NOTATS – Privacy Policy

Effective date: 19 October 2026

Last updated: 19 October 2026

NOTATS (“NOTATS”, “we”, “us”, “our”) is an AI-powered study platform, digital library, and collaborative learning community provided by Spinverse Ltd (“Company”). NOTATS allows you to capture physical notes with smart edge detection, transcribe handwritten and audio content using advanced AI, study interactively with AI-generated flashcards and tutors, and connect with fellow learners through public and private Community Hubs, discussions, and direct messaging.

We are dedicated to protecting your privacy and managing personal data responsibly. This Privacy Policy outlines what information we collect, how we process and store it, how community features function, and your rights regarding your personal data.

1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

Company: Spinverse Ltd

Email: notatsapp@gmail.com

Application Name: NOTATS – Your knowledge, powered by AI

Spinverse Ltd acts as the Data Controller responsible for processing and safeguarding your personal data when you use NOTATS.

2. What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy applies to:

• The NOTATS mobile application (iOS and Android).
• Our official web portals, terms, and privacy pages.
• Customer support communications and community safety interactions related to NOTATS.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Account & Identity Data

When you create an account, we collect basic identification data from your chosen sign-in provider (Email, Google, or Apple):

• Email address
• Name (if provided by your sign-in provider)
• Unique account identifier (internal User ID)

Guest Mode: You may use NOTATS in Guest Mode without creating an account. In Guest Mode, your scanned content, audio recordings, and local notes remain stored on your physical device only. Please note that if you uninstall the app or lose your device while in Guest Mode, locally stored data cannot be recovered.

3.2 Public Profile & Social Data

To enable social interaction within the NOTATS community, your profile includes public information visible to other users:

• Display Name and Username (@username): Your chosen public identifiers.
• Profile Avatar & Bio: Custom images or preset avatars and optional bio text.
• Reputation & Achievement Badges: Points and rank titles earned through study activity, note sharing, and community engagement.
• Followers and Following Lists: Counts and list of users you follow or who follow you.

3.3 User Content & Shared Libraries

NOTATS processes content that you create, upload, or generate, including:

• Scanned camera images of notes, textbook pages, or whiteboards.
• Imported files (e.g., PDFs, audio recordings).
• Extracted text, transcriptions, and OCR outputs.
• AI-generated study materials (summaries, flashcards, quizzes, cheat sheets, knowledge audits).
• Community Hub Posts & Comments: Threaded posts, study note attachments, images, and GIFs published in Community Hubs.
• Direct Messages (DMs) & Hub Chat: Real-time messages sent in group Hub Chats or 1-on-1 Direct Messages to other members.

3.4 Usage & Diagnostics Data

We collect technical diagnostics to ensure platform reliability:

• App interactions and navigation patterns.
• Crash reports and performance logs via Firebase Crashlytics.
• Device information (device model, operating system version, app version).

3.5 Purchases, Credits & Ads

In-app credit purchases and subscriptions are processed securely by authorized app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play Store) and managed via RevenueCat. NOTATS never sees or stores your full credit card details. Users may also choose to watch rewarded video ads provided by Appodeal to earn free AI credits.

4. Community Interactions, Hubs & Visibility Controls

NOTATS is built to encourage collaborative learning through Community Hubs and study groups.

4.1 Community Hubs

Users can create or join public or private Community Hubs. In a Hub:

• Shared Libraries: Members can share personal study notes or folders to the Hub's Shared Library. Other Hub members can view, study, or clone these shared items.
• Hub Discussions: Posts, attachments, and comments in a Hub are visible to all members of that Hub (or all users if the Hub is public).

5. Direct Messaging & Chat Privacy

NOTATS provides group Hub Chats and 1-on-1 Direct Messages (DMs):

• Message Delivery: Chat messages and attachments are stored securely in our cloud database to deliver messages in real-time across device sessions.
• Private Conversations: We do not monitor, sell, or monetize private DMs for advertising.
• Automated & Participant Reporting: If a chat participant reports a message or conversation for harassment, spam, or abusive behavior, our moderation team or automated safety filters may review the reported content to enforce Community Guidelines.

6. Safety, Moderation, User Blocking & Reporting

We are committed to maintaining a safe, respectful learning environment.

• User Blocking: You can block any user at any time. Blocking prevents that user from messaging you, viewing your profile, or accessing your shared notes. Blocked users are not notified.
• Content & User Reporting: You can report any post, comment, chat message, or user profile for review by tapping the safety icon or report button.
• Moderation & Enforcement: Spinverse Ltd reserves the right to review reported content, remove content that violates Community Guidelines, and suspend or terminate accounts engaging in harassment, hate speech, spam, copyright infringement, or illegal activity.

7. Content Ownership & License for Shared Content

7.1 Your Ownership

You retain full ownership of all notes, images, transcriptions, and intellectual property you create or upload to NOTATS.

7.2 Limited License for Community Features

When you publish content publicly, post in a Community Hub, or send content via DMs, you grant NOTATS and Spinverse Ltd a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable license to host, store, reproduce, modify (for formatting purposes), and display that content solely for the purpose of operating, delivering, and distributing the community and messaging features to your intended recipients and Hub members.

8. App Permissions

NOTATS requests essential device permissions only when required:

• Camera: To scan handwritten notes and documents using smart edge detection.
• Photos / Media Library: To import PDFs, images, or custom avatars.
• Microphone: To record voice notes and converse with the Voice AI Tutor.
• Notifications (Optional): To inform you about completed background scans, folder collaboration invites, follow requests, and community messages.

9. How We Use Your Information

We process your data strictly to:

• Provide core scanning, transcription, and study tools.
• Deliver AI-generated summaries, quizzes, flashcards, and tutor responses.
• Facilitate Community Hubs, discussions, shared libraries, and direct chats.
• Calculate reputation scores, badges, and weekly leaderboards.
• Maintain safety, investigate reports, and enforce Community Guidelines.
• Administer subscriptions, credit balances, and rewarded ad bonuses.

10. AI Processing & Privacy Commitments

11. Storage, Security & International Transfers

Data is stored locally on your device for offline reading and synchronized securely to Firebase Cloud Firestore and Cloud Storage. All data in transit is protected using industry-standard TLS/HTTPS encryption. As Spinverse Ltd operates globally, data may be processed on secure servers located outside your home country with equivalent data protection standards.

12. Third-Party Service Providers

We partner with trusted service providers to operate NOTATS:

• Firebase (Google): Authentication, Cloud Firestore database, Cloud Storage, Cloud Functions, and Crashlytics diagnostics.
• Google Cloud / Gemini AI: Document scanning, OCR, text extraction, and generative AI study tools.
• RevenueCat: In-app purchase verification and subscription management.
• Appodeal: Rewarded ad network for earning free AI credits.

13. Data Retention & Account Deletion

13.1 Deleting Individual Content

You can delete individual notes, folders, or community posts at any time directly inside the app.

13.2 Account Deletion Impact

You can permanently delete your entire account at any time in Settings (Settings > Delete Account).

• Deleting your account permanently wipes your user profile, private library, cloud notes, voice files, and remaining AI credits.
• Community Impact: Content previously shared into public/private Community Hubs or messages sent in DMs may remain visible in those shared spaces in anonymized form (e.g., displayed as "Deleted User") to preserve study continuity for other members, unless deleted prior to account closure.

14. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Under applicable privacy regulations (such as GDPR in Europe/UK and CCPA in California), you have the right to:

• Request access to or export a copy of your personal data.
• Correct or update inaccurate profile information.
• Request deletion of your personal data and account.
• Restrict or object to specific processing activities.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at notatsapp@gmail.com.

15. Children’s Privacy

NOTATS is intended for general study and productivity. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 (or under 16 in certain EU jurisdictions) without parental consent. If you believe a child has created an account without authorization, please contact us for immediate account removal.

16. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services or legal obligations. When updates occur, the “Last updated” date at the top will be revised.