Trust
KinPod helps people build real relationships through real-world experiences. That only works if you trust us with your information. This policy explains, in plain language, what we collect, who can see it, and what you control.
Last updated August 22, 2026
The short version
KinPod is intended for adults. You must be at least 18 years old to create an account or use member features. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we learn that we have, we will delete the account and its data. If you believe a minor has created an account, contact us at hello@joinkinpod.com.
KinPod does not run background or continuous location tracking. There is no always-on location collection, no geofencing, and no location history built from your device.
Expired check-in records are retained in our database as part of your participation history (for example, to build your Journey and to show organizers when their community was last active). They stop being visible as live presence when they expire.
Community organizers and partner businesses get tools to understand and care for their own community. Today those tools show:
Organizers cannot read your private messages, see your private profile details, see your email, see activity in other communities, or see your Journey. We do not give businesses access to private individual conversations.
We send in-app notifications and, if you enable them, web push notifications. To deliver push notifications we store the push subscription your browser generates (an endpoint URL and encryption keys). You can turn notifications on or off, by category, in Settings → Notifications, and you can revoke permission in your browser at any time.
Like any web service, our hosting and database providers process technical information such as IP address, browser type, and request logs to serve pages, prevent abuse, and enforce rate limits. We use a hashed form of IP address for rate limiting on a few public forms.
Our analytics are first-party only. We record a small set of product events (for example, that a call-to-action was viewed or a form was submitted), the page path, an A/B variant, and a random session identifier stored in your browser. These are written to our own database. We do not use Google Analytics, advertising pixels, marketing trackers, or third-party behavioral advertising SDKs.
Browser storage we use:
We use a small number of providers to run KinPod. They process data on our instructions and are not permitted to use it for their own purposes:
KinPod does not currently use AI models to generate content or to make decisions about members. Some features are automated in ordinary ways — reminders, milestone detection for your Journey, and rate limiting — but there is no automated decision-making that produces legal or similarly significant effects. If we add AI-assisted features, we will update this policy first.
We share information with other members as described in "Who can see what," with the service providers listed above, and where required by law or to protect the rights and safety of members and the public. We may share information in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, in which case we will notify you.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. KinPod's business is not built on monetizing members' personal data.
Access to data is enforced at the database level with row-level security, so members can only read what they are entitled to read. Sensitive operations run on our servers with authorization checks and rate limits. Data is encrypted in transit. No system is perfectly secure, but we take these controls seriously and review them regularly.
We keep account and content data while your account is active. Messages you delete are removed from view and their content is cleared. Check-in and presence records stop being visible after 3 hours but the underlying participation history is retained. Analytics events, moderation records, and security logs are retained for a limited period for product, safety, and legal purposes.
Deleting your account is permanent and cannot be undone. Here is exactly what we do:
If you own a pod, you'll be asked to transfer it to another member or remove it first, so the community isn't left without an owner.
If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information we collect and how we use it, to request deletion or correction, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights. The categories we collect are described above: identifiers (email, account ID), account and profile information, commercial-free product usage information, internet activity information (first-party product analytics), and approximate location (a city you select, or one derived on your device from a location permission you grant).
We have not sold personal information and have not shared personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18, so we do not sell or share the personal information of minors. To exercise your rights, email hello@joinkinpod.com.
We will update this page when our practices change and revise the "last updated" date. For material changes we will give notice in the app. New features that involve shared physical presence will get their own privacy and safety review, and will be opt-in.
Privacy questions: hello@joinkinpod.com. General support: hello@joinkinpod.com. KinPod is the operator of this service.
