Privacy Policy
Effective date: September 20, 2026
PayForecast is an offline-first pay and shift estimation app published by Gulf Coast Code Works.
Information entered in PayForecast
PayForecast can store information you enter about work schedules and estimated pay, including hourly rates, work and travel hours, overtime rules, per diem, mileage, premiums, bonuses, notes, estimated deductions, rotation schedules, and paycheck comparison amounts.
Version 1.0 stores these work records locally on your device. Gulf Coast Code Works does not operate a cloud account or developer-controlled server that receives them.
Google Play purchases
If you purchase PayForecast Pro, payment is processed by Google Play. PayForecast uses Google Play Billing to check whether the Google account on the device has an active subscription or qualifying one-time purchase. Gulf Coast Code Works does not receive or store your full payment card information in the app.
Free-tier banner advertising
The free version of PayForecast displays compact banner ads supplied by Google AdMob. PayForecast Pro disables banner advertising. PayForecast does not intentionally send the contents of your saved pay rates, shifts, notes, mileage, per diem entries, paycheck comparisons, or exported files to the Google Mobile Ads SDK.
Google states that its Mobile Ads SDK can automatically collect and share IP address information, user product interactions, diagnostic information, and device or account identifiers such as the Android advertising ID or app set ID for advertising, analytics, and fraud-prevention purposes. Google states that this data is encrypted in transit.
Where required, PayForecast uses Google's User Messaging Platform to request or manage advertising privacy choices before requesting ads. When Google reports that a privacy-options entry point is required, it is available in PayForecast under More → About → Ad privacy choices.
Exports and backups
PayForecast lets you export or share data files when you choose to do so. Those files may then be handled by the destination app or service you select. PayForecast does not automatically transmit those exports to Gulf Coast Code Works.
Your Android device may also include operating-system backup or restore features controlled by your device and Google account settings. Those platform features are not operated by Gulf Coast Code Works.
Permissions and device access
PayForecast does not request location, contacts, microphone, camera, SMS, or call-log access for its app features. File selection is used only when you choose to import a backup. The Google Mobile Ads SDK may use the Android advertising identifier when available for free-tier advertising, subject to device settings and applicable privacy choices.
Developer analytics
Version 1.0 does not include a separate developer-controlled analytics service. Google Mobile Ads may process interaction and diagnostic data as described above for advertising, analytics, and fraud prevention.
Support communications
If you contact Gulf Coast Code Works for support, we may receive the information you choose to send, such as your email address, message, screenshots, or exported files. We use support communications to respond to your request and troubleshoot the app.
Data deletion
You can delete locally stored PayForecast records from More → Your data → Delete local data. Uninstalling the app also removes app-local records, subject to Android backup and restore behavior configured on your device. Google Play purchase records and data processed by Google services are controlled under Google's applicable policies and settings.
Children
PayForecast is intended as a work and pay estimation tool and is not directed to children.
Changes to this policy
If PayForecast later adds cloud sync, accounts, additional analytics, crash reporting, pay-stub image processing, or other data-handling features, this policy and the Google Play Data safety disclosure will be reviewed and updated as required before release.
Contact
Gulf Coast Code Works
Email: gulfcoastcodeworks@gmail.com
Website: gulfcoastcodeworks.com