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# Frequently asked questions

## Data

### Does Catima collect any data?

No. Catima does not collect any data and is designed to work fully offline. See also our [Privacy Policy](/privacy-policy).

### Can I back up and restore my data?

Catima supports both manual backups (through Catima's built-in Import/Export functionality) and automatic backups through Android Auto Backup.

To back up or restore Catima's data manually, click the <kbd>⋮</kbd> (menu) button and choose Import/Export. Here you can export your data into a .zip file and later restore it. The .zip file can optionally be protected with a password.

When Android Auto Backup is enabled (which it is by default on most Android systems) [Google will automatically make encrypted backups of apps on their servers](https://support.google.com/android/answer/2819582). On custom ROMs like LineageOS, CalyxOS, etc., backups are generally handled by [SeedVault](https://calyxinstitute.org/projects/seedvault-encrypted-backup-for-android) instead. However, for reliability reasons, it is recommended to use Catima's built-in Import/Export functionality instead as this functionality is better tested.

## Money

### What is Catima's business model? How does it make money?

Catima is a hobby project made to give users a way to store loyalty cards and other barcode-based cards without having their private data sold. It is fully offline and doesn't send your data to any server. Please be aware that [Google will make encrypted backups of apps on their servers by default](https://support.google.com/android/answer/2819582).
Catima is a hobby project made to give users a way to store loyalty cards and other barcode-based cards without having their private data sold. It is fully offline and doesn't send your data to any server.

Making money is not a goal of the Catima project. Giving users a privacy-friendly alternative to other loyalty card apps is.

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