Last Updated: January 7, 2026

At a Glance: Your Privacy Mapped

At PLOT Budget, we believe your financial data belongs to you—not us, and certainly not advertisers.

• We do not sell your data.

• We are a privacy-first company. We minimize the data we collect.

• You are in control. You can export or delete your budget data at any time.

• We are secure. Your data is encrypted and stored using enterprise-grade security standards.

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how Allotment Technology Ltd ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you use the PLOT Budget website and application (collectively, the "Service").

For the purposes of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the Data Controller is:

Allotment Technology Ltd

71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ

Email: hello@plotbudget.com

2. The Data We Collect

We collect only the information necessary to provide you with a clear map of your finances.

A. Information You Provide to Us

• Identity Data: Your name (or nickname) and email address when you create an account or sign up for our waiting list.

• Financial Data: The income, expense figures, and budget categories you manually enter into the app.

• Correspondence: If you contact us (e.g., via email), we keep a record of that communication to help resolve your query.

B. Information We Collect Automatically

• Technical Data: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, and operating system.

• Usage Data: Anonymous analytics on how you navigate our site (e.g., which pages you visit) to help us improve the user experience.

3. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we use your data in the following circumstances:

| Purpose | Type of Data | Lawful Basis |

|---|---|---|

| To register you as a new user | Identity | Performance of a Contract |

| To provide the budgeting service | Identity, Financial | Performance of a Contract |

| To manage our relationship with you (e.g., notifying you of updates) | Identity, Correspondence | Performance of a Contract |

| To improve our app and website | Technical, Usage | Legitimate Interest (to keep our app updated and relevant) |

4. How We Store and Protect Your Data

We take the security of your financial data seriously.

• Encryption: Data is encrypted in transit (using SSL/TLS) and at rest using industry-standard protocols.

• Access Control: Access to personal data is strictly limited to employees and contractors of Allotment Technology Ltd who have a business need to know.

• Data Minimization: We do not store your bank login credentials directly.

Third-Party Services

We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers ("Processors") who help us run our business. They only process data on our instructions and are bound by confidentiality.

Hosting & Infrastructure: (e.g., Vercel, Framer, Google Cloud) to host the app and website.

Email Services: (e.g., Proton Mail, Google Workspace) to communicate with you.

Analytics: (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand website traffic (anonymized where possible).

We do not allow these third-party service providers to use your personal data for their own purposes.

6. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Account Data: Retained as long as your account is active.

Closed Accounts: If you delete your account, your personal data is anonymized or deleted within 30 days, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

7. Your Legal Rights

Under the UK GDPR, you have rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: Ask for a copy of the data we hold about you.

• Right to Correction: Ask us to fix wrong information.

• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Ask us to delete your data.

• Right to Object: Object to the processing of your data.

• Right to Portability: Ask us to transfer your data to another service.

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at hello@plotbudget.com. We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month.

8. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users. This helps us provide you with a good experience. You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify you via email or a prominent notice on our website.