Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 22, 2026
This privacy notice for Effective Nihilists LLC (doing business as Ugly Bot) ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share ("process") your information when you use our services ("Services"), such as when you:
- create an account or log in
- use our AI chatbot or other AI-powered features
- participate in our relationship toolkit or other interactive features
- make purchases or sign up for free trials
In this privacy notice, we summarize the key points and provide a detailed explanation of our data practices.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
- We collect various types of information, including personal data, AI conversation data, and device information.
- We use this information to provide our Services, including AI-powered features, and to communicate with you.
- We share your information with third-party providers, such as AI processing services and analytics tools.
- You have certain rights and choices regarding your information, as described in this notice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We collect various types of information when you use our Services, including:
- Personal information you provide: names, email addresses, phone numbers, usernames, passwords (hashed), billing addresses, contact preferences, and social media login data.
- AI conversation data: messages sent to our AI chatbot and AI coach, as well as any other content you provide through our AI-powered features.
- Relationship/partner data: information related to your partner connections, challenge answers, and "Deep Truths" responses in our relationship toolkit.
- Payment data: information related to your purchases, such as billing addresses, through Apple Pay.
- Social media login data: information obtained when you log in through social media platforms, such as Google, Apple, or Facebook.
- Application data: device permissions, such as access to your camera, microphone, and storage, as well as push notification tokens.
- Automatically collected information: device data, IP addresses, browser information, usage data, and other technical information.
2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
We process your information for various purposes, including:
- Account creation and management: to create and manage your account, and to provide you with access to our Services.
- Service delivery: to provide you with our AI-powered features, relationship toolkit, and other Services.
- User-to-user communications: to facilitate communications between you and your partner, or between you and our support team.
- Support: to respond to your inquiries and provide you with technical support.
- Marketing: to send you promotional materials, newsletters, and other marketing communications.
- Security: to protect our Services and our users from security threats.
- Analytics: to analyze usage patterns and improve our Services.
- Legal compliance: to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We rely on various legal bases to process your personal information, including:
- Consent: when you have given your consent to the processing of your personal information.
- Performance of contract: when the processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party.
- Legitimate interests: when the processing is necessary for our legitimate interests or those of a third party.
- Legal obligations: when the processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.
For users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK), we rely on the following additional legal bases:
- GDPR Article 6(1)(a): consent.
- GDPR Article 6(1)(b): performance of contract.
- GDPR Article 6(1)(f): legitimate interests.
For users in Canada, we rely on the following additional legal bases:
- PIPEDA: consent, and the processing must be reasonable.
4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
We share your personal information with various third-party providers, including:
- AI providers: such as OpenAI and Anthropic, to process your AI conversations.
- Analytics providers: such as Firebase and TikTok Business SDK, to analyze usage patterns.
- Payment processors: such as Apple Pay, to process your payments.
- Authentication providers: such as Google, Apple, and Facebook, to facilitate social media logins.
- Communication providers: such as Mailgun and Telnyx, to send you emails and SMS notifications.
- Legal requirements: we may share your information if required by law or to respond to lawful requests.
5. HOW DO WE HANDLE AI AND CONVERSATION DATA?
We handle your AI conversation data as follows:
- Third-party AI processing: we share your AI conversations with third-party AI providers, such as OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Conversation retention: we retain your AI conversations for as long as necessary to provide our Services.
- AI provider policies: our third-party AI providers have their own data practices, which are governed by their respective privacy policies.
- "Deep Truths" sharing: we share your "Deep Truths" responses with your partner, as part of our relationship toolkit.
- AI coach data usage: we use your AI coach data to provide you with personalized coaching and support.
6. HOW DO WE HANDLE YOUR SOCIAL LOGINS?
We handle your social logins as follows:
- Social media login data: we collect information from your social media profiles, such as your name, email address, and profile picture.
- Authentication: we use your social media login data to authenticate you and provide you with access to our Services.
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We retain your information for as long as necessary to provide our Services and to comply with applicable laws and regulations.
8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
We take various measures to protect your information, including:
- Encryption: we use encryption to protect your data in transit and at rest.
- Access controls: we limit access to your information to authorized personnel and third-party providers.
- Security measures: we implement various security measures, such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems, to protect our systems and data.
9. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
You have several rights regarding your personal information. You can access, update, or delete your account information at any time by logging into your Ugly Bot account and modifying your settings.
If you wish to opt out of marketing communications, you can unsubscribe from our emails or reply STOP to any SMS messages you receive from us.
Withdrawing Your Consent
You can withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information at any time by contacting us at hello@ugly.bot. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of any processing we conducted before your withdrawal.
If you are a resident of the European Union or the United Kingdom, you have the following rights under the GDPR:
- Right to access your personal information
- Right to rectify or erase your personal information
- Right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal information
- Right to data portability
- Right to complain to a supervisory authority
You can exercise these rights by contacting us at hello@ugly.bot.
10. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. At this stage, no uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online.
11. DO CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS HAVE SPECIFIC PRIVACY RIGHTS?
Yes, as a California resident, you have specific privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have collected the following categories of personal information from you:
- Identifiers (e.g., names, email addresses, phone numbers)
- Personal information (e.g., billing addresses, contact preferences)
- Internet activity (e.g., usage data, browser information)
- Geolocation data
- Audio and visual information (e.g., voice recordings, chat logs)
- Inferences (e.g., about your preferences or behavior)
We have disclosed the following categories of personal information to third parties for business purposes:
- Identifiers
- Personal information
- Internet activity
- Inferences
You have the right to know what personal information we have collected about you, to delete that information, and to opt out of the sale of your personal information. Effective Nihilists LLC has not sold personal information in the preceding 12 months.
To exercise your rights, you can contact us at hello@ugly.bot. You can also designate an authorized agent to make a request on your behalf.
Under the "Shine the Light" law, you can request information about how we have shared your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.
12. DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
Ugly Bot is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will delete that information as soon as possible.
If you believe that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us at hello@ugly.bot.
13. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
This privacy policy was last updated on February 22, 2026.
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, please contact us at hello@ugly.bot. Effective Nihilists LLC is the company responsible for Ugly Bot.
We are based in Seattle, WA, United States.
15. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
You can request to review, update, or delete your personal information by contacting us at hello@ugly.bot. We will respond to your request as soon as possible.
Please note that we may need to verify your identity before we can process your request.