Privacy Policy
PawpicAI.com Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, and shared when you visit www.pawpicai.com (the “Site”) or submit information through the Site to obtain AI pet portrait services.
Personal Information We Collect
When you visit the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and information about how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically-collected information as “Device Information.”
We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
– “Cookies” are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
– “Log files” track actions occurring on the Site, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
– “Web beacons,” “tags,” and “pixels” are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Site.
Additionally, when you submit a service request or attempt to submit a service request through the Site, we collect certain information from you, including:
Your email address.
The pet photos you upload to generate AI pet portraits.
If you make a purchase, we collect your name, billing address, and payment information (such as credit card numbers, though this is typically processed and stored directly by third-party payment processors, and we may only receive transaction confirmation and partial information).
We refer to this information as “Service Request Information.”
When we talk about “Personal Information” in this Privacy Policy, we are talking both about Device Information and Service Request Information.
How Do We Use Your Personal Information?
We generally use the Service Request Information that we collect to fulfill any service requests placed through the Site (including processing your pet photos to refine a Lora model, generating AI pet portraits, processing your payment information (if applicable), and providing you with the final portraits and/or confirmations). Additionally, we use this Service Request Information to:
– Communicate with you;
– Screen our service requests for potential risk or fraud; and
– When in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to our products or services (if you opt-in to receive them).
We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize our Site (for example, by generating analytics about how our customers browse and interact with the Site, and to assess the success of our marketing and advertising campaigns).
We may use the pet photos you provide to improve our AI models and portrait generation technology. However, before such use, we will strive to ensure data anonymization and aggregation, or obtain your explicit consent in specific circumstances.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We share your Personal Information with third parties to help us use your Personal Information, as described above. For example:
We may use third-party payment processors (such as Stripe, PayPal, etc.) to process payments. You can read their privacy policies to understand how they handle your personal information.
We may use cloud service providers for image processing, Lora model training, AI portrait generation, and data storage related to fulfilling your service requests.
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our customers use the Site. You can read more about how Google uses your Personal Information here: https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Finally, we may also share your Personal Information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.
Behavioral Advertising
As described above, we may use your Personal Information to provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications we believe may be of interest to you. For more information about how targeted advertising works, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s (“NAI”) educational page.
You can opt out of targeted advertising by using the links below:
– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=ads
– Google: https://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous
– Bing: https://advertise.bingads.microsoft.com/en-us/resources/policies/personalized-ads
Additionally, you can opt out of some of these services by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: http://optout.aboutads.info/.
Do Not Track
Please note that we do not alter our Site’s data collection and use practices when we see a Do Not Track signal from your browser.
Your Rights
You have the right to access the personal information we hold about you and to ask that your personal information be corrected, updated, or deleted. If you would like to exercise this right, please contact us through the contact information below.
Data Retention
When you submit a service request through the Site, we will maintain your Service Request Information (including your uploaded pet photos and the AI portraits we generate) for our records to fulfill your request, and for a reasonable period thereafter for customer support, service improvement, and to resolve potential disputes, unless and until you ask us to delete this information.
Changes
We may update this privacy policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Minors
The Site is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
Contact Us
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at support@pawpicai.com.
Remember to replace [Insert Date of Last Update Here, e.g., October 27, 2024] with the actual date you last updated the policy. You should also consult with a legal professional to ensure this policy meets all legal requirements for your specific operations and target jurisdictions.
