Last updated 20 October 2026
This explains what personal data KinaQ collects, why, and what rights you have over it. The short version: we collect almost nothing — a random device ID so we can deliver the app — and nothing about what you actually study ever leaves your computer.
KinaQ's card-making — reading a slide, building a Q/A, Cloze, or Image Occlusion card — happens entirely on your own computer, talking only to your own local copy of Anki. Your slide content, the cards you make, and your Anki study data are never sent to us, and we have no way to see them.
What KinaQ collects:
| Data | Why |
|---|---|
| Device ID | A random identifier generated locally by the KinaQ add-in — not derived from your hardware or any personal information. Sent to our server once, when the app is first downloaded, so we can deliver it and tell installs apart. |
| First-use timestamp | When that first download happens, so we can help if something looks wrong. |
That's the complete list. We don't run analytics, don't use tracking or advertising technology, and don't collect anything beyond what's described here.
We use one service provider to run KinaQ, which processes data on our behalf:
We don't sell your data, and we don't share it with anyone for marketing or advertising purposes.
Cloudflare operates global infrastructure, which may process data outside the UK or EEA. Where that happens, it's covered by Cloudflare's own safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses).
We keep device IDs for as long as the service is running, or until you ask us to delete yours (see below).
Under UK GDPR, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these, email kaniq.app@gmail.com. You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) if you think we've mishandled your data.
KinaQ isn't directed at, or knowingly used to collect data from, children under 16.
We may update this policy as KinaQ changes — for example, if paid licences are introduced, in which case we'd also list what's collected at checkout. We'll update the "last updated" date above when we do.
Questions about this policy, or a request relating to your data: kaniq.app@gmail.com