1. Who we are
TanTaa (“TanTaa”, “we”, “us”) operates the TanTaa mobile app and this website. This policy explains how we handle personal data when you use TanTaa.
TanTaa is intended only for people who are at least 18 years old. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.
2. Information we collect
Account and sign-in
When you sign in with Google or Apple, we receive identifiers and basic account information made available by that provider, such as your name, email address and provider account ID. We do not receive or store your Google or Apple password.
Profile information
We collect what you choose to add to your profile: first name, username, date of birth and age, gender, occupation, city and country, relationship status, heritage, faith, about text, interests and photos. Some fields are required to complete onboarding.
Photos
Photos you upload are stored in TanTaa’s object storage and shown on your profile. Photos sent in chats are stored separately and are only available to the people in that conversation, subject to any report or safety review.
Location
With your permission, we use your device location to fill in your city and country and to calculate approximate distances from other members. Other members may see a rounded distance band, never your precise coordinates. You can hide your distance in settings.
Messages and calls
We store the messages you send in TanTaa, including text, photos and voice notes, together with metadata such as the sender, time, read state and reactions. We also store call records such as who called whom, voice or video, duration and status. TanTaa does not record the audio or video of your calls.
Activity and safety
We record profile views when you view a profile (unless you have hidden your profile-view history or enabled Ghost mode), blocks, reports, friend requests and recent in-app activity needed to operate the service. Recent searches are kept on your device and are not stored in TanTaa’s database.
Device and subscription data
We may collect basic device and app information, push-notification tokens, diagnostics and error data. If you choose a paid plan when memberships become available, we will receive subscription status from the relevant app store or payment provider. We do not receive your full payment-card number.
3. How we use information
- Create and secure your account, and keep you signed in.
- Build your profile and show it to other signed-in members.
- Provide discovery, search, friend requests, chat and calling features.
- Calculate approximate distances and show online status according to your settings.
- Deliver notifications and operate subscriptions.
- Prevent fraud, abuse, spam and other misuse; investigate reports.
- Maintain, debug and improve TanTaa.
- Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.
4. Legal bases
Depending on where you live, we rely on one or more of the following: performance of our contract with you (providing TanTaa), legitimate interests (safety, service improvement and fraud prevention), consent (such as location permission or marketing where required), and compliance with legal obligations. You can withdraw consent at any time, though this does not affect processing that already happened.
5. When we share information
We share personal data only where needed to run TanTaa:
- Other members see the profile, photos and friendship status you choose to show, and messages you send in a shared conversation.
- Infrastructure providers host the service, including our self-hosted Supabase deployment and object storage used for photos and chat media.
- Google and Apple provide sign-in. Their own privacy policies apply to the sign-in process.
- App stores and payment processors will handle subscriptions when paid plans go live.
- Service providers help with hosting, security, email delivery, push notifications and diagnostics under appropriate safeguards.
- Legal and safety recipients where required by law, or where necessary to protect a person’s safety, investigate abuse or defend legal claims.
We do not sell personal data, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioural advertising. TanTaa does not currently include third-party advertising or analytics trackers.
6. Public and private information
Your public profile is visible to signed-in members. Your email address, full date of birth, precise coordinates, settings, payment information and device tokens are private to your account. Messages and media are limited to conversation participants. If you block someone, the block is applied in both directions for discovery, messaging and calls.
7. Cookies and this website
This website is a simple information site. It does not use advertising cookies or third-party analytics. If we add analytics later, we will update this policy and provide any required choices. The TanTaa app uses local device storage for things such as recent searches and session state.
8. How long we keep information
We keep account and profile data while your account is open. Messages remain until you or the other participant deletes them, or until they are removed for safety or legal reasons. If you delete your account, we delete or anonymise associated personal data within 30 days, except where we need to keep limited records for legal, fraud-prevention or safety reasons. Backup copies are retained for up to 14 days and then expire. Recent searches exist only on your device.
9. Security
TanTaa uses access controls, row-level security, encrypted HTTPS connections, private media storage and restricted server access. No service can promise perfect security. Please use a strong, unique password for your Google or Apple account and report anything suspicious to us.
10. International transfers
TanTaa is served from infrastructure that may be located outside your country. We take reasonable steps to ensure transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards and contractual protections.
11. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you.
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Delete your account and personal data, subject to legal retention.
- Export or receive a copy of your data.
- Restrict or object to certain processing.
- Withdraw consent for optional processing.
- Complain to your local data-protection authority.
To exercise a right, email support@tantaa.com. We may need to verify that the request comes from the account owner.
12. Marketing and notifications
We send essential service notifications, such as friend requests and messages. You can control push notifications in your device settings. We only send product or marketing email if you have opted in, and every marketing message includes an unsubscribe route.
13. Children
TanTaa is strictly for adults aged 18 and over. If we learn that an account belongs to someone under 18, we will remove it. If you believe a member is underage, report the profile or email us.
14. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as TanTaa evolves. We will post the new version here and update the date above. Material changes will be communicated in the app or by email where appropriate.
15. Contact
For privacy questions, data requests or concerns, contactsupport@tantaa.com. For safety reports, use the report tools in the app or email us with the profile or message involved.