Privacy Policy
Effective November 13, 2026
Slate is a personal finance app for iPhone and Mac. This policy explains what Slate does, and does not do, with your information.
The short version. Slate does not collect your data. We don't run a server, we don't have an account system, and we don't see your transactions, balances or anything else you enter. Your information stays on your devices and in your own iCloud account.
What Slate stores
Everything you add to Slate, including accounts, transactions, categories, payees, budgets and scheduled transactions, is stored in a local database on your device. If you are signed in to iCloud, Slate syncs this data through Apple's CloudKit, so it appears on your other devices. That data lives in your own iCloud account, under Apple's security and privacy terms. It is not sent to us.
Sharing
If you share a folio with another person, the shared data is delivered through iCloud to the people you invite. They can see and, if you allow it, edit what's in that folio. You can stop sharing at any time.
Location
If you allow it, Slate uses your device location while the app is open to suggest the payee and category for a new transaction, based on places you've entered before. Location is requested only when the app is in use, and you can turn it off in your device's Settings. If you tag a transaction with a location, it is stored with that transaction in your folio like any other field.
Purchases and license checks
Purchases are handled by Apple through the App Store. We do not receive your payment details. To confirm your license, the app checks your purchase with Apple and, for complimentary licenses, looks up a record using an identifier from your iCloud account in CloudKit. This is used only to unlock the app.
Backups
Slate can save backups of your data to iCloud Drive. These files are stored in your own iCloud account.
What we don't do
- We do not collect analytics or usage data.
- We do not use advertising or tracking, and we do not sell your information.
- We do not link to your bank or financial institutions.
- We do not have access to your folios.
Children
Slate is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page.
Contact
Questions? Email slate.app.support@gmail.com.