Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Photo to Anime ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our website phototoanime.net and services.

Information We Collect

Personal Information

• Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address and authentication information from third-party providers (Google, GitHub).
• Profile Information: Any additional information you choose to provide in your profile.
• Communication Data: Information you provide when contacting us for support or feedback.

Usage Information

• Service Usage: Information about how you use our image generation service, including prompts, generated images, and usage patterns.
• Device Information: Information about your device, browser, and operating system.
• Log Data: Server logs that may include IP addresses, access times, and pages visited.

Cookies and Tracking

• Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function properly.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how our website is being used.
• Authentication Tokens: Stored locally to maintain your login session.

How We Use Your Information

• Provide Services: To operate and maintain our image generation service.
• Account Management: To create and manage your account and authenticate your identity.
• Communication: To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• Improvement: To analyze usage patterns and improve our services.
• Security: To protect against fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
• Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information only in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: With trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and services (e.g., image generation APIs, authentication providers).
• Legal Requirements: When required by law, court order, or government request.
• Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of business assets.
• Protection: To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users or others.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information:

• Encryption: Data transmission is protected using SSL/TLS encryption.
• Access Controls: Limited access to personal information on a need-to-know basis.
• Regular Monitoring: Continuous monitoring for security vulnerabilities and threats.
• Secure Storage: Personal information is stored on secure servers with appropriate safeguards.

Your Rights

You have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Portability: Request a copy of your personal information in a portable format.
• Objection: Object to certain processing of your personal information.
• Withdrawal: Withdraw consent for processing based on consent.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to:

• Provide our services to you
• Comply with legal obligations
• Resolve disputes and enforce agreements
• Improve our services

When personal information is no longer needed, we will delete or anonymize it in accordance with our data retention policies.

Third-Party Services

Our service integrates with third-party providers:

• Authentication: Google OAuth and GitHub OAuth for secure login
• Image Generation: External AI services for image processing
• Analytics: Website analytics to understand usage patterns

These third-party services have their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will:

• Update the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• Notify users through our website or email
• Provide a summary of key changes

Your continued use of our service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us: