Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 October 2026

1. Who we are

Kindredly ("the app") is a social-skills learning app operated by Aryan Madire ("we", "us"). You can reach us at aryanmadire1303@gmail.com.

This policy explains what data the app handles, where it goes, and the choices you have. It applies to the iOS app and any other platforms where Kindredly is distributed.

2. What we collect

We collect only what the app needs to function:

Account identifier — an anonymous user ID created automatically by Supabase Auth. No email address or password is required to use the app.
Profile details you provide — your display name, daily practice commitment, and onboarding answers, used to personalize lessons and greetings.
Learning progress — XP, streaks, achievements, lesson results, and practice history. Summary stats (XP, streak, display name) are synced to our Supabase database so the leaderboard works; detailed progress also lives on your device.
Personal Vault content — notes, saved quotes, and wins you write. These are stored on your device only.
Voice input — when you use the AI coach microphone in Expo Go, a short audio recording of your speech is transcribed. On development builds, transcription happens on your device and the audio never leaves it.
Coach conversations — the text you send to the AI coach, plus the conversation context within a session.

3. How your data is used

To power the core features: lessons, streaks, ranks, achievements, the leaderboard, and the AI coach.
To transcribe your voice input into text so the coach can respond.
To respond to support or deletion requests you send us.

We do not use your data for advertising, we do not build marketing profiles, and we do not sell or rent your data to anyone.

4. Services that process your data

These third-party providers process data strictly to deliver the feature you are using, under their own privacy policies:

Groq, Inc. — receives audio recordings for speech-to-text transcription (Whisper) when you use the coach microphone in Expo Go, and receives coach conversation text to generate replies.
OpenRouter — receives coach conversation text as a fallback when the primary coach provider is unavailable.
Supabase, Inc. — hosts the anonymous account system and the database holding leaderboard stats (display name, XP, streak).
Expo (Expo.dev) — provides the app build and update infrastructure; it does not receive your personal content from us.

Important: voice recordings are sent to Groq only when you tap the microphone. The AI coach is powered by third-party language models — please do not enter sensitive personal information (passwords, financial data, private details about other people) into the coach.

5. What we don’t do

No advertising SDKs, no ad tracking, no sale of personal data.
No analytics or behavioral tracking SDKs are currently embedded in the app.
No access to your contacts, photos, location, or other apps.

6. Storage, retention, and deletion

On-device data (Vault notes, wins, detailed progress) can be erased at any time via Settings → "Reset all progress". This deletes it permanently from your device.

Server-side data is limited to your anonymous ID, display name, XP, and streak. To have it deleted, email aryanmadire1303@gmail.com from the device the account was used on, and we will remove it within 30 days.

Audio recordings are transient: they are used to produce a transcription and are not retained by us beyond that task.

7. Your rights

Depending on where you live (including the EEA, UK, and California), you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. Because accounts are anonymous, exercising these rights works the same way for everyone: use the in-app reset for device data, or email aryanmadire1303@gmail.com for anything server-side.

8. Children

Kindredly is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA/UK), and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us at aryanmadire1303@gmail.com and we will delete it.

9. Security

Data in transit is encrypted with HTTPS/TLS. Server data is held in Supabase’s hosted infrastructure with row-level access controls. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure, but we keep the data footprint deliberately small to limit exposure.

10. Changes to this policy

If we change this policy, we will update the "Last updated" date above and note significant changes in the app’s release notes. The current version is always available in the app (Settings → Privacy Policy) and at our public policy page.

11. Contact

Questions, deletion requests, or concerns: email aryanmadire1303@gmail.com. Kindredly is operated by Aryan Madire.