1. Introduction
Welcome to Ikiraka ("we", "our", or "us"), accessible at https://ikiraka.com. Ikiraka is a confidential, two-sided gig economy and social networking platform. We are committed to protecting the privacy, security, and integrity of your personal information.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information that you provide directly to us, including:
- Account Information: When you register an account, we collect your email address, username, display name, and password hash.
- Google OAuth Data: When you choose to sign in using Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile avatar from Google to verify your identity and set up your account. We never receive or store your Google account password.
- Profile & User Content: Information you add to your profile (bio, profile picture, location, website link) and content you share on Ikiraka (posts, gig postings, comments, direct messages, and uploaded photos or voice notes).
- Technical & Usage Data: Session cookies, IP address, device type, and browser details used solely for authentication, security monitoring, and session management.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your information exclusively to provide and protect the platform, including:
- Authenticating your access and managing your user session.
- Enabling gig postings, applications, direct messaging, and peer discovery.
- Relaying encrypted live audio and video calls via TURN relays without exposing user IP addresses.
- Detecting, preventing, and addressing fraud, spam, or security threats.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties, advertisers, or data brokers.
4. Google API Services User Data Policy
Ikiraka's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. Information received via Google OAuth is used solely to authenticate your identity and populate your public profile.
5. Third-Party Service Providers
We partner with reputable infrastructure providers to operate Ikiraka securely:
- Supabase: Encrypted PostgreSQL database hosting protected by Row-Level Security (RLS).
- Cloudflare: Edge network proxy, automated TLS 1.3 encryption, DDoS mitigation, and R2 media storage.
- Render: Application server hosting in certified European data centers.
6. Data Retention & Your Rights
You have full control over your personal data. You may edit your profile information, delete posts, or request complete account and data erasure at any time. Upon account deletion, your personal data is permanently purged from our active databases.
7. Security
We protect your data using industry-standard measures: strict TLS 1.3 transit encryption across all web and WebSocket connections, Row-Level Security database policies ensuring users can only access their authorized data, and masked-relay TURN routing for real-time communications.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or privacy inquiries regarding Ikiraka, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]