Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Animate Myself ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and protects the information you provide when you use our website, animatemyself.com ("Site") and our AI-generated portrait service ("Service").

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1. Information We Collect

* Personal Information:
* Email address (submitted at checkout or via form)
* Uploaded images (used to generate portraits)
* Payment information (collected and processed by Stripe)
* IP address, device, and browser info (automatically via third-party services)

* Non-Personal Information:
* Site usage analytics (e.g., page views, button clicks)

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2. Cookies and Analytics

We use basic website analytics tools such as Vercel Analytics and Google Analytics (forthcoming) to improve our Service. This may include cookies to track page visits, browser type, and user interactions. These cookies do not contain personal identifying information. You can disable cookies in your browser settings.

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3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

* Process and fulfill your image orders
* Send your final image(s) via email
* Provide customer support
* Improve and maintain our website and service
* Comply with legal obligations
* Conduct internal research and development

By using our Service, you grant us the right to use your uploaded and/or generated images (excluding names or contact details) for our business marketing purposes, including: paid advertisements, website examples, blog content, social media posts on our official accounts, and promotional materials for Animate Myself. We will not sell your images to third parties. If you do not wish for your images to be used for marketing, please email us at hello@animatemyself.com to opt out.

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4. Data Retention

We retain your images and email data for up to 30 days after delivery to provide customer support. After 30 days, images may be permanently deleted unless you request earlier deletion by emailing us.

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5. How We Share Your Information

We only share your data with third-party services essential for delivering the Service:

* Stripe – for secure payment processing
* Supabase – to store and retrieve your images
* Resend – to deliver your image(s) via email
* OpenAI – to generate images from your uploads

We do not sell or rent your personal data to anyone.

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6. Your Rights

You may:

* Request access to your personal data
* Request correction or deletion of your data
* Opt out of marketing (as described above)

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7. Data Security

We take data protection seriously and implement safeguards through our trusted vendors (Stripe, Supabase, Resend) and industry best practices to secure your data.

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8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under 13. If we learn we have collected information from a child under 13 without verified parental consent, we will delete it promptly. Users must not upload images of minors without appropriate consent.

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9. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the "Effective Date" at the top of the document.

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10. Contact Us

For questions or data requests, contact us at:
Email: hello@animatemyself.com