Privacy Policy

Last updated November 13, 2026

Friendiful is an iPhone app that shows events in San Francisco and lets you find out when a friend wants to go to the same thing. It's run by Inigo Hohmeyer ("we", "us"). This page explains what we collect, why, who can see it, and what you can do about it.

The short version: we collect what the app needs to work and nothing more. What you tap stays private unless you choose otherwise. We don't sell your data, show ads, or use tracking or analytics tools. You can delete your account in the app at any time.

What we collect

Your phone number, to sign you in with a text message code. It's never shown to other people.
Your first name and profile photo (or a built-in animal picture), so friends recognize you.
Your contacts, only if you open the phonebook screen and allow access. Phone numbers are scrambled (hashed) on your phone before anything is sent. We keep only the fact that a contact of yours is already on Friendiful, and discard everything else. We never store the names or numbers of people who aren't on Friendiful, and we never text your contacts.
Your friends: the people you've added and who added you back, and pending requests.
What you do with events: which events you tap "I'd go" on and the visibility you pick, which you skip, roughly how long you look at each card, and when you open an event's link and for how long. We don't see what you do on the linked page.
Your preferences: interests, the times you're usually free, and an optional neighborhood.
Matches and messages: who you matched with and the messages in your chats.
Reports and blocks you make.
A push notification token, if you turn on notifications, so we can tell you about new matches and messages.

We don't collect your location from your phone, your email address, your birthday, or any advertising identifiers.

How we use it

To sign you in and keep your account working.
To find friends who are already on Friendiful.
To find matches: when you and a friend both tap the same event.
To order the events you see, using your own taps, interests and free times, and your friends' interest in an event. This only changes the order of events; we never show anyone why an event appears where it does.
To deliver messages and notifications.
To review reports and keep people safe.

Who can see what

Other people see only your first name and photo, and only if they're connected to you or matched with you. There is no public profile and no way to search for people.
Your taps are private by default. A friend only learns you tapped an event if they tapped it too (a match), or if you chose "Let everyone know" for that event. Taps you mark "Just for me" are never shared or matched.
Your interests, free times and neighborhood are never shown to anyone.
We can access the database to run the service, fix problems and review reports. That includes messages, so please don't send anything in chats you wouldn't want stored on a server.

Services that handle data for us

We use a few companies to run Friendiful. They process data only to provide their service to us:

Supabase: our database, sign-in and photo storage.
Twilio: sends your sign-in code by text message.
Expo and Apple: deliver push notifications.

We don't sell or share your personal information for advertising, and we don't send it to AI services.

How long we keep it

We keep your data while you have an account. When you delete your account, your profile, photo, friends, taps, preferences, matches and chats are deleted right away, and your chats disappear for the other person too. Copies in our database provider's routine backups are overwritten on their normal schedule.

Your choices

Delete your account in the app: Profile → Delete account. Or email us and we'll do it.
Change who sees each plan in Inbox → Your list.
Turn off contacts or notifications in your iPhone's Settings at any time.
Block or report anyone from a chat.
Ask for a copy of your data, or ask us to correct it, by emailing us.

If you live in California or another place with privacy laws, you have these rights too, and we won't treat you differently for using them.

Age

Friendiful is meant for adults. Don't use it if you're under 18.

Changes

If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If a change is significant, we'll tell you in the app.

Contact

Questions or requests: hello@friendiful.io