KIAverse Solutions

Privacy Policy
THANGCHAWK

Effective July 13, 2026 / Developer KIAverse Solutions

THANGCHAWK ("we", "our", or "us") operates the THANGCHAWK mobile and web application. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have when you use the app.

Account deletion
You can delete your account from Settings inside the app. If you cannot access the app, request deletion through contact@thangkhawk.com. We will use this request path to verify and process deletion of your account and associated data.

01Overview

THANGCHAWK is a community-oriented social and reading app. It lets you sign in, set up a profile, write short notes and longer essays, read and react to other people's writing, run and answer polls, join circles, and follow a focused set of notifications instead of an endless feed.

We are committed to:

  • Not selling your data
  • Not using your data for advertising or behavioural profiling
  • Collecting only the data needed to operate the service
  • Being transparent about the third-party services we rely on

02Information We Collect

a. Account Information

To create and operate your account, we collect:

  • Email address and password — when you sign up with email (passwords are handled securely by our authentication provider and are never stored by us in readable form)
  • Sign in with Apple / Sign in with Google identifiers — if you choose to sign in with Apple or Google, we receive a basic account identifier and, where you permit it, your name and email
  • Your chosen handle (username)
  • Authentication, session, account-status, and security records needed to keep your account safe

b. Profile Information

You may add and edit profile details, including:

  • Display name and bio
  • Avatar (an avatar colour, or an image if you upload one)
  • Verification status, where applicable
  • Optional profile fields, such as location, demographic information, and cover image, if you provide them

c. Content You Create

THANGCHAWK stores the content you choose to create and share, including:

  • Notes (short posts), essays, and replies
  • Polls you create and the poll options you vote for
  • Reactions and emoji you add to content
  • Images you attach to posts (only photos you select — see below)
  • Your social connections — the people you follow, content you bookmark or repost, and the circles you create or join
  • Reports, moderation votes, appeals, and other trust-and-safety records connected to your activity

d. Preferences & Settings

We store your in-app preferences so the app behaves the way you want, including your privacy setting (public, circles only, or private), language, display density, reaction set, slow-mode and metric-hiding choices, and notification preferences.

e. Photo Access

If you choose to attach an image to a post, the app asks for permission to access your photo library and uploads only the photo(s) you select. We do not browse, scan, or upload your wider photo library, and you can revoke this permission at any time in your device settings.

We request permissions only when they are relevant to an optional feature. You may refuse or later withdraw a permission without losing unrelated core features, although the feature that needs that permission may not work.

f. Basic Device / Usage Data

We may collect limited technical data such as:

  • Device type and operating system version
  • App usage and error events (for performance and debugging)
  • Crash reports

This data is used strictly to improve app stability, performance, and security.

g. Network, Log, and Storage Metadata

When you use the web or mobile app, our infrastructure and service providers may process technical metadata such as IP address, browser or device type, operating system, application version, language, timestamps, referring pages, request logs, storage object paths, and security events. We use this information for authentication, delivery, diagnostics, abuse prevention, fraud prevention, and security. We do not use it for advertising or cross-app behavioural profiling.

03How We Use Information

We use collected data only to:

  • Authenticate you and maintain your account
  • Display your profile and the content you post to the audience you choose
  • Deliver in-app notifications and your optional weekly digest
  • Operate community features such as circles, reactions, and replies
  • Keep the community safe through content moderation (see Section 06)
  • Improve app performance, reliability, and security
  • Prevent fraud, unauthorized access, spam, abuse, and attacks, and comply with legal obligations
  • Recommend profiles, topics, and content using your in-app activity and settings

We do NOT:

  • Sell your data
  • Use your data for advertising or behavioural profiling
  • Track you across other apps or services

04How Your Content Is Shared

Content you post is shared according to the privacy setting you choose for it:

  • Public — visible to anyone using THANGCHAWK
  • Circles only — visible only to people in your circles
  • Private — visible only to you, until you choose to share it

Your handle, display name, avatar, and any content you make public or share with circles are visible to other users by design. Please think before you post.

Public content may be viewed without an account, indexed by search engines, copied by other people, or shared outside THANGCHAWK. Privacy settings reduce the intended audience but cannot guarantee that recipients will not save or redistribute what they can see.

05Third-Party Services

We share data only with service providers and other recipients necessary to operate, secure, and support the app:

  • Supabase — database, authentication, file storage, and backend infrastructure
  • Apple Sign-In and Google Sign-In — optional authentication, only if you choose to use them
  • Vercel or equivalent hosting providers — web hosting, delivery, and deployment infrastructure
  • Support, email, security, and moderation providers — only when needed to respond to you, protect the service, or investigate abuse
  • Legal, regulatory, or law-enforcement recipients — when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect people, property, or the service

These providers may process data on our behalf under their own privacy policies and contractual or legal obligations. We do not share your data with advertisers or data brokers.

06Content Moderation

To keep THANGCHAWK safe, content may be reported by users and reviewed by human moderators through a role-gated moderation console. Moderation actions are logged so that decisions can be reviewed and appealed.

Users can report content and abusive accounts, and available safety controls may include blocking, hiding, restricting, or limiting interactions. We may use automated signals and human review to prioritize reports, detect harmful or coordinated activity, and enforce our Terms.

Because of this, content that has been hidden or removed may be retained for a period in order to support review, appeals, and our trust-and-safety obligations — rather than being silently erased — before it is deleted.

We may use account, device, network, content, and interaction information to detect spam, coordinated abuse, fraud, unauthorized access, and other threats. We may share relevant information with authorities or service providers when legally required or necessary to protect users and the public.

07Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect data, including:

  • Secure backend infrastructure (Supabase)
  • Restricted, role-based access controls
  • Encrypted communication (HTTPS)

08Your Choices

You can:

  • Edit your profile, preferences, and privacy settings at any time in the app
  • Control who can see your content using the per-account privacy setting
  • Manage which notifications you receive, including the weekly digest
  • Revoke photo access at any time via your device settings
  • Delete your account in Settings, or request account and associated-data deletion at contact@thangkhawk.com
  • Request access, correction, or clarification about information associated with your account
  • Stop using the app at any time

09Data Retention

We retain account, profile, content, and usage data while your account is active or as needed to provide the service. When you delete your account, we remove or anonymize associated profile data, posts, uploaded media, and activity as part of the deletion process. Moderation records, security logs, backups, and information required for legal compliance may be retained for a limited period, then deleted or anonymized. Content already copied or reposted by other users cannot be removed from their copies.

Deletion requests are verified to prevent unauthorized deletion. We will explain any information that must be retained and the expected completion time when we process your request.

10Children's Privacy

THANGCHAWK is not intended for children under the age of 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11International Users

Your data may be processed on servers located outside your country. By using the app, you consent to this transfer. We ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.

12Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updates will be reflected on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of the app after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to request data deletion, contact us at:

KIAverse Solutions
Email: contact@thangkhawk.com
Website: https://thangkhawk.com