Ki World Privacy Policy
Effective date: June 29, 2026
Last updated: June 29, 2026
Official URL: https://vibemkr.com/kiworld/privacy-policy/
1. Who we are
This Privacy Policy describes how Vibe MKR (also referred to as “Vibe Maker”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, shares, stores, and protects information when you use:
- the Ki World mobile application (also marketed as “Ki: Self-Discovery Journal” or “Ki”);
- related websites and pages under vibemkr.com, including this policy; and
- our backend services that power the app.
Data controller: Vibe MKR (“Vibe Maker”)
Website: https://vibemkr.com
Support: support@vibemkr.com
This policy is designed to meet transparency requirements of the Apple App Store, Google Play, and applicable privacy laws. It should be read together with our Terms of Use.
2. Scope
This policy applies to personal and device information we process through Ki World. It does not apply to third-party websites, app stores, or services that we do not control (for example, Apple App Store, Google Play, or sign-in providers), except to explain how Ki World interacts with them.
3. What Ki World is (and is not)
Ki World is a wellness and self-reflection app. It helps you journal mood, build daily balance rituals, explore symbolic energy themes, read personalized reflection content, and optionally connect lightly with friends (“Circle”).
Important — please read carefully:
Ki World is for personal reflection and general wellness support only. It is not:
- medical, psychological, psychiatric, or therapeutic advice;
- a diagnosis, treatment, cure, or prevention tool for any condition;
- a substitute for professional healthcare or emergency services;
- fortune telling, astrology-as-prediction, prophecy, or guaranteed forecasting of your future;
- financial, legal, relationship, career, or safety advice;
- a source of real-world weather, location-based forecasts, or environmental monitoring.
All suggestions, scores, metaphors, visuals, and AI-generated text in Ki World — including Ki Weather, facet insights, compatibility scores, weekly reports, and Day Master mirror content — are symbolic and reflective. They are meant to support self-awareness and journaling, not to tell you what will happen or what you must do.
If you are in crisis or need urgent help, contact local emergency services or a qualified professional immediately.
4. Information we collect
We collect information in three ways: (a) you provide it, (b) it is generated through your use of the app, and (c) we receive it from third parties or your device.
4.1 Account and identity information
Depending on how you sign in, we may collect:
| Data | Examples | When collected |
|---|---|---|
| Email address | Your email or Apple private relay email | Email sign-up, Google/Apple sign-in, account linking |
| Name / display name | Name you enter or receive from a sign-in provider | Registration, profile, onboarding |
| Authentication credentials | Hashed password (email accounts only) | Email registration |
| Account identifiers | Internal user ID, guest flag, referral/connect code | Account creation |
| Sign-in provider data | OAuth tokens/identifiers from Google or Apple | Social sign-in |
| Guest session data | Synthetic guest identifier and stable device install ID | “Continue without sign up” |
Guest accounts: If you use Ki World without signing up, we create a server-backed guest account tied to a stable device install identifier. Guest data can sync to our servers (mood, profile, progress, Circle) the same way as registered accounts, and may be migrated when you later link Apple, Google, or email.
We use Sign in with Apple (iOS), Google Sign-In (iOS/Android/Web where available), email and password, and guest access.
4.2 Profile, birth, and blueprint information
To personalize reflection content, you may provide:
- Birth date (required for core personalization)
- Optional birth time (12 two-hour blocks or “unknown”)
- Gender (male, female, or prefer not to say)
- Display name and avatar preset
- Wellness goals / paths (for example, peace, self-insight, relationships, career, timing)
- Derived profile data: personality archetype, dominant element (Ngũ Hành / Five Elements framing), blueprint sections, and time-block energy themes
This information is used to generate symbolic in-app content. It is not used to provide clinical assessments or predictive readings about your life outcomes.
4.3 Wellness activity and journaling data
Through your use of Ki World, we may collect or generate:
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| Mood check-ins | Mood level (e.g., fresh, focused, calm, tired, restless), date, timezone offset |
| Rituals & habits | Everyday ritual completions, daily balance missions, habit streaks, task IDs |
| Progress & rewards | Wellness level, XP, Ki balance, earn ledger, streaks, contribution calendar |
| Intentions | Daily intention selections (e.g., calm, focus, confidence) |
| Reports | Weekly wellness summaries, 7-day overviews, season/month progress, badges, stamps |
| Factor insights | Aggregated correlations between rituals/elements and mood patterns (sample sizes, confidence) |
| Engagement | App-open days, first-open date, feature unlock state, onboarding completion |
| Local preferences | Reminder hour, season reminder toggles, UI preferences (stored on device and/or synced) |
4.4 Facets, Ki dedications, persona, and AI reflection content
Ki World includes a Facets experience and related persona / Day Master mirror content. To generate reflective essays and short mirror text, we may process:
- Your wellness activity (for example, mood days in the last 7 days, rituals completed this week, wellness level, Ki balance, gender)
- Your birth profile context (birth date, optional birth hour, archetype / Day Master framing, element balance)
- Facet branch, slot, dedication level, and reflection depth when you use Ki dedications or open facet insights
This processing produces text for you to read and reflect on. It does not constitute advice, instruction, or a prediction about your future. AI outputs may be cached on our servers per user and content slot to improve performance and reduce repeat generation.
Wellness gate: Some deeper facet content may only appear after minimum mood and ritual engagement (for example, several mood days and ritual completions in a week), so the app can base reflections on meaningful activity — not to judge or diagnose you.
4.5 Ki Weather and visual metaphors (not real weather)
Ki Weather and related home/island visuals are in-app symbolic metaphors. They reflect elemental themes, time-of-day bands, mood/ritual-derived balance, and birth-derived framing.
We do not:
- collect GPS or precise location for weather;
- call third-party weather APIs;
- display live outdoor conditions, forecasts, or meteorological data.
Any “sunny,” “cloudy,” “rain,” or similar labels in reports or home scenes are metaphorical mood/energy presentation, not real-world weather.
4.6 Circle (light social) data
If you use Circle, we may process:
- Connect code and connection list (up to the app’s connection limit)
- Shared with friends: display name, avatar preset, archetype, element, today’s mood status, wellness streak summary, Circle activity, and compatibility/resonance scores (symbolic wellness framing — not relationship verdicts)
- Social actions: cheers, Ki shares, friend requests, activity feed entries
- Privacy preferences and confirmation choices before sharing
We do not share with connected friends: your email, full birth date, or birth hour (as stated in-app at connection time).
You may also add local-only people entries stored on your device without a server friend link.
4.7 Purchases and subscriptions (Ki World Plus)
If you subscribe to Ki World Plus or other in-app products:
- We receive purchase status, product identifiers, subscription period, renewal/expiry information, and transaction/receipt identifiers from Apple (App Store) or Google (Google Play).
- We do not receive or store your full payment card number. Payment processing is handled by the app store provider.
Plus status may unlock: full weekly and factor reports, full season recap, expanded everyday rituals, deeper persona/facet archive, full Day Master mirror text, Plus AI insights, and related milestones — as described in-app at purchase time.
4.8 Device, technical, and usage information
We may automatically collect:
- Device type, operating system, app version, and language settings
- IP address and general network information (for API security and service delivery)
- App interaction and diagnostic logs (for example, API errors, performance events)
- Device timezone offset (sent with mood/wellness APIs to align dates)
- Analytics events on release iOS/Android builds via Firebase Analytics (Google Analytics 4), such as:
- screen views (mapped from in-app navigation paths),
- sign-up method,
- purchase events (transaction ID, product ID, value, currency).
Analytics is disabled in debug builds and not used on web in the current app configuration.
We use a stable device install identifier in secure device storage to support guest account binding and account recovery on the same device.
4.9 Information processed by AI (Google Gemini)
Our servers may send relevant context to Google Gemini (large language model APIs operated by Google) to generate in-app text, including:
- Facet insight essays and Day Master mirror copy
- Weekly guidance and factor insight summaries (often Plus-gated)
- Mood-related or season-related reflection snippets where AI is enabled
Context may include wellness metrics, birth profile framing, facet/slot identifiers, and recent activity summaries — not your payment details or sign-in passwords.
We use AI output only to deliver app functionality under our instructions and provider terms. We do not use your content to train a public model on your behalf.
4.10 In-app notifications (not push)
Ki World may show an in-app notification inbox (for example, purchase confirmations) and store local reminder preferences from onboarding (enabled/disabled and preferred hour).
Ki World does not currently use Apple Push Notification service (APNs), Firebase Cloud Messaging, or similar OS push notification systems. Onboarding “daily reminder” preferences are stored locally and do not by themselves request notification permission.
4.11 Export and sharing
- Weekly / overview share: You may copy text summaries to your clipboard; shared text includes a self-reflection disclaimer.
- Photo library (iOS): If you save exported images, the app may request Photo Library (Add Only) permission.
- iCloud / Files (iOS): Legacy document export flows may exist for disabled/non-shipped features; the wellness shell does not rely on iCloud for core journaling.
We do not upload your photo library or camera content in the current wellness app.
4.12 Permissions summary
| Permission | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Internet / network access | Sync data, AI content, purchases, Circle |
| Photo Library (Add Only) (iOS, when used) | Save exported images you choose to save |
| iCloud / Files (iOS, legacy/export flows if enabled) | Save documents you export |
Ki World does not request camera, microphone, contacts, HealthKit / Health Connect, or location/GPS permissions in the wellness app.
4.13 Support communications
If you contact us, we collect the information you provide (for example, email address, message content, and troubleshooting details).
5. How we use information
We use information to:
- Provide the service — accounts (including guest), mood journaling, rituals, Journey/Home/Facets experiences, Ki Weather visuals, reports, Circle, and subscriptions.
- Personalize reflection content — symbolic insights, facet essays, compatibility framing, season progress, and archetype-based suggestions based on your wellness activity and profile context.
- Operate AI features — generate reflective text via Gemini; cache results where appropriate.
- Process payments — verify App Store / Google Play purchases and manage Ki World Plus access.
- Maintain security — prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access; enforce our Terms.
- Improve the app — analytics, debugging, and product development (aggregated or de-identified where possible).
- Communicate with you — respond to support requests and send service-related notices.
- Comply with law — meet legal obligations and respond to lawful requests.
We do not use your data to provide real-world weather, medical treatment recommendations, or predictions about future events.
Legal bases (where applicable, e.g., GDPR): performance of a contract; legitimate interests (security, improvement, analytics with appropriate safeguards); consent where required; and legal obligation.
6. How we share information
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only as described below.
6.1 Service providers (processors)
| Provider | Role | Typical data involved |
|---|---|---|
| Railway | API hosting | Account, wellness, facet AI requests, purchase verification |
| Supabase | Database and file storage | Account, wellness, facet cache; public wellness asset CDN |
| Google (Gemini API) | AI text generation | Wellness + birth-context payloads for insights |
| Google (Firebase Analytics) | Product analytics | Usage and purchase events on mobile release builds |
| Apple | Sign in with Apple; App Store billing | Authentication and purchase data |
| Google Sign-In; Google Play billing (Android) | Authentication and purchase data |
These providers process data on our behalf subject to their terms and our instructions.
6.2 Circle (connected friends)
When you connect with friends, limited profile and wellness status information is visible to those connections, as described in Section 4.6 and in-app before you confirm sharing.
6.3 Legal and safety
We may disclose information if reasonably necessary to comply with law, enforce our Terms, protect users and the public, or address fraud and security issues.
6.4 Business transfers
Information may transfer in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, subject to this policy or successor notice.
7. International data transfers
We and our service providers may process information in countries other than where you live. Where required, we use appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses or equivalent mechanisms.
8. Data retention
| Data type | Typical retention |
|---|---|
| Account and wellness data | While your account is active |
| Facet AI cache | While useful for performance, tied to account lifecycle |
| Deleted account data | Removed or anonymized within a reasonable period after confirmed deletion, except limited backups/legal holds |
| Purchase records | As needed for billing, tax, fraud prevention, and subscription history |
| Analytics logs | Per Firebase/Google retention settings |
| Support records | As needed to resolve inquiries |
When you delete your account, we delete or de-identify associated app account data, subject to Section 12.
9. Security
We use measures designed to protect information, including HTTPS/TLS for API traffic, access controls on backend systems, and secure token storage on mobile devices where supported.
No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. You are responsible for safeguarding your device and sign-in credentials.
10. Your choices and rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, export, restrict, or object to certain processing, and to withdraw consent where applicable.
10.1 In-app account deletion (Google Play requirement)
Profile / Settings → Delete account
This permanently deletes your account and associated server data (guest or signed-in), subject to retention exceptions in Section 12.
10.2 Web account deletion request (Google Play requirement)
If you cannot access the app:
https://vibemkr.com/kiworld/account-deletion/
We may ask you to verify account ownership before processing deletion.
10.3 Analytics choices
- iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security (system controls may limit certain analytics).
- Android: Google and device privacy settings may limit identifiers used by analytics SDKs.
10.4 Exercising rights
Contact support@vibemkr.com with subject “Privacy Request — Ki World”. We aim to respond within applicable legal timeframes.
11. Children’s privacy
Ki World is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the minimum age required in your jurisdiction).
Because the app collects birth date and mood/wellness data, parents and guardians should supervise use by teens.
If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact support@vibemkr.com.
12. Account deletion and data that may be retained
When you delete your account, we delete or anonymize personal data linked to your account, except we may retain limited information where necessary to:
- complete an active subscription period or resolve billing disputes (cancel subscriptions in App Store / Google Play settings);
- comply with legal, tax, accounting, or anti-fraud obligations;
- maintain security logs and enforce our Terms;
- hold data in encrypted backups for a limited time until backups rotate.
Temporary deactivation does not qualify as deletion.
13. Wellness, AI, and metaphor content — privacy note
This section complements Section 3:
- Facet insights combine your wellness activity with birth-profile framing (including Day Master / archetype context) to produce readable reflection text. The inputs are used only to personalize that experience for you.
- Compatibility / resonance scores in Circle are derived from symbolic element framing and shared wellness signals — they are not shared as medical or relationship professional assessments.
- Ki Weather uses no location or weather API data; see Section 4.5.
- None of the above is intended to infer sensitive health conditions for advertising or sale of data.
14. Third-party links and app stores
Ki World may link to third-party pages (for example, Apple’s standard EULA). Purchases through Apple or Google are subject to those platforms’ terms and refund rules.
15. California privacy notice (CCPA/CPRA summary)
California residents may have rights to know, delete, correct, and opt out of sale/sharing for cross-context behavioral advertising.
We do not sell or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are commonly defined.
Categories collected (last 12 months): identifiers; customer records; commercial information (subscriptions); internet/electronic activity; inferences (wellness personalization); sensitive personal information (birth date/time, gender, mood/wellness activity — used to provide app features, not for unrelated profiling).
Contact support@vibemkr.com.
16. European Economic Area, UK, and Switzerland (GDPR summary)
- Controller: Vibe MKR (Vibe Maker)
- Automated decision-making: Ki World uses AI to generate reflective text but does not make solely automated decisions with legal or similarly significant effects on you.
- Rights: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and complaint to a supervisory authority.
Contact support@vibemkr.com.
17. Vietnam and other regions
If you use Ki World from Vietnam or other countries, you may have additional rights under local law. Contact us to exercise applicable rights.
18. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post updates at the official URL above and revise the “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated in-app or by email where appropriate.
19. Contact us
Vibe MKR (Vibe Maker)
Website: https://vibemkr.com
Email: support@vibemkr.com
Privacy Policy: https://vibemkr.com/kiworld/privacy-policy/
Terms of Use: https://vibemkr.com/kiworld/terms-of-use/
This document is provided for operational and store-review purposes. Vibe MKR recommends review by qualified legal counsel before publication.