Questions

What is Taralets for?

Organising a group trip, and keeping it afterwards. One place for the itinerary, the bookings, who owes what, the paperwork and the photos — so it stops living across six group chats.

Why can’t I sign up?

Taralets is invitation-only. Accounts are created from a trip invitation, so there is no public sign-up. Ask whoever is organising your trip to send you an invitation link. Opening it takes you through account setup — including accepting the Taralets terms of use and privacy policy — and then lets you join the trip you were invited to.

Do I need to agree to anything when I join?

Yes. Setting up a Taralets account asks you to read and accept the terms of use and the privacy policy. You have to accept both before the account is created — declining simply means no account is made. Opening an invitation link on its own is not acceptance.

How do I invite someone?

On the trip’s Settings page, choose what they will be able to do and generate a link, then send it to them yourself — by message, email, however you normally would. Taralets does not send the trip invitation link for you. Each link can be used only once and is for one person; generate a new link for each person you invite. If the person does not have a Taralets account yet, opening your link lets them ask for one, and Taralets emails them a separate link to finish setting it up — that account email is the only email Taralets sends.

Can the organizer see my documents?

No. A document marked “Only me” can be opened by you alone — the organizer included. There is no override for any role. You can share one with the whole trip or with named people, and withdraw that whenever you like.

What about my memories and photos?

The same rule. Private unless you choose otherwise, and only you can edit or delete your own. Photos are stored privately and are never given a public address.

Who can see my profile photo?

People you share a trip with can see your profile photo. People outside your trips cannot. Without one, your initials are shown instead.

Why can’t I create a trip?

For now, creating new trips is limited to approved Taralets accounts. If your account was created from an invitation, you can take full part in the trips you have been invited to — including as a co-organizer, if that is your role — but you cannot start your own yet.

What do the roles mean?

Owner runs the trip and is the only one who can delete it. Co-organizer can manage the itinerary, people and finances. Traveller takes part — adding expenses, answering requests, keeping memories. Viewer can read along without changing anything.

How does the money side work?

Record what was spent and who it was for, and Taralets works out the balances and the fewest payments that settle them. Amounts keep the currency they were spent in — nothing is converted behind your back. A shared travel fund can be tracked alongside, for money the group pooled up front.

Can I correct or remove an expense?

Editing corrects the record. Removing takes it out of the active picture but keeps it, along with the reason you gave — the group’s financial history is never quietly rewritten.

Does it work without a signal?

Partly, if you have installed it. The trip itinerary and its announcements stay readable once you have opened them. Documents and memories aren’t available offline — Taralets doesn’t cache them for offline use. Signing out clears what was kept.

How do I install it on my phone?

On iPhone, open Taralets in Safari, tap Share, then Add to Home Screen. On Android, Chrome offers to install it. It then opens like an app.

What happens if I delete my account?

There is no delete button in the app yet — write to support@taralets.club and it will be done. The trips stay, because they belong to the group, and if you owned one, ownership passes to the most senior remaining member. Your profile is deleted; the membership the group’s expenses point at stays, so nobody else’s balances go wrong, but it no longer carries who you were. Delete any documents or memories you want erased before you ask — otherwise they become unreachable rather than removed. See Privacy for the detail.

Is my data sold or used for advertising?

No. Taralets does not sell your data or use it for advertising, and it carries no analytics or advertising tracking. It does rely on a small number of service providers to run the app, which the privacy policy names and explains.

Something not answered here? Ask whoever organises your trip, or see Privacy.