Privacy policy
Last updated: 15 November 2026
Headroom is published by WHD Ventures Ltd ("we"), 66 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NA, registered in England and Wales, company number 17212682. Contact: support@whdventures.com.
The short version
- No account, no sign-up, no adverts, no tracking and no third-party analytics tools.
- Everything you type into Headroom (salaries, pensions, payslip figures, family details) stays on your iPhone. We never receive it.
- Payslip photos are read on your iPhone and deleted straight away. They are never uploaded.
- If you buy Headroom Pro, Apple handles the payment and our payment provider, RevenueCat, records the purchase against an anonymous ID so Pro works on your devices.
What stays on your device
Your figures and choices are stored only on your iPhone so the app remembers them between visits. Deleting the app deletes them. Saved scenarios are not backed up to us.
Payslip scan. If you choose to take or pick a photo of a payslip, the text is read on your iPhone using Apple's built-in text recognition. The photo is deleted as soon as it has been read, and neither the photo nor its text leaves your iPhone. We ask for camera or photo access only when you tap the scan buttons.
Reminders. If you turn on tax date reminders, they are scheduled on your iPhone as local notifications. No push service or server is involved.
Widget. The home-screen widget shows figures the app has already worked out on your iPhone. iOS can hide the amount on a locked screen.
What the app downloads
When it opens, the app downloads the latest UK tax rates and key tax dates from a public file hosted on GitHub (raw.githubusercontent.com). Nothing about you or your figures is sent in that request. As with any web request, GitHub's servers receive your device's IP address; see GitHub's privacy statement.
Purchases (Headroom Pro)
Headroom Pro is a one-off in-app purchase made through your Apple ID. Apple processes the payment; we do not receive your card or Apple ID details.
We use RevenueCat (RevenueCat, Inc.) to confirm purchases and restore them on your devices. RevenueCat receives an anonymous app user ID generated on your device, the purchase and transaction details from Apple, a record when the Pro screen is shown (and which feature it was opened from, such as the tax trap radar), and basic technical information (such as app version, device type, operating system and country/storefront). RevenueCat never receives the figures you enter. We use this only to provide Pro, handle refunds or support, and see how many people who look at Pro go on to buy it. RevenueCat acts as our processor; see its privacy policy.
The legal basis is performance of a contract (providing the purchase you made). For the anonymous count of Pro screen views, it is our legitimate interest in understanding whether Pro is priced and described fairly; it never includes your figures and cannot identify you.
What we don't do
We don't sell data, show adverts, use third-party analytics or tracking tools, track you across other apps or websites, build profiles, or share information for marketing.
Children
Headroom is a general finance tool and is not aimed at children under 13.
Your rights
Because we don't hold the figures you enter, there is nothing for us to access, correct or delete: deleting the app removes them. For purchase records held by RevenueCat on our behalf, or any privacy question, contact support@whdventures.com. You can complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk).
Not advice
Headroom gives illustrations for general information only. It is not tax, financial or legal advice.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update the date above and, for significant changes, mention it in the app's release notes.