BrowseKind · Privacy Policy

How BrowseKind works

BrowseKind loads supported social-service websites in Apple WKWebView on iPhone or Android System WebView on Android and applies local focus and visibility rules to their page structure. BrowseKind is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by those services.

Website data stored on your device

Web addresses, page structure, and information you enter are processed transiently on the device so Apple WebKit or Android System WebView can display and operate the website. The platform web engine persistently stores cookies, cache, local storage, session storage, and IndexedDB separately for each supported service so you can remain signed in.

The developer does not collect or transmit your usernames, passwords, messages, posts, contacts, browsing history, cookies, or page content. You can clear one service or all website data from BrowseKind Settings.

Third-party social services

Website requests, sign-in details, cookies, and content are sent directly to the service you choose and are governed by that service's terms and privacy policy. BrowseKind cannot control a service's data practices, account decisions, or website availability.

Local BrowseKind data

Pinned services, focus filters, the selected tab, profiles, schedules, and local usage minutes are stored in the app's private storage. If you enable Screen Time, Apple provides opaque tokens for the apps you select; those tokens and your allowed-hours schedule are stored only in the local App Group shared with BrowseKind's Device Activity Monitor extension. BrowseKind cannot identify the selected apps and does not upload Screen Time or usage data. Local data remains until you reset BrowseKind settings or uninstall the app. BrowseKind does not sync social cookies or content.

BrowseKind for Android

BrowseKind for Android uses Android System WebView to display YouTube, Instagram, and X. Logins, cookies, private messages, and page content are processed on the device by WebView and the selected service. They are not sent to a BrowseKind server. BrowseKind has no analytics or advertising SDK and does not create a BrowseKind account.

Filter choices, quiet hours, weekly usage minutes, and app settings remain in local app storage. Google Play Billing processes BrowseKind Plus subscription status; BrowseKind uses that status only to unlock, restore, and acknowledge the subscription.

The optional App Shield feature uses Android Accessibility only to detect when the exact YouTube, Instagram, or X package becomes the foreground app and to open the corresponding BrowseKind session. Screen-content retrieval is disabled. BrowseKind does not read or store screen content, taps, typed text, passwords, messages, or notifications, and sends no Accessibility data to a server. App Shield is off by default and can be revoked at any time in Android settings.

BrowseKind does not proxy traffic, install a VPN, or block, skip, alter, or bypass YouTube video advertising, paywalls, DRM, subscriptions, or paid features. Social services receive their own web traffic under their respective terms and privacy policies.

Users can clear website data and BrowseKind settings in the app, or remove all local data by uninstalling BrowseKind or clearing its Android app storage.

Subscriptions, RevenueCat, and Google Play Billing

Apple processes payment and billing. RevenueCat processes a random anonymous App User ID, purchase and transaction history, product identifiers, entitlement status, and renewal or expiration information to validate, unlock, restore, and measure BrowseKind Plus subscriptions.

BrowseKind does not send RevenueCat your email address, advertising identifier, browsing history, page content, or social-service account information. RevenueCat currently applies to the Apple purchase path; Android version 1 uses Google Play Billing directly and does not include the RevenueCat SDK.

On Android, Google Play processes payment and subscription status. BrowseKind reads that status locally only to unlock, restore, and acknowledge BrowseKind Plus. The legal basis is performance of the subscription contract, limited legitimate interests in fraud prevention and support, and applicable accounting obligations.

Recipients, transfers, and retention

Apple and Google Play act under their own privacy terms. RevenueCat acts as a service provider for the Apple purchase path and may process subscription data on AWS infrastructure in the United States under its data-processing agreement and appropriate transfer safeguards.

Local data remains until you erase it or uninstall the app. Purchase data is retained as needed to provide and restore entitlements, prevent fraud, meet legal obligations, and handle support. Deleting RevenueCat data does not cancel an Apple subscription. Subscriptions must be cancelled in Apple Account or Google Play settings, depending on where they were purchased.

Your rights

Subject to applicable law, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, or portability and may lodge a complaint with the CNIL or your local authority. For a subscription-data request, include the Purchase Support ID shown in BrowseKind Settings, but never send credentials or cookies.

Children, security, and changes

BrowseKind is not directed to children below the minimum age required by the social services they use. Minors must meet each service's age and parental-consent requirements.

BrowseKind uses the Apple or Android app sandbox and the platform's WebKit or WebView data stores and avoids advertising and analytics SDKs in version 1. This policy may be updated when functionality or legal requirements change. Material changes will be reflected here.

Contact

BrowseKind is published by Guillaume Claverie. For privacy questions or requests, email guillaume351.claverie@gmail.com.