Privacy Policy

Last Updated: February 2, 2025

We care about your privacy

At Something Matters (operated by TOKIMONO STUDIO INC.), we believe in building habits with gentle accountability—and that includes being transparent about your data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have.

If you have questions, email us at info@tokimono.studio.

Our company:

TOKIMONO STUDIO INC
#310-990 Beach Ave
Vancouver, BC
V6Z 2N9, Canada
Email: info@tokimono.studio

What information do we collect?

Information you give us:

  • Account information: Your email address, name, username, password, and profile photo (if you add one)
  • Habit tracking data: Your daily check-ins, the habits ("Matters") you track, streak information, duration logs, and completion history
  • Group data: Groups you join or create, your activity in groups, and content you share with group members

Information we collect automatically:

  • Usage information: How you use Something Matters (which features you use, when you check in, etc.)
  • Device information: Your browser type, device type, operating system, and IP address
  • Analytics data: We use Google Analytics to understand how people use the app so we can improve it

Information from third parties:

When you sign in with Google or Kakao, we receive basic profile information from them (like your name, email address, and profile photo).

Information from device permissions:

With your permission, we may access:

  • Notifications: To send you reminders and group activity updates
  • Calendar: To help you schedule habit reminders
  • Health data: To integrate with Apple Health (future feature)

How do we use your information?

We use your information to:

  • Provide the service: Create your account, track your habits, show your progress, connect you with groups
  • Enable group accountability: Share your check-ins and progress with your group members
  • Send you updates: Reminders to check in, notifications about group activity, streak milestones, and occasional feature updates
  • Improve Something Matters: Understand how people use the app and make it better
  • Keep things secure: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, or security issues
  • Communicate with you: Send you password resets, account updates, and occasional promotional emails (you can unsubscribe)
  • Comply with laws: Meet our legal obligations

Who can see your data?

Within your groups:

  • Group members can see your check-ins, progress, and streaks within shared groups
  • Group admins have the same visibility as regular members (they don't have special access to your data)
  • Public groups: Only members can see group activity—non-members cannot view public group content
  • Private groups: Only invited members can see anything

Third-party services we use:

We share your information with trusted service providers who help us run Something Matters:

  • Supabase: Database and authentication
  • Google Cloud Platform: Cloud infrastructure and hosting
  • Google Analytics: Usage analytics
  • Push notification services: To send you reminders and updates (Firebase Cloud Messaging, Apple Push Notification Service)

These companies are contractually required to protect your data and can only use it to provide services to us.

We do NOT:

  • Sell your data to anyone
  • Show you ads based on your habit data
  • Share your personal information for marketing purposes with other companies
  • Share your habit tracking data outside of the groups you choose to join

How long do we keep your data?

While your account is active:

We keep your data as long as you have an account with us.

After you delete your account:

  • We delete your personal information and recorded data within 30 days
  • Some information may remain in backup systems for up to 30 days after deletion
  • We keep anonymized and aggregated data (that can't identify you) indefinitely for analytics and improving the service
  • Public and shared groups will not be deleted until all members have left. Ownership will be transferred to another member.

When you leave a group:

  • Shared check-ins recorded in groups may be anonymized rather than deleted to preserve group statistics and history for other members.
  • Group admins may retain historical group data even after you leave

Legal requirements:

We may keep some data longer if required by law.

Your rights and choices

You have the right to:

  • Access your data: Contact us to request information about what data we have about you
  • Correct your data: Update your profile information in account settings
  • Delete your data: Delete individual check-ins or your entire account
  • Control group visibility: Choose which groups to join and what to share
  • Opt out of marketing emails: Unsubscribe from promotional emails (you'll still get important account-related emails)
  • Manage notifications: Control push notification preferences in your device settings
  • Delete your account: Remove your account and data entirely

How to exercise your rights:

We respond to deletion requests immediately, and your data is removed from active systems quickly (see data retention section above for backup details).

Note: We currently don't offer a self-service data export feature. If you need a copy of your data, contact us at info@tokimono.studio and we'll work with you.

How we protect your data

We take security seriously and use industry-standard measures to protect your information:

  • Encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS)
  • Secure password storage (hashed and salted)
  • Regular security updates
  • Access controls and authentication
  • Secure cloud infrastructure (Google Cloud Platform, Supabase)

However: No system is 100% secure. While we do our best, we can't guarantee absolute security.

Cookies and tracking

We use essential cookies (small files stored on your device) to:

  • Keep you logged in
  • Remember your preferences
  • Make the app work properly

We also use Google Analytics cookies to understand how people use Something Matters. You can disable these in your browser settings, but some features may not work as well.

Health and habit data

Important: Something Matters collects sensitive personal information about your habits, which may include health, wellness, and lifestyle data.

What this means:

  • Your habit data stays within Something Matters and the groups you choose to join
  • We don't share your habit information with health insurance companies, employers, or advertisers
  • We don't use your habit data to make judgments about you
  • Your check-ins are for accountability and encouragement, not surveillance

Future Apple Health integration:

When we add Apple Health integration, you'll control what data is shared. We'll only read/write data you explicitly authorize.

International users and data location

Something Matters is operated from Canada, but we serve users globally. Your data may be stored and processed in Canada or the United States, where our service providers (Supabase, Google Cloud) operate.

For users outside Canada:

By using Something Matters, you understand that your data will be transferred to and processed in Canada and the United States. These countries may have different data protection laws than your own.

For Canadian users:

We comply with Canada's Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and applicable provincial privacy laws.

For European users:

We're a small Canadian company and don't currently have specific GDPR compliance measures beyond what's described here. If you're in the EU and have concerns, please contact us.

For Korean users:

We support Kakao login for your convenience. When you use Kakao to sign in, we receive basic profile information according to Kakao's policies.

Reporting and safety

If you see inappropriate content or behavior:

  • Report it to info@tokimono.studio
  • We review reports and take appropriate action
  • We may suspend or ban accounts that violate our Terms of Service

We don't actively moderate groups, but we respond to reports and enforce our community guidelines when violations are brought to our attention.

Children's privacy

Something Matters is not intended for anyone under 18. We don't knowingly collect information from children. If you're a parent and believe your child has given us information, please contact us at info@tokimono.studio and we'll delete it immediately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we'll notify you by email or through the app. The "Last Updated" date at the top will always show when we last changed it.

Contact us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests about your privacy:

  • Email: info@tokimono.studio
  • Mail: TOKIMONO STUDIO INC., #310-990 Beach Ave, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N9, Canada

We typically respond within 24-48 hours.

Thank you for trusting Something Matters to help you build small habits together.