Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 03 Aug 2026 | Last Updated: 03 Aug 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Kinny ("we," "our," or "us"). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data and family records you entrust to us. Kinny is designed as a private, multi-generational digital family vault where family members can share, organize, and store documents, images, and videos[cite: 1371, 1373].

This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how it is used within your family group, how it is secured, and your rights regarding your data.

2. Information We Collect

A. Account Information

When you register for an account, we collect basic account credentials including your full name, email address, password hash, and optional profile metadata (such as an avatar or display title)[cite: 528, 1379].

B. Vault & Media Content

We collect and process the media and documents you intentionally upload to Kinny, including photos, videos, legal files, recipes, and notes[cite: 527, 1375]. This also includes optional metadata you attach to uploaded assets, such as titles, descriptions, categories, event dates, and tags[cite: 1376].

C. Membership & Sharing Data

To manage vault access, we store records of family group memberships, invited users, vouching statuses, guest roles (view-only vs. edit/core member permissions), and sharing permissions granted across vaults[cite: 526, 528, 2210].

D. Log & Activity Audit Data

We maintain basic activity logs (e.g., upload timestamps, soft-delete actions, and invitation approvals) to support family activity feeds and audit trail features for transparency within your family group[cite: 1403, 1404].

3. How Your Data Is Used

To provide core application features, including vault storage, media viewing, and timeline organization[cite: 1373, 1377].
To enforce access control and ensure your shared documents are strictly isolated to authorized members of your family group or designated guests[cite: 1385, 2210].
To send account notifications, invite links, and two-step family vouching updates[cite: 528, 1418, 1420].
To maintain system integrity, fix technical bugs, and safeguard database security.

4. Data Sharing & Family Governance Model

Kinny operates on a decentralized, shared family access model. By design:

Core Family Members: Members with core/full permissions have equal access to view, upload, edit, and manage assets within their assigned family vault[cite: 526, 1390, 2210].
Guests & Extended Relatives: External or guest access is strictly restricted to view-only permissions or specifically delegated collections granted by core members[cite: 526, 2210, 2218].
No Selling of Data: We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information or uploaded media to third parties, advertisers, or data brokers.

5. Data Retention, Soft-Deletes, & Deletion

Delete Safeguard: Only the owner of a family vault can permanently delete items from it making it unavailable to all members. The items once deleted cannot be recovered.

Account & Vault Removal: If you leave a family vault or request account termination, your personal login credentials are removed. Media uploaded prior to departure may remain in the family vault to preserve overall family history, subject to your family group's internal decisions or explicit removal requests.

6. Security Measures

We utilize industry-standard technical measures to keep your private files secure, including salted password hashing (e.g., Werkzeug/Bcrypt), parameterized database queries to prevent SQL injection, and isolated file access rules[cite: 567, 1380, 1385]. However, no method of transmission over the internet or cloud storage is 100% secure, and we recommend using strong, unique passwords for your account.

7. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you have the right to access, update, or correct your personal account profile. You may also request a copy of your personal data or request account deletion by contacting your vault administrator or site host.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as new features are added. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

9. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy or data security within Kinny, please contact us at: support@yourdomain.com.