YOUR INFORMATION
Your privacy.
CAKE and 9to1 are operated personally by Jacob Bailey, based in the United Kingdom. This notice explains the public websites and the limited 9to1 Account beta.
Last updated 15 November 2026.
Who is responsible?
Jacob Bailey is the controller of the personal information described here. CAKE, 9to1 and 9to1 Account are service names; they do not identify a separate registered company. For privacy questions, rights requests or complaints, email support@9to1.uk.
What is available now?
You can browse product information and links to communities without an account. Invitation-only account testing is being prepared; the public websites do not currently offer sign-in or invitation redemption. Public registration remains closed. Existing account or invitation records from restricted testing are also covered by this notice.
This release does not offer paid subscriptions, an AI chat service, user uploads or public posts. A roadmap describes plans, not features you can currently use.
Information we use
- Website requests: an IP address, request time, requested address, browser/device information and security-related request information needed to deliver and protect the websites.
- Accounts: account identifiers, name, username, email address, email-verification status, account dates and a password hash for password sign-in. Optional profile information can include a picture, pronouns, work description and appearance preferences.
- Invitations and account setup: the invited email address, invitation status and dates, the inviting administrator, a selected age group and records of acknowledged terms/privacy versions where account setup is available. An inviter may supply your email address before you contact us.
- Sign-in and security: session identifiers, expiry and device information, provider connections, verification/recovery records, and attempts to use account functions. Account-session records can include the IP address and browser information for the session. Abuse controls also use derived identifiers and challenge results.
- Support: your address, message, any attachments you choose to send and our correspondence. Please do not send passwords, sign-in codes or unnecessary sensitive information.
Required account details are used to identify and protect your beta account. If you do not provide them, account creation or recovery may not be possible. You do not need to fill optional profile fields. Please do not put health information or other sensitive personal details in your profile or routine support messages.
Why we use it
We use this information to deliver the websites and requested beta account features, connect your profile across CAKE and 9to1, check invitations and eligibility, prevent abuse, send verification and recovery messages, investigate problems and answer requests.
For these limited activities, our lawful basis is our legitimate interests in operating a requested service, protecting people and accounts, and responding to enquiries. We also process information where necessary to meet a legal obligation, such as responding to an applicable data-protection request. These interests must be balanced against your rights, particularly where children are involved. You can object to processing based on legitimate interests by contacting us.
Reading this notice or accepting beta terms is not consent to marketing. We do not use these websites to sell personal information, run targeted advertising or add audience-analytics tracking. Account emails are for the service, not automatic enrolment in a marketing list.
Google sign-in, when offered
If you choose Google sign-in, Google supplies a Google account identifier, name, email address, verification status and a profile image where provided. We use that information to authenticate or connect your invited account. The requested basic sign-in permissions do not give us access to your Gmail messages or Google Drive files. Password sign-in remains an alternative.
Google processes your interaction with its own sign-in service under its privacy policy. Google sign-in does not bypass an invitation or other account eligibility requirements.
Who receives information?
Cloudflare provides hosting, request handling, account databases and session infrastructure. It also provides email delivery/routing and, where enabled, account security checks. Security checks can send Cloudflare technical signals such as an IP address, browser information and the page origin. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy and its Turnstile privacy information.
Google Gmail hosts the support inbox. Messages sent to support@9to1.uk are forwarded to that inbox, so Google processes the message and related email information. This support-email arrangement is separate from optional Google sign-in.
Jacob Bailey and people specifically authorised to help operate the service may access information when needed for support, security or administration. Information may also be disclosed where a legal obligation requires it. We do not publish account profiles or support messages as community content.
Links to Reddit, Discord, Trello and other websites take you to services with their own operators and privacy practices. Clicking a link does not give that service access to your 9to1 Account profile through this website.
International processing
Cloudflare and Google operate internationally. Information handled by those services may be processed outside the UK or EEA, including in the United States. We do not represent that all information stays in the UK or EEA.
Provider arrangements and the requirements for a broader international account launch are still under review. Public registration remains closed. Contact support@9to1.uk for information about the processing locations and arrangements relevant to your information. This notice does not claim that a particular transfer safeguard or representative appointment has been verified.
How long information is kept
Our retention criteria are the time needed to provide the beta account, resolve support or rights requests, investigate a security issue, and meet a specific legal obligation. Account and profile records are retained while needed for the account or those purposes; you can ask us to close the account or erase information.
Sign-in cookies and verification links have expiry limits. Those limits do not mean every related server record is immediately erased. Provider logs, backups and support correspondence can have different lifecycles. A single fixed retention period has not been confirmed for all of those copies. We will explain any information retained and the reason when handling an erasure request, rather than promise instant removal from every backup.
Your choices and rights
The account page currently explains the testing status and how to contact us. Profile, session and download controls will be available only when account access is enabled for invited testing. A self-service account download, when available, is a limited summary rather than a substitute for a wider access request.
Email support@9to1.uk to request access, correction, erasure, restriction, an applicable portable copy, or to object to processing. You can also ask about closing an account. We may need proportionate information to verify identity or a representative’s authority, but we will never ask for your password. Rights depend on the applicable law and can have exceptions.
We respond within the applicable legal deadline. UK access and erasure requests usually have a one-calendar-month deadline, subject to permitted extensions or other applicable rules. Contact us if you need an accessible way to make a request.
Children and young people
The account beta is intended for invited people aged 13 or over. Do not create an account if you are under 13. If you believe an under-13 account exists, a parent or guardian can contact us so we can review it. A selected age group is not proof of identity or a promise that age-assurance checks are complete.
AI features are not available in this release. We do not claim that parental controls or AI safety protections have been implemented or tested for an available AI service. Any future service for young people will need its own safeguards and clear information before it is offered.
Questions or complaints
Please contact support@9to1.uk if something concerns you. We will acknowledge a UK data-protection complaint within 30 days, investigate without undue delay and explain the outcome. You can also complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office or an applicable data-protection authority where you live.
We will update this notice when the operator, processing or available services change. Significant new uses of information will be explained before they begin.