Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 2026

Note: This is a placeholder Privacy Policy. The final version will be properly reviewed and made legally compliant before the app's release.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly to us when registering for and using the Kyndred application, including:

  • Account Information: Your email address, password (stored in encrypted form), first name, last name, birth name (if provided), birth date, age, and gender.
  • Profile Information: Any profile information you choose to add, such as profile pictures, biography, or other personal details.
  • Communications: When you communicate with us or other users through the app, we collect the content of those communications.
  • Usage Information: We collect information about how you use our application, including the features you access and the time spent on the app.

2. Children's Privacy

Our application is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will delete such information from our servers immediately.

For users between 13 and 18 years of age, we recommend parental supervision. Certain content and features may be restricted for users under 18 years of age. We collect birth date information specifically to verify age eligibility and provide age-appropriate content.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide, maintain, and improve our services
  • Create and manage your account
  • Process and complete transactions
  • Send you technical notices, updates, security alerts, and administrative messages
  • Personalize your experience
  • Monitor and analyze trends, usage, and activities in connection with our services
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent transactions and other illegal activities

4. Information Processing

As part of our service, we may format or normalize certain information you provide to ensure consistency across our platform. For example:

  • Names are capitalized according to standard conventions
  • Birth dates are stored in a standard format
  • Special characters in names (such as hyphens and apostrophes) are preserved while other special characters may be removed

This processing is done solely for the purpose of maintaining data quality and consistency.

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not share your personal information with third parties except as described in this privacy policy or with your consent, including:

  • With vendors, consultants, and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf
  • In response to a request for information if we believe disclosure is in accordance with any applicable law, regulation, or legal process
  • If we believe your actions are inconsistent with our terms of service or to protect the rights, property, and safety of Kyndred or others
  • In connection with, or during negotiations of, any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business by another company

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
  • Deletion: You can request that we delete your personal information.
  • Restriction: You can request that we restrict the processing of your data under certain circumstances.
  • Data Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

To exercise these rights, please contact us through the app settings or via email.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top.

For significant changes, we will provide a more prominent notice, which may include an in-app notification or email. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@kyndred.net.