Privacy Policy

Effective August 21, 2026 · Ikikata is in beta, and this page is kept in sync with what the product actually does — it will be updated as the product evolves.

Who we are

Ikikata (ikikata.app) is built and run by an independent developer. For anything privacy-related, email contact@ikikata.app.

What we collect

• Your account. Your email address. Passwords are handled by a dedicated authentication service — we never see or store your password itself.
• What you create. Journal entries, reflections, tasks and habits, goals and quests, and profile details (handle, timezone, theme). This is the point of the app — it only works if it can store what you write.
• What you tell us when you start. The answers you give during setup — the parts of life you want to look at, how much journaling you’ve done before, what’s on your mind, what you want from this, the goal you write for the next six months, and the pace you pick. They are kept as your profile so the app doesn’t start from nothing, and you can delete them with your account.
• Diagnostics. Server error reports and request logs, used only to keep the service running and fix bugs.

What we don’t collect: no analytics trackers, no advertising cookies, no location data, no contact lists.

How AI features use your data

Ikikata’s core features — the mentor that responds to your journal, quest generation from your goals, skill detection — work by sending the relevant text to third-party AI providers. We use paid API tiers whose terms do not permit the provider to train models on your data. Your content is never sold, and never shared for advertising. Our Safety page explains what the AI features do when writing mentions self-harm.

Where your data lives

Your data is stored with established managed cloud providers, and invite/waitlist emails are sent through a transactional email service. We keep the list of specific providers private as a security measure, but a current list is available on request at contact@ikikata.app.

Cookies

We use essential session cookies only — the ones that keep you signed in. There are no tracking or third-party cookies.

Deleting your data

Settings → Danger Zone deletes your account and everything in it — journal entries, tasks, quests, character, all of it — immediately and permanently. It is a hard delete, not a deactivation. You can also email contact@ikikata.app and we’ll do it for you.

Exporting your data

Settings → Your data → Download my data gives you one file with everything in your account — journal entries, tasks, goals, stats, all of it. If anything goes wrong, email contact@ikikata.app and we’ll send you a copy instead.

Age

Ikikata is for adults. You confirm you are 18 or older when you create an account, and we keep a record that you did. We don’t knowingly collect data from anyone under 18.

Setup asks your age. If the answer is under 18, the account is put on hold straight away — before any journal entry is written or sent to an AI provider — and you are told so. Your age itself is never stored; the only thing recorded is that the answer was under 18. A person then looks at it: if it was a typo, the hold is lifted, and if the account really is a minor’s, it is deleted along with everything in it.

Changes to this policy

When this page changes, the effective date above changes with it. Material changes during the beta will also be mentioned in the emails we send you.