1. Introduction

Welcome to Scribage ("we," "us," or "our")! We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website Scribage (the "Site") and use our services (the "Services"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Site or use the Services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Site and Services includes:

• Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your email address, that you voluntarily give to us when you register an account. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind; however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site and Services.
• Image Data: Images you upload for content generation are processed by our third-party AI service provider (e.g., Google AI / Gemini). We do not store your uploaded images or generated content on our servers after processing. We only retain metadata related to the generation process for analytical purposes (e.g., content type selected, timestamp, analysis results) in an anonymized or aggregated form where possible.
• Derivative Data: Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. This data is typically used in an aggregated form for analytics and service improvement.
• Counter Data: We maintain aggregate counters for the number of registered users and the total pieces of content generated. This data is anonymized and not linked to individual user accounts for public display purposes.

3. Use of Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site and Services to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Provide the image-to-text generation services, including analysis.
• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site and Services.
• Maintain and improve the efficiency and operation of the Site and Services.
• Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity.
• Respond to product and customer service requests.
• Send you necessary administrative emails, such as account verification or password resets.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your Personally Identifiable Information to outside parties unless we provide users with advance notice or as described herein. This does not include:

• Third-Party Service Providers: Website hosting partners, AI processing providers (like Google AI), and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential and use it only for the purpose of providing the contracted service.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information when its release is necessary to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred.

Specifically, images uploaded are sent to our third-party AI service provider for processing according to their privacy policies and terms of service.

5. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. We use secure connections (HTTPS) for data transmission and industry-standard practices for data storage (including hashing passwords). While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties.

6. Policy for Children

Our Site and Services are not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below, and we will take steps to delete that information as quickly as possible.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@scribage.com