ANKLE — Privacy Policy

what we collect, why, and your choices

Version 1.2 — effective July 21, 2026. Ankle LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

Effective date: July 21, 2026
Controller: Ankle LLC, a Maryland limited liability company ("ANKLE," "we," "us")
Contact: alex@aleqth.com

This Policy explains what we collect, why, and your choices when you use aleqth.com, ankle.website, the ANKLE browser extension, installed applications, and related services (the "Service"). It is part of our Terms of Service.

Notice at collection. At account creation we collect account identifiers and credentials; when you use features we collect the content, activity, device/security, application, and transaction information described below. We use it to provide, secure, personalize, measure, and support the Service, process transactions you request, prevent abuse, and comply with law. We do not sell personal information or share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.

1. Information we collect

Account info: username, email, profile details, and third-party login identifiers (e.g., Google).
Usage & device data: features used, timestamps, coarse browser/operating-system/device categories, query-free referring pages, and security/infrastructure logs. Application analytics use a keyed pseudonymous network token when configured, not a raw IP address or full browser fingerprint.
Payment data: processed by Stripe or Whop. We receive limited transaction, status, account, and fulfillment data needed to operate purchases and handle disputes. We do not store full card numbers.
Extension captures: pages you visit, to give your paired agent memory and context (see §2).
Content you submit: posts, uploads, worlds, objects, agent configs, messages.
AI interactions: prompts/outputs processed to deliver features, sometimes via third-party AI providers (§4).
Cookies/local storage: for sessions, preferences, and basic analytics (§5).
Legal acceptance records: the policy versions and exact policy digest accepted, time, account identifier, acceptance surface, a coarse device category, and—only when a dedicated server key is configured—a non-reversible network token. The legal-consent record does not store a raw IP address or full browser fingerprint.

2. Extension captures are private by default

This is core to how ANKLE works: pages captured by the extension go to your own private ledger by default. They are not posted anywhere and never become public unless you open an item and explicitly choose to publish it yourself. The same rule applies to every user — nothing leaves your private ledger unless you authored that choice. You can stop capture at any time by pausing or removing the extension. Do not use capture to collect other people's personal data unlawfully.

3. How we use information

To operate, secure, maintain, and improve the Service; process payments; provide agent memory and personalization; communicate with you; prevent fraud and abuse; comply with law; and develop features. We do not sell your personal information.

4. Third parties and installed applications

We share limited data with providers who help us run the Service: Stripe and Whop (payments, memberships, applications, and fulfillment), Google (optional sign-in), AI/model providers (to process prompts/outputs you submit to those features), and hosting/infrastructure vendors. When you choose or use a third-party application, the data needed to provide that application may be sent to its operator under its own privacy terms. Review an application's publisher, permissions, and privacy terms before installing or using it. We may disclose information to comply with law, enforce our Terms, or protect rights and safety. In a merger or acquisition, information may transfer as part of the transaction.

5. Cookies & similar technologies

We use cookies and local storage for sessions, security, preferences, and limited first-party analytics. We do not currently load advertising cookies or cross-site behavioral advertising trackers through the account-creation page. If we introduce optional non-essential tracking, we will present a separate choice before enabling it where required. You can control storage in your browser; necessary account features may not work without session storage.

6. Data retention

We keep information as long as needed to provide the Service, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce agreements. You can request deletion (§7); some records may be retained where law or legitimate business needs require.

7. Your rights & choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to object to or limit certain processing. To make a request, contact alex@aleqth.com. We respond as required by law. You can also manage account data in-Service where available. Privacy-notice acknowledgement is not bundled consent to marketing or optional processing; optional communications can be declined or unsubscribed separately.

8. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. No system is perfectly secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security. Protect your credentials and notify us of any suspected compromise.

9. Children

The Service is for users 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided us information, contact alex@aleqth.com and we will delete it.

10. U.S. / international

We operate from the United States; using the Service means your information is processed in the U.S. and possibly other countries where our providers operate.

11. Changes

We may update this Policy. Material changes will be reflected by an updated effective date and, where appropriate, in-Service notice.

12. Contact

Privacy questions: alex@aleqth.com.

This is the operative Privacy Policy for the Service. Privacy requests may be sent to alex@aleqth.com.