Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-10-27

Nameshake helps you share a digital business card and remember the people you meet. This policy explains what we collect, why, who we share it with and how you control it. We do not sell your data, show ads or track you across other apps and websites.

What we collect

• Account: the identifier and email address Apple or Google gives us when you sign in (Apple may give us a private relay address). With Telegram we receive your Telegram account identifier and name, but no phone number or email.
• Profile and cards: your name, job title, company, photo, logo and the contact details you add, each with the privacy level you choose (Public, Connections or Private).
• People you save: the details of people you meet, the event, place and city where you met, your private notes, tags and follow-up reminders.
• Connect requests: who you sent a request to or received one from, and the card each of you shared.
• Device information: a push notification token, the app version, language and time zone (so reminders arrive at the right local time).
• Purchases: your subscription status from Apple. Apple processes the payment; we never see your card details.

What stays on your iPhone

• Location is used only to fill in the city or place where you met someone. Only that text is saved; your coordinates never leave the device.
• The camera reads QR codes and paper business cards on the device. Card photos are not uploaded.
• Dictation runs on the device. Audio is not stored or sent anywhere.
• Your Contacts are not read or uploaded. The app only adds a person to Contacts when you tap Save.
• Your calendar is read on the device to suggest event names. Calendar data is not uploaded.

Your public card page

Each card has a permanent link (tanishly.app/c/…). Anyone with the link sees only the fields you marked Public. Fields marked Connections are shown only in the app to people you have connected with. Private fields never leave your devices. You can pause all links or delete a card at any time.

When someone opens your page we count views and saves using a salted hash of their connection, so we never store a visitor’s IP address. If a visitor chooses to share their contact back, the name and phone number or Telegram username they enter are given to you, and they get a link to remove them again.

Why we use it

• To run the service: sync your data between your devices, publish your card pages, deliver connect requests and reminders.
• To keep the service safe: prevent abuse and fix errors (server logs never contain your notes or tokens).
• To provide Nameshake Pro when you subscribe.

Who we share it with

Only with the service providers that run Nameshake for us, under contracts that limit them to that purpose:

• our hosting and database provider and file storage (for photos and logos);
• Apple (Sign in with Apple, push notifications, the App Store and Apple Wallet), Google (Sign in with Google) and Telegram (Log In with Telegram);
• an email delivery provider (only to send you your data export).

People you connect with see the card you chose to share with them. We disclose data to authorities only when the law requires it.

How long we keep it

We keep your data while your account exists. When you delete a record it is removed from your devices and our servers; a short deletion marker is kept for up to 90 days so your other devices learn about it. When you delete your account, your profile, cards, people, notes and reminders are deleted from our servers right away, and your card links stop working. People you connected with keep the card you shared with them, as with a paper card.

Your choices and rights

• Change what each card shows and who sees each field at any time.
• Download your data: Profile → Privacy & Data → Download My Data.
• Delete your account: Profile → Privacy & Data → Delete Account.
• Turn notifications, location and other permissions on or off in the iOS Settings app.

For any other request, write to support@nameshake.app. We answer within 30 days.

Children

Nameshake is not meant for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

If we change this policy we will update the date above, and tell you in the app before important changes take effect.