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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: March 13, 2026

THOTL ("we", "our", "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our platform.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

Personal Information

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Username
  • Profile details

Account & Activity Data

  • Clips viewed or posted
  • Engagement data (views, clicks, DMs)
  • Referral relationships
  • Earnings and performance data

Waitlist & Referral Data

  • Responses to onboarding questions (e.g., user intent, platform preference)
  • Referral codes linking your signup to the referring user
  • Waitlist rank and interaction data

Financial Information

  • Payment details (processed via third-party providers like Stripe or PayPal)
  • Payout information
  • Tax information where required

We do NOT store full payment card details.

Technical & Usage Data

  • IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting
  • Operating system and platform
  • Information about how you use our website, including navigation paths and interactions

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your data to:

  • Provide and operate the platform
  • Manage your waitlist rank and execute the referral system
  • Track performance and earnings
  • Attribute commissions and referrals
  • Process payouts
  • Improve platform experience
  • Communicate with you (rank updates, product milestones, launch invitations)
  • Detect and prevent fraudulent signups or gaming of the referral system
  • Understand user demographics to better tailor the platform

You may opt-out of marketing emails at any time via the 'Unsubscribe' link.

3. Tracking & Attribution

Our platform tracks interactions including:

  • Content views
  • Engagement signals
  • Direct messages
  • Link clicks
  • Purchases

This allows us to calculate earnings, attribute commissions, and optimize performance.

4. AI & Automated Processing

We use AI technologies to:

  • Generate and edit content
  • Automate messaging responses
  • Analyze engagement patterns

These systems assist platform functionality but do not make legally binding decisions.

5. Social Media Integrations

If you connect your social accounts, we may access:

  • Account identifiers
  • Content posting permissions
  • Performance metrics

We only access what is required to operate the platform.

6. Sharing Your Information

We may share data with:

  • Payment providers (Stripe, PayPal)
  • Analytics providers
  • Cloud infrastructure services
  • Social media platforms (when you connect accounts)
  • Legal authorities if required by law, subpoena, or to protect the rights and safety of our users or THOTL

We do NOT sell your personal data.

7. Data Retention

We retain your data only as long as necessary to:

  • Operate the platform
  • Comply with legal obligations
  • Resolve disputes

Waitlist data is retained until the general platform launch or until you request deletion.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Correct your data
  • Delete your data
  • Restrict processing
  • Request data portability

To exercise your rights, contact: privacy@thotl.com

9. International Users

Your data may be processed in multiple countries. We take appropriate measures to protect your data globally.

10. Security

We use industry-standard security measures (including SSL/TLS encryption) to protect your information.

11. Children

THOTL is not intended for users under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we learn we have collected such data, we will delete it immediately.

12. Updates

We may update this policy. Continued use of the platform means you accept changes.

13. Contact

For privacy-related questions, contact us at: privacy@thotl.com