AlertBell — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 12 November 2026

1. In one line

AlertBell reads payment notifications on your phone to say "money received" out loud, and keeps a private, encrypted backup of your payment history in your AlertBell account so you never lose it.

2. What AlertBell reads

Only notifications from the payment and bank apps you switch on in Settings (for example PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm). From those, AlertBell keeps only: amount, the payer's name if the app shows it, the app name and the time. Other notifications (chats, OTPs, emails) are ignored and never stored. Account balances and account numbers are never stored or spoken.

3. Where your data is kept

Payment details (amount, payer name if shown, app name, time, and any note you add) are kept on this phone and backed up to your AlertBell account on our secure servers (encrypted in transit over HTTPS), linked to your verified mobile number. This lets you see your history again after changing phones, reinstalling or logging back in. Your shop QR codes (UPI ID and shop name) and app settings are backed up the same way.

Our server also keeps: your mobile number, phone model, app version, language, whether alerts are switched on and how many alerts were spoken today, used for login, subscription and support.

Only you (logged in with your number) and the AlertBell support team (to help you when you ask) can see this data. We never sell it, never use it for loans or credit decisions, and never share payer details with advertisers.

Logging out removes your data from that phone; it stays in your account until you delete it. "Delete all history" in Settings deletes it from the phone and from our servers. To delete your account and all its data, follow the steps at https://alertbell.vercel.app/delete-account or email us.

4. Who we share it with

Your payment details (amounts, payer names) are never shared with anyone. The home screen can show ads from Google AdMob; Google may use your device's advertising ID and basic device information to show and measure ads (you can reset or turn off ad personalisation in Android Settings → Google → Ads). Subscriptions are handled by Google Play. When you tap "Share report" or "Share QR", you choose the app and the person — that sharing is done by you.

5. Permissions and why

• Notification access — to read payment notifications (main feature).

• Ignore battery optimisation — so alerts work when the screen is off.

• Post notifications — a silent status notification showing AlertBell is running.

• Foreground service / start at boot — keeps alerts running after a restart.

AlertBell does not ask for SMS, contacts, location, camera, microphone or storage.

6. How long data is kept, and deleting it

Payments stay until you delete them. Settings → Your data → Delete all history removes everything. Uninstalling the app also deletes everything.

7. Children

AlertBell is a business tool for shop owners and is not meant for children under 18.

8. Not a payment app

AlertBell does not send, receive or hold money and never asks for your UPI PIN. An alert is not proof of payment — confirm settlement in your bank or UPI app.

9. Changes

If this policy changes, the new version will be in the app and on the project page, with a new date.

10. Contact / Grievance Officer

Name: Ashok Kumar, LMJ Technologies (LMJ APPS), Udyam UDYAM-AP-20-0120370

Email: ashokca810@gmail.com · Phone: +91 8801188884

Address: Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

We reply within 30 days.