Receipt Inbox — Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Receipt Inbox is an iOS utility app that lets you capture a receipt photo and email it to a destination of your choice. This page explains what information the app handles and how it is handled.

Who runs the app

Receipt Inbox is operated by Brandon Pelton. Questions about this policy can be sent to brandon.pelton77@gmail.com.

What information the app handles

• Your name and email address, provided when you choose Sign in with Apple or Sign in with Google the first time you open the app. If you choose Apple's "Hide My Email" option, the app receives an Apple-provided relay address instead of your real email and treats it as a valid email throughout the app.
• Photos you capture using the in-app camera button. The app does not access or read your existing Photos library — it only handles photos you take inside the app.
• Your destination email — an email address you optionally enter in Settings to choose where receipts are sent. If you do not enter one, the app defaults to your signed-in email so that receipts are sent to your own inbox.

Why the app handles it

Each time you tap Capture, the app prepares an email containing the receipt photo and basic metadata (capture timestamp and your name). The email is then handed off to the iOS system Mail app for you to review and send. That is the only purpose for which this data is used.

Where data is stored

• Your name and email are stored in the iOS Keychain on your device. They never leave your device except when included in a receipt email that you choose to send.
• Your destination email setting is stored in the iOS UserDefaults on your device.
• Captured photos are passed directly to the iOS Mail composer as an attachment. Receipt Inbox does not maintain its own copy of sent photos. Once you send or cancel the email in the Mail composer, the photo is no longer retained by Receipt Inbox.
• The app does not maintain a server-side database. There is no central Receipt Inbox server, no analytics, and no advertising SDKs.

How data is transmitted

Receipt emails are sent through Apple's standard iOS Mail interface (MFMailComposeViewController) using whatever email account you have configured in iOS Settings → Mail. Receipt Inbox does not contain any SMTP credentials, mail relay servers, or backend services. Your email is sent from your own configured account, the same way as any other email you send from your iPhone.

Who the app shares data with

Receipt Inbox does not sell, rent, or share your data with anyone. Email transit naturally involves Apple (Sign in with Apple), Google (Sign in with Google), and your email provider; each of those services has its own privacy policy that governs the data they handle.

Account deletion

You can delete your in-app account at any time from Settings → Delete Account. Deletion permanently removes your stored name and email from the device's Keychain and signs you out. Because Receipt Inbox stores no data on a server, there is nothing to delete elsewhere.

If you signed in with Apple and want to fully revoke this app's access to your Apple ID, open the iPhone Settings app and go to: Your Name → Sign-In & Security → Sign in with Apple → Receipt Inbox → Stop using.

Children's privacy

Receipt Inbox is rated 4+ and is not directed at children. The app does not knowingly collect any data from children under 13.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes in a meaningful way, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be updated.