Tama Shelf only keeps what it needs to show your shelf. Your details are never sold or passed on, apart from the helpers below that run it.
What's kept
- Your email, only to send your sign-in codes. Nobody else can see it.
- Your profile: username, character, colours, and your Instagram handle if you add one.
- Your shelf: the Tamas you add (how many, which are running), your wishlist and the shelves you save.
- Sign-in codes are stored scrambled and stop working after 15 minutes.
- Shell requests: the shell name you send, plus a scrambled code of your connection to stop spam.
- Shell photos you send: the photo, the shell name and your Instagram handle, so I can credit you.
- Phone alerts: only if you turn them on. Your phone gives Tama Shelf a private delivery address for alerts, which is kept with your account. Turning alerts off, logging out or deleting your profile removes it.
- Problem reports: your note, your username, your phone type, the screen you were on and any error message, so I can fix things. Deleted once sorted.
- Group hatches: the updates, photos, reactions, replies and ideas you post. Everyone can see them. Threads and photos are deleted 7 days after a hatch ends, and a small results card with totals stays.
- Custom Tama photos: the photo, its name and model. It shows on your shelf for anyone who visits. Your phone crops it to a circle, so only that circle is uploaded. If someone reports one, it's hidden until I check it. Removing it from your shelf deletes it.
What others can see
Your shelf is public at tamashelf.com/u/yourname: your username, character, room, Tamas and wishlist, plus your Instagram if you turn on "Show Instagram on my shelf". Your email is never shown.
Cookies
One cookie keeps you signed in for up to 90 days. Your colours and shelf view are remembered in your browser. The only ads are for momoirotchi shop items, and they never track you. There are no tracking cookies or analytics.
Who helps
- Cloudflare hosts Tama Shelf and stores your shelf.
- Resend sends the sign-in emails.
- PayPal handles donations and the A$5 thank-you. Tama Shelf never sees your card details.
Your choices
Change your profile any time, or tap Delete my profile in Profile to remove your account, shelf, wishlist and saved shelves straight away. For anything else, email [email protected].
Credits
- Shell photos © BANDAI. Tamagotchi is a trademark of BANDAI. Tama Shelf is a fan-made app and isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by BANDAI.
- Shell names adapted from the Tamagotchi Wiki (CC BY-SA).
- Kitty, the room pet cat, drawn by OxannArts.
Tama Shelf is made by momoirotchi, a fan project not connected to BANDAI.