Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Promise

Kabynyt is owned, operated, and maintained by Gregory Yuzik (“us”, or “we”).

Your collection isn't just a feature of Kabynyt — it's the foundation. Kabynyt does not collect, store, transmit, or have access to your collection.

Every item you add — photos, notes, prices, metadata — lives in SwiftData on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, or Apple Vision Pro. If you have iCloud enabled, it syncs through your private CloudKit container to your other Apple devices, under your own Apple Account. Kabynyt never receives it and cannot read it.

What Kabynyt Collects

We want to be completely transparent: the app itself collects nothing about you. A few features hand specific data to third-party services on your behalf — those are listed below the table.

Data Providers

Some Kabynyt features query external services to identify items, look up barcodes, answer questions about your collection, or fill in covers and metadata. Each request carries only what that task needs — at most the photo, barcode, search text, or the details of the item you’re working on — never your name, your email, or an advertising identifier. Two go further, and both are listed below: Apple’s Private Cloud Compute reads your own library when Ask or For You Today answers from it, and a Discogs account you connect syncs the records you choose. The table lists every provider Kabynyt may contact and what each one receives.

Each provider’s privacy policy governs how it handles the request after it leaves your device — Google, for example, may retain requests for a limited period to monitor for abuse. Kabynyt does not retain photos, queries, or any other lookup data, and we do not see this traffic — requests go from your device directly to the provider.

Google Web Search is your choice. Before the first identification that would use it, Kabynyt asks whether it may search the web with Google. Say no and nothing goes to Google Cloud Vision or Gemini — identification runs on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute alone, and every catalog in the table still works. You can change the answer at any time in Settings → Kabynyt AI.

Connecting a Discogs account is optional. If you connect one, you paste a Discogs personal access token, which stays in your device’s Keychain, and Kabynyt keeps the records and wantlist you choose in two-way sync: the items you sync — and later edits or deletions to them — are sent to your Discogs account, and your Discogs collection is pulled back into the app. This is the only case where Kabynyt sends more than a single lookup, it happens only after you connect, and you can disconnect at any time in Settings → Discogs.

Your Data Stays Yours

All of your content is stored exclusively on your device and in your personal iCloud account using Apple's CloudKit. Your iCloud data is governed by Apple's Privacy Policy and protected by Apple's encryption.

Device Permissions

Kabynyt may request the following device permissions. No data from these permissions is ever sent to Kabynyt:

• Camera — Used to photograph collectibles and scan barcodes.
• Photo Library — Kabynyt uses the system picker, so it never asks for access to your library; only the photo you pick reaches the app.
• Files — Kabynyt uses the system file picker to save an export or open a backup.
• Notifications — Asked once when you start your first identification, so Kabynyt can tell you the result if you leave the app.

Apple Platform Services

• CloudKit — Syncs your collection through your personal iCloud account.
• StoreKit — Handles the Kabynyt AI subscription. Kabynyt never receives your payment details.
• Apple Intelligence — Ask, For You Today, tagging, and Kabynyt AI’s reading of a photo run on your device or in Apple’s Private Cloud Compute.

For more information, see Apple's Privacy Policy.

Subscriptions

Kabynyt AI is an optional auto-renewable subscription processed entirely by Apple through the App Store. Kabynyt does not have access to your payment information.

Children's Privacy

Kabynyt does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13.

Your Rights (International)

Regardless of where you live, Kabynyt's privacy-first architecture means your rights are inherently protected:

• Right of Access — All your data is on your device and in your personal iCloud account.
• Right to Rectification — You can edit or update any item directly within the app.
• Right to Erasure — Delete items within the app or delete the app itself.
• Right to Data Portability — Settings → Data & Sync → Backup & Restore exports a JSON snapshot of your entire collection, and Export as CSV writes a spreadsheet.
• Right to Object — Catalog and Google lookups run only when you start them. Kabynyt does tag your items on Apple’s Private Cloud Compute in the background, and syncs Discogs if you have connected it.

For EEA users, these rights are guaranteed under the GDPR. For Brazilian users, under the LGPD.

For any privacy-related inquiries, contact us at support@kabynyt.com.

Website Analytics

This website (kabynyt.com) is a static site hosted on Cloudflare Pages. It uses no cookies. For traffic and performance it uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless and collects no personal data. Standard server logs (IP, user agent, page requested) are retained by Cloudflare on its standard retention schedule. The Kabynyt app itself includes no analytics.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected by updating the “Last Updated” date above.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, please contact Kabynyt at support@kabynyt.com.

Acceptance of Terms

By downloading, installing, or using Kabynyt (“the App”), you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

Description of Service

Kabynyt is a universal collectibles inventory tracker available on iPhone and iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.

Kabynyt AI identifies collectibles from photos and barcodes using Apple’s Private Cloud Compute, and Google Web Search when you turn it on. Kabynyt AI requires an internet connection.

Your Privacy Comes First

Your collection belongs to you and only you. Kabynyt is architected so that we never collect, access, or store any of your personal information.

Your Content, Your Ownership

Everything you add to Kabynyt — items, photos, notes, ratings, prices — belongs entirely to you. We do not access, collect, or claim any rights to your content.

Subscriptions

Kabynyt offers an optional auto-renewable subscription (“Kabynyt AI”). The free tier provides unlimited manual entry, 56 categories, photos, notes, export, and iCloud sync forever.

• Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase.
• Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period.
• Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
• You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings at any time.

Kabynyt AI includes 5 free smart adds before billing begins.

Intellectual Property

The App, including its design, code, features, and branding, is our intellectual property.

Acceptable Use

You agree not to:

• Use the App for any unlawful purpose
• Attempt to reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the App
• Circumvent any security or access controls
• Redistribute or resell the App or any part of it

Disclaimer of Warranties

The App is provided “as is” without warranties of any kind. Catalog data returned by third-party services may be incomplete or inaccurate.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages.

Third-Party Services

The App uses Apple services (iCloud / CloudKit, StoreKit, Apple Intelligence and Private Cloud Compute), Google services for Kabynyt AI’s web search (Cloud Vision, Gemini through Firebase, and Firebase App Check), and public catalog APIs (iTunes, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Cover Art Archive, Discogs, Wikipedia, RAWG, UPCitemdb, blu-ray.com).

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate or suspend access to the App at our discretion.

Changes to Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the United States.