Privacy Policy

Information You Provide Directly to Us

We collect information that you share with us directly when you use the Services. This includes when you:

• create or update an account;
• communicate with us;
• participate in community discussions, events, or promotions; or
• subscribe to newsletters or updates.

This information may include:

• Identifiers: your name, display name, email address, phone number, or username.
• Demographic information: your date of birth, age verification status, and general location (city, state, or country).
• Interests: topics or genres you select, such as "Fantasy," "Romance," or "Science Fiction."
• Inferences: preferences we derive from your settings, interactions, and feedback.
• Financial information: payment details and billing information collected through our third-party payment processors.
• Commercial information: details of your transactions, purchases, or subscriptions.
• User content: messages, prompts, creative works, character data, biographies, uploaded images or videos, and other content you create or share through the Services.
• Communications with us: information you share when you contact support, submit feedback, or reach out to us for help.

You may also choose to share information that could be considered sensitive under certain laws—such as your login credentials, private communications, or personal details included in creative content (for example, if you write stories or chat messages referencing your race, religion, or sexual orientation).

Kindred does not require sensitive personal information to use the Services. Please avoid including sensitive or identifying data in public or creative submissions unless you are comfortable sharing it in that context.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you use Kindred, we and our trusted third-party partners — including analytics, infrastructure, and advertising providers — use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to gather information about your activity and device. These tools help us operate, improve, and personalize the Services.

As described there, we collect and analyze device, internet, and network activity information, including:

• Device information: hardware model, operating system version, app version, language, battery level, time zone, device identifiers (such as IDFA, Android ID, or device-specific tokens).
• Network and browser information: browser type, service provider, IP address, and connection speed.
• Usage information: details about how you interact with the Services — for example, pages viewed, buttons tapped, time spent on features, referring or exit pages, access times, in-app searches, and your general engagement with posts or characters.
• Identifiers: internal service identifiers, such as user ID, chat or session ID, and content IDs.
• Location information: general or precise geolocation data, depending on your device permissions.

This data helps us understand how users experience Kindred, diagnose technical issues, prevent abuse, and improve functionality, safety, and personalization across the platform.

Information We Collect from Other Sources

We may also receive information about you from external or third-party sources, such as:

• Referrals: If another user invites or refers you to Kindred, we may receive your name or contact details to help establish your connection.
• Third-party platforms: When you interact with Kindred content, ads, or campaigns on other services (for example, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, or YouTube), we may receive aggregated insights such as engagement metrics, general location, or demographic information (e.g., age range, interests).
• Social and integration partners: If you choose to connect a Kindred account with a third-party service (a "Third-Party Account," such as Google, Apple, or Discord), we receive information from that account in line with your permissions — for example, your username, email address, or profile ID.

Connecting a Third-Party Account is entirely optional. You'll be prompted to grant permission before any connection is made, and you can revoke that permission at any time through the third party's settings or your device preferences. If you disconnect your account, we retain only the information already collected as part of that link but will not continue syncing new data.

We may also collect publicly available information — such as content or data accessible on the open internet — to help evaluate, train, and improve Kindred's systems and AI models in compliance with applicable law and our internal data-handling policies.

Vendors and Service Providers

We share information with trusted vendors, contractors, and service providers who help us operate Kindred. This includes partners who assist with:

• data storage and cloud hosting,
• LLM providers
• payment processing,
• security, fraud detection, and content moderation,
• customer support and technical operations,
• analytics and business intelligence, and
• marketing and advertising services.

These partners only process information on our behalf and are contractually bound to handle it securely and in accordance with this Policy.

Safety, Security, and Legal Protection

We may share information if we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to:

• protect the safety, rights, or property of Kindred, our users, or others;
• enforce our Terms of Service, Community Guidelines, or other policies;
• prevent or investigate potential fraud, misuse, or illegal activity; or
• comply with a valid legal request, such as a subpoena, court order, or law enforcement inquiry.

Advertising and Analytics Partners

We may share limited information (such as device identifiers or engagement data) with advertising and analytics providers to:

• measure how campaigns perform,
• understand what content resonates with users, and
• deliver more relevant ads and recommendations.

These partners use cookies and similar technologies to help us analyze trends, improve personalization, and enhance the overall experience on and off Kindred.

Public and Shared Content

Some of your actions on Kindred may make your content visible to others. For example, if you publish stories, create public characters, or interact in shared spaces, your profile name and related content may be accessible to other users or the public, depending on your settings. Always review your visibility preferences before posting.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, financing, sale of assets, or other business transaction involving Future Nostalgia Studios Inc., your information may be shared or transferred as part of that process. We will take reasonable steps to ensure your privacy rights are maintained.

With Your Consent or Direction

We may disclose your information when you ask us to. For example, if you refer a friend to Kindred, connect your account to another platform, or participate in a collaborative project, we may share information as you've directed.

Profile Information

You can view, update, or delete certain details from your account settings at any time. If you decide to stop using Kindred, you can delete your account directly from your profile page. Deleting your account removes most stored data associated with it, except where retention is required by law or for security reasons.

Marketing Communications

You can opt out of marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in those messages. Even if you opt out of promotional emails, we may still send you service or administrative updates (for example, notifications about your account, terms, or privacy changes).

Your Data Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request details about how we process your information.
• Access and obtain a copy of certain data we hold about you.
• Correct or update inaccurate personal information.
• Request deletion of some or all of your data.
• Restrict or object to certain data processing.
• Withdraw consent for processing, where consent was previously given.
• Request data portability (a machine-readable copy of your information).
• Opt out of targeted advertising or data sharing for marketing purposes.
• Not be discriminated against for exercising your privacy rights.

To exercise your rights, contact us at kindredlovestories@gmail.com. For your protection, we take steps to verify your identity before fulfilling any privacy-related request. If we cannot verify your request, we may not be able to process it.

In General

We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide the Services, fulfill legal obligations, maintain security, and enforce our agreements. The length of time we store data depends on the type of information and the purposes for which it was collected. Once data is no longer needed, we securely delete, anonymize, or aggregate it.

Shared or Public Creations

If you create or share content—such as public characters, scenes, or stories—that other users can engage with, Kindred may retain that content to preserve other users' experiences, even if your account is deleted. To avoid unintended retention, please avoid including personally identifying information in public or shareable creative content.