Privacy Policy

Last updated August 11, 2026

Tally helps groups count down to trips, share trip photos, and keep a shared record of expenses and settlements. This policy describes the information Tally handles and the choices available to you.

Information Tally handles

• Account information. You can sign in with Apple or a verified phone number. Apple may provide an Apple-specific account identifier and, if you choose to share it, your name. Tally never receives your Apple password. If you use phone sign-in, Tally stores your verified phone number to operate and secure your account.
• Trip and group information. This includes trip names, dates, locations, membership, invitations, and the display names added for guests.
• Contact selection. If you choose someone from Contacts, Apple’s picker gives Tally only the email address or phone number you select. Tally does not request access to your full contacts list. The selected destination is sent to Tally’s backend only to create and deliver the invitation.
• Expense records. This includes descriptions, amounts, currencies, dates, payers, split participants, and settlement entries. Tally records these entries but does not process payments.
• Trip photos. Photos you upload to a trip are stored so trip members can view them. Images generated for sharing are created on your device and leave Tally only when you choose to share them.
• Receipt photos. When you take or choose a receipt photo, Apple Vision and an on-device Apple language model may read it locally to suggest a total. The receipt image is held only while scanning, is not saved by Tally, and is not uploaded. Only an amount you choose to use becomes part of the expense.
• Service records. Tally stores timestamps and limited operational records needed to deliver invitations, synchronize edits, retry uploads, prevent duplicate financial entries, and complete account deletion.

How information is used

Tally uses this information only to provide and protect the app: authenticate accounts, synchronize trips, calculate group balances, share information with trip members, operate invitations, store photos, and respond to deletion requests. Tally does not sell personal information, run third-party advertising, or use trip content for targeted advertising.

Who can see information

Members of a trip can see that trip’s details, member names, photos, expenses, balances, and settlements. A person with a valid invite can preview the associated invitation and choose whether to join. Anything you export through the iOS share sheet is shared at your direction with the people or apps you select.

Service providers

Tally uses Apple and Supabase for account authentication, Supabase for database, realtime synchronization, server functions, and file storage, Bird to deliver phone verification codes and text-message invitations, and Vercel to serve Tally’s website and universal invite links. These providers may process phone numbers and technical request information as needed to operate and secure their services.

Retention and deletion

Trip content remains while the trip or account is active unless an authorized member removes it. Expense creators and trip owners can permanently delete an expense. You can request account deletion in Settings → Delete Account. Trips you solely own are deleted with your account. If other people share a trip you own, you must first transfer ownership or delete that trip.

When your account is deleted, Tally removes your profile, linked sign-in credentials, invitations, and uploaded photos. Expense and settlement records in trips retained by other members remain as shared group history, but your membership is disconnected from your account and labeled “Former member.” Limited non-identifying deletion and cleanup records may remain to prove and finish the request.

Security

Tally uses authenticated access controls and encrypted network connections. No service can promise absolute security, so protect your sign-in account and share trip invitations only with people you trust.

Children

Tally is not directed to children under 13 and is not intended to collect their personal information.

Changes and contact

If this policy changes, the updated policy will appear here with a new date. For privacy questions or requests, use the Tally support contact provided with the app or on its App Store product page.