Privacy policy
Last updated: 29 October 2026
Draft: this page is being reviewed by our lawyer before the app launches. It describes how the app works today.
Who we are
SafarSaath is a carpool app for trips between Karachi and Hyderabad. Questions about your data: support@safarsaath.app.
What we collect, and why
- Phone number: to log you in with a code. It is stored encrypted.
- Name, gender, profile photo and an emergency contact: so travellers know who they are travelling with, for women-only rides, and for SOS.
- CNIC or NICOP photos and a selfie: to verify that you are a real adult. They are encrypted, seen only by our checking team (every look is recorded), and deleted within one hour of the decision. We keep only that you are verified.
- Car details (drivers): car, plate and registration, so passengers find the right car.
- Rides, bookings, ratings and strikes: to run the departure board and keep the community fair.
- Chat messages: deleted 30 days after the trip, unless a chat has been reported and is being reviewed.
- Location during a live trip: only the last position of each person in the trip, deleted when the trip ends.
- Help questions: deleted 180 days after they are closed.
- A device token for notifications.
Who sees what
- Other travellers see your name, photo, "verified" mark and rating summary. They never see your ID.
- Your phone number is shown only to the people in a confirmed booking, and only on the trip day.
- Our team sees what it needs to check IDs, answer help questions and handle reports and SOS alerts. Every look at personal data is recorded.
- We don't sell your data and we don't show ads.
- Service providers process data for us only to run the app: hosting, sending login codes and notifications.
Deleting your account
In the app (Profile → Delete my account) or at safarsaath.app/delete-account, confirmed with a code to your number. Upcoming trips must be cancelled first. Your number, name, photo, ID details, chats, location, ratings about you and open requests are deleted at once. Strikes, SOS alerts and chat reports are kept for one year without your name, for safety.
Your rights
You can ask what we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it, by writing to support@safarsaath.app.
Changes
If this policy changes, we update this page and the date above, and tell you in the app when the change matters to you.