Privacy Policy
Last updated: 31 July 2026
Tribe is a social app for students to find people like them. This page explains exactly what we store, why we store it, and how to get rid of it. We have tried to describe what the app actually does rather than what a policy template says.
What we collect
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Email address and password | To create and secure your account. Passwords are hashed by our authentication provider — we never see or store them in readable form. Your email is held with your login credentials and is deliberately not stored on your public profile. |
| Profile details you enter — name, username, bio, interests, skills, languages, age, gender, city, college, department, year of study, personality and social handles | To show you to other students and to calculate compatibility. |
| Profile photo | Shown to other signed-in users. Stored in a public bucket, so treat it as public. |
| Messages, group messages, posts, reactions and read receipts | To deliver the chats, groups and feed you use. |
| Compatibility answers | To compute match percentages. Your individual answers stay in the database and are never shown to other users — only the resulting percentage is. |
| Streaks, check-ins and activity dates | To run streaks and your personal activity view. |
| Push notification subscription and browser identifier | Only if you turn notifications on. Used solely to deliver notifications to that device, and removed when you turn them off. |
| Blocks and reports you submit | To keep you safe and to review reported behaviour. |
What we do not do
- We do not sell your data.
- We do not run advertising or third-party ad trackers.
- We do not include analytics SDKs that profile you across other apps or sites.
- We do not read your private messages for advertising or model training.
- We do not post anything as you, anywhere.
Who else processes your data
We use a small number of infrastructure providers to run the app. They process data on our behalf, not for their own purposes:
- Supabase — database, authentication and file storage.
- Vercel — application hosting and delivery.
- Google Fonts — serves the app's typeface; your browser requests it directly.
- Spotify — only if you choose to connect it, and only to read the listening summary used for compatibility. You can disconnect at any time.
Who can see what
- Other signed-in students: your profile, photo, interests, posts and your match percentage with them.
- Only you: your email address, your individual compatibility answers, your private messages (and the people you send them to), your blocks, and any files in our private storage.
- Anyone with your share link: a limited public version of your profile, if you choose to share that link.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account at any time from Menu → Settings → Delete account, inside the app.
Deletion is immediate and permanent. It removes your login, your profile, your messages, your posts, your compatibility answers, your notification subscriptions and your uploaded files. It cannot be undone, and we cannot recover an account afterwards. Messages you sent may remain visible in the recipient's copy of a conversation.
How long we keep things
We keep your data while your account exists. When you delete your account it is removed as described above. Reports you have submitted about other users may be retained in an anonymised form so that safety decisions remain reviewable.
Your rights
You can view and edit most of your data directly in the app at any time. You can delete your account yourself, without contacting us. If you want a copy of your data, or have a question this page does not answer, contact us using the address below.
Security
Data is transmitted over HTTPS and access is enforced at the database level, so one account cannot read another's private data. Resumes and other private uploads are stored in a non-public bucket and served only through short-lived, expiring links. No system is perfectly secure, and we will tell affected users if we become aware of a breach that puts their data at risk.
Age
Tribe is intended for college students. You must be old enough to consent to your data being processed in your country. If we learn that we hold data for someone below that age without the required consent, we will delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes materially we will update the date at the top of this page and notify you in the app.
Contact
Questions about your privacy or your data: aagam1237890@gmail.com