Privacy Policy
1. Who we are and how to contact us
KickIt is operated by Sparked Technologies Pty Ltd, an Australian private company. In this Privacy Policy, "KickIt", "we", "us", or "our" means Sparked Technologies Pty Ltd and, where relevant, the KickIt app, website, and related services.
Company details: Sparked Technologies Pty Ltd, ABN 64 693 123 107, ACN 693 123 107.
Business address: Unit 55, 61 Waverley Street, Dianella, Perth WA 6059, Australia.
Email for privacy requests and support: support@joinkickit.com.
Phone: +61 466 974 789.
For users in Australia, we handle personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles where applicable, and other applicable privacy laws. For users outside Australia, additional local privacy rights may apply, including rights under laws such as the GDPR, UK GDPR, Swiss data protection law, US state privacy laws, Canadian privacy laws, Brazilian LGPD, and other applicable laws depending on the user location.
2. What this Privacy Policy covers
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information we collect or process through:
the KickIt mobile application on iOS, Android, tablets, and other supported devices;
KickIt accounts, subscriptions, free trials, paid features, and cross-platform entitlements;
the KickIt website, including https://joinkickit.com;
support emails, contact forms, waitlists, early-access forms, surveys, feedback, and customer service communications;
app notifications, transactional emails, service notices, product updates, marketing communications, referral or promotional offers, and legal notices; and
any other service, feature, website, or communication that links to this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party apps, websites, services, platforms, app stores, devices, operating systems, or payment providers that we do not own or control. Their own privacy policies and terms apply.
3. Summary of key privacy points
4. Personal information we collect
The personal information we collect depends on how a user uses KickIt, the device or platform used, the features enabled, the country or region, and the permissions granted. We aim to collect only what is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
4.1 Account and identity information
name, if provided or required during account creation;
email address;
password credentials, authentication tokens, verification-code status, login records, and account identifiers;
account settings, profile preferences, app configuration, language, timezone, and notification preferences;
account creation date, last login date, account status, deletion status, and support history; and
information needed to verify, secure, recover, suspend, restrict, or delete an account.
We do not ask users to provide unnecessary identity documents for normal consumer use. If we later require additional verification for fraud prevention, account recovery, legal compliance, or support, we will handle that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
4.2 Blocking rules, app settings, and progress data
KickIt is a user-controlled digital wellbeing, productivity, and self-management tool. To provide the service, we may collect and process information such as:
apps, app categories, websites, domains, URLs, keywords, or content types a user chooses to block or limit;
blocking schedules, active block sessions, daily limits, time limits, delay-unblock settings, hard-block settings, accountability settings, and rule names;
attempted access events, such as when a user tries to open a blocked app, visit a blocked website, use a blocked keyword, or access a restricted feature;
progress statistics, streaks, time saved, distractions blocked, usage comparisons, weekly progress, milestone data, and similar analytics generated by KickIt;
device-specific configuration needed to apply rules across supported devices; and
logs or records needed to troubleshoot blocking reliability, sync, permissions, subscription access, account status, and technical performance.
Blocking rules and keywords are chosen by users. Users should avoid entering sensitive personal information into blocking lists, rule names, keywords, notes, or support messages unless it is necessary for the feature they want to use. Some blocked websites, keywords, or app choices may reveal sensitive interests or habits. Where applicable law treats such information as sensitive, we handle it with additional care and process it only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, with consent or another lawful basis where required.
4.3 App, website, device usage, and screen-time related data
Depending on the device, operating system, user settings, and permissions, KickIt may process app, website, device usage, screen-time, accessibility, browsing-related, notification, or permission-related information to provide features such as app blocking, website blocking, keyword blocking, daily limits, schedules, feature-level blocking where supported, accountability, progress statistics, diagnostics, and security. This may include:
which apps, app categories, websites, domains, URLs, or features are selected for blocking;
whether a selected app, website, browser, feature, or keyword is being accessed or attempted to be accessed;
usage, screen-time, or activity information made available by iOS, Android, device permissions, accessibility permissions, screen-time frameworks, device admin, usage access, notification access, content filtering, VPN/DNS/content-filtering tools, or similar operating-system features;
permission status, device administrator status, overlay/background status, notification status, profile/certificate status, and related configuration needed to determine whether KickIt can operate.
technical events needed to detect conflicts, broken permissions, unsupported apps, operating-system changes, or third-party app updates that affect blocking.
KickIt is not designed as spyware, employee-monitoring software, covert surveillance software, or child monitoring software. Users must not use KickIt to secretly monitor another person or device. KickIt is intended for users to manage their own device use, subject to our Terms and applicable law.
4.4 Technical, diagnostic, analytics, and security data
device type, model, manufacturer, operating system, operating-system version, app version, device settings, language, timezone, and approximate country or region;
installation identifiers, device identifiers, account identifiers, session identifiers, subscription entitlement identifiers, and similar identifiers used for security, login, sync, fraud prevention, subscriptions, and app functionality;
IP address, network information, server logs, app events, performance data, crash reports, diagnostic logs, error messages, debug information, and security logs;
permission status, feature availability, device limit information, cross-platform sync status, and app-store provider information;
analytics relating to feature performance, onboarding, retention, conversion, app reliability, subscription entitlement, support, and technical performance; and
fraud-prevention, abuse-prevention, suspicious activity, login, account security, and payment/subscription status data.
4.5 Subscription, purchase, trial, and entitlement information
KickIt subscriptions are expected to be purchased through Apple App Store or Google Play at launch, and we may use third-party subscription management providers such as RevenueCat. We may receive or process subscription-related information such as:
subscription status, active/inactive status, trial status, renewal date, cancellation status, expiry date, grace period, and entitlement status;
product identifier, plan name, billing period, price tier, app-store region, app-store provider, purchase country/region, and platform;
receipt data, transaction identifiers, order identifiers, renewal identifiers, refund status, payment issue status, and subscription event history;
device-limit and cross-platform access information needed to make premium access work across supported devices; and
fraud-prevention, customer support, and dispute-resolution information related to purchases.
We do not directly collect or store full credit card numbers or full payment card details for purchases made through Apple App Store or Google Play. Those payment details are handled by the relevant app store or payment provider under their own privacy policies and terms.
4.6 Support, feedback, forms, and communications
emails, support requests, contact forms, app-store reviews, survey responses, bug reports, feedback, complaints, and feature requests;
screenshots, attachments, device logs, diagnostic files, or other information a user chooses to send to support;
communications about account deletion, subscriptions, billing, app issues, privacy requests, complaints, and disputes;
waitlist, early-access, beta testing, influencer, referral, discount, promo-code, ambassador, or launch-campaign information where applicable; and
records of our responses and actions taken in relation to support or legal requests.
Users should not send unnecessary sensitive personal information, passwords, private messages, full payment card details, identity documents, or third-party personal information to support unless we specifically request it and it is necessary for the request.
4.7 Approximate location data
At launch, KickIt is not intended to collect precise GPS location or continuously track a user's physical location. We may process approximate country, region, or location signals inferred from IP address, app-store region, device settings, language, timezone, network information, or billing region for app functionality, security, analytics, legal compliance, tax, pricing, support, availability, and fraud prevention.
4.8 Information about accountability buddies or invited contacts
If a user enables an accountability buddy or similar feature, we may process information about the selected buddy, such as name, email address, invitation status, connection status, and limited accountability relationship information. Users must only provide another person's contact details if they have the right to do so and should choose someone they trust.
4.9 Information we generally do not collect at launch
Unless we clearly disclose otherwise or a user voluntarily provides it, KickIt does not intend to collect the following at launch:
precise GPS location tracking;
raw biometric identifiers such as fingerprints or face scans;
full credit card numbers for Apple App Store or Google Play purchases;
contact lists, address books, call logs, SMS messages, private messages, microphones, photos, videos, or camera content for normal app-blocking functionality;
government identification documents for normal account creation
medical records or health treatment information; or
content of personal communications, except to the extent a user voluntarily sends information to support or a device/permission technically processes information needed to provide user-configured blocking features.
If we add a new feature that requires additional data collection, we will update our disclosures where required by law and by Apple App Store, Google Play, or other platform rules.
5. Blocking, screen-time, accessibility, and device-permission data
KickIt may need users to grant and maintain certain device permissions, settings, or operating-system authorisations to work properly. Depending on the platform, these may include accessibility permissions, usage
access, notification permissions, screen-time or family-control permissions, device administrator permissions, overlay permissions, background activity, content filtering, VPN/DNS/content-filtering permissions, certificates, profiles, app-group permissions, or similar permissions.
We use these permissions to provide user-selected blocking, website filtering, keyword blocking, schedules, daily limits, delay unblock, feature-level blocking where supported, accountability, diagnostics, progress tracking, security, fraud prevention, app reliability, and related functionality. We do not use sensitive permission-based data to sell personal information or for third-party targeted advertising at launch.
Where operating-system permissions, such as accessibility or screen-time access, allow technical access to sensitive information, we aim to minimise what we collect, use, retain, and transmit. The technical scope of permissions may be broader than the information we intentionally use. Users should carefully review device permission prompts before enabling them.
If a user disables permissions, changes device settings, updates their operating system, uses conflicting apps, disables background activity, removes device administrator status, deletes profiles or certificates, uses VPNs/proxies/DNS changes, sideloads apps, or otherwise interferes with KickIt permissions, some features may not work properly.
6. Accountability buddy features
If a user enables accountability buddy features, KickIt may share limited information with the buddy selected by the user. This may include progress summaries, streaks, time saved, distractions blocked, accountability alerts, block status, missed goals, active/inactive status, weekly progress, or similar limited information depending on the feature design and user settings.
Users are responsible for choosing their accountability buddy and should only choose someone they trust. We do not guarantee that an accountability buddy will act, respond, intervene, maintain confidentiality, or help prevent unwanted behaviour. Accountability buddy features are not emergency support, crisis support, medical treatment, therapy, addiction treatment, or mental health support.
If a user provides another person contact details, we may use those details to send an invitation, notification, or feature-related communication. The invited person may contact us using the details in this Privacy Policy if they have questions or privacy requests.
7. How we collect personal information
We collect personal information from several sources, including:
directly from users when they create an account, configure blocking rules, use features, contact support, submit forms, join waitlists, provide feedback, or communicate with us;
automatically from the app, device, operating system, browser, app stores, permissions, APIs, server logs, crash reports, diagnostics, cookies, analytics tools, and similar technologies;
from Apple App Store, Google Play, RevenueCat, or other payment/subscription providers where relevant to subscription status, entitlement, receipt validation, trials, renewals, cancellations, refunds, and fraud prevention;
from service providers that help us operate KickIt, such as authentication, hosting, analytics, crash reporting, email delivery, support, security, and infrastructure providers;
from users who invite or identify another person as an accountability buddy or support contact;
from publicly available sources, app-store listings, app-store reviews, social media, influencer/referral campaigns, and promotional campaigns, where lawful; and
from legal, security, compliance, fraud-prevention, or dispute-resolution processes
8. How we use personal information
We do not sell personal information. At launch, we do not use blocking activity, blocked websites, blocked keywords, screen-time data, app-use data, or similar sensitive app-use data for third-party targeted advertising.
9. Legal bases for users in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and similar regions
Where laws such as the GDPR, UK GDPR, or similar privacy laws apply, we process personal information under one or more lawful bases. The applicable basis depends on the data and purpose. Processing purpose Typical legal basis Examples
Where consent is required, a user may be able to withdraw consent. Withdrawal does not affect processing that occurred before withdrawal, and some features may stop working if consent or required permissions are withdrawn.
10. When we disclose personal information
We may disclose personal information in the circumstances below.
10.1 Service providers and processors
We may disclose personal information to service providers that help us operate KickIt, including providers of hosting, storage, infrastructure, authentication, email delivery, app stores, subscriptions, entitlements, analytics, crash reporting, security, fraud prevention, support, payment processing, app functionality, legal, accounting, and professional services.
10.2 App stores, payment providers, and subscription providers
We may disclose or receive information from Apple, Google, RevenueCat, and other app-store, payment, or subscription providers to manage subscriptions, trials, entitlements, receipt validation, billing issues, refunds, fraud prevention, cross-platform access, and support.
10.3 Accountability buddies
If a user enables accountability buddy features, we may share limited accountability information with the buddy selected by the user as described in this Privacy Policy.
10.4 Legal, safety, compliance, and enforcement
We may disclose personal information where we reasonably believe it is necessary to comply with laws, respond to lawful requests, protect rights, safety, security, or property, enforce our Terms, investigate misuse, prevent fraud, handle disputes, respond to privacy requests, or comply with app-store rules, sanctions, exportcontrol, or trade restrictions.
10.5 Business transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, restructure, financing, sale of assets, transfer of business, insolvency process, or similar transaction, personal information may be disclosed or transferred as part of that process, subject to applicable law and reasonable confidentiality safeguards where appropriate.
10.6 With consent or at a user direction
We may disclose personal information with a user consent or at the user direction, including where a user chooses to share progress, invite an accountability buddy, contact support, join a promotion, or use integrations made available by KickIt.
10.6 With consent or at a user direction
We may disclose personal information with a user consent or at the user direction, including where a user chooses to share progress, invite an accountability buddy, contact support, join a promotion, or use integrations made available by KickIt.
11. Third-party services and SDKs
KickIt may use third-party services and SDKs. The exact service providers may change over time. These may include RevenueCat, Apple, Google, Firebase if used, and other providers for authentication, hosting, analytics, crash reporting, email delivery, security, support, infrastructure, subscriptions, entitlements, app functionality, and similar operational purposes.
Some third-party services may collect information directly from the app, website, device, browser, or app store. Their processing may be governed by their own privacy policies and terms. We are responsible for choosing providers carefully, but we do not control every independent privacy practice of third-party platforms such as Apple App Store, Google Play, device manufacturers, operating systems, browsers, social media platforms, or websites that users choose to visit.
Some third-party services may collect information directly from the app, website, device, browser, or app store. Their processing may be governed by their own privacy policies and terms. We are responsible for choosing providers carefully, but we do not control every independent privacy practice of third-party platforms such as Apple App Store, Google Play, device manufacturers, operating systems, browsers, social media platforms, or websites that users choose to visit.
Before completing app-store privacy disclosures, data-safety forms, privacy labels, or similar questionnaires, Sparked Technologies should confirm the final SDK list and data flows with Tapptitude and any other technical provider. The app-store disclosures must match the actual app behaviour and this Privacy Policy.
12. App stores, subscriptions, purchases, and RevenueCat
At launch, KickIt subscriptions are expected to be offered through Apple App Store and Google Play, and we may use RevenueCat or a similar provider to manage subscription status, receipt validation, entitlements, trials, renewals, cancellations, refunds, device access, and cross-platform premium access.
When a user purchases through Apple App Store or Google Play, Apple or Google may be the direct payment processor and may control parts of billing, cancellation, renewal, refund, taxation, currency, and purchase history. Their privacy policies and terms apply to information they collect and process.
We may receive purchase and subscription information from app stores or subscription providers, but we do not directly collect or store full credit card numbers for Apple App Store or Google Play purchases.
13. Website data, cookies, analytics, and marketing technologies
When users visit https://joinkickit.com or other KickIt websites, we may collect website data such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring links, time and date of visit, approximate region, form submissions, cookie identifiers, analytics events, and security logs.
We may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags, analytics tools, and similar technologies for website functionality, security, forms, preferences, analytics, performance, fraud prevention, and marketing measurement. At launch, we do not use blocking activity, blocked websites, blocked keywords, screen-time data, or similar sensitive in-app activity data for third-party targeted advertising.
If we introduce retargeting, advertising pixels, cross-context behavioural advertising, or similar tracking technologies in the future, we will update disclosures and provide choices where required by law.
Users can control cookies through browser settings. Blocking cookies may affect some website features.
14. Marketing communications and service notices
We may send service emails, transactional emails, push notifications, in-app messages, and important notices relating to account verification, password resets, security alerts, login activity, subscription status, trial ending, payment problems, account deletion, support replies, privacy requests, policy updates, legal notices, app changes, progress updates, weekly progress, streaks, milestones, time saved, distractions blocked, and related app functionality.
We may also send marketing communications such as product updates, launch offers, discount codes, newsletters, influencer/referral offers, ambassador offers, and promotions. Users can opt out of marketing communications where required by law. Even after opting out of marketing, users may still receive service, security, subscription, support, account, and legal communications
Users may be able to manage push notifications through app settings or device settings. Disabling notifications may affect feature reminders, progress updates, accountability alerts, and important account messages.
15.De-identified, aggregated, and anonymised data
We may create, use, retain, disclose, and commercialise aggregated, anonymised, or de-identified information that does not directly identify a particular individual. We may use this information to improve KickIt, fix bugs, understand feature performance, improve blocking reliability, develop new features, measure app performance, conduct analytics, prepare internal reports, monitor trends, and operate our business.
Where information is truly anonymised and cannot reasonably identify an individual, it may not be personal information under some privacy laws. Where de-identified information can still reasonably identify a person, we will treat it as personal information where required by law.
16.International data transfers
KickIt is operated from Australia and may be used globally. Personal information may be collected, processed, stored, accessed, or transferred in Australia and other countries where we, our developers, or our service providers operate, including countries such as the United States, countries in the European Economic Area, Romania, the United Kingdom, or other locations depending on our provider stack.
Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws in a user country. Where required by law, we take reasonable steps to protect transferred personal information, which may include using contractual safeguards, standard contractual clauses, data processing agreements, adequacy mechanisms, technical safeguards, organisational safeguards, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
17.Data retention
We keep personal information for as long as reasonably needed to provide KickIt, maintain accounts, manage subscriptions, comply with law, resolve disputes, prevent fraud or abuse, enforce our Terms, maintain security, support business records, satisfy tax/accounting/app-store obligations, and carry out the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Privacy laws in those countries may differ from the laws in a user country. Where required by law, we take reasonable steps to protect transferred personal information, which may include using contractual safeguards, standard contractual clauses, data processing agreements, adequacy mechanisms, technical safeguards, organisational safeguards, or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
After information is no longer reasonably needed, we will delete, de-identify, or anonymise it where reasonably possible and legally appropriate. Some information may remain in backups, logs, archives, or records for a limited period before deletion or overwriting occurs.
If a user deletes their account or requests deletion, we will delete or de-identify personal information within a reasonable time, except where we need to retain certain information for legal, tax, billing, fraud prevention, security, dispute resolution, backup, app-store compliance, legitimate business, or compliance reasons.
18.Security
We use reasonable technical, organisational, and security measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorised access, misuse, interference, loss, disclosure, alteration, and destruction. These may include access controls, encryption in transit where appropriate, secure authentication practices, monitoring, vendor controls, logging, backups, and security reviews.
No app, website, internet transmission, device, cloud system, database, storage method, email, or authentication system is 100% secure. Users are responsible for keeping their account credentials secure, maintaining device security, using strong passwords, protecting verification codes, keeping devices updated, and notifying us if they suspect unauthorised access.
19.Your choices and privacy rights
Depending on where a user lives, they may have privacy rights such as the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, object to, withdraw consent, obtain a copy of, or port personal information. Users may also have rights to complain to a regulator, appeal certain decisions, opt out of marketing, or opt out of certain processing where required by law.
Users can make privacy requests by emailing support@joinkickit.com. We may need to verify the requester identity before acting on a request. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law, or within a reasonable time where no specific timeframe applies
19.1 Account deletion
Users may be able to delete their account in the app and may also request deletion by emailing support. Deleting an account may remove or de-identify account data, but it does not automatically cancel an active Apple App Store or Google Play subscription. Users must cancel through the subscription management settings of the platform or payment provider through which they purchased.
19.2 App permissions
Users can usually control permissions such as notifications, screen time, accessibility, usage access, device admin, background activity, content filtering, VPN/DNS/content filtering, and similar settings through device settings. Disabling permissions may prevent KickIt from working properly.
19.3 Marketing opt-out
Users can opt out of marketing emails using the unsubscribe link where provided or by contacting us. Users may still receive service, account, subscription, security, support, and legal notices
19.4 App-store choices
Apple and Google provide their own privacy, subscription, advertising, and data controls. Users should review Apple, Google, device, operating-system, browser, and app-store settings for additional choices.
20.Children and minors
KickIt is not intended for children under 16. Users under 18 must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to use KickIt. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16
If we learn that we have collected personal information from a person under 16, we may delete the account and related information. Parents or guardians can contact us at support@joinkickit.com if they believe a child under 16 has provided personal information to KickIt.
KickIt is not designed for schools, employers, guardians, parents, or other third parties to secretly monitor another person. Users must not use KickIt in a way that violates privacy, surveillance, employment, child- protection, or device-use laws.
21.Biometrics, passcodes, and verification codes
KickIt may allow users to protect app access using passcodes, device biometrics, email verification codes, or similar security options. Where biometric unlocking is used, biometric verification is expected to be handled by the user device operating system, such as Apple, Google, or device security systems.
KickIt does not directly collect, store, or access fingerprints, face scans, voiceprints, or raw biometric identifiers for device biometric unlock at launch. The device operating system tells KickIt whether authentication succeeded or failed, subject to platform rules
Users are responsible for keeping passcodes, passwords, verification codes, and devices secure. Users should not share verification codes or account credentials with anyone
22.Region-specific notices
22.1 Australia
For Australian users, this Privacy Policy explains the kinds of personal information we collect, how we collect and hold it, the purposes for which we collect, hold, use, and disclose it, how users may access or correct personal information, how users may complain, and whether information may be disclosed overseas. Users may contact us using the details in this Privacy Policy.
22.2 EEA, UK, and Switzerland
Where GDPR, UK GDPR, Swiss data protection law, or similar laws apply, users may have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, withdrawal of consent, and complaint to a supervisory authority. We may process information as a controller for KickIt account and app services and may use processors to provide infrastructure and operational support. Where required, we will use appropriate safeguards for international transfers
If we are legally required to appoint an EU, UK, or other local representative, data protection officer, or similar contact, we will update this Privacy Policy with relevant details. Until then, users can contact us at support@joinkickit.com
22.3 United States
Privacy rights vary by US state. Depending on where a user lives, they may have rights to know, access, correct, delete, obtain a copy of, appeal, or opt out of certain processing. At launch, we do not sell personal information and do not use blocking activity, blocked websites, blocked keywords, screen-time data, or similar sensitive app- use data for third-party targeted advertising. If that changes, we will update disclosures and provide required choices.
We do not use sensitive personal information for the purpose of inferring characteristics at launch, except to provide user-requested app features where a user has chosen to enter or configure information that may be sensitive
22.4 Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, and other regions
Users in Canada, Brazil, New Zealand, and other regions may have privacy rights under local laws, including access, correction, deletion, portability, consent withdrawal, objection, complaint, and other rights. Users may contact us at support@joinkickit.com to exercise applicable rights.
22.5 Mandatory local rights
Nothing in this Privacy Policy limits privacy rights that cannot be limited under applicable law. If a local law requires a higher level of protection, notice, consent, access, correction, deletion, or complaint rights, we will comply to the extent required
23.Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including for legal, technical, app-store, feature, privacy, security, business, operational, provider, or compliance reasons. The updated version will be posted at the Privacy Policy URL or otherwise made available through the app or website.
For material changes, we will provide notice where required or appropriate, such as by updating the date at the top of this Privacy Policy, posting a notice, sending an email, showing an in-app notice, or using another reasonable method. Continued use of KickIt after the updated Privacy Policy takes effect may indicate acceptance or acknowledgement where permitted by law
24.Contact, complaints, and privacy requests
Users can contact us about privacy questions, access or correction requests, deletion requests, complaints, data rights, or concerns using the details below:
When making a request, users should provide enough information for us to understand and respond to the request. We may ask for reasonable verification before providing access, correction, deletion, portability, or other privacy-right responses.
If a user is not satisfied with our response, they may have the right to contact a privacy regulator in their country or region. Australian users may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). EEA/UK users may contact their local data protection authority. Other users may contact their applicable privacy regulator.
