Privacy Policy

Information you give us:name and email address (when you create an account, via email/password or Google Sign-In), profile details (display name, avatar), comments, likes, and chat messages you post, story submissions if you're a creator (title, description, category, video/thumbnail files), and anything you send us directly by email.

Information collected automatically: IP address, browser type, device and operating system, pages visited, viewing history and engagement (likes, comments, watch activity), date and time of visits, referring website, and cookies and similar technologies.

We use it to run and improve the platform (accounts, comments, likes, chat, story submissions), personalize what you see, respond to support requests and grievances, maintain security and prevent abuse or fraud, understand how the site is used, support the platform through advertising once we introduce it (see Section 5), and comply with legal obligations under Indian law.

We use cookies for two purposes today: to keep you signed in (essential/session cookies, via our authentication provider), and to understand site traffic through Google Analytics, which sets its own cookies (e.g. _ga) to distinguish visitors. Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function — logging in, commenting, and liking stories all depend on them.

We are planning to introduce advertising in the near future, which will involve advertising cookies or similar technologies (from us and/or our ad partners) used to deliver and measure ads. We will update this section to name the specific providers before advertising goes live, not after.

You can disable cookies through your browser settings, but this will prevent you from signing in or using account features.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use Kahaniwaala — which pages and stories are viewed, how people arrive at the site, and general device and location information. Google Analytics uses cookies (see Section 3) to do this and operates under Google's own privacy policy. We use this data only in aggregate, to improve Kahaniwaala — not to identify individual visitors.

Kahaniwaala does not currently show advertisements. We plan to introduce advertising, including in-video ads, to help support the platform and pay creators through revenue share.

Once advertising is live:

• Ads may be served by third-party advertising networks, which may use cookies, device identifiers, or similar technologies to deliver and measure ads.
• We will name the specific ad providers we use in this policy before launch.
• We will not sell your personal information to advertisers.
• We will not show targeted or behavioral advertising to users we know to be children (see Section 8).
• Where a provider offers an opt-out or ad-personalization control, we will make that option easy to find.

We do not sell your personal information.

We share information only:

• With service providers that help run the platform — specifically Supabase (our database and authentication provider) and Bunny.net (our video hosting provider). These providers process data only to deliver their service to us, under their own security practices.
• With advertising partners, once we introduce advertising — solely to deliver and measure ads, never to sell your personal information.
• Where required by Indian law or a valid legal request.
• To protect the rights, safety, or property of Kahaniwaala, our users, or the public.
• If Kahaniwaala is ever involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

We take reasonable technical and organizational steps to protect your information. However, no method of transmission or storage over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Kahaniwaala hosts content suitable for a general audience, including children (moral stories, fairy tales, mythology), alongside content intended for older audiences (horror, crime, romance). Anyone can watch public stories without creating an account.

Creating an account (to comment, like, or submit stories) requires you to be at least 18 years old, or to have the consent of a parent or guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent. If we learn that we've collected a child's information without proper consent, we will delete it promptly — contact us at surose.ashish@gmail.com if you believe this has happened.

Once advertising is live on Kahaniwaala, we will not show targeted or behavioral advertising, and will not use tracking for ad-personalization purposes, on content or accounts we know to be used by children.

Our site may link to third-party websites (e.g. a creator's social media). We are not responsible for their privacy practices, and you should review their policies separately.

You may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your account and data
• Withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent
• Raise a complaint about how your data is handled

To exercise any of these rights, email surose.ashish@gmail.com. We'll respond as promptly as we reasonably can.

We keep your information only as long as necessary to provide the service, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. If you delete your account, we will remove your personal data, though some information may be retained where required by law.

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes take effect once posted on this page. Continued use of Kahaniwaala after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Questions, concerns, or something doesn't feel right? Reach out directly:

Website: kahaniwaala.com
Email: surose.ashish@gmail.com

We take every email seriously and will respond as quickly as we can.

By using Kahaniwaala, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Privacy Policy.