Privacy Policy
Effective November 9, 2026.
KinChronicle is a family photo archive. Parents capture and curate photos on their own phone. The archive is kept until it is handed to their child.
On-device biometrics
KinChronicle processes all facial recognition and biometric vector calculations 100% locally on the user's hardware device. No biometric data or raw family photos are ever shared with or processed by third-party cloud machine learning APIs. Data is uploaded securely via encrypted connections directly to private cloud storage vaults solely for user backup preservation.
Face matching uses Apple Vision and Core ML on iPhone, and Google ML Kit plus an on-device model on Android. Face identifiers stay in the local database on the phone. They are not sent to KinChronicle or to a machine-learning vendor.
What leaves the phone
- Compressed photos and videos you choose to archive, sent over HTTPS to your private object-storage vault (Backblaze B2 or Wasabi) for backup.
- Account sign-in handled by the platform you pick (Apple or Google).
- Subscription status handled by Apple, Google, and RevenueCat so the app can apply your storage tier. Payment card numbers stay with Apple or Google.
Storage tiers
The free vault pauses uploads at 5 GB. Growth is 200 GB. 18-Year Legacy is 2 TB and includes the eighteenth-birthday handoff. Prices are shown in the app and charged by Apple or Google.
Children
A parent or guardian creates the account and decides what is saved. KinChronicle does not sell personal information.
Contact
Questions: open an issue at github.com/naveenkankanala9/kin-capsule.