Notapub

Last updated: 2026-05-30 · Notapub is published by Qualiaverse LLC.

Notapub turns what's on your mind into a way to reach the right person for it: the stranger a block away who has already solved the problem you're stuck on, someone who'll push back on a half-formed idea at 2am, the people in a new city who care about the same obscure things you do, a person who has actually been through what you're facing. You write or say what's on your mind, and Notapub quietly surfaces the few people it's relevant to. No feeds, no likes, no followers. This page explains, in plain language, what we collect, why, who can see it, how long we keep it, and how to take it all back.

The short version

• You're in control of what you share. Contacts, location, nearby-device sensing, the microphone, and notifications are all optional. The app asks first, and you can say no and still use Notapub.
• We don't sell your data. Not to advertisers, not to data brokers, not to anyone. There are no advertising trackers in the app.
• Other people don't see your private details. Your phone number, your email, your contacts, and the things you've written privately stay private. People find you through shared interests, not your identity.
• We don't use your photos or camera. Notapub doesn't access your photo library or take pictures. There is no public profile and no public photos.
• You can leave clean. Delete your account and we delete what we hold about you.

What we collect, and why

Your phone number

• We use your phone number to create your account, to sign you back in, and to confirm it's really you. It's the identity tied to your account.
• Your phone number is never shown to other users.

Your email address (only if you use email sign-in)

• If you choose the email option to sign in instead of your phone number, we collect your email address and use it to create your account and let you back in.
• Your email is never shown to other users.

What you write and share in the app

• You tell Notapub a little about yourself, what you're interested in, and the kinds of things you'd like to talk about, in your own words. We use what you share to surface the handful of people it's actually relevant to: someone who can help, someone chasing the same idea, someone who has been where you are.
• We also collect the notes and messages you send to other people through the app, so we can deliver them and keep your conversations working.
• You can review and update what you've shared from inside the app at any time.

Your contacts (only with your permission)

• Sharing your contacts is optional. The first time the app offers it, we explain what it's for, and you can decline, Notapub works fine without it.
• If you allow it, we check your contacts against people who use Notapub so we can help you find people you may already know. We don't use your contacts for anything else.
• Your contacts are never shown to other users, and we never sell or share them with advertisers or anyone else.
• You can turn off contacts access at any time in your device settings, and deleting your account removes what we hold about your contacts.

Your approximate location (only with your permission)

• If you turn it on, we use your approximate location to help you find people near you. The app asks for permission first, and you can use Notapub without sharing location at all.
• With your permission, Notapub can check your approximate location in the background, even when the app isn't open, so it can notice when relevant people are near you in the moment. We use it only to surface nearby people and let nearby people find you, never to track where you go or keep a history of your movements, and other users never see your exact whereabouts. You can turn it off whenever you like.
• You can turn location off whenever you like, in your device settings.

Nearby-device signals (only with your permission)

• With your permission, Notapub can use your device's nearby-device sensing to notice when other people who use the app are physically close to you, including in the background, even when the app is closed, so you don't miss someone relevant nearby in the moment.
• This is optional, you're asked first, and you can turn it off at any time in your device settings.

Voice and microphone recordings (when you use the Call feature)

• Notapub has a voice / Call feature. When you use it, the app uses your microphone and records your voice so the feature can work.
• A copy of a voice recording may be stored on your account. We keep it to provide and improve the feature, and you can ask us to delete it (see Your choices and rights below).
• The microphone is only used when you choose to use the Call feature, and you can turn off microphone access at any time in your device settings.

Usage and device information

• Like most apps, Notapub collects information about how you use it, such as the screens you visit and actions you take, along with your device type, operating system version, app version, and your language and region.
• We use this to keep the app running, fix problems, and make it better, not to build an advertising profile of you.

Diagnostic and crash data

• When something goes wrong, the app sends us error and performance reports so we can find and fix bugs and keep Notapub stable.

Interaction and session analytics

• We use analytics and diagnostics providers to help us understand how people use Notapub so we can improve it. This can include recordings of in-app interactions and session activity, how screens and features are used during a visit.
• We use this to understand and improve the experience, not to sell your data or target ads.

Notifications (only if you allow them)

• If you allow notifications, we collect what's needed to send them to your device and let you know when someone has reached out, so you know to open the app. The notification itself doesn't reveal private content.
• You can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings.

Feedback you send us

• If you use the in-app feedback option, we collect what you write, along with basic device and app details attached automatically, so we can understand your feedback and follow up.

Your account activity and presence

• We collect basic activity about your account, such as when you're active, so features like knowing who's around can work and so we can keep the app reliable.

What we don't collect

• Notapub does not access your photos or your camera. We don't read your photo library and we don't take pictures. There is no public profile and no public photos on Notapub.

What other people can see about you

When someone comes across you on Notapub, they see a brief sense of who you are and what you're interested in, based on what you've chosen to share, and, only if you've turned on location, a rough idea of your general area (like a city or neighborhood).

They never see your phone number, your email, your contacts, your exact location, your voice recordings, or anything you've entered privately. There's no public profile to comb through.

How we use what you share

Everything we collect goes toward a single purpose: putting what's on your mind in front of the few people it's relevant to: someone who can help, build on it, or has been there. Specifically, we use your information to:

• create your account, sign you in, and keep it secure;
• surface the people your words are relevant to, and help them find you;
• help you find people you may already know, if you share contacts;
• show people near you, if you share location or turn on nearby-device sensing;
• let you send and receive notes, messages, and voice conversations;
• let you know when someone has reached out, if you allow notifications;
• understand how Notapub is used, fix problems, and improve the experience;
• review and act on the feedback you send us;
• protect against fraud, abuse, and misuse, and meet our legal obligations.

We don't use your information to serve you ads or to sell to anyone.

Who we share data with

We keep your circle small. We share data only in these limited ways:

• Service providers who run Notapub for us. We rely on trusted service providers to host the app, store data securely, send sign-in and verification messages, deliver notifications, power the voice / Call feature, and provide analytics and diagnostics. They may only handle your data to provide those services to us, and they're bound by contract to protect it.
• Other Notapub users. Only the limited information described in "What other people can see about you" above, and the notes, messages, and conversations you choose to send them.
• If the law requires it, or to keep people safe. We may disclose information if we're legally compelled to, or to protect the safety, rights, or property of our users, the public, or Notapub.
• If our business changes hands. If Notapub is ever involved in a merger or acquisition, your data may transfer as part of that, and this policy will continue to apply to it.

We do not sell or rent your personal data, and we don't share it with advertisers.

Where your data is processed

Notapub relies on service providers that may process and store your data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Wherever your data is handled, we take steps to make sure it's protected in line with this policy and applicable law.

How long we keep it

• Account information and what you've shared: kept while your account is active, or until you remove it.
• Notes, messages, and conversations: kept while your account exists so your conversations stay available, and removed when you delete your account.
• Voice recordings: kept to provide and improve the Call feature while your account exists, and removed when you delete your account or ask us to delete them.
• Contacts, location, and nearby-device data: kept only while the relevant feature is turned on and your account exists; removed when you turn the feature off or delete your account.
• Diagnostic, analytics, and technical logs: kept for a limited period to help us understand usage and fix problems.
• Backups: kept on a short rolling basis, then overwritten.

We may keep some information longer where the law requires it, or to resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.

Your choices and rights

You're in the driver's seat. At any time you can:

• Edit or remove what you've shared, most of it is adjustable right in the app;
• Turn permissions on or off, contacts, location, nearby-device sensing, the microphone, and notifications can all be changed in your device settings;
• Ask us to delete your voice recordings by emailing us;
• Delete your account and the data associated with it, see delete account.

Depending on where you live, including the EU/UK (GDPR) and California (CCPA/CPRA), you also have the right to:

• Access a copy of the personal data we hold about you;
• Correct data that's inaccurate or out of date;
• Delete your data;
• Receive a portable copy of your data in a machine-readable format;
• Opt out of any "sale" or "sharing" of personal data, there's nothing to opt out of, since we do neither, but the right is yours;
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority if you think we've mishandled your data.

To exercise any of these, email privacy@notapub.com and we'll take care of it. We won't discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

Permissions, and how to turn them off

Notapub asks for a few device permissions, and each one is optional. You can grant or revoke any of them at any time in your device settings:

• Location, including in the background, to show people near you;
• Contacts, to help you find people you may already know;
• Microphone, used only for the voice / Call feature;
• Nearby-device sensing, to notice when other users are physically near you;
• Notifications, to let you know when someone has reached out.

Turning a permission off stops that feature from using the related information going forward; deleting your account removes what we hold.

Younger users

You must be at least 13 years old to use Notapub. The app asks your age before you can join. Notapub is not directed to children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them; if we learn that someone under 13 has created an account, we'll remove it promptly. Some content and features are limited for users under 18. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us information, please contact privacy@notapub.com.

Security

We take protecting your data seriously. Information traveling between the app and our servers is encrypted in transit, and the data we store is encrypted at rest. We limit access so that your information is only used to provide Notapub to you. No system is perfectly secure, but we work to keep yours safe and to respond quickly if something goes wrong.

Changes to this policy

If we make meaningful changes, we'll update the Last updated date above and, where appropriate, let you know in the app. Your continued use of Notapub after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions, data requests, or anything privacy-related, we're happy to hear from you: privacy@notapub.com.