Your data, explained honestly

Version 2026-11-08 v9

Privacy statement

Who is responsible: Tap2bSafe is a project by Maud Schaap. Privacy questions: hallo@tap2bsafe.com.

What stays on your phone

There is no account. This data is stored only on your phone:

• emergency contacts: name, relationship and phone number;
• your alarm message, display and text size;
• daily check-in settings;
• what is currently running, so an alarm continues if the app is closed.

What goes through the Tap2bSafe server

• When linking with other Tap2bSafe phones: device code, device name, platform, push address and the language of the app (for alerts in your language), and which phones are linked. Kept as long as the link exists. You can delete it yourself in the app: Settings, Your name and device, Delete link and data. You can stop a single link at the contact: Unlink. After a year without use it happens automatically.
• Alarm text and location of an alert: only forwarded, not stored.
• A running alarm: only that it is running (name and times, no text or location) and who tapped "I'm on my way", so your contacts see it even if they miss the notification. Deleted an hour after "safe"; a forgotten alarm after 24 hours at most.
• Live location: only your latest position, no route. Deleted as soon as you stop; without a new position, after 24 hours at the latest. Your contacts receive a secret link; anyone with the link can follow you while sharing is on.
• Running arrival time: end time, time zone, last position and which linked contacts you want alerted (set per contact), so they are alerted even if your phone is off. Kept until the arrival time ends (after an alert, at most 24 hours).
• Daily check-in: time, response window, time zone and which linked contacts you want alerted, as long as the daily check-in is on.
• Phone numbers: your contacts' numbers stay on your phone and are not sent to the Tap2bSafe server.

No alarm history is kept. The server logs contain no messages, locations or phone numbers.

Other parties

• Expo, Apple and Google deliver push notifications. They may process data outside the EU, under the EU standard contractual clauses or the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
• Hetzner hosts the Tap2bSafe server in Germany (EU).
• The map on the live location page comes from OpenStreetMap; "Open in maps" opens Google Maps.
• WhatsApp, your phone app and map apps are opened when you choose to; their own privacy rules apply.
• Apple and Google process the payment of your subscription. Tap2bSafe does not see your payment details.
• RevenueCat (US) keeps track of whether you have a subscription for us. RevenueCat only receives a random account code and the purchase from the store, no name, email or location.

Legal basis, age and your rights

• Tap2bSafe uses your data to make the app work the way you use it. You use your contacts' details yourself to alert them; let them know you added them to Tap2bSafe.
• If you are younger than 16, use Tap2bSafe with permission from a parent or guardian.
• You can ask which data the Tap2bSafe server holds about your device, have it corrected or deleted, and object, via hallo@tap2bsafe.com. You can file a complaint with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens).
• If this statement changes, the app asks for your consent again.

The waitlist on this website

• What: your email address, the language of the page and when you signed up.
• Why: to send you one message as soon as you can download Tap2bSafe. Nothing else, and no newsletter.
• Legal basis: your consent. You can withdraw it at any time.
• How long: until that message has been sent, and no later than three months after launch. After that we delete your email address.
• Where: on Tap2bSafe's own server in Germany. We don't share it with anyone.
• Removal: email hallo@tap2bsafe.com and we'll delete your email address.

This website uses no cookies, no visitor statistics and no trackers. Your browser only remembers that you signed up (not your email address), so the form doesn't appear again. To prevent abuse, the server briefly counts how many sign-ups come from one internet address; that address is not stored.

Terms of use

Use and responsibility

• The user is responsible for setting up, testing and keeping emergency contacts up to date.
• The user must check that phone numbers are correct and that contacts know what to do when they receive a Tap2bSafe message.
• The user must check that location permissions, internet, mobile signal, battery, WhatsApp and phone settings are working.
• Tap2bSafe should be tested regularly, preferably together with the emergency contacts that have been set up.

No guarantee

Tap2bSafe cannot guarantee that:

• a message is sent;
• a message is received immediately;
• a contact reads the message;
• a contact responds;
• location is accurate or available;
• help arrives in time;
• WhatsApp, phone, maps, internet or push notifications always work.

Dependencies

How well Tap2bSafe works may be limited by, among other things:

• a flat battery or power saving mode;
• no or poor mobile signal;
• no internet connection;
• incorrect contact details;
• disabled location permission;
• restrictions of iOS, Android, WhatsApp or the mobile carrier;
• device settings, updates or outages;
• human delay by emergency contacts.

Trial and subscription

• The trial lasts 7 days and is free. Two to three days before it ends, the app shows the end date and the price.
• After that Tap2bSafe costs € 4.99 a month or € 49.99 a year. Payment and cancelling go through the App Store or Google Play; you can cancel at any time.
• If a payment fails, Tap2bSafe keeps working fully for 16 more days while the store retries.
• Without a subscription you can no longer raise a new alarm. An alarm, discreet sharing or arrival time that is already running keeps working until you stop it. The Call 112 button always works. Your contacts and settings are kept.

WhatsApp, calling and location

WhatsApp and phone functions are opened outside Tap2bSafe; you send or call there yourself. Tap2bSafe doesn't send SMS itself; contacts with the app get your alerts via the Tap2bSafe server.

Location is only used during an alarm, Call 112, location sharing, discreet sharing or an arrival time. Then Tap2bSafe shares your location live, also when your phone is locked or the app is closed, until you stop. During an arrival time this is battery-friendly while the time runs, and your chosen contacts only get the live link if you haven't reported that you're safe in time. After a silent alarm, live sharing continues for at most 4 hours. For this, your phone asks permission to use your location "Always". Outside these moments, Tap2bSafe does not track you.

Liability

To the extent permitted by law, Tap2bSafe is not liable for damage resulting from missed, delayed, incorrect or unsent notifications, inaccurate location, technical failures, incorrectly configured contacts, disabled permissions, lack of signal, or emergency contacts failing to respond or responding too late.

Tap2bSafe must not be used as the only safety measure in situations where professional help, supervision, medical care, security or an official alarm system is required.

Legal status

This document is a draft for product development. The final terms of use and privacy statement will be reviewed by a lawyer before the commercial launch.