Privacy

Privacy Policy

Effective: April 24, 2026 · Last updated: August 12, 2026

Salí ("Salí," "we," "us") operates the Salí Safety mobile application (the "App"), a personal-safety app that lets you share your live location with people you trust. This policy explains what information we handle, why, and the limits we hold ourselves to. Salí is operated by Sali Circles LLC, located in Colorado, USA. If you have questions, reach us at privacy@salicircles.com.

The short version. We collect only what's needed to make Salí's safety features work. We do not sell your data, we don't run advertising trackers, and we don't share your information with data brokers. There is no feed and no algorithm ranking or profiling you. Your location is visible only to the Circles you choose to join, and it is deleted when the Circle ends.

1. Information we collect

Account information — your name, email address, and password. You may optionally provide a profile photo, physical description, and identifying features to assist in emergency situations. Photos and other files you upload are stored in a private location and served only through short-lived, expiring links generated for signed-in members permitted to see them. They are not published at a public web address.
Date of birth — asked once, at sign-up, to confirm you are 18 or older. We store only the fact that you affirmed you are of age and the date you did so.
Location data — with your explicit permission, real-time GPS location (latitude, longitude, accuracy, heading) to power location sharing within your Circles. Location is only shared with members of Circles you have joined or created. You may disable location sharing at any time in Settings.
Background location — if you grant it, we continue to collect location while the App is closed or not in use, so your Circle can still find you in an emergency. We show a full-screen disclosure explaining this before the permission is requested, and you can decline it or turn it off later in Settings without losing the rest of the App.
Phone number — optional, so Circle members and emergency contacts can reach you directly. Salí does not send SMS text messages. Your number is not used for marketing and is not shared with advertisers.
Communications and messages — messages sent within Circle group chats, direct messages, and Salimos groups, including text, photos, voice recordings, and location shares. Messages are associated with your account.
Statuses — if you post a status, its text and your chosen expiry are stored until it expires (up to 8 hours) and are visible to the friends or Circle you selected.
Emergency and SOS data — when you trigger an SOS, or a Circle member raises one on your behalf, we collect and temporarily store your location history, battery level, physical description, and identifying features, and share it with your Circle and, if you choose, your safety contacts.
Reports — if you report a user, message, or status, we store the report, what was reported, and who reported it, so we can review and act on it.
Device information — device type, operating system version, and app version, for diagnostics and support.
Usage counts — counts of anonymous product events (for example, "an SOS was triggered") with a timestamp and no user identifier. These records cannot be traced back to you, are never sold or shared, and are deleted after 180 days. We use no third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDK.
Push notification tokens — stored so we can deliver safety alerts, pings, and SOS notifications to your device.

2. Automated processing and AI

Two features send content to OpenAI, which acts as a third-party service provider and processes the data under its own terms and privacy policy:

Voice message transcription — when you send a voice message, the audio is sent to OpenAI to be transcribed into text, so the message can also be read, for example by people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Automatic transcripts can be inaccurate.
Safety keyword detection — when a message contains a word our safety list flags, the text of that message is sent to OpenAI to rate how serious the concern appears, so we can decide whether to alert your Circle. Only flagged messages are sent, and the rating is automated and may be wrong in either direction.

We do not use your data to train AI models, and we do not permit our providers to do so. Salí does not profile you, score you, rank your feed, or make automated decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects about you.

3. How we use your information

To provide and operate the App's safety features, including real-time location sharing, SOS alerts, and Circle communications.
To send safety-critical notifications to you, your Circle members, and your safety contacts by push notification, in-app alert, and email.
To verify your identity and authenticate your account.
To display your location to Circle members you have chosen to share with.
To detect safety keywords in messages and alert Circle members to potential danger.
To review abuse reports, enforce our Terms of Service, and suspend or ban accounts that misuse the Service.
To improve the App through anonymous, non-identifying usage counts.
To comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful government requests.

We do not sell your personal data. We do not use your data for advertising, behavioral or otherwise, and we do not show ads.

4. Sharing of information

With Circle members — your name, profile photo, and location (if sharing is enabled) are visible to other members of Circles you belong to.
With your safety contacts — when an SOS is active and you have chosen to involve them, your location, name, and identifying information are shared with your designated safety contacts by email.
Emergency responder link — during an active SOS the App can generate a link containing a long random token that opens a read-only page showing that alert, so you or your Circle can hand it to police or a responder. The link works only while the alert is active, reveals only that alert, and stops working as soon as the alert is resolved. Anyone holding the link can view it, so share it only with the people helping you.
With service providers — Supabase (cloud database, authentication, file storage), Resend (email delivery), Google Firebase Cloud Messaging (push notification delivery), and OpenAI (voice transcription and safety keyword rating). Map imagery is loaded from OpenStreetMap and CARTO, which receive your device's IP address and the map area being viewed, but not your account or your precise position. Each provider handles data under its own terms and privacy policy.
Law enforcement — we may disclose information when required by law, court order, or to protect the safety of any person. We will notify you of such requests when legally permitted.
Business transfers — in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your data may be transferred. We will notify you and provide opt-out options where required by law.

5. Location data — special protections

We treat location data as highly sensitive. Location information is:

Only shared with users you have explicitly chosen (Circle members).
Never sold, rented, or shared with advertisers, data brokers, or any third party for their own purposes.
Deleted from our systems when the Circle it was shared in ends.
Stoppable by you at any time, by leaving a Circle or turning off location sharing in Settings.

Background location access, if you grant it, is used solely to keep your Circle informed of your position while you are sharing with them. You may revoke it in Settings or in your device settings at any time.

6. Data retention

We retain your personal data for as long as your account is active. Specific retention periods:

Account data — retained until you delete your account.
Location records — deleted when the Circle they were shared in ends. An automated sweep also removes any location record whose Circle no longer exists.
Messages — Circle chat messages are retained for the life of the Circle or until deleted. Salimos group messages and their groups are removed automatically after the outing ends.
SOS alert data — automatically deleted 14 days after the alert is created.
Statuses — deleted automatically when they expire, at most 8 hours after posting.
Anonymous usage counts — deleted after 180 days.
Uploaded files — queued for permanent deletion from storage when the record that referenced them is deleted.

You may delete your account and all associated data at any time from Settings → Delete Account in the App, or by emailing privacy@salicircles.com. Deleting your account removes your profile, messages, locations, and uploaded files.

7. Data security

TLS/HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, and encryption at rest for our database and file storage.
Row-level access rules enforced by the database itself, so one account cannot read another account's data even if the app were bypassed.
Private file storage with short-lived, expiring links rather than public URLs.
Documents you add to Secure Documents are encrypted on your device with a PIN you choose before they are uploaded, so they cannot be opened without that PIN. Please note that most other data you share — including messages, location, and profile information — is not end-to-end encrypted, and may be accessible to Salí in order to operate and safeguard the Service.
Rate limits on alerting features, to prevent them being used to harass someone.
Incident response procedures to promptly notify affected users of data breaches as required by law.

No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. Please use a strong, unique password and enable device security features.

8. Age requirement

Salí is for adults. You must be 18 or older to create an account, and we ask for your date of birth at sign-up to confirm it. The App is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe someone under 18 has created an account, contact privacy@salicircles.com and we will remove it and delete the data.

9. Your rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Correction — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Deletion — delete your account and personal data yourself from Settings → Delete Account, or ask us to.
Portability — request your data in a machine-readable format.
Withdraw consent — withdraw consent for location sharing, background location, notifications, or other permissions at any time in Settings or your device settings.
Object or restrict — ask us to stop or limit a particular use of your data.

We will never charge you or degrade your service for exercising these rights. To exercise them, contact privacy@salicircles.com. We will respond within 30 days.

10. International users

Salí is operated from the United States and your data is processed there. If you use the App from outside the United States, you consent to that transfer. Where required, we rely on standard contractual clauses with our providers to protect data transferred internationally.

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy in the App and, where required by law, by email. Your continued use of the App after changes take effect constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Salí is not an emergency service. It helps the people you trust look out for you — it does not contact police, fire, or medical responders. In a life-threatening emergency, always call your local emergency number first.

12. Contact us

Questions, concerns, or requests about this policy or your personal data:

Privacy requests — privacy@salicircles.com
General support — support@salicircles.com
Abuse reports — abuse@salicircles.com
Security disclosure — security@salicircles.com