Hot Take

Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 1, 2026

HOT TAKE ("the App") is a free, ad-supported mobile app published by TKM Ventures ("we", "us", "our"). It is a daily poll app about everyday disagreements. This policy explains what information the App handles and how.

In plain terms: HOT TAKE has no accounts, no logins, and asks for no personal details. We don't collect your name, email, phone number, contacts, photos, or location. The data below is the limited, mostly on-device and anonymous information involved in running the App and showing ads.

Information handled by the App

A random device ID. On first launch the App generates a random identifier and stores it on your device. It is not derived from your hardware, your Apple ID, or anything about you. It is sent to our backend with your votes, any takes you submit, and your push token (if you allow notifications), so we can keep each device to one vote per poll, show you the status of your own takes, and tell you when one goes live. It is never linked to your name, email, or any other identity. Deleting the App discards it permanently.
On-device progress. Your chosen generation, your votes, your streak, and your sound preference are stored locally so the App remembers them between sessions.
Votes. When you pick a side, the App sends the poll, your side, your self-declared generation, and the random device ID to our backend so it can show live nationwide results. This carries no personal identifiers; the device ID only stops the same device voting twice.
Takes you submit (optional). If you use "Put it on trial", the text you write is sent to us with the random device ID for automated screening and possible publication in the App (the ID is how the App shows you your own takes' status). Submitted takes are published anonymously — your identity is never attached, because we don't have one. Don't include personal information about yourself or anyone else in a take.
Reports. If you report a take, we record that the report happened so repeated reports can pull the content automatically.
Push notifications (optional). If you allow notifications, we store an anonymous push token from Apple or Google together with your generation and the random device ID, so the daily nudge can be written for your side and we can tell you when a take you submitted goes live. You can turn notifications off at any time in your device settings.
Shared links. A take you share opens a page on tkm.ventures that shows the take and how many people have voted on it. That page reads only public take data, sets no cookies, and uses no analytics or tracking (it loads its fonts from Google Fonts). If the App is installed, the link opens the App instead.
Advertising data. The App shows ads through Google AdMob. To serve and measure ads, Google may process device information such as a device advertising identifier, IP address, and general ad-interaction data. See below.
Crash / performance data. Apple may provide us aggregate, anonymized crash and performance statistics if you have opted into sharing analytics with Apple.

Advertising & tracking

Ads keep HOT TAKE free. The App requests non-personalized ads only, so it does not track you across other companies' apps and websites and does not show Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt. Our advertising partner's handling of data is governed by its own policy:

• Google AdMob — policies.google.com/privacy

• Apple (App Store) — apple.com/legal/privacy

User-submitted content

Takes written by players are screened automatically before any other user can see them. Content involving politics, identity groups, tragedy or violence, profanity, real brands, or links and contact details is rejected, and submissions are rate limited. Every take in the App can be reported, and enough reports remove it automatically. We may also remove any content or block a device at our discretion.

Children

HOT TAKE is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us and we will address it.

Your choices & rights

Reset everything by deleting the App, which clears all on-device data and discards the random device ID. A fresh install starts over with a new one.
Turn off notifications in iOS Settings → Notifications → Hot Take.
Limit ad tracking in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security.
Depending on where you live (e.g., the EEA/UK under GDPR, or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access or delete personal data. Because the App holds no account or identifying data about you, most requests are satisfied by the controls above; for anything else — including removing a take you submitted — contact us.

Data retention & security

On-device data persists until you delete the App. Each vote is stored with the random device ID, so a device can only vote once per poll, and is counted into per-poll, per-generation totals; the App only ever shows those totals. We use reasonable technical measures to protect the limited data we handle, though no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the App evolves. Material changes will be reflected by the "Last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email support@tkm.ventures.