Privacy
Last updated 14 August 2026
GenSharing carries recordings of your voice to the people you choose, and does nothing else with them. There is no advertising, no analytics, no tracking, and nothing is sold or shared with anyone outside your circle.
There are no accounts
GenSharing does not ask for an email address, a password, or your real name. When you first open the app it creates an anonymous identity for that device. You join a circle by typing a six-character code that someone already in it gives you.
One consequence is worth understanding: because there is no account, there is nothing to log back in to. If you uninstall the app or lose the device, that identity is gone, and you would rejoin as a new member using the code again.
What is stored
- Your recordings. Each goodnight is a short audio file, kept so the people it was sent to can play it.
- A display name you choose. It can be anything — it does not need to be your real name.
- A phone number, only if you choose to share one. This is optional. Sharing it gives everyone in your circle a call button for you.
- Which circle you belong to, and who else is in it.
- A notification token for your device, so the app can tell you a goodnight has arrived, and your notification preferences.
- A record of when someone presses “Need a hand” and who was called, so the rest of the circle can be told.
GenSharing does not collect your location, your contacts, your other apps, or anything about how you use your phone.
Who can hear your recordings
Only members of your circle, and only those a goodnight was addressed to. If you send one to a single person or a group, the others in the circle cannot access it — this is enforced by the database itself rather than by the app politely hiding it.
Anyone who has your circle's join code can join that circle, and a new member can hear recent recordings addressed to everyone. Treat the code the way you would a house key, and only give it to people you want in.
Deleting things
You can delete any goodnight you recorded. Deleting yours removes it for everyone in the circle, including people who have not heard it yet — it is your voice, so it is your decision. Nobody can delete a recording you made.
To remove yourself entirely, delete your goodnights and then uninstall the app. If you would like the rest of your record removed, contact us at the address below.
Where it is stored, and who else is involved
Recordings and circle information are held on infrastructure operated by Supabase on our behalf. We do not sell, rent, or share your information with anyone else, and nothing is used for advertising.
Notifications necessarily pass through the operators of the notification services themselves — Expo, and then Google (Android) or Apple (iPhone). A notification tells you that a goodnight has arrived and who from; the recording itself is not sent in the notification.
Children
GenSharing is designed for families, and children may use it within a family circle set up by an adult. It is not directed at children independently of their family, and it has no public profiles, no discovery, no messaging with strangers, and no way for anyone outside the circle to contact a child through it. A parent or guardian should be the one who creates the circle and decides who is in it.
Microphone and phone permissions
The app asks for the microphone in order to record a goodnight, and it records only while you have started a recording. On Android it may ask for permission to place calls so that the call buttons ring someone directly rather than only opening the dialler. Declining that simply means an extra tap; nothing else changes.
Something we want to be plain about
GenSharing is a comforting app, not a helping one — a chatting and messaging app, and nothing beyond that. It is not an emergency service, a medical device, or a monitoring or personal-alarm service, and it is not a substitute for a carer, a doctor or 000. Calls require mobile coverage and messages require an internet connection, and neither is guaranteed. Never rely on it in an urgent situation. In an emergency, call 000 — or your local emergency number.
Changes
If this policy changes in a way that affects what happens to your recordings, the change will be described here and dated.
Contact
GenSharing is operated by D & D Investment Services Pty Limited (ACN 130 410 383), Australia.