Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
- Peanut Forum does not know who you are. No name, no email address, no phone number.
- Identity checks happen on your device. We receive an outcome — yes or no — not the underlying data.
- What we store is pseudonymous by design. There are no database fields for your real identity — that's a structural choice, not just a promise.
What we never store
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your date of birth
- Any government-issued ID number or document
- Your precise location
The app and the server
When you verify your identity to join an event, the app handles that directly — it checks your email address, your age, or a wallet credential on your behalf. What it tells our server is simply that you qualify. The underlying data stays on the device.
This is a structural separation, not a policy one. Our server has no fields for your name, email, date of birth, or ID document — there is nowhere for that data to go even if the app sent it.
If you use a hardware key, the same principle applies: authentication is a cryptographic exchange between the key and the app. The server sees the result, not the credential.
What we do store
Everything below is tied to a randomly generated account ID — not to your name or any identity credential.
- Your questions, endorsements, and merge votes — the content you contribute, under your pseudonymous account
- Event access records — a note that your account has standing to participate in a given event; not how that standing was verified
- Push notification token — so we can notify you about merge votes you're involved in; linked to your account, not your identity
- Session tokens — short-lived credentials that expire within 24 hours
Third-party services
- Apple — processes Sign in with Apple and Apple Wallet requests on your behalf. Apple's own privacy policy governs those interactions. We receive only the outcome.
- Google / Expo — deliver push notifications on Android. They receive a notification token associated with your account, not your identity.
No third party receives your questions, endorsements, or votes.
Governing Law
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of California, United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.