Effective date: October 26, 2026
The short version: ArcSales is a private, offline daily sales recorder for retail outlet staff. Everything you scan and capture is stored in the app's private storage on your phone. The app does not require an account and does not use its own servers, analytics, advertising, or tracking. Your records remain on your device unless you choose to create a backup or share a report — and even then, you pick where it goes. No account. No automatic cloud sync. Your data, your choice.
What the app stores on your device
Information you scan, enter, or create in ArcSales is stored in the app's private storage on your phone, including:
- Captured items — the products you scan or enter, their quantities, and the dates they were captured.
- Product catalogue — the list of products and their barcodes/QR codes, imported from an Excel file provided by your company.
- Daily reports — Excel (.xlsx) files the app creates from your captured items, saved on your device until you share them.
- App settings — outlet name, currency, and similar preferences.
- Optional PIN — if you enable the app lock, a cryptographic hash of your PIN (never the PIN itself).
This information is used by the app to provide its sales recording and reporting features. The app does not access your contacts, location, messages, browsing activity, or any other data on your phone.
What the app does not do
- Does not require an account or an internet connection for normal offline use.
- Does not operate its own cloud storage or synchronize your records automatically.
- Does not collect or transmit your sales records to the developer's servers.
- Does not include advertising, analytics, or tracking.
- Does not sell your personal information.
- Does not access your contacts list, location, messages, or browsing activity.
Camera use
The app uses your phone's camera to scan barcodes and QR codes on product swing tags. The camera is active only while the scanner screen is open — it turns off when you close the scanner or leave the app. The app does not record, save, or transmit any camera images; it only reads the barcode value from the live view.
App lock (optional PIN)
If you enable the PIN lock, your PIN is stored only as a salted cryptographic hash — the PIN itself is never saved and cannot be recovered from the device. Wrong attempts escalate a temporary lockout. The PIN protects access to the app; it does not encrypt the database. You can turn the lock on or off and change your PIN at any time.
Backups and cloud storage
You can create encrypted backups to protect your records or move them to another device. When you choose the backup feature, ArcSales builds a single encrypted file of your database and hands it to Android's save or share interface — you choose where to save or send it.
Encryption. If you set a passphrase, the backup file is encrypted (AES-256-GCM) and no one can open it without that passphrase. If you leave the passphrase blank, the backup is an ordinary readable file. Encrypted backups are recommended.
Available destinations may include your phone's storage, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, or any other app your device offers through Android's share or save interface. ArcSales does not automatically upload your records to these services. You initiate every backup and choose its destination. If you save a backup to a third-party service, that provider stores the file under its own terms and privacy policy.
Sharing and exporting reports
When you share a daily sales report (an .xlsx file), it is passed to the destination app you select — an email app, Google Drive, or another sharing service. That service handles the file under its own privacy practices. If you do not choose to share a report, it stays on your phone.
In-app purchases (Google Play Billing)
The app offers an optional one-time purchase ("ArcSales Pro") that unlocks unlimited daily items. Purchases are processed entirely by Google Play under Google's privacy policy. ArcSales does not see, store, or transmit your payment information. Google Play may associate the purchase with your Google account so you can restore it on a new device.
Your choices and control
- Delete captured items, sessions, or your entire catalogue within the app.
- Create backups whenever you choose, and choose where to save or send them.
- Delete backup files from wherever you saved them.
- Turn the PIN lock on or off, and change your PIN at any time.
- Uninstalling the app removes all app-private data from your device. Files you previously shared or saved outside the app remain where you put them.
Children's privacy
ArcSales is a business tool intended for adults working in retail. It is not directed at children, and the app does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Third-party services
ArcSales does not use its own servers to collect or store your records and does not include advertising or analytics services.
When you choose to use an external service — Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, an email app, or Google Play for purchases — that service processes information under its own privacy policy and terms.
Changes to this policy
If the app's data-handling practices change, this policy will be updated to reflect them and the effective date at the top of this page will be revised.
Contact
Questions about this Privacy Policy or ArcSales? Email arcsales.app@gmail.com (app support) or hello@arcvertex.io (company).