Kik — Messaging & Chat App

  • 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.

  • 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.

Security Practices


Data is encrypted in transit

You can request that data be deleted

Data Types & Linkage


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

Data Types & Purpose


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