Privacy policy
Effective November 9, 2026
The short version: everything you put in ChipAway stays on your phone. We don't have servers that receive your data, we don't use analytics or ads, and we don't collect, share or sell anything about you.
What ChipAway stores, and where
ChipAway stores the projects you add (names, costs, times, priorities, difficulty, locations, notes, dates and links between projects), your settings, and any photos you attach. All of it is saved in the app's private storage on your device. None of it is sent to us or to anyone else.
What we collect
Nothing. ChipAway doesn't require an account, doesn't use analytics or crash-reporting services, doesn't show ads, and doesn't include third-party tracking code. The app works with no internet connection.
Photos and the camera
When you choose to add a photo, ChipAway opens your phone's camera or photo picker. The photo you take or pick is resized and saved in the app's private storage. ChipAway doesn't look at the rest of your photo library, and photos never leave your device unless you back them up or share them yourself.
Backups and exports
Back up and Export are things you start yourself. They create a file and open your phone's share sheet so you can choose where it goes, such as Google Drive or email. Once you send a file somewhere, that service's own privacy policy applies to it. ChipAway doesn't upload anything on its own.
Separately, if you've turned on Android's own device backup, Android may include ChipAway's data in the backup it keeps in your Google account, so your list comes back when you set up a new phone. That backup is handled by Google under your account; we never see it. You can turn it off in your phone's backup settings.
Deleting your data
You can delete any project or photo in the app. Uninstalling ChipAway deletes everything it stored on your phone. Because we never receive your data, there's nothing on our side to delete.
Children
ChipAway is meant for adults managing their homes and isn't directed at children under 13.
Changes to this policy
We plan to add optional household sharing, which would sync a household's list and photos between its members' phones through our servers. Before that or any other change to how data is handled is released, we'll update this page to explain exactly what's stored, where, and for how long, and change the date at the top.
Contact
Questions about privacy: gochipaway@gmail.com