Wistly Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 24, 2026

Wistly ("Wistly," "we," "us," "our") is a cultural taste diary for film, music, and books. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. It applies to the Wistly app and getwistly.com. Wistly is operated by Satoshi Yamane, an individual based in Japan. Questions: privacy@getwistly.com.

Information we collect

Account information. When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, Google account identifier, and profile image, as permitted by Google. We use this to create and secure your account.

Content you create. The works you log, your encounter notes and dates, star ratings, the works you ♥ (love), items you save to Waiting, and the collections you build.

Imported data. If you choose to import from another service, the items and history you bring in.

AI companion conversations. When you chat with Wistly AI (the in-app companion), we store the messages you send it and a short record of how the assistant responded, to operate, debug, and improve the feature. On personalized (paid) plans we also keep a short, evolving "memory" — a private summary of your preferences and the voice you've chosen — so the companion can feel personal across sessions. These are retained for a limited time and deleted when you delete your account (see "Data retention and deletion").

Information we derive. From your activity, Wistly computes a private model of your taste, a written "portrait," and personalized recommendations. These power your experience and are not shown to other users.

Technical and usage data. Standard server logs such as IP address, device and app version, and timestamps, used to operate, secure, and debug the service.

We do not request your contacts, photos, precise location, microphone, or similar device data.

How we use information

marketing emails or push notifications.)

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not use it to show you third-party ads.

How information is processed and shared

We share information only with providers that help us run Wistly, under appropriate confidentiality and data-protection terms:

and text you write) to Anthropic's Claude models to: generate your written taste portrait; produce the reasons shown behind recommendations; suggest names for smart collections; draft optional details when you add a work (title, creator, medium); power the in-app AI companion (Wistly AI), which recommends works, explains its picks, helps you draft diary notes, and puts your taste into words; and process the natural-language queries you type in search ("Ask"). We do not send identifiers such as your name, email, or account ID.

information about films, music, and books. We send search terms (such as titles) to retrieve catalog data; we do not send your identity.

process payments.)

We may also disclose information if required by law, to protect rights and safety, or in connection with a business transfer.

Our website (getwistly.com)

Our marketing website uses Google Analytics (GA4) to understand how visitors use the page — such as pages viewed, how far you scroll, and which buttons you tap — so we can improve it. This uses cookies or similar identifiers. We may also use Google Ads to promote Wistly and to measure, in aggregate, how effective our ads are. This website analytics is separate from the Wistly app: the app itself does not track you and shows no ads.

We use this website data in aggregate and do not use it to identify you personally. You can opt out through your browser settings or Google's Analytics opt-out (tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout), and, where required, through the consent choice shown on the site. See Google's Privacy Policy for how Google processes this data.

Where your data is stored

Wistly's database and servers operate in Japan (Tokyo region). If you use Wistly from outside Japan, your information will be transferred to and processed in Japan and in other countries where our providers operate.

Data retention and deletion

We keep your information while your account is active. You can delete your account at any time from the app's account settings. When you do, we delete your personal content and derived data immediately — including your Wistly AI conversations — and any associated caches and backups are purged within 30 days, except where we must retain limited records for legal, security, or accounting reasons. Aggregated or de-identified data that cannot reasonably identify you may be retained.

Separately, your Wistly AI conversations are retained for up to 90 days to operate and improve the feature, and then automatically deleted.

Your rights and choices

Depending on where you live (for example, the EEA/UK under the GDPR, or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or receive a copy of your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. You can exercise core rights directly in the app (edit or delete your content; delete your account) or by contacting privacy@getwistly.com. We will not discriminate against you for exercising your rights.

Security

We use measures such as encryption in transit and row-level access controls, so that you can only access your own data. No method of storage or transmission is completely secure, but we work to protect your information.

Children

Wistly is intended for adults and is not directed to children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy. We will post the new version with a revised "Last updated" date and, for material changes, provide additional notice in the app.

Contact

Satoshi Yamane privacy@getwistly.com