Last updated July 2026
1. Overview
This policy explains what data KaonForge collects and how we use it during the invite-only beta. We aim to collect only what we need to run the platform.
2. Information we collect
- Account data: your email address and authentication details (managed by our auth provider).
- Profile and content: creator profile details, characters, comics, series and images you create or upload.
- Access requests: if you use the public request-access form, the email, name and message you submit.
- Patron billing (if you subscribe): Stripe customer and subscription identifiers, and the paid-through date we use for cosmetics access. Card numbers and full payment details are collected and stored by Stripe, not by KaonForge.
- Technical data: limited, privacy-preserving signals (such as a salted hash of your IP) used to prevent spam and abuse.
3. How we use information
- To operate, secure and improve the platform.
- To authenticate you and protect accounts.
- To respond to access requests and contact you about your account.
- To process optional Patron membership and apply related cosmetics entitlements.
- To prevent spam, fraud and abuse.
4. Service providers
We use trusted third-party services to run KaonForge, including hosting, database, authentication, storage and payment processing. These providers process data on our behalf under their own security and privacy commitments.
Patron payments are processed by Stripe. When you subscribe or manage membership, Stripe may collect payment information under Stripe's privacy policy. KaonForge receives confirmation of payment status and the identifiers needed to link your membership to your account.
5. Data retention
We keep your information for as long as your account is active or as needed to operate the platform. You can request deletion of your account and associated data.
If you were a Patron, Stripe may retain payment records under its own retention rules even after your KaonForge membership ends.
6. Your choices
You can update your profile information from your account settings. Active Patrons can manage billing or cancel through the Stripe customer portal linked from the studio. To request access to, correction of, or deletion of your data, contact us through the footer.
Questions about this policy? Reach us through the contact link in the site footer.