TaxTrail · Last updated 7 August 2026
Everything you scan. Specifically:
| Data | Where it lives |
|---|---|
| Receipt photographs | Your device's app storage |
| Text recognized from receipts | A database on your device |
| Merchants, dates, amounts, sales tax, categories | Same database |
| Merchant and city tax-rate memory | Your device |
Text recognition runs entirely on your device using Apple's built-in Vision framework. No image or text is sent anywhere for processing.
Exports — only when you choose. When you export a CSV, spreadsheet, TXF, QuickBooks file, or receipt archive, TaxTrail hands the file to iOS's share sheet and you choose the destination. We never see it and have no copy.
Purchases. If you buy TaxTrail Pro, the transaction is handled by Apple under Apple's privacy policy. Subscription status is managed for us by RevenueCat, which receives your purchase history and an anonymous, app-generated identifier so it can tell the app whether your subscription is active. That identifier is not linked to your name, email, or Apple ID, and RevenueCat receives no location data beyond your locale and currency. RevenueCat never receives your receipt data — no images, no recognized text, no merchants or amounts. See RevenueCat's privacy policy. If you never make a purchase, this does not apply to you.
Nothing else. There is no analytics SDK, no crash-reporting SDK, no advertising SDK, and no tracking. TaxTrail does not show ads and does not sell, share, or monetize your data in any form.
| Permission | Why |
|---|---|
| Camera | To photograph receipts. Images are processed on-device. |
| Photo library | Only to import a receipt picture you select. |
| Face ID | Optional. Locks the app on your device. No biometric data is read or stored by TaxTrail — iOS only reports success or failure. |
| Location (while in use) | Optional, for mileage logging. Trip data stays on your device. Decline it and the rest of the app works normally. |
Delete a receipt in the app and its record and image are removed from your device. Delete the app and everything goes with it. Because we never had a copy, there is nothing for you to ask us to erase — but note that anything you exported yourself lives wherever you sent it, and device backups you have enabled (such as iCloud Backup) may contain app data under Apple's terms.
TaxTrail is a business-expense tool intended for adults and is not directed at children under 13.
If this policy changes, the date at the top changes and the current version is always published at this address.
Questions about privacy: [email protected]