Threads App Privacy Policy
This privacy notice covers the Kittl Threads Extension and supplements Kittl's main Privacy Policy at kittl.com/privacy. Both apply in full; this notice describes only what is specific to the Threads integration.
The Threads Extension uses the Threads API to let you publish a finished design from Kittl to your Threads profile, as a text, image, video or carousel post, and to view your own Threads posts in Kittl. It requests the "threads_basic" and "threads_content_publish" permissions: the first lets Kittl read your profile and your posts, the second lets Kittl publish posts on your behalf. Kittl is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Meta Platforms, Inc. Threads is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc.
When you connect Threads, Kittl stores only the OAuth credentials (a long-lived access token, which Kittl renews through the Threads API) needed to call the Threads API on your behalf. We do not store your posts, captions, profile details or other Threads content on Kittl servers; they are fetched from the Threads API on demand when needed to provide the integration, and Kittl's servers do not cache those requests. The images and video thumbnails in your post list are loaded by your browser directly from Meta's servers, so Meta receives your IP address and standard browser information for those requests, just as when you visit any website.
When you publish a design from Kittl to Threads, the exported image or video, together with the text, topic and alternative text you enter, is sent to Threads via its API. Because Threads fetches media from a public address rather than accepting an upload, the exported image is first stored in your Kittl workspace and a video is placed in Kittl's own temporary storage, where Threads can fetch it for up to 6 hours and from which it is automatically deleted within two days. To prevent misuse, Kittl's servers count your video uploads and their total size in each 24-hour period under a one-way fingerprint of your Kittl account. Once published, that content is governed by Threads' terms; you can edit or remove the resulting post in your Threads account.
Kittl receives operational data back from Threads in connection with publishing, for example the media container id, the published post id and its link, its processing status, any error messages and how many posts your profile has left in Threads' daily publishing limit, which we use to operate the integration.
If you close the extension while Threads is still processing a post, the extension keeps a note of that post in your browser, not on Kittl servers, so that it can finish the post when you open the extension again within 24 hours: the identifiers Threads gave the post, its kind and number of items and, for a carousel not yet assembled, its text and topic. The note is removed as soon as the extension confirms that the post was published or failed; a note older than 24 hours is checked with Threads the next time you open the extension. Logging out does not remove it, so that the same Threads account can still finish the post. When a post is finished, the extension also keeps a short record in your browser of how it ended (whether it was published, and its public link), so that another open Kittl tab waiting on the same post can show the result; it is replaced by the record of your next post. Finally, the extension notes in your browser when your Threads token was last issued, so that it knows when to renew it, and keeps a random marker that tells your other open Kittl tabs when you connect or log out; the token itself is never saved there.
Kittl does not access or process the personal data of people who follow you or interact with your posts, including their names, replies or messages. That data stays between you and Threads under Meta's privacy practices.
Kittl records anonymous usage events for the extension, for example whether connecting or publishing succeeded, the kind of post, how many images and videos it had, the length of its text and how long publishing took, to operate and improve the feature, as described in the main Privacy Policy. These events do not include your post text, topic, alternative text, media, profile details or any Threads identifiers. Kittl does not sell or redistribute Threads content or Threads-derived data to any third party; the service providers described in the main Privacy Policy process it only to operate the extension.
When you log out in the extension, disconnect the integration in Kittl Settings or uninstall the extension in Kittl, Kittl deletes the credentials from its production systems (subject to the limited log and backup retention noted in the main Privacy Policy). You can also remove Kittl's access in your Threads account settings; Kittl is not notified when you do, and the stored token stops working and expires within 60 days of when it was last renewed. Threads content remains subject to Meta's Terms of Service.