Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tally ("the app") is made by Porschart Software Solutions (Joseph Porschart) ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information Tally collects, how it's used, and your choices.

Information Tally collects

Tally is built to keep your data on your own device by default. The app may ask for the following permissions, only to power the features below:

• Camera: to take photos of regulars and establishments, and to power the face-assisted Identify flow.
• Photo Library: to choose existing photos for regulars and establishments, and — only if you turn the option on — to save photos you take back to your library. If you re-add a regular or establishment with no photo, Tally also searches its own "Tally" album in your library on-device for a matching photo to offer back to you; it never reads any other photo or album.
• Contacts: to import a contact's name and details when you add them as a regular. Tally only reads the contact you choose to import.
• Location: only while the app is open and in the foreground, to find and filter nearby establishments and to support optional auto check-in. Location is never collected while the app is in the background and is not stored as a history log.
• Microphone / Speech Recognition: to convert spoken notes into text when you use voice input.

How face recognition works

When you use the camera-assisted search to find a regular, Tally uses Google's ML Kit Face Detection running entirely on your device to compare facial pose and expression between the new photo and photos you've already saved, in order to suggest a likely match. This processing happens locally on your device only — no photo, face data, or biometric template is ever sent to Tally's servers or to any third party. Tally does not create or store a separate biometric template; the only thing retained is the photo you chose to save.

Where your data lives

Your regulars, establishments, notes, and photos are stored locally on your device. Photos are never uploaded to Tally's servers and are never shared with any third party. We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for third-party advertising.

Presence Sharing (optional)

If you opt in and establish a mutual-consent link with another Tally user, the app can share a simple "here" / "not here" status for an establishment between the two of you. Raw coordinates and location history are never sent to or stored on Tally's servers — only the current status, which is automatically and permanently deleted within 24 hours. Setting up this feature requires verifying your phone number via a one-time SMS code. This feature is not available to anyone under 13.

Subscriptions

If you purchase a Tally Premium subscription, the purchase is processed by Apple (App Store) or Google (Play Store). We receive confirmation that a purchase was made so we can unlock Premium features, but payment details are handled entirely by Apple/Google and never seen by us.

Third-party sharing

Tally does not sell or share your data with advertisers or data brokers, and does not include third-party advertising or analytics SDKs. Limited information is shared only with the service providers needed to operate the app: your phone carrier (to deliver SMS verification codes for Presence Sharing) and Apple/Google (for app distribution and subscriptions).

Child safety reporting

Tally includes an in-app form to report suspected child safety concerns. If you submit a report, the details you provide (and any attachments you include) are sent securely to our backend so the report can be reviewed and, where required by law, escalated to the appropriate authorities. We retain report data only as long as necessary for review and legal compliance.

Data retention and deletion

Removing a regular or establishment deletes its entry from your device immediately. Its photo is deliberately not deleted, so a photo saved to your Gallery or linked to a Contact is never lost just because you removed the entry it was attached to — and Tally will try to find and re-offer that photo if you ever re-add the same regular or establishment. Presence status rows are deleted automatically after 24 hours, and you can revoke a Presence Sharing consent link at any time from within the app. You can also deny or revoke any of the permissions listed above in your device settings at any time.

Children's privacy

Tally is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Presence Sharing specifically is not available to anyone under 13.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, we'll update the date at the top of this page.

Contact us

Questions about this policy? Email tallyfacesplaces@gmail.com.