Policy · Data Collection
Data Collection Policy
Last updated: July 4, 2026 · Effective: July 4, 2026
This policy is a detailed reference for Section 2 (What Information We Collect) of our Privacy Policy. Where the Privacy Policy summarizes our practices in plain language, this page itemizes the exact data categories, their source, and the specific purpose each serves.
1.Overview
We collect only what is needed to operate the Platform, personalize your experience, keep it safe, and meet legal obligations. We do not collect data for advertising profiles, and we do not sell any of it - see our Data Sharing Policy.
2.Account & Profile Data
| Field | Required? | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Name, username, email, password | Required | Create and secure your account, let others find you |
| Phone number | Optional | Alternative login/recovery, account verification |
| Date of birth, gender | Optional | Age-appropriate experience, personalization |
| Bio, website, location text, interests, categories | Optional | Build your public profile, personalize recommendations |
| Social links (Instagram, YouTube, X, etc.) | Optional | Displayed on your profile if you add them |
3.Content & Messages
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Videos, images, stories, sounds, captions, hashtags | Hosting, display, recommendation and moderation |
| Comments and reactions | Enable social interaction and moderation |
| Direct messages (text, image, video, audio, voice notes, documents) | Delivery and conversation history across devices |
| Call metadata (participants, duration, status) | Call history in your inbox; the call itself is peer-to-peer and not recorded |
4.Usage & Behavioural Data
| Signal | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Watch duration, position reached, replays, completions | Rank your For You feed; can be disabled in Content Preferences |
| Likes, saves, shares, comments, follows | Personalization and public engagement counts |
| Search terms | On-device only for your recent searches; not stored on our servers |
| Inferred interests (categories, hashtags, creators) | Personalized recommendations; dismissing a suggestion refines this |
| Profile views | Powers the reciprocal Profile Views feature; can be disabled in Privacy Settings |
5.Device & Technical Data
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| IP address | Security and rate limiting; stored as a one-way hash where only statistics are needed |
| Browser/user agent, app version, device platform | Compatibility, debugging and security |
| Random device identifier | Rate limiting and fraud prevention - not a persistent advertising ID |
| Push notification token | Delivering notifications you've enabled; only if you grant permission |
| Session and sign-in records | Let you review and revoke active sessions in Settings → Security |
6.Location Data
We derive your approximate countryfrom your IP address at the network level, using Cloudflare's edge network signals with an optional local database lookup as a fallback - never a third-party geolocation service, and never GPS or device-precise location. Any location shown on your profile or in a post is text you typed in yourself, optionally looked up through OpenStreetMap's public place search while you type.
7.Data From Other Sources
| Source | What we receive |
|---|---|
| Google / Apple Sign-In | Name, email address, and confirmation the email is verified - nothing else |
| Other users | Content that mentions or tags you, subject to your tagging permissions |
8.What We Deliberately Don't Collect
We do not collect precise GPS location, we do not use third-party advertising or analytics trackers, we do not store your payment card or bank details (payment processors handle those directly), and we do not record your voice or video calls. Where a data point is not essential to a feature, we don't ask for it.
Questions about any category above: [email protected].