Privacy Policy

PICSALT built the app as a Freemium app. This page is used to inform visitors regarding our policies with the collection, use, and disclosure of Personal Information if anyone decided to use our Service.

If you choose to use our Service, then you agree to the collection and use of information in relation to this policy. The Personal Information that we collect is used for providing and improving the Service. We will not use or share your information with anyone except as described in this Privacy Policy.

The terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions, which is accessible at PICSALT unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy.

Information Collection and Use

Collection of Face Data: "We collect facial images that users upload solely for the purpose of generating AI headshots. No other biometric data is collected or stored."

Use of Face Data: "Face data is used to analyze the facial features necessary for the generation of headshots. This data is used exclusively for the requested service and no other purposes."

Sharing and Disclosure of Face Data: "We do not share, disclose, or distribute any face data to third parties. All face data is processed within the app and is not used outside of the AI headshot generation process."

Retention of Face Data: "Face data is only retained for the duration of the AI headshot generation process. Once the headshot is created, all facial data is immediately deleted and not stored on our servers.

For a better experience, while using our Service, we may require you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information, including but not limited to Photos. The information that we request will be retained by us and used as described in this privacy policy.

The app does use third party services that may collect information used to identify you.

Collection

We collect information from you when you use our services, including but not limited to facial feature data and any information you provide when you interact with us, including without limitation email addresses and other information provided by you to create an account to access the Service. We also collect information about the way our users spend time on the app.

Use

Our use of this data is limited to the exclusive purpose of improving our services for our users. App usage data is used for the exclusive purpose of better understanding the manner in which users spend time in the PICSALT app, so that we may improve our app experience. We may also use your contact information to send you information and updates about us and the Services, including without limitation confirmations, technical notices, updates, security alerts, support and administrative messages, and marketing communications. If you do not want to receive marketing communications or to opt out of use of your information for these purposes, please contact us at support@picsalt.com.

Disclosure & Sharing

All data we collect is stored in a secure manner and shared with third parties only when this is necessary to enable the functionality of the application's offerings. Amazon Web Services: We temporarily relay information about your facial features to enable the photo rendering capabilities of PICSALT.

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PICSALT does not control third party platforms, websites or online services, and PICSALT is not responsible for their actions. These platforms, websites and online services follow different rules regarding the collection, use and sharing of your personal information. PICSALT encourages you to read the privacy policies of these platforms, websites and online services to find out more about how your usage data may be used by these vendors.

Retention

Your data will be stored by PICSALT as necessary for the purposes for which the data are processed. That is why:

1. Your facial feature data is stored on the PICSALT only for the purpose of creating the photo.

2. Your likeness and image as contained in generated photos will continue to be stored in our database.

3. Anonymous, aggregated or de-identified data will be stored as long as necessary for PICSALT's business purposes.

Security

PICSALT processes your data using computers and/or other IT enabled tools. PICSALT takes technical and organisational measures to ensure the information is processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of information, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage. For example, PICSALT uses verified contractors that might have access to the data as specified in Section 2 of the Privacy Policy with which the relevant data processing agreements are signed. We also guide and train our personnel to process your data securely according to our internal data protection policies.

We want to inform you that whenever you use our Service, in the case of an error in the app we collect data and information (through third party products) on your phone called Log Data. This Log Data may include information such as your device Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, device name, operating system version, the configuration of the app when utilising our Service, the time and date of your use of the Service, and other statistics.

Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data that are commonly used as anonymous unique identifiers. These are sent to your browser from the websites that you visit and are stored on your device's internal memory.

This Service does not use these “cookies” explicitly. However, the app may use third party code and libraries that use “cookies” to collect information and improve their services. You have the option to either accept or refuse these cookies and know when a cookie is being sent to your device. If you choose to refuse our cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of this Service.

Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals due to the following reasons: To facilitate our Service;

To provide the Service on our behalf;
To perform Service-related services; or
To assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.
We want to inform users of this Service that these third parties have access to your Personal Information. The reason is to perform the tasks assigned to them on our behalf. However, they are obligated not to disclose or use the information for any other purpose.

Links to Other Sites

This Service may contain links to other sites. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. Note that these external sites are not operated by us. Therefore, we strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

These Services do not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In the case we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete this from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so that we will be able to do necessary actions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Thus, you are advised to review this page periodically for any changes. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.This policy is effective as of 2024-01-01 This policy is effective as of 2024-01-01

Contact Us

If you have any questions or suggestions about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at support@picsalt.com