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Last updated: February 14, 2025
Chortle ("we", "our", "us") is a social video app where friends create and share fun stories. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
When you sign up, we collect:
Chortle requests access to your device's camera and microphone solely to record video performances of stories. We never access your camera or microphone without your explicit permission, and only during active recording sessions.
Recorded videos are uploaded to Cloudinary, a third-party cloud hosting service, for storage and delivery. Videos are associated with the chortle they were recorded for and are accessible to the sender and recipient.
When you create and share a chortle, we store the story content, recipient information, and sharing metadata in Google Firebase Firestore.
We store your friend connections, friend requests, and related interaction data to enable the social features of the app.
If you enable push notifications, we store a device token via Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) to deliver notifications when friends send you chortles or respond to yours.
We use Firebase Analytics to collect anonymous usage data such as which features are used and general app performance. This helps us improve the app. We do not track your precise location.
We use the following third-party services:
We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes. Data is only shared with the third-party services listed above as necessary to operate the app.
Your data is retained as long as your account is active. You can request deletion of your account and associated data by contacting us. When you delete your account, we will remove your profile, friend connections, and shared data from our systems.
Chortle is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can remove it.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes through the app.
If you have questions about this privacy policy or your data, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@letschortle.com
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