Kik — Messaging & Chat App

  • Data collected


    • Account management
      • Personal info
        • Email address
          Your email address.
        • Name
          How you refer to yourself, such as your first or last name, or nickname.
        • User IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.

    • Advertising or marketing
      • Device or other IDs
        • Device or other IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

    • Analytics
      • App info & performance
        • Crash logs
          Crash data from the app. For example, the number of times the app has crashed on the device or other information directly related to a crash.
        • Diagnostics
          Information about the performance of the app on the device. For example, battery life, loading time, latency, framerate, or any technical diagnostics.
        • Other app performance data
          Any other app performance data not listed here.
      • Device or other IDs
        • Device or other IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

    • App functionality
      • App activity
        • App interactions
          Information about how you interact with the app. For example, the number of times you visit a page or sections you tap on.
        • In-app search history
          Information about what you have searched for in the app.
        • Other user-generated content
          Any other content you generated that is not listed here, or in any other section. For example, bios, notes, or open-ended responses.
      • App info & performance
        • Crash logs
          Crash data from the app. For example, the number of times the app has crashed on the device or other information directly related to a crash.
        • Diagnostics
          Information about the performance of the app on the device. For example, battery life, loading time, latency, framerate, or any technical diagnostics.
        • Other app performance data
          Any other app performance data not listed here.
      • Contacts
        • Contacts
          Information about your contacts, such as contact names, message history, and social graph information like usernames, contact recency, contact frequency, interaction duration, and call history.
      • Location
        • Precise location
          Yours or your device's physical location within an area less than 3 square kilometers.
      • Messages
        • Other in-app messages
          Any other types of messages. For example, instant messages or chat content.
      • Personal info
        • Email address
          Your email address.
        • Phone number
          Your phone number.
        • User IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an identifiable person. For example, an account ID, account number, or account name.
      • Photos & videos
        • Photos
          Your photos.
        • Videos
          Your videos.
      • Device or other IDs
        • Device or other IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

    • Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
      • Device or other IDs
        • Device or other IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

  • Data shared


    • Account management
      • Personal info
        • Email address
          Your email address.

    • Advertising or marketing
      • Personal info
        • Email address
          Your email address.
      • Device or other IDs
        • Device or other IDs
          Identifiers that relate to an individual device, browser, or app. For example, an IMEI number, MAC address, Widevine Device ID, Firebase installation ID, or advertising identifier.

    • App functionality
      • Photos & videos
        • Photos
          Your photos.
        • Videos
          Your videos.

Security Practices


Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Data Types & Linkage


Data collected Data shared
App interactions
Device or other IDs
Other app performance data
Name
Other user-generated content
Contacts
Phone number
Other in-app messages
Photos
Email address
Diagnostics
Precise location
Crash logs
User IDs
In-app search history
Videos

Data Types & Purpose


Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
Advertising or marketing
Account management
App functionality
Analytics
App interactions
Device or other IDs
Other app performance data
Name
Other user-generated content
Contacts
Phone number
Other in-app messages
Photos
Email address
Diagnostics
Precise location
Crash logs
User IDs
In-app search history
Videos