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Privacy & Data ProtectionLast updated: October 18, 2026

Katiwatch Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of certain information, including your personal information, when you use the Katiwatch streaming service.

1. Information We Collect

We receive and store information about you to provide, customize, and improve your video streaming experience:

A. Information You Provide to Us:

Your name, email address, password, and phone number (if provided for mobile money verification). If you subscribe to a VIP membership, transaction reference tokens are generated by our payment processors.

B. Information Collected Automatically:

Activity on the service such as title selections, watch history, playback timestamps ("continue watching" state), search queries, device type, operating system, and IP address.

2. Google Sign-In & Third-Party Auth

When you choose to authenticate using "Continue with Google", Google shares basic profile information with Katiwatch under the standard OAuth 2.0 protocol:

•Basic Information Only: We only request your public profile details: your name, email address, and profile picture.
•No Sensitive Google Access: Katiwatch does NOT access your Google Drive, Gmail, contacts, or any other sensitive services or private files.
•Zero Data Selling: We never sell your Google account data or share it with third-party advertisers.

3. How We Use Information

We use information to provide, analyze, and enhance our video streaming services:

  • Authenticate your account and maintain active session security across devices.
  • Remember where you stopped playing a movie so you can resume playback seamlessly.
  • Process subscription transactions and activate VIP streaming features.
  • Recommend movies, trending releases, and new VJ translations matched to your tastes.
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraudulent activity or security exploits.

4. Sharing & Disclosure

Katiwatch does not sell your personal data. We only share information with authorized service providers who perform critical functions on our behalf:

Database & Auth (Supabase)

Secure, encrypted user authentication and profile storage with row-level security.

Payment Gateways (MakyPay / Mobile Money)

Direct mobile transaction routing. We never store raw debit/credit card numbers.

CDN & Security (Cloudflare)

High-speed media caching, DDoS mitigation, and SSL/TLS encryption.

Notifications (OneSignal)

Optional opt-in push alerts for newly released VJ movies and series updates.

5. Cookies & Local Storage

We use cookies and browser local storage for essential functions:

  • Authentication Cookies: Secure tokens that keep you logged in while you navigate between pages.
  • Playback State: Local storage items that store player volume, chosen audio tracks, and playback progress.

6. Data Security & Storage

We employ reasonable administrative, logical, and physical security measures to safeguard your personal information against loss, theft, and unauthorized access. All network communications are encrypted in transit via industry-standard TLS/HTTPS protocols.

7. Your Rights & Account Deletion

You hold full control over your personal data:

Account Deletion: You can permanently delete your Katiwatch account and associated viewing data at any time from your account profile settings, or by emailing our privacy team at privacy@katiwatch.com.

Upon deletion, your profile records, saved watchlists, and authentication bindings are permanently erased from our primary databases.

Privacy Questions or Requests?

For questions concerning this Privacy Statement, personal information requests, or data protection practices, please contact our Data Protection team: