BlimpThe short version
- Blimp stores what you put into it: your name, your status, the people and groups you connect with.
- Only people you've connected with can see your status. Your Trail is only ever visible to you.
- No ads, no tracking, no analytics tools, and we don't sell your data.
- You can delete your account, and everything in it, from inside the app or by email.
Who we are
Blimp is an app for iPhone and Android for sharing one short, current status with people you choose. It is operated by Blimp Social App ("we", "us"), based in Indonesia. You can reach us at support@blimp.party.
What we collect
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Your account | You sign in with Apple. Apple gives us an identifier for your account and, if Apple includes them, your name and an email address (which may be Apple's private relay address). We use the email only to identify your account; we don't send you marketing. |
| Your account on Android | On Android, you sign in with Google. Google gives us your Google account's identifier, its email address and your name, which we use only to create your Blimp account and sign you in. Blimp asks Google for nothing else: no contacts, and no other data from your Google account. An account made with Google is separate from one made with Apple. |
| Your name | The display name your people see, up to 30 characters. |
| Your Blimp | Your current status (up to 30 characters), its dot color, when you set it, and any effect you chose. |
| Your Trail | The history of statuses you've set, with their times. It also lets the app suggest a Quick Blimp for the time of day you usually use it. |
| Quick Blimps | The presets you save for one-tap switching. |
| Connections and groups | Who you're connected with, the groups you're in, your invite codes and optional PINs (PINs are stored hashed), and the people you've removed, blocked or muted. |
| Private labels | Nicknames, initials and pins you set for your people. Only you see these. |
| Cheers | The cheers you send to a friend's Blimp, and the love and muscle taps you send to a group. |
| Reports | If you report someone: the reason, your note, and that person's status at the time. |
| Blimp+ | If you subscribe: which plan, the App Store's transaction identifiers, and when it renews or expires. Apple handles the payment; we never see your card details. On Android, Blimp+ is bought through Google Play: we receive Google Play's purchase details instead, and Google handles the payment. |
| Notifications | If you allow notifications: the push token Apple gives your iPhone for Blimp, with the app version, so we can send you the notifications you chose. You can turn them off at any time in iPhone Settings › Notifications › Blimp. |
| Notifications and widgets on Android | On Android: the Firebase Cloud Messaging token Google gives your phone for Blimp, with the app version. We use it to send the notifications you allowed and, while you have a Blimp widget on your Home screen, to tell the widget to refresh. It is stored on our server and deleted when you sign out or delete your account. You can turn notifications off at any time in Android Settings › Apps › Blimp › Notifications. |
| Technical records | Like any online service, our servers log requests (for example IP address and time), we count failed invite-code attempts to stop abuse, and we record whether you have a Blimp widget installed. |
What we don't collect
Blimp doesn't ask for your location, contacts, photos, microphone or camera. It shows no ads, has no third-party advertising or analytics software in it, and doesn't track you across other apps or websites. If you've chosen to share analytics with app developers in iPhone Settings, Apple sends us anonymous crash reports and usage statistics; you control that in iPhone Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements.
Who can see what
- Your people. Anyone you're connected with sees your name, your current Blimp, how long ago you set it, and your effect if you have one. Connecting is always mutual: you share a code, or enter someone else's.
- Group members. Joining a group connects you with its members, and they see the same things.
- Cheers. The person you cheer sees how many cheers their Blimp has and how many people sent them, never who. Group taps show as a total for the day.
- Only you. Your Trail, your nicknames for people, and who you've muted, removed or blocked. Nobody is told when you mute, remove, block or report them.
- Everyone else. Nothing. There are no public profiles, and Blimp can't be searched.
How we use it
To run the app: show your status to your people and theirs to you, fill your widgets, keep your Trail, send the notifications you allowed, apply your Blimp+ plan, and stop spam and abuse. We review reports within 24 hours to keep people safe. We also count how people use Blimp, for example how many sign up, connect with someone, or add a widget, from the data above. We do this ourselves; no analytics company is involved. That's all. We don't use your data for advertising or to build a profile of you, and we don't sell it.
On your phone
The app keeps a copy of your people's latest statuses and your sign-in session on your device, so widgets can show them. Signing out clears it.
On Android it works the same way: the copy is kept in the app's private storage, with your sign-in session encrypted, and signing out clears it.
Who helps us run Blimp
- Apple: Sign in with Apple, App Store purchases for Blimp+, and delivering notifications (Apple Push Notification service).
- Google: on Android, Sign in with Google, Google Play purchases for Blimp+, and delivering notifications and widget refreshes (Firebase Cloud Messaging).
- Supabase: hosts our database and sign-in system, in Singapore. Your data is stored on their servers on our behalf.
- RevenueCat: checks your App Store or Google Play purchases and tells us whether you have Blimp+. It knows your account by its random account identifier, and receives your purchase receipts from Apple or Google, not your name, email or anything you post.
- Cloudflare: hosts this website and forwards email sent to support@blimp.party. Like any web host, it handles your IP address when you visit. The website uses no cookies and no analytics.
We share data with them only so they can provide those services. We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect someone's safety.
How long we keep it
We keep your data while you have an account. Your current Blimp never expires; it shows its age instead. You can delete Trail entries one at a time. Copies in our backups and server logs are deleted as those expire, within 30 days.
Deleting your account (Settings › Delete Account, or by email if you no longer have the app) deletes your profile, your Blimp and Trail, your Quick Blimps, your connections, your cheers and your notification tokens, and takes you out of your groups. Reports you made about others stay, without your name. If people reported you, or we acted on your account under our Terms, we keep that record (the reports, what we removed and why, and your Sign in with Apple identifier) for up to two years after you delete your account, so we can handle appeals and stop someone from returning to abuse others. A few things remain: the text of invite codes you used stays retired so nobody else can claim them (it is no longer linked to you), and Apple and RevenueCat keep their own records of your purchases. To also remove Blimp from your Apple Account, go to iPhone Settings › your name › Sign in with Apple.
On Android, deleting your account works the same way, in Settings › Delete Account, or by email. Google and RevenueCat keep their own records of Google Play purchases.
Your choices
- Change your name, status and codes at any time in the app.
- Remove, block or mute anyone.
- Turn notifications on or off in iPhone Settings, or on Android in Android Settings › Apps › Blimp.
- Delete your account in the app, or ask us to.
- Ask us for a copy of your data, or to correct it, by emailing us. Depending on where you live, the law may give you further rights, such as objecting to how we use your data or complaining to your data protection authority.
Children
Blimp isn't meant for children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data. If you believe a child has made an account, tell us and we'll delete it.
Where your data is kept
Your account data is stored in Singapore. RevenueCat, Cloudflare and, on Android, Google may process data in other countries, including the United States. Wherever your data is, we protect it as this policy describes.
Changes
If we change this policy, we'll update the date at the top. If the change is significant, we'll tell you in the app first.
Contact
Questions or requests: support@blimp.party.