We designed Squirrel for close circles who demand radical honesty without being cataloged by surveillance algorithms. Here is our unambiguous, uncompromised commitment to your data.
OPERATIONAL STANDARD: v2.4 // OCT 2026•ZERO UNENCRYPTED INTERMEDIATE STORAGE•NO AD TRACKERS
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CHAPTER 01
PRIVACY PROTOCOL & DATA EPHEMERALITY
PRINCIPLE // BLIND CAPTURE CRYPTOGRAPHY
How Blind Submissions Are Handled
When you record a prompt snippet, your video is encrypted and locked in an isolated room vault. Neither squad mates nor server moderators can stream or preview your clip until everyone has locked in their contribution or the deadline window closes.
Zero pre-submission peeking or metadata leaks.
No visual or audio fingerprints revealed during the countdown window.
PRINCIPLE // WHAT WE NEVER HARVEST
Zero Surveillance Architecture
Squirrel does not run background location collectors, ad tracker pixels, biometric facial recognition models, or contact address book uploaders.
No biometric face identification or emotion tracking.
No cross-site advertising identifiers (IDFA/GAID) processed.
No sharing or selling squad data to data brokers.
PRINCIPLE // ZERO-AUTH WEB GUEST PASSES
Web Browser Guest Privacy
When a squad mate invites a friend via SMS, the recipient clicks into their mobile browser without creating a permanent account. We do not place persistent tracking cookies on guest devices. The phone number is verified via a one-way salt hash solely to authorize the prompt session.
DATA RIGHTS // PURGE & EXPORT
Instant Squad Memory Deletion
Your squad owns its chronicle. Any room host or member can delete their individual clip or vote to wipe a shared reel from the squad timeline at any time. Once purged, files are erased from physical storage immediately.
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CHAPTER 02
TERMS OF SERVICE & SQUAD INTEGRITY
1. Private Circles Only — No Public Syndication
Squirrel is engineered exclusively as a private squad network. There are no public follower counts, algorithmic explore feeds, or public leaderboards. You agree not to harvest, screenshot, or export private squad tapes for unauthorized public distribution without the unanimous consent of every participant featured.
2. Unfiltered Honesty vs. Harmful Conduct
While prompts encourage raw, unfiltered glimpses of real life, Squirrel strictly forbids illegal content, non-consensual recordings, hate speech, defamation, or harassment. Room members who violate safety guidelines are subject to instant squad expulsion and permanent key revocation.
3. The Merge Permission
By recording and submitting a snippet into a prompt window (15M / 1H / Rolling), you grant Squirrel || HQ permission to automatically concatenate and deliver that session's multi-perspective video diary directly to your verified squad room. You retain full copyright ownership of your likeness and individual media.
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CHAPTER 03
SQUAD SUPPORT & DISPUTE DISPATCH
MYSQUIRREL.IN · SUPPORT
Request Squad Help
Broken SMS link, stuck reel merge, or streak issue? Send a message — we’ll get back to you.
MYSQUIRREL.IN · SUPPORT
Message received
Thanks — your support request is with the Squirrel team. We’ll reply soon at the contact you shared.
If a squad member missed a prompt due to an airplane flight, lack of cellular coverage, or emergency, remember that your squad can initiate an in-app **Grace Pass Vote** (2/3 majority required) to retroactively inject their clip without contacting support.
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CHAPTER 04
SQUAD ARCHITECTURE FAQ
Can someone view my clip before submitting theirs?
No. The Squirrel blind capture system stores each snippet in isolated cryptographic storage. Until all invited members hit submit or the timer expires, no device can peek at another clip.
How does the zero-friction web link work?
When you add a friend who doesn't have the app installed, they receive an encrypted SMS link. Clicking it opens a private web camera inside mobile Safari or Chrome where they can record and submit blind with zero download requirements.
Does Squirrel wait until midnight to merge videos?
Never. The moment everyone locks in their clip—or as soon as the creator's deadline window (15M / 1H / Rolling) concludes—the platform immediately merges every perspective into a unified diary.
How do we permanently delete our Memory Vault?
Room creators and members have a one-tap wipe setting. Tapping "Purge Vault" permanently and irreversibly erases all videos, chat transcripts, and calendar milestones from our servers.