Privacy Policy for PixelMorph.app

1. Who We Are (Data Controller)

PixelMorph.app is the data controller responsible for your personal data under this Privacy Policy. We are based in the United Kingdom.

For any privacy-related questions, please contact us at: service@pixelmorph.app

2. Information We Collect

We collect certain types of information as you use our Service:

• Images You Upload: When you use PixelMorph.app to resize or modify an image, you upload that image to our Service. This image data is essential for us to perform the requested transformations.
• Browser/Device Signature Data: We collect technical information about your browser and device, such as your IP address, user agent, screen resolution, browser plugins, and fonts. This combination of data (often in hashed form) is used to create a unique, non-personally identifiable "browser signature" or "device fingerprint."
• Usage Data: We may collect information about how you interact with our Service, such as the pages you visit, the features you use, the time spent on the Service, and the time and date of your access. This data is typically aggregated or anonymized.
• Communication Data: If you contact us directly (e.g., via email for support), we will collect the content of your message and your contact information to respond to your inquiry.

We do not collect personal data that directly identifies you unless you provide it voluntarily (e.g., through a support email). We do not create user accounts.

3. How We Use Your Information (Purposes of Processing)

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Operate the Service (Contractual Necessity): We use your uploaded images and necessary technical data to perform the requested image resizing, outpainting, and other modifications. This is fundamental to our service delivery.
• To Maintain and Improve the Service (Legitimate Interest): We use anonymized or aggregated usage data to understand how users interact with our Service, identify areas for improvement, and enhance functionality (e.g., optimizing performance, identifying popular features).
• For Security and Abuse Prevention (Legitimate Interest): We use browser/device signature data and IP addresses to implement rate limiting, detect and prevent fraudulent activity, spam, denial-of-service attacks, and other unauthorized or abusive uses of our Service. This helps ensure fair usage and protects our infrastructure.
• To Communicate with You (Legitimate Interest/Consent): If you contact us, we use your communication data to respond to your inquiries and provide support.
• To Comply with Legal Obligations (Legal Obligation): We may process your information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes (e.g., responding to lawful requests from authorities).

4. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties

We rely on third-party service providers to operate and deliver PixelMorph.app. Your information, including uploaded images, is shared with these providers as necessary to perform their functions:

• Cloudflare: Our Service uses various Cloudflare technologies for performance, security, infrastructure management, and image processing. This involves processing your requests and image uploads through their global network. You can find more information about Cloudflare's privacy practices at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/.
• Stability.ai: Your uploaded images are sent to Stability.ai's API for AI-powered image resizing and regeneration. By using our Service, you acknowledge and agree that your images will be processed by Stability.ai, and that Stability.ai may use inputs and outputs for purposes such as service improvement and development of their AI models, in accordance with their terms and policies. You can find more information about Stability.ai's privacy practices and terms at https://stability.ai/privacypolicy.
• Other Service Providers: We may also use other third-party services (e.g., for analytics, error logging) that may process limited data as part of their service provision.

We don't sell your personal data to third parties for marketing or advertising purposes.

5. Use of Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Service uses cookies and other web storage technologies (such as local storage and session storage) to operate, enhance functionality, and for security purposes. All these technologies involve storing or accessing information on your device.

6. Data Retention

• Uploaded Images: We do not store your uploaded images with us. Images are processed temporarily to fulfill your requests, and we do not keep a copy of your image after the processing is complete. Please refer to the privacy policies of our third-party providers (Cloudflare, Stability.ai) for their specific data retention practices regarding data they receive.
• Browser/Device Signature Data: To control usage limits and prevent abuse, we generate and keep a unique, anonymized identifier for your browser and device. This identifier helps us recognize consistent activity patterns over time. This information is used strictly for security and operational purposes, and is not used to personally identify you or to track your online activities across other websites outside of PixelMorph.app.
• Communication Data: If you contact us, we keep your communication for as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry and for our legitimate interest in maintaining records of support interactions.

7. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR Rights for UK/EU Users)

As a user located in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights regarding your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These include:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold about you.
• The Right to Erasure ("Right to Be Forgotten"): You have the right to request that we delete your personal data. Given our limited data retention (especially for images), this applies primarily to communication data.
• The Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Object: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data in certain circumstances (e.g., if we are processing based on legitimate interests).
• The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where our processing is based on your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
• The Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the UK supervisory authority for data protection issues, or with your local data protection authority in the EEA. (ICO website: www.ico.org.uk)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at service@pixelmorph.app. We will respond to your request within one month of receipt. If your request is complex, or if you make multiple requests, we may extend this period by a further two months, in which case we will inform you of the extension and the reasons for it within the initial one-month period.

8. Children's Privacy

PixelMorph.app isn't intended for use by anyone under the age of 16. We don't knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 16. If we become aware that we've inadvertently collected personal data from a child under 16, we'll take steps to delete that information from our records.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We'll notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Your continued use of the Service after any modifications indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: service@pixelmorph.app