Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2026

Kesho Yangu is a budgeting app. Your money information is personal, so this page explains in plain words what we keep, what we never keep, and what you control.

What we store

• Your account: your name, email address, and a password that is stored in scrambled (hashed) form — we cannot read it.
• Your budget: the income, loans, spending, savings, goals and notes you enter, plus your settings (such as currency).
• If you import M-Pesa: for each line you confirm — the amount, the date, the name of the shop or person (as it appears in your message or statement), the category you chose, and the M-Pesa transaction code. The code is kept only so the same transaction is never counted twice and so you can undo an import.

What we never store

• The text of your M-Pesa messages.
• Your M-Pesa statement PDF, or the password you type to open it.
• Phone numbers from your messages or statement, and your M-Pesa balance.

Messages and statements are read inside your own browser, on your own device. They are not uploaded to us or to anyone else. Only the fields listed above are saved, and only after you press Import.

Who helps us run the app

We use trusted services to operate Kesho Yangu: Supabase (secure database and sign-in), Vercel (hosting) and, for account emails, an email-sending service. They handle data only to provide these services.

What we do not do

• We do not sell your data or share it for advertising.
• We do not show ads and we do not use third-party advertising or tracking tools.
• Each person can only see their own data.

Your choices

• Edit or delete any entry, goal or note at any time.
• Undo an M-Pesa import from the Import page.
• Download a PDF report of any month from Settings.
• Delete your account from Settings. This permanently removes your data from our database.

Not financial advice

Kesho Yangu helps you track and plan your money. It does not give investment, tax or legal advice.

The law

We aim to handle your information in line with Kenya’s Data Protection Act, 2019, including your rights to know what we hold, to correct it and to have it deleted.

Changes

If we change how we handle your data, we will update this page and the date at the top.