Built private, on purpose
FriendsWithTools is a trust-first product, and the engineering reflects it. Here's how we keep what you share between you and the people you trust — in plain language, no legalese.
Private, invite-only groups
There are no public listings and no marketplace. You only share with people you or someone you trust invited into the group.
Your inventory is never public
The tools you list are visible only to your groups. They are never shown publicly and never indexed by search engines.
We don't sell your data
We don't sell your data or share it with third parties for advertising. Sharing tools is the product — your data isn't.
Encrypted in transit
Every connection to FriendsWithTools is served over HTTPS, so your activity is encrypted between your device and our servers.
Row-level security in the database
Access is enforced at the database layer with Supabase row-level security, so people can only read the groups and tools they're actually part of.
You stay in control
You decide which groups see each tool, who joins your groups, and you can remove members or block and report anyone at any time.
Privacy is the default, not a setting
Most platforms make you opt out of being public. We do the opposite: nothing you add is public to begin with. Your tools, your groups, and your borrowing activity are visible only to the people in the groups you choose. There is no public profile, no global search of your inventory, and no algorithmic feed surfacing your stuff to strangers.
What we collect, and what we don't
We collect what's needed to run the service — your email, the tools you choose to list, and your borrowing activity within your groups — plus basic, non-identifying analytics to improve the app. We don't sell your data, and we don't profile you across the web. The full details live in our privacy policy, and you can review or delete your account whenever you like.
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