Sharing your details safely
2026-11-01 · TrustyTouch team · 3 min read
A digital card makes sharing easy, which is exactly why it is worth thinking about what you put on it. Only publish details you are comfortable with any new contact seeing, and keep anything private off the card entirely.
Use a public email or a WhatsApp number you already use for work, rather than a personal number you would not want passed on. If a link is no longer yours, remove it from your card straight away.
On TrustyTouch, your card is yours to edit or delete at any time, and deleting your account removes your card and messages with it. If you ever receive an unwanted message, delete it from your inbox, you do not need to explain why.
Share the work number, not every number
Most people have at least two lives on one phone: work and personal. A digital card should only carry the work side. A WhatsApp number you use for clients, a public email, and a work profile are enough for almost every new contact. Your home address, personal email, and family numbers do not belong on a card, even if a form has a field for them. Leaving a field empty is a choice, not a mistake.
- Use a number you would be comfortable seeing forwarded to a stranger
- Keep personal social profiles off the card unless they are part of your work
- Check each link before you publish it, and again after a few weeks
- Remove a link the day it stops being yours
- Review your card whenever you change jobs, numbers, or services
This habit matters most when a card spreads beyond the person you gave it to. A good card is designed to be shared, so assume anything on it could reach someone you have never met. That is not a reason to hide, it is a reason to choose carefully.
Keep your card honest and current
An out-of-date card is not just unhelpful, it can send a new contact to the wrong person. If a number is recycled or a profile is closed, remove it straight away. The same rule applies to roles: if you no longer offer a service, take it off the card before someone messages you about it. A short, current card builds more trust than a long one full of dead links. Start from one card, every way to reach you and keep only the details that are true today.
Paper cards cannot be fixed once they are printed, which is why so many people carry cards with crossed-out numbers. A digital card can be fixed in a minute, and the fix reaches everyone who already has the link. If you want to meet someone without handing over a paper card at all, read how to share contact details without a paper card.
A quick check before you share
Before you share a card widely, open it on a phone as a stranger would and read every line out loud. Would you be comfortable if that line were forwarded? If the answer is no for any line, edit it now, not later. Then share the card with confidence, knowing that what is public is exactly what you chose to make public.