Privacy Policy for Killgate

Effective Date: August 28, 2026
Last Updated: August 28, 2026

Killgate respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you provide when using the Killgate application and related services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information Killgate may collect, how that information is used, when information may be shared with service providers, how long information may be retained, and the choices available to users regarding their information.

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact:

Email: killgateapp@gmail.com

1. About Killgate

Killgate is an AI-assisted business idea validation and research application designed to help users test business concepts, identify assumptions, evaluate market evidence, and determine whether an idea warrants further validation or investment.

Users may submit business ideas, assumptions, target-customer information, pricing hypotheses, research questions, and related information for analysis.

Killgate should not be used to submit confidential information, trade secrets, passwords, financial account credentials, government identification numbers, health records, or other highly sensitive personal information.

2. Information We Collect

Depending on the features you use, Killgate may collect the following categories of information.

Account Information

If you create an account, we may collect information such as:

• Email address

• Account identifier

• Authentication information or authentication tokens

• Account creation and login information

• Subscription or entitlement status

Passwords, when used, should be handled through the authentication provider and are not intended to be stored by Killgate in readable form.

Information You Submit

Killgate processes information that you voluntarily provide through the application, including:

• Business ideas

• Product or service descriptions

• Target-market information

• Customer hypotheses

• Pricing assumptions

• Research questions

• Validation criteria

• Notes and other text entered into the application

• Feedback you provide about research results

Because these submissions are used to perform research and AI-assisted analysis, the information you enter may be transmitted to third-party technology providers that help provide those functions.

Research and Generated Content

Killgate may create and store information associated with a research run, including:

• Research queries

• Research results

• Source references

• Evidence summaries

• Analysis results

• Validation scores

• Assumptions

• Risk assessments

• Recommendations

• GO, KILL, RESEARCH, or similar validation outcomes

• Generated reports or research histories

Purchase and Subscription Information

If Killgate offers paid features, subscriptions, research credits, or other digital purchases through Google Play, payment transactions may be processed by Google Play or another authorized payment provider.

Killgate may receive limited transaction-related information such as:

• Purchase status

• Product or subscription purchased

• Subscription status

• Transaction or purchase identifier

• Renewal or expiration information

Killgate does not intend to collect or store full payment-card numbers through the application.

Payment information processed directly by Google is subject to Google's own privacy practices.

Technical and Usage Information

Killgate and its service providers may automatically process limited technical information necessary to operate, secure, diagnose, and improve the service, which may include:

• Device or browser type

• Operating system

• Application version

• IP address

• Approximate network information

• Date and time of requests

• Crash information

• Error logs

• Security events

• Feature usage

• Performance information

• Session information

Killgate does not intentionally collect precise GPS location unless a future feature specifically requires it and appropriate disclosure and permission are provided.

3. How We Use Information

Killgate may use information for the following purposes:

Providing the Service

To:

• Create and maintain user accounts

• Authenticate users

• Process submitted ideas

• Conduct requested research

• Generate AI-assisted analysis

• Produce validation reports

• Save research history

• Manage research credits or usage allowances

• Provide paid functionality

AI and Research Processing

Information submitted for analysis may be processed using artificial intelligence systems, search systems, research providers, databases, or other information-processing services.

This processing may include:

• Understanding the submitted business idea

• Forming research queries

• Finding relevant market information

• Summarizing evidence

• Comparing competing explanations

• Identifying risks and assumptions

• Generating validation recommendations

Killgate attempts to separate externally sourced evidence from AI-generated interpretation, but AI-generated results may still contain mistakes or incomplete information.

Security and Fraud Prevention

Information may be processed to:

• Protect user accounts

• Detect unauthorized access

• Prevent abuse of research credits or subscriptions

• Prevent automated or excessive use

• Investigate suspicious activity

• Protect Killgate's systems and users

Service Improvement

We may use operational information to:

• Diagnose crashes and errors

• Improve performance

• Evaluate feature usage

• Improve user experience

• Improve research workflows and reliability

Where reasonably possible, improvement activities should use aggregated, minimized, or de-identified information rather than directly identifiable user information.

Customer Support

Information may be used to respond to:

• Support requests

• Account problems

• Billing questions

• Privacy inquiries

• Account deletion requests

4. Artificial Intelligence Providers

Killgate may use third-party artificial intelligence providers to process user-submitted information and generate portions of research or analysis.

Depending on the configuration of the service, these providers may include OpenAI or other AI infrastructure providers.

Information transmitted to an AI provider may include the business idea, research instructions, contextual information necessary to perform the requested analysis, and relevant portions of the research process.

Killgate intends to send only information reasonably necessary to provide the requested service.

Third-party providers process information according to their applicable agreements, security practices, and privacy policies.

Users should not submit highly sensitive personal or confidential information that is unnecessary for business idea validation.

5. Other Third-Party Service Providers

Killgate may use third-party companies and infrastructure providers to perform services on our behalf.

These providers may include:

• Cloud hosting providers

• Database providers

• Authentication providers

• Artificial intelligence providers

• Search and research providers

• Google Play services

• Payment and subscription processors

• Analytics providers

• Crash-reporting providers

• Security and abuse-prevention providers

These providers may process information only as necessary to perform the services for which they are used and subject to their applicable contractual and legal obligations.

6. Google Play and Google Services

The Android version of Killgate may use services provided by Google, including Google Play distribution, Google Play Billing, authentication-related services, or other Android platform services.

Google may independently collect or process information when users interact with Google services.

Google's processing of that information is governed by Google's applicable terms and privacy policies.

7. Selling Personal Information

Killgate does not sell users' personal information for monetary compensation.

Killgate does not intend to operate as a data brokerage service or sell users' submitted business ideas to third parties.

Information may nevertheless be transmitted to service providers when necessary to provide Killgate's functionality as described in this Privacy Policy.

8. Advertising

Killgate does not currently use user-submitted business ideas for third-party behavioral advertising.

If Killgate introduces advertising or advertising SDKs in the future, this Privacy Policy and the Google Play Data safety disclosures will be updated as required before those practices are implemented.

9. Data Security

Killgate uses reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational safeguards intended to protect information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

These measures may include:

• Encrypted network connections

• Access controls

• Authentication safeguards

• Secure cloud infrastructure

• Restricted administrative access

• Logging and monitoring

• Security and abuse-prevention controls

However, no internet-connected service, database, or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security.

Users are responsible for maintaining the security of their own devices and account credentials.

10. Data Retention

Killgate retains information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide the service

• Maintain user accounts

• Maintain research histories requested by users

• Process subscriptions or purchases

• Resolve disputes

• Prevent fraud and abuse

• Maintain security

• Comply with applicable legal or financial obligations

Different categories of information may have different retention periods.

When information is no longer reasonably necessary, Killgate may delete, anonymize, or aggregate it.

Some limited records may need to be retained after account deletion when required for legitimate purposes such as fraud prevention, transaction records, security investigations, dispute resolution, or legal compliance.

11. Account and Data Deletion

Users may request deletion of their Killgate account and associated personal data.

Where account creation is supported, Killgate will provide an account-deletion mechanism within the application as required by applicable platform rules.

Users may also request account deletion outside the application by contacting:

killgateapp@gmail.com

Use the subject line:

Killgate Account Deletion Request

To help locate the correct account, send the request from the email address associated with your Killgate account whenever possible.

Following verification when reasonably necessary, Killgate will delete the account and associated user data except for information that must be retained for legitimate security, fraud-prevention, financial, dispute-resolution, or legal-compliance purposes.

Deleting a Killgate account does not necessarily cancel a Google Play subscription. Users may also need to cancel active subscriptions through Google Play.

12. User Choices

Depending on the service features available, users may be able to:

• Access account information

• Correct account information

• Delete saved research

• Delete their account

• Request deletion of personal information

• Cancel subscriptions through the applicable payment provider

• Contact Killgate regarding privacy concerns

Requests may be sent to:

killgateapp@gmail.com

13. Children's Privacy

Killgate is intended for users who are legally capable of using a business research and validation service.

Killgate is not directed toward children under 13 years of age, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If we learn that personal information from a child under 13 has been collected without appropriate authorization, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

Parents or guardians who believe a child has provided personal information to Killgate may contact:

killgateapp@gmail.com

14. International Users

Killgate's infrastructure and service providers may process information in the United States or other countries.

As a result, information may be transferred to and processed in jurisdictions whose data-protection laws differ from those of the user's location.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used for international data transfers.

15. Legal Requirements

Killgate may disclose information if reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request

• Enforce applicable agreements

• Investigate fraud or security incidents

• Protect the rights, property, or safety of Killgate, its users, or others

• Establish, exercise, or defend legal claims

16. Business Transfers

If Killgate or substantially all of its assets are acquired, sold, merged, reorganized, or transferred, information associated with the service may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law and the commitments described in this Privacy Policy.

17. Third-Party Websites and Sources

Killgate research reports may reference or link to websites, articles, databases, or other third-party resources.

Killgate does not control the privacy practices, security, availability, accuracy, or content of those third parties.

Users should review the policies of third-party services before providing information directly to them.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated as Killgate develops, adds service providers, introduces new features, changes its data practices, or responds to legal or platform requirements.

When material changes are made, the updated Privacy Policy will display a revised Last Updated date.

Where required by law or platform policy, additional notice or consent may be provided.

19. Contact

Questions, requests, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or Killgate's handling of personal information may be sent to:

Killgate
Email: killgateapp@gmail.com

For account or data deletion requests, use the subject line:

Killgate Account Deletion Request