Privacy Policy

This policy explains what .takes collects, why, and the choices you have.

What we collect

Anonymous voting: we issue a signed device token (a cookie on the web, stored securely in the app) so we can count one vote per person without an account. It isn’t linked to your identity.

Accounts (for commenting/posting): a display name, and either an email + password or the basic profile (name, email, avatar) from Google/Facebook if you choose social sign-in. Passwords are stored only as salted hashes.

Content & activity: the takes, comments, votes, upvotes, reports, and blocks you create.

How we use it

To run the Service — show live results, attribute your posts, enforce one vote per person, power your profile and history, and keep the community safe (moderation, rate limiting, abuse prevention).

Sharing

We don’t sell your personal data. We share it only with service providers who help us operate (e.g. hosting and database), and when required by law.

Your rights

You can export all your data as JSON and permanently delete your account and content at any time from your profile. Depending on where you live (e.g. GDPR/CCPA), you may have additional rights to access, correct, or restrict processing — contact us to exercise them.

Retention

We keep your account data until you delete your account. Aggregate, de-identified vote tallies may be retained.

Children

The Service isn’t directed to children under 13.

Contact

Privacy questions? Contact us at privacy@takes.app.