Privacy Policy
This policy explains what Guest Check collects, why, and who it goes to. It covers the Guest Check mobile app and this website.
1. The short version
- We collect the least we can: a way to sign you in, a name to greet you by, and the list of places you follow.
- We do not sell your personal information.
- We do not ask for your phone number and we do not send text messages.
- You can delete your account and everything attached to it.
2. What we collect
You give us
- A sign-in identifier—an email address, or an Apple or Google account identifier, depending on the method you choose.
- A display name, so the app can address you. Apple and Google supply this themselves; you type it when signing up by email.
- The places you follow and your notification preferences—categories, quiet hours, digest timing.
If you sign in with Apple, you may choose Apple's private relay address. We support it; we never receive your real address in that case.
Your device gives us
- A push notification token, if you allow notifications. It identifies your device to Apple's or Google's push service, not you personally.
- Basic diagnostic and error logs—timestamps, error messages, and which screen failed—so we can fix crashes.
What we do not collect
- Your phone number. There is nowhere to enter one.
- Precise location. The app has no location permission.
- Your contacts, photos, or microphone.
- Payment details. There is nothing to buy.
- Advertising identifiers. There is no advertising in Guest Check.
3. Information about venues
Guest Check reads content that restaurants, bars and cafés publish publicly on their own social accounts, and stores copies of those posts and their images so the app can display them after the original link expires. This is business information, not personal information about you, and it is limited to what those businesses have already chosen to publish.
If you operate a venue and want it removed, email gm@guest-check.net and we will take it down.
4. How we use what we collect
- To create your account and sign you in.
- To decide which notifications you should get, and when.
- To keep the service working—debugging, abuse prevention, rate limiting.
- To answer you when you contact us.
We do not build advertising profiles, and we do not sell or rent your personal information to anyone.
5. Who we share it with
Only service providers who need it to make the product work, each limited by contract to that purpose:
| Provider | What they get | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Supabase | Account record, follows, preferences | Database, authentication and hosting |
| Resend | Email address | Sending confirmation, password-reset and digest email |
| Apple, Google | Push token | Delivering push notifications to your device |
| Cloudflare | Venue images (no personal data) | Storing and serving mirrored images |
We may also disclose information where the law requires it, or to protect the safety of people using the service. If Guest Check is ever acquired, we will tell you before your information moves.
6. How long we keep it
- Account information—until you delete your account, then removed within 30 days.
- Diagnostic logs—up to 90 days.
7. Your choices
- Notifications—turn them off in the app, or in your phone's system settings.
- Email digest—turn it off in the app's notification settings, or use the unsubscribe link in any digest.
- Access, correction or deletion—email gm@guest-check.net and we will action it within 30 days.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights—to know what we hold, to have it corrected or deleted, to opt out of sale (we do not sell), and not to be discriminated against for exercising them. The same address handles all of these.
8. Security
Traffic is encrypted in transit. Access to production data is limited to people who need it. Authentication links are single-use and short-lived. No system is perfectly secure, and we will not pretend otherwise—but we do not store passwords in a recoverable form.
9. Children
Guest Check is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has given us information, email us and we will delete it.
10. Changes
If this policy changes materially we will update the date above and notify you in the app before the change takes effect.
11. Contact
Guest Check · Providence, Rhode Island, USA
gm@guest-check.net