, VAT) runs entirely on your iPhone using Apple’s text recognition. Subvise does not access your photo library, only the image you select in the system picker. A receipt photo is stored only if you save it with an entry — on your device and, if enabled, in your private iCloud.
5.2 Microphone and voice entry
The microphone is used only while you actively use voice entry. Subvise requests on-device speech recognition only (Apple’s local dictation model on iOS 26, Apple’s speech recognition in on-device mode on earlier versions). Recordings are not stored and not sent to us. The speech model may be downloaded once from Apple to your device. The permission prompt is shown by iOS and worded the same for all apps.
5.3 Apple Intelligence
On supported iPhones with Apple Intelligence turned on, Subvise optionally uses Apple’s on-device language model to sort unknown shops into categories, read difficult receipts and summarise your monthly report. Processing happens on your iPhone; Subvise does not send any data to us or to servers for this.
5.4 Siri, Shortcuts and widgets
When you use Subvise via Siri, the Shortcuts app, widgets, Control Center or the Action Button, Apple processes the voice or system request under its own privacy terms; Subvise only receives the command (e.g. amount and category). Subvise has no access to card, account or bank data. Widget data is kept in a protected storage area on your device.
5.5 Reminders
Reminders before charges and the daily reminder are scheduled locally on your iPhone. There is no push server and nothing is sent to us.
5.6 Purchases (Subvise Plus)
Purchases and subscriptions are handled exclusively by Apple’s App Store. Apple does not give us personal payment data, only aggregated, anonymous sales reports. Whether you use Subvise Plus is checked directly on your device via Apple’s StoreKit. You manage and cancel subscriptions in your iPhone Settings under your name → Subscriptions. Apple’s standard licence agreement (EULA) applies.
5.7 Export and sharing
Exports (CSV, PDF, ZIP with receipts), monthly reports and stickers are created on your iPhone. They only leave your device if you send or save them yourself via the share sheet.
5.8 Deleting your data
Deleting the app removes the locally stored data. You delete data in your iCloud in iPhone Settings under your name → iCloud → Manage Storage → Subvise; sync can be turned off in Subvise under Settings → iCloud sync. As we hold no app data about you, you can exercise these rights yourself at any time.
6. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right at any time to access (Art. 15), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and to object (Art. 21) to processing based on legitimate interests. To exercise these rights, contact the address above.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority (Art. 77 GDPR). The authority responsible for us is the State Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information Baden-Württemberg (LfDI BW).
7. Changes
We update this privacy policy when the website or the legal situation changes. The current version published here applies.
This is an English translation for convenience. The legally binding version is the German privacy policy.