gabble — Privacy Policy
gabble (formerly "just-chat"; Google Play package io.pinekey.justchat) is a
global chat app that matches you with people for real-time 1:1 and group conversations,
with profiles, friends, and in-app purchases. Because gabble is a social app, it collects
more data than a typical utility — this policy explains exactly what and why.
TL;DR
- To use gabble you create a profile: email or Google sign-in, plus nickname, date of birth, gender, country, bio, interests, and profile photos.
- Your chat messages, posts, likes, friends, and blocks are stored on our servers.
- Profile photos are automatically screened for explicit content (AWS Rekognition) and hosted on Cloudflare.
- We show ads (Google AdMob), process purchases (Google Play Billing), and use Firebase for push, analytics, and crash reports.
- Data is stored in the United States. gabble is intended for adults.
- You can delete your account in the app (My Page → withdrawal). Some billing records are retained for refund and tax purposes.
01 Who we are
gabble is built and operated by Pinekey, an independent mobile app studio, and is the data controller for the information described here. For any privacy question or request, contact pinekey.dev@gmail.com.
02 Information we collect
Account and profile
- Sign-in. Email and password, or — with Google sign-in — your Google account email and name.
- Profile. Nickname, date of birth (used to determine your age), gender, country (self-selected), bio, interests, and the profile photos you upload. Optionally MBTI and zodiac.
Content and activity
- Content you create. Chat messages, greeting messages, feed posts, and any app reviews/feedback.
- Social activity. Likes, friends and friend requests, profiles you view, users you block, and random-match participation.
- Purchases. When you buy "Gum" (in-app currency) or subscribe, we receive the Google Play purchase token, product ID, order ID, price/currency, and subscription dates from Google Play.
Device and technical
- Your Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) push token, app version, and — via SDKs — advertising ID (GAID), analytics events, and crash diagnostics.
What we do not collect
gabble does not collect precise/GPS location (country is self-selected), contacts, or microphone audio. The only photos we receive are those you choose to upload from your gallery.
03 How your data is stored
- Your account, profile, messages, posts, and social data are stored in databases on Amazon Web Services (AWS), in the United States (N. Virginia region). Profile photos are stored on Cloudflare Images.
- Passwords are stored as salted hashes. Data is transmitted over HTTPS.
- On your device, your profile, recent messages, and session tokens are cached locally.
Retention and deletion
You can delete your account directly in the app: My Page → account withdrawal. Deleting your account removes your profile, photos, and account record. We retain a limited set of data afterward: purchase/subscription receipts (with a minimal snapshot such as email) and your stated deletion reason, for refund, tax, and analytics purposes. Messages you sent in chat rooms that still have other participants may remain visible to them in de-identified form. You can also request deletion by emailing pinekey.dev@gmail.com.
04 Third parties
gabble relies on the following third-party services. We do not sell your personal data.
| Service | Purpose | Data involved |
|---|---|---|
| Google Sign-In | Optional login | Email, profile name |
| Google Play Billing / Play Developer API | Purchases and subscriptions | Purchase token, order ID, product, price |
| Firebase Cloud Messaging | Push notifications | FCM device token |
| Firebase Analytics | Usage analytics | Advertising ID, app events, device info |
| Firebase Crashlytics | Crash diagnostics | Crash logs, device model/OS |
| Google AdMob | In-app ads | Advertising ID (GAID), ad interactions |
| AWS Rekognition | Automatic photo moderation (explicit-content screening) | Your uploaded profile photos (US) |
| Cloudflare Images | Photo hosting and delivery | Your profile photos |
| Amazon Web Services | Hosting and databases (US) | All account, profile, and message data |
These services process data under their own privacy policies (for example, Google's and Cloudflare's). Profile photos are sent to AWS Rekognition for automated explicit-content screening before they are shown to others.
05 Children's privacy
gabble is intended for adults. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect data from anyone under the minimum age required in their country (and under 18 where the service is age-restricted). We collect date of birth at sign-up; if we learn that an underage person has registered, we will remove the account.
06 Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a new "Last updated" date.
07 Contact
Questions or requests, including data deletion: pinekey.dev@gmail.com.