Privacy Policy

Effective November 10, 2026

Phone Tag is made by Noah Grant (“we”, “us”). This policy explains what the Phone Tag app collects, why, who can see it, and how to delete it. In short: we collect only what the app needs to connect you with people you know, we never sell your information, and you can delete everything from inside the app at any time.

What we collect

Sign-in details. Your email address, or, if you use Sign in with Apple, the email Apple shares with us (which can be a private relay address that hides your real one).
Your profile. Your name, username, and an optional profile photo you choose.
Your phone number. So people in your circle can call you.
Your circle. Who you’ve connected with, friend requests, who you’ve put in your inner circle, and who you’ve blocked.
Your availability. Whether you’re active, whether you chose voice only or voice + video, who can see you’re free (everyone or your inner circle), and whether your phone is an iPhone or Android (so we know if FaceTime will work).
A call log. When you tap to call someone from the app, we record who called whom, when, and whether it was a voice or video call. Calls happen in your phone’s own Phone and FaceTime apps, so we never see or hear the call itself, and we don’t know whether it was answered or how long it lasted. If you answer “Did you connect?” after a call, or “Did you make it?” after a hangout, we save your answer so “Last connected” and your recap are accurate.
Groups and hangouts. The groups you create or join (name and emoji), who’s in them and who’s an admin, join requests, the hangouts people plan (what, where, when, and who’s invited: your circle, your inner circle, or groups), and whether you said Going or Not going.
Free to hang. When you tap Free to hang, what you typed, where (if you added it), the start and end time, who you shared it with, and who tapped I’m in. It stops showing when it ends.
Reports. If you report a person, group, hangout, or Free to hang post, we save who and what you reported, the reason, and any details you add, and email them to our support inbox so we can review them. The person or group you report is never told who reported them.
Your time zone. So times in hangout notifications are right where you are.
Notification settings. A notification address for your phone (so we can send you friend requests and “free to talk” alerts) and whether you’ve turned those alerts on.
Home Screen widget. If you use the widget, your phone keeps a private widget key so the widget can switch Free to talk on or off and show who’s free. We store only a scrambled copy of the key. Signing out turns it off.

What we don’t collect: we don’t read your contacts, track your location, record or listen to calls, show ads, or track you across other apps and websites. The camera is used only to scan a friend’s QR code, and only on your phone; we don’t save the image.

Who can see your information

Anyone signed in to Phone Tag can find your name, username, and photo in search (except people you’ve blocked). They can also find you by typing your exact phone number, but search never shows your number to them.
Friends of your friends may see your name, username, and photo in “People you may know”, with how many friends you share (never which ones). You can turn this off on your profile with Suggest me to friends of friends.
People in your circle can see your phone number, when you last talked through the app, and whether you’re active (unless you chose “Inner circle”, in which case only your inner circle sees that).
Members of a group can see who else is in it, the hangouts and Free to hang posts shared with it, and everyone’s Going / Not going and I’m in answers. People in your circle (or inner circle) see the hangouts and Free to hang posts you share with them. Groups are private: they never appear in search, and someone with an invite link sees only the group’s name, emoji, member count, a few members’ first names, and its next hangout.
Only you can see your inner circle, your blocked list, your stats, and your settings. People are never told that you skipped them, removed them, or blocked them.

Why we use it

Only to run the app: signing you in, showing you to the people you’ve connected with, matching you with whoever’s free, placing calls, showing your history and stats, and sending the notifications you asked for. We don’t sell, rent, or share your information for advertising.

Services that help run Phone Tag

These companies process information on our behalf, only to provide the app:

Supabase stores the app’s data and runs sign-in (servers in the United States).
Expo delivers notifications and app updates.
Apple provides Sign in with Apple, notifications on iPhone, and app distribution.
Resend sends the email sign-in codes and delivers reports to our support inbox.

How long we keep it

We keep your information for as long as you have an account. When you delete your account, it is deleted right away from the live app. Copies in our automatic backups are removed as those backups expire, within 7 days.

Deleting your account

In the app, open the You tab, scroll to the bottom, and tap Delete account. This permanently deletes your profile, photo, phone number, circle, and call history. You can also email us and we’ll delete it for you.

Children

Phone Tag isn’t meant for children under 13, and we don’t knowingly collect information from them. If you think a child has signed up, email us and we’ll delete the account.

Your rights

You can see and change your profile in the app at any time, and delete your account whenever you like. If you’d like a copy of your information, or have any other privacy request, email us. Depending on where you live (for example California or the European Union), you may have additional rights, and we’ll honor them.

Changes

If we change this policy, we’ll update the date at the top, and tell you in the app if the change is significant.

Contact

Questions or requests: help@phone-tag.com