🐱 Privacy Policy

purrminal comment assistant · operated for the Instagram account @nova._.dev_ · Last updated: June 5, 2026

This page explains how the purrminal comment assistant ("the app") handles data. The app is a small, single-account automation that replies to people who comment a keyword (e.g. purr) on posts by @nova._.dev_ and sends them, by direct message, the install link for purrminal — a free, open-source command-line pet. It is not a product offered to other businesses.

What we process

Instagram-scoped user ID (IGSID) and username of people who comment the keyword or message the account.
The comment / message content you send to the account (used only to detect the keyword and your taps).
Follow status (is_user_follow_business) — whether you follow @nova._.dev_ — checked only after you message us, solely to decide whether to deliver the link to your inbox and to encourage a follow so the DM doesn't land in your Requests folder.

How we use it

To send you the direct message you asked for (the purrminal install link and instructions).
To avoid sending you duplicate messages (basic de-duplication).
To keep a minimal count of how many people requested the link.

We do not sell, rent, or share your data with third parties for advertising, and we do not build profiles about you.

Storage & retention

Data is stored in a managed key-value store (Vercel KV) used only by this app.
Conversation state expires automatically after 7 days; message-deduplication keys after 48 hours.
We keep only what's needed to run the flow above — no message history archives.

Third-party services

Meta / Instagram Platform — we use the Instagram Graph (messaging) API to receive comment/message webhooks and to send replies. Your use of Instagram is governed by Instagram's Privacy Policy.
Vercel — hosting and the key-value store. See Vercel's Privacy Policy.

Data deletion

You can ask us to delete any data associated with your account at any time. Send a direct message to @nova._.dev_ on Instagram with the word delete, and we will remove your stored interaction data. Because retention is short (7 days), most data also deletes itself automatically.

Children

The app is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly process their data.

Contact

Questions about this policy: direct message @nova._.dev_ on Instagram.

purrminal is open source: github.com/itstimi-XD/purrminal. This automation processes only what's described above.