Data Ownership

The principle is simple: what stays on your device or in your private account is yours, completely and permanently. The moment you choose to share a collection publicly, you are contributing it to the Thngs platform and those rights transfer to us. This page explains exactly where that line is drawn.

1. At a Glance

Content type	Who owns it	What happens when you leave
Collections stored only on your device	You	Deleted with the app. We never had it.
Private collections stored on our servers	You	Permanently deleted within 30 days of account closure.
Privately shared collections (invited users only)	You	Permanently deleted within 30 days of account closure.
Publicly shared collections	Thngs	Remain on the platform at our discretion. See Section 4.

2. Your Private Data — Permanently Yours

Any collection you have not shared publicly belongs to you alone. This includes:

All collections stored exclusively on your device
Collections backed up to your account but never shared
Collections shared privately with specific invited individuals

We have no claim over this data, no right to use it, and no ability to access it without your explicit action. When you close your account or delete the app, this data is permanently and irreversibly deleted from our systems within 30 days. We do not retain copies, backups, or derived data from your private collections after deletion.

We strongly recommend exporting your collections before closing your account. Once deleted, your data cannot be recovered by us or anyone else.

3. Exporting Your Data

You may export any of your collections at any time, regardless of your subscription tier. No approval is required. Exports include all item data, photos, notes, and tags associated with the collection. This right is unconditional and does not expire.

To export a collection, use the export function within the app. Your data is yours to take with you whenever you choose.

4. Publicly Shared Collections — Transfer of Rights

Please read this section carefully before making any collection public. Sharing a collection publicly is a meaningful, consequential action with respect to ownership. It is not the same as sharing privately.

When you choose to make a collection publicly available on the Thngs platform, you are making a permanent transfer of rights in that collection to Thngs. Specifically:

Thngs becomes the owner of the publicly shared collection and all content within it at the time of sharing
The collection will remain live on the platform and available to other users after you close your account, delete the app, or otherwise cease using the Service
Thngs retains the sole discretion to determine when, if ever, a publicly shared collection is removed from the platform
You may not demand the removal of a publicly shared collection after the fact on the basis of ownership

This transfer of rights reflects the nature of public sharing: when you contribute content to a public platform, that content becomes part of the platform's shared value for all users. Other users may discover, save, and rely on your public collection. Removing it on demand would degrade the experience for the community that has come to depend on it.

What you retain after making a collection public

Even after a rights transfer, you retain the following:

The right to be identified as the original creator of the collection
The right to a local copy of the collection data via export at any time before account closure
The right to request removal of content that violates applicable law (e.g., a DMCA takedown request for third-party copyrighted material included in the collection)

Thngs' commitment regarding public collections

While we own publicly shared collections, we commit to the following standards in how we steward them:

We will not sell individual public collections to third parties
We will not attribute public collections to anyone other than their original creator
We will remove public collections that are found to violate our content standards, regardless of their ownership status
We will remove public collections if required to do so by law

5. Account Closure

You may close your account at any time from within the app or by contacting us at support@urthngs.com. Upon account closure:

All private collections and account data are scheduled for permanent deletion within 30 days
Publicly shared collections remain on the platform under Thngs ownership as described in Section 4
Your account credentials and personal information are deleted in accordance with our Privacy Policy
Your subscription, if any, is cancelled and no further charges are made

We recommend exporting any collections you wish to keep before initiating account closure. Once the deletion window has passed, recovery is not possible.

6. Questions

If you have questions about data ownership or wish to make a request relating to your data, please contact us:

Email: support@urthngs.com
Website: urthngs.com