Privacy Policy

1. What We Collect

Account Information

• Name and email address (via Google or GitHub OAuth)
• Profile photo (from OAuth provider)

Invoice Data

• Client names, email addresses, and billing details you enter
• Invoice amounts, dates, and payment status

Usage Data

• IP address and browser type (collected automatically)

What We Do NOT Collect

• We do not store your credit card information

2. Why We Use Your Data

• To provide and maintain the LancerFee service
• To send invoice notifications to your clients
• To sync data with TaxClip for tax preparation
• To process your subscription payment ($14/month)
• We do not send marketing emails without your consent

3. Cross-App Data Sharing (TaxClip)

LancerFee and TaxClip are sister applications operated by the same team. When you choose to connect your LancerFee account to TaxClip, we share certain information between these applications to provide you with an integrated invoicing and tax-preparation experience.

What Data Is Shared

When you connect your accounts, the following categories of data may be synced:

• Identifiers — email address, full name
• Business information — business name, business type, freelancer type
• Financial summaries — annual income, paid invoice totals, expense totals

When Sharing Occurs

Data sharing only occurs when you actively choose to connect your accounts by clicking “Connect TaxClip” in LancerFee (or “Connect LancerFee” in TaxClip). We do not automatically share data between applications without your explicit action. Subsequent syncs happen when you click “Sync Now” or when you mark an invoice as paid (if your accounts are connected).

How Shared Data Is Used

• To pre-populate your TaxClip profile so you don't need to re-enter business information
• To sync paid invoice income into TaxClip for accurate IRS Schedule C reporting
• To pull expense summaries from TaxClip into LancerFee tax reports

We do not use data shared between LancerFee and TaxClip for advertising, marketing to third parties, or any purpose other than providing the integrated functionality you requested.

How the Sync Works

Data is transferred using encrypted server-to-server connections between separate databases. The sync is performed entirely on the server side; your data is not exposed to client-side code during the transfer. Each application maintains its own secure database with independent access controls.

Your Control Over Shared Data

• Disconnect at any time — Go to Settings → Integrations → “Disconnect” in either app. No further data will be synced.
• Request deletion — You may request that synced data be deleted from either or both applications by contacting hello@lancerfee.co.
• Access and correction — You may view or correct shared data in the source application. Changes will be reflected upon the next sync.

4. Third-Party Services

5. Data Storage & Security

• All data is stored on Supabase servers (United States)
• Encrypted in transit using TLS 1.3
• Encrypted at rest using AES-256
• We never sell your personal data to third parties

6. Data Retention

• Invoice data: retained for 7 years (IRS tax record requirements)
• Account data: deleted within 30 days of account deletion request
• You may export your data at any time in CSV format
• To request deletion: hello@lancerfee.co

7. CCPA (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with additional rights regarding your personal information.

• Right to Know — You can request details about the personal data we collect, use, and share about you
• Right to Delete — You can request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., IRS record retention requirements)
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale — We do not sell your personal data. LancerFee has never sold and will never sell user data to third parties
• Right to Non-Discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights

Affiliate Data Disclosure

In the preceding 12 months, we have disclosed the following categories of personal information for a business purpose to our affiliated application, TaxClip:

• Identifiers — name, email address
• Commercial information — invoice totals, income summaries
• Professional information — business name, business type, freelancer type

This sharing occurs only at your direction when you connect your accounts and is not a “sale” or “sharing” of personal information as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@lancerfee.co. We will respond to verified requests within 45 days.

8. Your Rights (All Users)

You have the right to:

• Access your personal data
• Correct inaccurate data
• Delete your account and associated data
• Export your invoice data (CSV)
• Disconnect linked apps (TaxClip) and stop all cross-app data sharing at any time

9. Contact

For privacy-related questions:
hello@lancerfee.co