privacy policy 🍅

last updated July 30, 2026 · one page, written in english

ketchup exists to get you on a phone call with your close friends. it works by knowing when you're free — which is exactly why it's built to know as little else as possible.

your location never leaves your phone

geofence checks (like "am i home yet?") run entirely on your device, using Apple's on-device region monitoring.
the only thing ever sent to our server is the result: "free for N minutes" or "not free." never a coordinate, never a place name.
every location read is listed in an in-app transparency log you can inspect: timestamp, reason, and what (if anything) was sent.
friends see your availability ("free for 45 min") — never your location.

what the server does store

if you join the waitlist: the email address or phone number you typed, and when. nothing else.
if you use the app: your name, phone number, invite code, who your ketchup friends are, your availability windows, and a device token so we can send you the "Ketchup? 🍅" push.
match events: that a bet/nah happened, so the call can be set up. calls themselves are regular cellular calls — we're not on them and can't be.

what we will never do

no selling or sharing your data. no ads, no trackers, no analytics SDKs on this site or in the app.
no spam: the waitlist gets one ping when it's your turn. that's the whole marketing plan.

deleting your data

ask, and it's gone — waitlist entry, account, everything. email mamalanand3@gmail.com from the address (or with the number) you signed up with.

who's behind this

ketchup is made by Amal — one person, not a data company. questions, doubts, feelings: mamalanand3@gmail.com.