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Kaiwa Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 17-Aug-2026 · Effective Date: 17-Aug-2026

Kaiwa is a communication and social-connect platform operated by THINKNBUILD, a proprietorship enterprise registered in India.

This Privacy Policy explains how THINKNBUILD (“THINKNBUILD”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, stores, protects and otherwise processes information when you use Kaiwa, including the Kaiwa website, web application, mobile applications, features and related services (collectively, the “Services”).

By creating an account or using Kaiwa, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

1. About Kaiwa

Kaiwa is designed to help people connect, communicate and share through digital conversations.

Depending on the version and features available to you, Kaiwa may provide:

  • Individual conversations
  • Contacts and contact discovery
  • Username-based discovery
  • Profiles
  • Stories
  • Groups
  • Calls
  • Notifications
  • Privacy controls
  • Security controls, including two-factor verification
  • AI-enabled features where made available

Kaiwa is initially offered in India. Availability in other countries or jurisdictions may be introduced in the future.

2. Who We Are

The Kaiwa Services are operated by:

THINKNBUILD — Organisation Type: Proprietorship
Registered Office: Flat/Door/Block No. 89, Prem Nagar 2nd, Kirari, Block D, Tripathi Enclave, Delhi, North West, Delhi – 110086, India

Privacy: [email protected]
Support: [email protected]
Security: [email protected]
Grievance: [email protected]
Legal/IP: [email protected]

Kaiwa's Grievance Officer is Rahul Singh, Founder.

3. Information We Collect

We collect information that is necessary to create accounts, provide communication services, maintain security, operate Kaiwa and comply with applicable law.

3.1 Account Information

When you create a Kaiwa account, we may collect:

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Password or authentication credentials
  • Account identifiers
  • Username, where created
  • Profile information
  • Account creation information

Your password should not be stored by us in plain text. Authentication credentials are expected to be processed using appropriate security practices.

3.2 Profile Information

Kaiwa allows you to create and manage a personal profile. Depending on the features available, profile information may include:

  • Profile photo
  • Username
  • Display name
  • About information
  • Mood
  • Status
  • Phone number
  • Other profile information that you voluntarily provide

Some profile information can be controlled through Kaiwa's privacy settings, for example controls relating to visibility of:

  • Last seen
  • Online status
  • Profile photo
  • Phone number
  • About
  • Mood

3.3 Contact Information

If you use Kaiwa's contact-related functionality, we may process information necessary to:

  • Find people by username or name
  • Match contacts
  • Sync phone contacts, where you choose to use that functionality
  • Allow people to find you using your phone number, where enabled
  • Allow you to share your Kaiwa profile

Where device contact access is requested, the applicable permission and processing is explained to you through the relevant product interface.

3.4 Communication Information

Kaiwa processes information required to provide communication services, which may include:

  • Messages
  • Conversation information
  • Group information
  • Call-related information
  • Stories or other content you choose to share
  • Information associated with the delivery of communications

Kaiwa currently does not provide end-to-end encryption (E2EE). Accordingly, users should not assume that messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. Kaiwa uses HTTPS/WSS and related transport-security mechanisms to protect communications while transmitted between supported clients and servers.

3.5 Device and Technical Information

We may collect technical information necessary to operate, secure and troubleshoot the Services, including:

  • IP address
  • Browser information
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Application version
  • Session information
  • Network information
  • Security and authentication information
  • Error and diagnostic information
  • Device/session identifiers

3.6 Device and Session Information

Kaiwa provides account-management functionality that may allow you to review and manage active sessions or devices, processed to:

  • Maintain authenticated sessions
  • Protect accounts
  • Detect suspicious activity
  • Allow users to sign out other sessions
  • Maintain platform security

3.7 Calls

Where Kaiwa calling functionality is enabled, information necessary to establish, maintain, secure and manage calls may be processed. Kaiwa may also process call-related notification and technical information necessary to deliver the service. The exact handling of call audio/video content depends on the technical architecture of the relevant calling feature.

3.8 Stories and User Content

Where Kaiwa provides Stories or similar functionality, information and content you choose to publish may be processed and displayed according to the audience and privacy controls available through Kaiwa. You remain responsible for the content you choose to upload, publish or share, subject to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.

3.9 Support Communications

When you contact Kaiwa support, we may collect your name, email address, account information, details of your request, attachments or information you voluntarily provide, and technical information required to investigate your issue. We use this information to respond to your request and improve support operations.

4. How We Use Your Information

We may process information for the following purposes:

Providing Kaiwa

  • Create and maintain accounts
  • Authenticate users
  • Enable conversations
  • Deliver messages
  • Manage contacts
  • Provide profiles
  • Enable Stories and groups
  • Provide calling functionality
  • Deliver notifications
  • Provide account settings
  • Provide security features

Account Security

  • Protect accounts
  • Detect suspicious activity
  • Prevent unauthorized access
  • Support two-factor verification
  • Manage active sessions and devices
  • Investigate security incidents
  • Prevent fraud and abuse

Privacy and User Controls

To provide and enforce the privacy choices available within Kaiwa, including controls concerning profile visibility, last seen, online status, phone number, about, mood, read receipts, typing indicators, calls, group invitations, phone-number discovery, and blocked users.

Service Improvement

To maintain reliability, diagnose errors, improve performance, develop new functionality, and protect the integrity of Kaiwa.

Legal and Regulatory Compliance

To comply with applicable law, respond to lawful government or law-enforcement requests, establish or defend legal claims, protect our legal rights, investigate suspected unlawful activity, and meet applicable regulatory obligations.

5. AI Features

Kaiwa may provide or introduce AI-enabled functionality. Because Kaiwa's AI functionality may evolve, the exact categories of information processed by an AI feature will depend on the feature you use.

Where an AI feature processes personal data, Kaiwa will seek to provide appropriate information about what information is processed, why, whether it is shared with an AI service provider, whether it is retained, and the controls available to you.

Kaiwa will not represent that all communications are excluded from AI processing unless that is technically and contractually true. Specific AI features, AI providers, processing locations and retention periods will be documented before the corresponding functionality is launched.

6. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information for advertising purposes. Kaiwa currently does not operate third-party advertising on the platform. We may share information in limited circumstances necessary to operate Kaiwa or comply with law.

Service Providers

We may use third-party providers for infrastructure, hosting, security, communications, technical services, support or other operational purposes. Kaiwa currently uses Hostinger VPS infrastructure. Service providers may process information only as necessary to provide contracted services and subject to applicable contractual and legal requirements.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information where required or permitted by applicable law, including in response to valid legal process, court orders, government requests, law-enforcement requests, regulatory requirements, or emergency situations involving a serious threat to life or safety, where legally permitted.

Protection of Rights and Security

Information may also be disclosed where reasonably necessary to detect or prevent fraud, investigate abuse, protect users, protect Kaiwa systems, enforce our Terms, or establish or defend legal claims.

7. International Data Transfers

Kaiwa is initially intended for users in India. Where personal data is processed or stored outside India, or transferred to a service provider located outside India, such processing will be subject to applicable legal requirements and appropriate safeguards. The locations used for processing will depend on Kaiwa's infrastructure and service providers. Kaiwa will update this Privacy Policy where material changes to international processing require additional disclosure.

8. Data Storage and Retention

Kaiwa stores information for as long as reasonably necessary to provide the Services, maintain accounts, fulfil legitimate operational requirements and comply with applicable legal obligations.

Messages are currently stored while the relevant account and/or conversation data exists. Kaiwa's precise retention periods for messages, deleted accounts, backups, logs and other categories of information are still being formally defined. Accordingly, Kaiwa does not currently promise a specific universal deletion period for every category of information. Once formal retention schedules are established, Kaiwa will publish or incorporate the applicable periods into this Privacy Policy and related data-retention documentation.

Information may be retained for longer where required by applicable law, for security purposes, dispute resolution, fraud prevention or establishment/exercise/defence of legal claims.

9. Deletion of Information

Kaiwa provides an in-app mechanism through which users can request or initiate deletion of their account and associated information (Settings → Delete my account), or without the app via kaiwahq.com/delete-account.

The exact server-side deletion process, including treatment of backups, logs, legal holds and residual technical copies, is subject to the final implementation of Kaiwa's deletion and retention architecture. Where deletion is requested, some information may need to be retained where required or permitted by law or where necessary for security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution or legal compliance. Kaiwa will not claim that every copy of information is immediately and permanently erased unless the technical deletion process supports that statement.

10. Security

Kaiwa takes reasonable technical and organisational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. Current security functionality includes:

  • HTTPS/WSS transport security
  • Account authentication
  • Password protection
  • Two-factor verification
  • Device/session management
  • Privacy controls
  • User blocking
  • Security monitoring and operational controls as applicable

Kaiwa does not currently provide end-to-end encryption (E2EE). No internet-based service can guarantee absolute security. Users should protect their credentials, verification codes and devices and should report suspected security incidents promptly to [email protected].

11. Two-Factor Verification

Kaiwa provides two-factor verification as an additional account-security measure. Where enabled, it provides an additional authentication step intended to reduce the risk of unauthorized account access. Users should keep authentication information confidential and should never share verification codes with another person.

12. Your Privacy Controls

Kaiwa provides users with controls that may allow them to determine who can see certain information and interact with their account. These controls currently include settings relating to:

  • Last seen
  • Online status
  • Profile photo
  • Phone number
  • About
  • Mood
  • Read receipts
  • Typing indicator
  • Who can call you
  • Who can add you to groups
  • Whether people can find you by phone number
  • Blocked users

The availability of specific controls may vary according to the version of Kaiwa and applicable product functionality.

13. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law and the commencement and applicability of relevant provisions, users may have rights concerning their personal data, which may include rights to:

  • Obtain information about processing
  • Access personal information
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Raise a grievance
  • Exercise other rights available under applicable data-protection law

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 establishes a framework for processing digital personal data and provides rights and obligations that are being implemented through the notified DPDP Rules, 2025. The Rules use a phased commencement structure. Kaiwa will provide appropriate mechanisms for exercising applicable rights as the relevant provisions become applicable.

Privacy requests may be sent to [email protected].

14. Children and Minimum Age

Kaiwa is currently intended for individuals aged 13 years or older. The minimum-age requirement and related parental/guardian requirements are subject to review and confirmation by Kaiwa's legal adviser and may be modified to comply with applicable law in particular jurisdictions.

Kaiwa does not knowingly seek to collect personal data from children below the applicable minimum age except where permitted and appropriately authorized by applicable law. If you believe that a child below the applicable minimum age has created an account or provided personal information to Kaiwa, contact [email protected].

15. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Kaiwa's website or application may use cookies or similar technologies where necessary for authentication, session management, security, preferences, functionality, and performance and diagnostics.

Kaiwa currently has no confirmed third-party analytics or advertising systems. If analytics, advertising or other tracking technologies are introduced, Kaiwa will update its applicable disclosures and consent mechanisms where required.

16. Third-Party Services

Kaiwa may rely on third-party infrastructure and service providers to operate the Services. Current infrastructure includes Hostinger VPS. Other third-party services may be introduced as Kaiwa evolves. Where third-party services process personal information on Kaiwa's behalf, Kaiwa will seek to implement appropriate contractual, security and privacy controls. A current subprocessor/service-provider list may be published separately where required or appropriate.

17. Law Enforcement and Government Requests

Kaiwa may receive requests from law-enforcement authorities, courts, regulators or other authorized government bodies. Kaiwa reviews such requests and responds in accordance with applicable law. Where legally permitted, Kaiwa may seek to limit disclosures to information relevant to the lawful request. Kaiwa may also preserve information where legally required or where necessary to comply with a valid legal obligation.

18. Grievance Redressal

Users may raise privacy-related grievances by contacting:

Grievance Officer: Rahul Singh
Designation: Founder
Email: [email protected]

Kaiwa will establish and publish the applicable grievance-handling procedure, including acknowledgement, review and resolution mechanisms, in accordance with applicable law.

19. Data Breaches and Security Incidents

Kaiwa maintains processes for identifying, investigating and responding to security incidents. Where applicable, Kaiwa will take appropriate steps to contain and investigate incidents and make legally required notifications to relevant authorities and/or affected users. Kaiwa also maintains security and incident-response processes having regard to applicable Indian cybersecurity requirements, including applicable CERT-In directions (28 April 2022) addressing cyber-incident reporting, information-security practices and related recordkeeping requirements.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Kaiwa may update this Privacy Policy when the Services change, new features are introduced, data-processing practices change, legal or regulatory requirements change, or security or operational practices change. Where changes are material, Kaiwa will take reasonable steps to provide appropriate notice. The latest version will be published through the Kaiwa website or application.

21. Contact Us

Privacy: [email protected]
Support: [email protected]
Security: [email protected]
Grievance: [email protected]
Legal/IP: [email protected]

THINKNBUILD
Registered Office: Flat/Door/Block No. 89, Prem Nagar 2nd, Kirari, Block D, Tripathi Enclave, Delhi, North West, Delhi – 110086, India.

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