Privacy Policy
Last updated: 14 October 2026 (version 2026-10-14)
Who we are
KianCan (kiancan.com) is a reading-practice app run by Kian Can, Malta. The data controller is the owner of Kian Can. Contact: [CONTACT EMAIL].
What we collect
- Your email address, so you can sign in.
- About your child: first name, age, gender (optional) and interests.
- Reading progress: sounds learned, practice words, points, stars, sessions and levels.
- Reading-check results: which words were read well and which to practise, accuracy and speed. Words only, never audio.
- The text of pages you choose to save.
- Your consents: what you agreed to, which policy version, and when.
What we never store
- Audio. A reading check sends one line of reading at a time to Microsoft Azure to be checked. We keep only the word results.
- Photos. A snapped page goes to Anthropic to read the text. We keep only the text, and only if you tap Save page.
- No diagnosis or health information. We never ask whether your child has dyslexia.
Why we use it, and the legal basis
- To provide the app you signed up for: sign-in, progress, syncing between parents. Legal basis: contract.
- The mic reading check and Snap a page are off until you agree for each child. Legal basis: your consent. You can withdraw it any time in Family → Privacy & data.
Who processes it, and where
- Supabase: database and sign-in. EU (Frankfurt, Germany).
- Vercel: hosting. App functions run in Dublin, Ireland.
- Microsoft Azure: speech checking for the reading check. North Europe (Ireland).
- Anthropic: writing new stories and reading snapped pages. USA, under the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
We send these services only what they need: the audio of one line and its text, a photo, or the sounds a story may use. Never your child’s name or any account ID.
How long we keep it
Until you delete it. If nobody in a family signs in or reads for 24 months, the family and its data are deleted automatically.
Your rights
You can see, correct, download, and delete your data, and withdraw consent, at any time:
- Download everything: Family → Privacy & data → Download my data.
- Delete a child’s data, or your whole account, in the same place.
- Correct details such as name and age in the Setup tab.
For anything else, email [CONTACT EMAIL]. You can also complain to the Information and Data Protection Commissioner in Malta: idpc.org.mt.
Children
Accounts are for parents and legal guardians only. Children never sign in and never need an email address. There are no ads, no tracking and no selling of data.
Cookies
We only use what is needed to keep you signed in, and the phone’s own storage so the app works offline. No analytics and no advertising cookies, so there is no cookie banner.
Changes
If this policy changes, the app asks you to read and accept it again.