Effective date: September 23, 2026 · Last updated: September 23, 2026
What changed on September 23, 2026: Section 6 now says that signing in on your phone with a different SoloDesq account can remove the previous account’s records, receipt photos and saved invoice PDFs, rather than that it always does, and now also names the invoice logo, the business details, tax settings and invoice settings saved in the app, and any unsaved GPS trip. Previous version (published September 22, 2026, though dated September 19, 2026), compared with the version effective August 26, 2026 (last updated August 29, 2026): this version of the app has no cloud backup, so Section 1 lists exactly what leaves your phone and when, including the subscription check that runs with no account; corrected Section 5, which said all three Google features were off by default — the AI assistant sends what you type whenever you use it; added that all three need you to be signed in (Section 5); corrected account deletion in Section 6, which is immediate, and named the records that outlast it; added that signing in on your phone with a different SoloDesq account removes the previous account’s records from the device (Section 6); narrowed the encryption statement in Section 7 and said the app lock is on by default and can be switched off; rewrote Section 4 to say what Supabase, RevenueCat and Sentry each receive — the August 26 version said crash reports were not linked to your identity, but a report may include your account ID; added when a receipt photo is sent and what the assistant can re-send after you turn figure-sharing off (Section 5), what exports leave out and what outlasts deletion (Section 6), what we can send you on request (Section 8), and what the website account page reads (Section 2A); and the waitlist form switched to storing a keyed hash of your IP address instead of an unkeyed SHA-256 hash (Section 2A).
Epiko Hub LLC (DBA SoloDesq) (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates a mobile bookkeeping application for US solopreneurs. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and how we protect it.
Your books stay on your phone. This version of SoloDesq has no cloud backup: your invoices, expenses, income, mileage trips, clients, business details and receipt photos are kept in a database on your device and are not stored on our servers. Some data does leave the phone. This is all of it, and when:
Location is used only while you are actively logging a mileage trip, in the foreground, and it stays on your phone with that trip. It is never collected in the background. If your iPhone backs up to iCloud or to a computer, that backup includes your SoloDesq books — it is held by Apple or on your computer, not by us, and because this version has no cloud backup of its own it is what protects your books if you lose or replace your phone. Anything you send yourself leaves the phone the way you send it: invoices go out through your own Mail app or the share sheet, and exports go wherever you share them.
In-app card payment collection is not enabled in this version of SoloDesq. Invoices are delivered as PDFs through your own mail account, and no card or bank credentials are collected by the app. If card collection is enabled in a future release, it will be processed by Stripe on Stripe’s own secure pages, and SoloDesq will still never store, process, or have access to credit card numbers, bank account numbers, or other sensitive payment credentials.
Everything above describes the SoloDesq app. This website (solodesq.com) collects far less.
Browsing this website does not require an account — signing in is only for people who already use the app — and we do not use advertising or cross-site tracking cookies anywhere on it.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties for marketing purposes. We share data only with the following service providers, each solely to provide the corresponding feature:
Three features send data to Google, and all three need you to be signed in. Receipt text recognition and AI categorization are off by default and each runs only after you turn it on. The AI assistant has no separate switch: using it sends what you type. You can use the rest of the app without any of them. Requests are made by our server, not by your phone: the app calls our own backend, which holds the API credentials and calls Google. Your device never contacts Google directly.
If you turn this on, the receipt photograph itself is sent to Google Cloud Vision so the vendor, date and amount can be read off it. It is sent as soon as you add the photo — before you save the expense, and again if you replace the photo. With it off, photos are still captured and stored on your device and nothing is sent.
If you turn this on, we send the expense description and the amount so a Schedule C category can be suggested. The vendor name and the date are deliberately removed before the request is sent. You approve the suggestion before it is applied. Without this consent, the feature does not run at all and you choose the category yourself.
When you send a message to the in-app assistant, we send to Google:
Your client names, your clients’ email addresses, vendor names, invoice line items and individual transactions are never attached to an assistant question. Only the totals and counts listed above are sent, and our server rejects any request whose figures block contains anything other than those fields. Your name, email address and account identifiers are not sent either.
If you have not granted the figures consent, your question is still answered — it is simply answered without your numbers, and the app tells you when that happened. One thing to be aware of: whatever you type yourself is transmitted as written. If you type a client’s name or email address into your question, that text is sent with it, so avoid including details you would rather not share. And if you turn figure-sharing off partway through a conversation, earlier answers in that conversation — which may repeat your figures — can still be sent as context, up to the last eight messages, until you close the assistant, which ends the conversation.
Assistant conversations are not stored. The transcript lives in the app’s memory for the duration of the conversation; it is not saved to your device and not saved on our servers. Our servers keep only a running count of tokens used, for cost control — not the questions and not the answers. The one exception is if you choose to report an answer: that answer is then saved to a local log on your device and placed into a prefilled email to our support address, so we can look into it. Nothing is reported unless you tap Report.
Google’s handling of the data described in this section is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy and the terms of the Google API service we use.
Your books live on your phone, so how long they are kept is up to you: they stay until you delete them, erase the app’s data, delete the app, or sign in on that phone with a different SoloDesq account. Signing in with a different account can remove the previous account’s records, receipt photos, saved invoice PDFs and invoice logo from the phone. It can also clear the business details, tax settings and invoice settings saved in the app, and any unsaved GPS trip. This version keeps no other copy.
On our side, we keep your account, your subscription status, the subscription event records RevenueCat sends us, your privacy choices and usage counts for as long as your account exists. When you delete your account, your sign-in is removed immediately and cannot be restored, and the rest of what our servers hold under your account is deleted in the same process. Deleting your account also erases your records on that phone, including receipt photos and invoice PDFs saved in the app. It keeps your business name, tax settings and some app preferences, and copies of files you exported or shared can stay in the app’s temporary storage until iOS clears it. Some records outlast deletion:
Deletion does not send you a copy of your data, and tax record-keeping obligations remain with you, so export before you delete: in the app, open the More tab and use Data export to save an Excel workbook or a Schedule C CSV (or tap “Export my data” on the subscribe screen if the app has sent you there). Exports do not include receipt photos, invoice PDFs, client contact details or trip GPS points, so keep any you need before deleting. Full instructions, and how to request deletion by email if you cannot open the app, are on our Delete Your Account page.
Data travelling between the app and our servers is encrypted with TLS, data on our servers is encrypted at rest by our hosting provider, and access is limited to the people who run the service. Your books on your phone are protected by your iPhone’s own encryption and passcode — SoloDesq does not add a separate encryption layer — and if Face ID or Touch ID is set up on your iPhone, SoloDesq asks for it (or your passcode) when it opens and when you return after a minute away. That lock is on by default and can be switched off in the app. No system is completely secure; if you believe your account has been compromised, contact us immediately at support@solodesq.com.
Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, or delete the personal data we hold about you. Because this version keeps your books only on your phone, we cannot send you a copy of them — use the exports in the app — but we can send you what our servers hold under your account. To exercise any of these rights, email us at support@solodesq.com. We will respond within 30 days.
SoloDesq is intended for use by adults conducting business. We do not knowingly collect personal data from anyone under the age of 18. If you believe a minor has created an account, contact us and we will delete it promptly.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by email or via an in-app notice at least 14 days before the change takes effect. Your continued use of SoloDesq after that date constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions about this Privacy Policy? Email us at support@solodesq.com.