Variku Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Philosophy

Welcome to Variku. Variku builds products designed to help people create, preserve, and strengthen meaningful relationships through thoughtful digital experiences. We believe privacy is fundamental to trust, and trust is essential to every product we build.

This Privacy Policy explains how Variku collects, uses, stores, protects, and shares your information when you use our websites, applications, and services. By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Scope

This Privacy Policy applies specifically to:

• Variku Website: variku.com
• YovMe: Private 1-on-1 companion sanctuary application
• canVplay: Casual multiplayer gaming platform
• Customer support and direct correspondence channels

3. Information We Collect

Depending on the product you use, we may collect the following information:

• Account Information: Full name, username, email address, phone number, date of birth, password or authentication credentials, and profile picture. Where supported, you may also sign in using third-party providers such as Google or Apple.
• Optional Profile Information (YovMe): Personal interests, important dates (birthdays, anniversaries, and other meaningful milestones), and optional profile notes you voluntarily submit.
• User Content: Messages, daily letters, call metadata, profile pictures, and other media voluntarily shared inside your private spaces.
• Technical Information: Device type, operating system, app version, IP address, log information, security events, crash reports, and diagnostic information collected automatically to ensure system stability.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use information strictly to: create and manage user accounts, authenticate users, deliver requested product features, send essential system notifications, detect abuse, protect security, respond to customer support requests, improve product quality, and comply with legal obligations.

We do not use private conversations or letters to personalize advertising or train generative AI models.

5. Messages & Private Conversations (YovMe)

YovMe is designed exclusively around intimate, 1-on-1 relationships and total privacy:

• Where implemented, messages are protected using end-to-end encryption.
• Messages and daily letters may be retained for a limited period depending on the product feature or service tier before being automatically removed according to our retention policies.
• Private conversations and letters are never scanned, analyzed, or utilized for advertising purposes.

6. canVplay Games Platform & Guest Access

Some canVplay games may allow users to participate as guests without creating an account. Guest players generate only limited technical information (such as temporary room codes and moves) necessary to operate and secure the multiplayer session.

7. Advertising Policy

Variku may display non-intrusive advertisements within certain products. Our strict policy is to use only general or contextual (non-personalized) advertisements. Private conversations and relationship data are never used for ad targeting.

8. Third-Party Service Providers

We work with trusted third-party providers that help operate our infrastructure, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), authentication providers, push notification services, and security/monitoring partners. These providers process information only to perform services on our behalf under strict confidentiality and security agreements.

9. Data Storage & Security Controls

User information is processed and stored using secure cloud infrastructure. We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards designed to protect user information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

10. Data Retention & 30-Day Recovery Deletion

We retain information only as long as necessary to provide our services, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements. When a user requests account deletion, the account enters a 30-day recovery period. During this window, the account may be restored. After 30 days, all personal information is permanently deleted from our active databases.

11. Children's Privacy

YovMe requires users to meet applicable minimum age requirements during registration. If we learn that personal information has been collected in violation of applicable children's privacy laws, we take immediate steps to delete that information.

12. User Rights & International Transfers

Depending on your location and applicable law, you have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information. Your information may be processed in countries where our cloud infrastructure operates, with appropriate statutory safeguards in place.

13. Cookies & Session Technologies

Our services use essential cookies and session tokens solely to maintain secure login states, remember user preferences, and support product functionality. We do not use tracking cookies for ad targeting.

14. Safety, Abuse & Enforcement

Users may report abusive behavior or harmful content. Reports are reviewed manually by Variku. Where violations of our Terms of Service are confirmed, we may suspend or terminate accounts.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When significant updates are made, we will update the “Last Updated” date and provide notice where required by law.