Account & Data Deletion

Last updated: September 7, 2026

1. There Are No User Accounts

Fair Divider is an account-less service. We never ask you for an email address, phone number, password, or any persistent user identifier. There is therefore no "account" to delete in the traditional sense.

This page exists to comply with Apple App Store guideline 5.1.1(v) (mandatory account deletion path for any app that creates an account) and to give you a clear, complete summary of every place your data may be stored and how to remove it.

2. What Data Exists, and Where

When you use Fair Divider, the following data may exist temporarily:

• Server-side division session — this is two stores, not one. The turn-by-turn division state is held in server memory in every deployment. The multi-device room — its code, the participant names, the total amount and the item descriptions — is held in MongoDB when a database is configured.
• Browser localStorage — your owner token (a UUID generated for the session you created) and the active division identifier, under the key fairDivisionApiState. It survives closing the tab, so a half-finished division is not lost by accident, and deletes itself 24 hours after it was last used — the point at which the server has already dropped the division and the token opens nothing.
• Browser localStorage — under the key fairDivisionResults, up to ten divisions you finished on this device, each holding the participant names and their amounts. It has no expiry, because it is the only copy you have once the server has dropped the division; clear it from the home screen or with the steps in section 4.2.
• Browser localStorage — under keys of the form fairDivision_<roomId>, used to let you reconnect to a room after a network drop. Persists until you clear it manually.
• Shared result link row — when a division finishes on the website, a short share link is prepared for it, and a row in MongoDB holds that result: the participant names, the room or item names, the total, each person's amount, the shared costs and how they are split, and the currency. Anyone holding the link can open it, and the row is deleted 7 days after it was created. Opening a link someone sent you stores nothing: the long form of the link stores nothing on our side, the data travels inside the address itself, and the reader's browser never sends it to us.
• Cookies — only the consent cookie fd-accepted and any strictly necessary cookies set by Cloudflare Turnstile on the multi-device page. See Cookie Policy.

3. Automatic Deletion

• Multi-device sessions in MongoDB (the room, its code, the participant names, the total amount and the room descriptions) are automatically deleted 7 days after creation via a TTL index — no action required.
• The division itself is held in server memory, in every deployment, and dropped after 24 hours of inactivity.
• Shared result links are deleted 7 days after they are created, by the same kind of TTL index — no action required.
• Server logs are retained for a maximum of 7 days.

4. How to Delete Your Data Manually

4.1. Delete a server session or a shared result link before it auto-expires

For a multi-device session, send an email to privacy@fairdivider.com with the subject "Session deletion request" and include:

• The six-letter room code (e.g. ABCXYZ)
• The approximate creation time

For a shared result link, write to support@fairdivider.com or privacy@fairdivider.com quoting its share code: the ten characters that follow /r/ in the link. If your link is the long form, send us the whole link. Keep in mind that anyone who still holds the link can open it until it expires, and that your own copy of the link must go too.

We will delete the session or the shared link within 72 hours and confirm by email. This satisfies the right to erasure under GDPR Article 17.

4.2. Clear browser storage (web)

Your browser holds the local data described in section 2. To remove it:

• Chrome / Edge: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files, scope to fairdivider.com if available, then click Clear.
• Safari (macOS): Safari menu → Settings → Privacy → Manage Website Data → search fairdivider → Remove.
• Safari (iOS): Settings → Safari → Advanced → Website Data → search fairdivider → swipe to delete.
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Manage Data → search fairdivider → Remove Selected.

4.3. Delete data on the iOS app

iOS → Settings → Fair Divider → Delete app data. This clears all locally cached division state and revokes any owner tokens stored on the device. Server-side sessions auto-expire as described in section 3, or you can request explicit deletion as in 4.1.

4.4. Delete data on the Android app

Android → Settings → Apps → Fair Divider → Storage → Clear data (or uninstall the app). Same notes as iOS apply for server-side data.

5. What Cannot Be Deleted

Aggregated, anonymous server logs that no longer contain identifiers may be retained beyond the 7-day window for security and abuse-prevention purposes, in line with Recital 49 of the GDPR. These logs cannot be linked back to any individual.

6. Contact

For any deletion request or related question: privacy@fairdivider.com.

7. Changes to This Page

24 August 2026 → 7 September 2026: shared result links added. Section 2 now lists the row a share link stores in MongoDB and what it holds, section 3 records its automatic deletion after 7 days, and section 4.1 gives the route to have one removed sooner by quoting its share code.