Privacy Policy

Summary

Aktib is a community for booking sports venues, organizing open plays, and finding people to play with. We collect the minimum data we need to make those things work, store it securely, and never sell it to advertisers or data brokers.

• We collect: profile info you give us, bookings you make, posts you share, and basic device data.
• We don't sell your data, train ad networks on it, or share it with third parties beyond what's needed to run Aktib.
• You can delete your account from inside the app — Profile → Delete account.

Data we collect

When you sign up, we collect your email, full name, and any optional profile information you provide (username, avatar, phone, home area, sports, skill level, and short bio).

When you use Aktib, we collect data tied to your activity: bookings you create, sessions you join, payments you record, posts you publish, comments and replies, buddy posts you write, photos you attach, messages you send, skill attestations and match logs, and notifications we deliver to you.

On your device, we store a session token, a randomly-generated push notification token (if you opt into push), and a small set of preferences in app storage. We do not access your contacts, microphone (except when you record a voice note in a chat), or location data unless you grant permission for the relevant feature.

How we use your data

• To deliver the core booking, messaging, and discovery features of Aktib.
• To send you notifications about bookings, messages, and replies you opt into.
• To moderate content and enforce our community standards (no harassment, slurs, or sexual content).
• To verify skill levels you submit through our intake review process.
• To improve Aktib through aggregated, anonymized usage patterns.
• To comply with legal obligations or respond to valid law enforcement requests when required.

Who can see what

• Your full name, username, avatar, home area, sports, and verified skill badges are visible to other Aktib users.
• Your bookings are visible to the venue you booked with.
• Your posts and buddy posts are visible to other Aktib users; your direct messages and 1:1 threads are only visible to you and the recipient.
• Your phone number and email are not displayed to other users.

Push notifications

If you opt into push, we register an Expo push token tied to your account so we can deliver booking alerts, replies, and verified-badge updates. You can disable push at any time in your device settings; in-app notifications continue to work either way.

Photos and media

When you attach a photo (to a post, a comment, a chat, a payment proof, or a skill intake), the file is uploaded to our private storage and a link to the file is stored on the corresponding record. Photos attached to posts are visible to anyone who can see the post; photos attached to chats are visible only to thread participants; photos attached to skill intakes are visible to Aktib reviewers and the venue owner who attested.

Data retention and deletion

When you delete your account from Profile → Delete account, we permanently remove your profile name, username, avatar, phone, bio, sports, level, posts, buddy posts, comments, reactions, saved items, story views, connections, devices, notifications, and skill attestations.

Past bookings and chat messages are kept in an anonymized form so the venues you booked with and the people you messaged keep their records. Future bookings are cancelled at deletion time.

Operational logs (error reports, audit traces) are retained for up to 90 days for security and abuse prevention.

Children

Aktib is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete the account.

Changes to this policy

We update this policy as the app changes. The Last updated date at the top reflects the most recent change. If we make material changes, we'll notify you in-app before the new policy takes effect.