Privacy Policy

This policy applies to the PeekShort mobile app and related digital channels.

1) Categories of Data We Collect

• Account data: Email, display name, social login tokens.
• Device/technical data: Device model, OS, app version, language/country, IP-derived approximate location, device/session identifiers.
• Usage data: Episodes watched, engagement events (likes/shares/comments triggers), crash/error logs, performance metrics.
• Transaction data: Coin purchases, episode unlocks, subscription/VIP status, refund/chargeback logs. Card/bank details are not stored in the app.
• Advertising data: Device's advertising identifier (Google Advertising ID) to display advertisements.
• Notifications data: Push token if you opt-in.
• Support data: Support emails and messages.

We do not knowingly request or process sensitive personal data.

2) How We Obtain Data

• Directly from you (registration/contact/preferences).
• Automatically (via in-app SDKs and logs).
• Purchase and subscription status as state updates from the store provider.

3) Purposes & Legal Bases

• Service delivery and contract: Playback, account management, coin/subscription/unlock operations.
• Legitimate interests: Security, fraud and abuse prevention, performance/product improvement, bug fixing.
• Consent: Push notifications, certain analytics.
• Legal obligations: Accounting/tax records and legal requests.

4) Third-Party Service Providers and SDKs

We do not sell your personal data. We use the following third-party service providers and infrastructure categories to operate our application. We ensure they comply with strict data protection standards.

• Firebase (a Google service):
  Purpose: We use Firebase Crashlytics to identify and analyze application crashes for stability improvement. We use Firebase Analytics to understand anonymous user engagement and app performance.
  Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Google AdMob (a Google service):
  Purpose: To display contextual (non-personalized) advertisements within the app, which supports our service. AdMob may collect your device's advertising identifier (GAID).
  Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
• RevenueCat:
  Purpose: To securely process and manage in-app purchases and subscriptions. We do not store your payment card details.
  Privacy Policy: https://www.revenuecat.com/privacy
• Cloud Computing and Database Infrastructure Providers:
  Purpose: We utilize secure global cloud server services to safely store and manage your user accounts, preferences, and application data. Your data is stored in encrypted form and processed solely for the purpose of maintaining the service.
• Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Media Streaming Providers:
  Purpose: We use global CDN and video hosting infrastructures to deliver vertical series content to you quickly, seamlessly, and in high quality (without buffering). These services may process technical connection data (such as IP addresses) to deliver content from the server closest to you.

5) International Transfers

Data may be processed in countries different from your own. Appropriate safeguards are applied in line with applicable law.

6) Retention Periods

• Transaction/unlock and coin records: 10 years.
• App logs and analytics events: 12 months.
• Support correspondence: 24 months.
• Push tokens: Until you disable notifications or uninstall the app.
• Account data: Deleted or anonymized within a reasonable period after account closure (subject to legal retention).

7) Security

Data in transit is encrypted; access is restricted; anomaly monitoring is applied. In case of a suspected breach, notifications are made as required by law.

8) Your Rights

Under KVKK and to the extent applicable (e.g., GDPR), you have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict/oppose processing, portability, and withdraw consent. Contact: [email protected].

9) Children's Privacy

The service is not directed to children under 13. In the EEA, the digital consent age may be 16.

10) Cookies & SDKs

Detailed information about the SDKs (Software Development Kits) used by our third-party service providers, which are necessary for our app to function, is clearly listed in Section 4 ("Third-Party Service Providers and SDKs") of this policy.

11) Third-Party Links

The app may contain links to third-party sites/services. We are not responsible for their content or practices.

12) Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy. Material changes will be communicated in-app or on our site. The latest version will always be available on this page.