The short version: prompted collects what it needs to run a video-prompt social app — your account info and the content you choose to post. Engagement analytics are opt-in. We never collect your precise location, we don't show third-party ads, and we never sell your data. You can delete your account and data at any time.
Who we are
prompted ("we", "us") is a social app built around creative video prompts: you pick a prompt, record a short video response, and share it with the community. This policy covers the prompted mobile app (iOS and Android) and this website, prompted.website.
Questions about this policy? Email promptedmod@gmail.com.
What we collect
Account information
- Email address and password — used to create and sign in to your account. Authentication is handled by Firebase Authentication; we never see or store your password in plain text.
- Google Sign-In (optional) — if you sign in with Google, we receive your email address from Google.
- Display name and profile picture — visible to other users.
- Age confirmation — at sign-up we ask for your date of birth to confirm you're at least 13. The date itself is discarded immediately; we keep only a yes/no flag that you passed the age check.
Content you create
This is a social app, so content you post is visible to other users:
- Video responses you record and publish, and their prompt/duration details
- Comments (and optional image attachments), likes, and emoji reactions
- Global chat messages
- Prompts you submit and votes you cast in the daily prompt game
- Who you follow and who follows you
Drafts and recordings you don't publish stay on your device unless you post them.
Usage and engagement data — only if you opt in
During onboarding (and any time in Settings) you choose whether to share engagement data: things like which posts you view, how much of a video you watch, and what you interact with. We use it to fix bugs, rank your feed, and understand what people enjoy. If you opt out, we don't collect it. Crash reports and app analytics (Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics) are governed by this same choice.
Device data
- Push notification token — if you enable notifications, we store a device token so we can send them. It's removed when you sign out.
- App version and platform — used for compatibility and support.
Your precise location. Your contacts. We also never sell your data and never show third-party advertising. Ever.
How we use your data
- To run the app — hosting your videos, showing your posts to others, powering search, sending the notifications you asked for.
- To personalize your feed — if you opted in to engagement data, we use it to rank which posts you see first.
- To keep the community safe — automated and human content moderation (details below).
- To fix things — crash reports and diagnostics, if you opted in.
Your choices and controls
- Engagement data: opt in or out anytime in Settings inside the app.
- Notifications: control them in Settings or your device's system settings.
- Blocking: block any user to stop seeing their content and stop them interacting with you.
- Your content: delete your own posts anytime in the app.
- Your account: delete it anytime — see account deletion and data deletion.
- Access and correction: you can update your display name, email, and profile picture in the app. For a copy of your data or a correction you can't make yourself, email us.
Content moderation
To keep prompted safe, content goes through moderation processing:
- Every uploaded video and profile picture is automatically scanned for sexual, violent, and otherwise unsafe content (using Google Cloud Vision).
- Text (comments, chat, names, prompt submissions) passes through automated filtering for hateful slurs.
- Human moderators review reports filed by users and may remove content or restrict accounts.
Who we share data with
We share data only with the service providers that make the app work, and only for that purpose:
- Google Firebase — authentication, database, video storage, push notifications, and (if you opted in) analytics and crash reporting
- Google Cloud Vision — automated content-safety scanning of videos and profile pictures
- Algolia — powers in-app search over display names and prompts
- Fly.io — hosts our backend server
Beyond that, we disclose data only if the law requires it, or if it's necessary to protect the safety of our users (for example, reporting child-safety violations to the authorities — see our Child Safety Standards).
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it with advertisers.
How long we keep data
- Account data: kept while your account is active; deleted when your account is deleted.
- Raw engagement events: automatically deleted after 90 days.
- Posts and comments after account deletion: by default they stay up attributed to "[deleted]" with your personal details removed — unless you ask for a full content wipe, which removes them entirely.
- Moderation and report records: may be retained where needed for safety or legal obligations.
Deleting your account or data
You can delete your account directly in the app (Settings → delete account) or request deletion by email — no app required. Full instructions:
Children
prompted is for people 13 and older. We refuse account creation for anyone under 13, and we discard the birth date used for that check. If you believe a child under 13 is using prompted, email promptedmod@gmail.com and we'll investigate and remove the account. See also our Child Safety Standards.
Security
All traffic between the app and our servers is encrypted with HTTPS/TLS. Data is stored with Google Firebase behind authentication and security rules, and access to production data is limited to the people who operate the service. No system is perfectly secure, but if we learn of a breach affecting your data we will notify you as required by law.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy in a meaningful way, we'll update the date at the top of this page and let you know in the app. Continued use of prompted after a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact us
For anything privacy-related — questions, data requests, complaints — email promptedmod@gmail.com. We respond to data requests within 30 days.