Privacy Policy
Effective Date: January 16, 2026
Thank you for choosing Journey Budget (“Journey Budget”, “we”, “our” or “the App”).
This Privacy Policy applies to users located in Malaysia who access or use our services through mobile applications, web platforms, or integrated services such as APIs and SDKs.
We are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 of Malaysia (PDPA), Google Play Developer Policies, and other applicable data protection regulations. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, share, and protect your personal information, as well as your rights as a data subject.
By using Journey Budget, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.
Journey Budget designs and operates its products with privacy and data protection as core principles. We comply with:
• Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA)
• Google Play User Data Policies
• GDPR (where applicable)
• Other relevant data protection and security regulations
This Privacy Policy applies to all Journey Budget services, including but not limited to:
• Journey Budget mobile applications
• Journey Budget web (H5) services
• Journey Budget APIs
• Journey Budget SDKs and integrated components
Our data practices follow the principles of lawfulness, transparency, purpose limitation, data minimization, and security.
With your consent and only when necessary for functionality, we may collect the following categories of data:
Used solely for travel plan or expense-sharing features when you explicitly choose contacts.
(Access requires user authorization.)
Used to identify travel destinations and improve location-related features.
(Location access is optional and user-controlled.)
(c) Device and Usage Information
Including device model, operating system, network status, and battery status, used to ensure app stability and performance.
Such as Google Advertising ID (GAID), used only for analytics and advertising optimization, not for personal identification.
When you upload photos or attach travel records, we access camera or storage only upon your request.
Journey Budget does not secretly collect SMS data, call logs, or continuous background location data. |
We process data strictly for the following purposes:
• Travel budget planning and expense management
• Installment calculation and repayment schedule generation
• User-initiated sharing of travel plans
• Application performance monitoring and improvement
• Anonymous analytics and usage statistics
All personal data is processed based on user consent and functional necessity.
4. Data Sharing and Third-Party Services
Journey Budget does not sell or trade personal data.
We may share anonymized or non-identifiable technical data with trusted third-party service providers for analytics and performance optimization, such as:
• Google Firebase
• Google Analytics
• Meta / Facebook SDK (if applicable)
These providers operate under their own privacy policies and comply with relevant data protection laws:
• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Firebase Privacy Information: https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
• Meta Privacy Policy: https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
No personally identifiable information is disclosed to third parties.
5. Your Rights and Choices (PDPA)
As a user in Malaysia, you have the right to:
• Access your personal data
• Request correction or deletion of your data
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Restrict or object to certain data processing activities
• Delete your account and associated data
• Online request: https://www.journey-budget.com/Logout
• Or via the App: Profile → Account Management
For any privacy-related request, please contact us at:
service@journey-budget.com
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:
• Encrypted Transmission: All data transfers use HTTPS (SSL/TLS)
• Access Control: Restricted and audited backend access
• Data Isolation: Logical separation of user data
• Minimal Permission Requests: Permissions requested only when required
• Third-Party Compliance Reviews: Regular evaluation of SDK providers
Personal data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill service purposes.
After account deletion or consent withdrawal, data is deleted or anonymized within 30 days.
Journey Budget is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors. If such data is identified, it will be promptly deleted.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or service changes. Updated versions will be published in the App and on our official website:
https://www.journey-budget.com
Continued use of the service after updates constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us:
• Email: service@journey-budget.com
• Phone: +591 60376556
• Support Hours: Monday – Sunday, 09:00 – 18:00