Privacy Policy

App: Kilat
Developer: KakiKoding
Last updated: 22 September 2026

Kilat is developed by KakiKoding. This policy explains what data the app handles.

The short version

Your thoughts and photos stay on your device. If you allow location, Kilat sends a rough position (about 1 km) to a free weather service so it can note the weather. Nothing else leaves your phone unless you share or export it yourself.

Data storage

• The thoughts you write, the moods you pick and the photos you attach are stored on your device only, in the app's private storage.
• No account or sign-up is required. There is no Kilat server, cloud or sync service.

Location and weather

Location is optional. Kilat asks once, and every thought saves the same way if you say no.

If you allow it, when you save a thought Kilat reads your current location while the app is open (never in the background) and:

• Stores it with the thought on your device, so you can see where you were.
• Looks up a place name ("Bangsar", say) using your phone's built-in geocoding service. On most Android phones this service is provided by Google, and Google's privacy policy covers it.
• Looks up the current weather from Open-Meteo. Before sending, Kilat rounds your position to about 1 km, so your exact location never leaves the phone. The request carries no account, name or device identifier. Open-Meteo's own privacy policy covers it.

You can turn location off at any time in your phone's settings, under Apps → Kilat → Permissions.

Photos

• Take a photo opens your phone's camera app. Kilat doesn't ask for the camera permission.
• Choose a photo uses Android's photo picker, which gives Kilat only the one photo you pick. Kilat has no access to the rest of your gallery.
• Kilat makes a smaller copy of the photo in its own private storage.

Backups

• Export backup writes a single file, holding your thoughts, their photos and the place and weather details, to a location you pick with Android's own file picker.
• Send backup to… hands that file to an app you choose from the share sheet.
• If you pick a cloud storage app such as Google Drive, that app stores the file under your account, and its own privacy policy applies. Kilat never sees your cloud account and never uploads anything itself.
• Android's own device backup may also include Kilat's data, if you have it turned on. That backup is handled by Android and your Google account, not by Kilat.

Data collection and tracking

• No analytics, advertising, crash reporting or tracking libraries are included.
• No personal information, device identifiers or usage statistics are collected by the developer.

Sharing

Data leaves the app only in the cases above: the rounded position sent for weather, the place-name lookup, and anything you choose to share or export. The Share button on a thought sends its text and photo only to the app you pick.

Deleting your data

Delete a thought inside the app to remove it and its photo, or clear the app's storage / uninstall the app to remove everything. Uninstalling does not remove backup files you exported, so delete those from wherever you saved them.

Children

Kilat is not directed at children and doesn't knowingly collect data from anyone, children included.

Contact

Questions about this policy: abdullah.zainul@gmail.com

Changes

If this policy ever changes, the updated version will be published at the same location with a new "last updated" date.