How we keep numbers private
No accounts, no logins, nothing to install. Here is everything we keep, and when it goes.
Your contacts stay on your phone
When you pick people, upload a contact file or paste numbers, your phone reads them, not our server. Only the names and numbers you publish are sent. The one exception is the iPhone Shortcut, which uploads the contacts you chose and holds them for one hour so you can review them here. Then they are deleted.
Only people with the link can see the list
Lists are not listed anywhere and search engines are told to stay away. Link previews in the chat show the group name and how many people are on it. Never a name, number or initial.
Opening and saving leave no trace of you
Opening a list or saving it records nothing about your phone. The host sees one anonymous count of how many phones saved the list. What you already saved is remembered on your own phone, so next time you only save what changed.
The host is in charge of the list
- The host can edit cards nobody has confirmed, remove people and make a new link.
- If you confirm your card, only you can change your name and tag. Your number is how the list knows you, so only the host can change it.
- You can remove yourself at any time. People who already saved you keep your contact, like any contact on their phone.
Lists don’t live forever
A list closes after 90 days unless the host keeps it open. If the host deletes it, everyone’s numbers are deleted right away. When a list closes, its numbers are deleted 30 days later.
What we never do
- Our logs never hold names, numbers, tags, list names, links or keys.
- We limit how often anyone can try things, using a scrambled form of their network address. We never store the address itself.
- Pages never tell other sites where you came from.