Privacy Policy

1. Collection of Personal Information

When you register for an account with ChooseYourPictures or otherwise use our Services, we collect the personal information you voluntarily provide to us, including but not limited to your name, email address, and billing information.

When you browse our website, we automatically receive your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address, which provides us with information regarding your browser type and operating system. This data is collected solely for the purpose of improving our Services and understanding usage patterns.

If you use our AI editing features Coming Soon (available on the Pro plan), images you submit for processing are transmitted to third-party artificial intelligence service providers exclusively for the purpose of applying the requested edits. We do not retain processed images beyond the time reasonably necessary to complete the editing operation.

If you use our Stripe payment features (available on the Pro plan), your clients' payment information is processed directly by Stripe, Inc. We do not store, process, or have access to your clients' credit card data at any time.

Email communications: With your prior consent, we may send you electronic communications regarding our Services, new features, and other updates. You may withdraw your consent and unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in each email.

2. Consent

How do you obtain my consent?

When you create an account on our website, subscribe to a plan (Basic or Pro), or otherwise use any of our Services, you implicitly consent to our collection and use of your personal information for the specific purpose for which it was provided.

Where we seek to use your personal information for any secondary purpose, such as marketing, we will either request your express consent or provide you with an opportunity to decline.

How do I withdraw my consent?

You may withdraw your consent to our contacting you, or to the collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information at any time by contacting us at [email protected].

3. Disclosure

We may disclose your personal information if required to do so by applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request, or if you are found to be in violation of our Terms of Service.

4. Data Storage

Your data is stored on secure servers operated by DigitalOcean, LLC and Hetzner Online GmbH, protected by industry-standard firewall configurations. Photographs you upload are stored on object storage services provided by Hetzner Object Storage and Amazon Web Services (Amazon S3).

Payments and Subscriptions

Subscription payments are processed through Stripe, Inc. Stripe stores and encrypts your credit card data in accordance with PCI-DSS standards. We do not store credit card information on our servers at any time.

If you use the client payment features (Pro plan), your clients' payments are also processed by Stripe through Stripe Connect. Your clients' payment information never passes through or resides on our servers.

AI Editing Coming Soon

If you use the AI editing feature (Pro plan), your images are temporarily transmitted to third-party artificial intelligence providers for processing. Images are not retained on the AI provider's servers beyond the time reasonably necessary to complete the requested editing operation.

5. Third-Party Services

We utilize the following third-party service providers in connection with our Services:

• Stripe, Inc. — payment processing and subscription management
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) — file storage and transactional email delivery (SES)
• Hetzner Online GmbH — server hosting and object storage
• Third-party AI providers — image processing for AI editing (Pro plan, coming soon)

Each of these providers maintains its own privacy policy governing the handling of personal data. We encourage you to review their respective policies.

Once you leave our website or are redirected to a third-party website or application, you are no longer governed by this Privacy Policy or our Terms of Service.

6. Security

To protect your personal information, we employ reasonable precautions and follow industry best practices to ensure that your data is not inappropriately lost, misused, accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed.

Where you provide credit card information, such data is encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and stored with AES-256 encryption.

7. Cookies

We use cookies to maintain your session and improve your experience. The cookies we employ include:

• _session_id — a unique, per-session token that enables us to store information about your session.
• _secure_session_id — a unique, per-session secure token.

8. Age of Consent

By using this website, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state, province, or country of residence, or that you are the age of majority and have provided your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this website.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. We encourage you to review it periodically. Any changes or clarifications will take effect immediately upon their publication on this website.

In the event that our business is acquired by or merged with another entity, your personal information may be transferred to the new owners as part of such transaction.

Contact Information

If you wish to access, correct, amend, or delete any personal information we hold about you, file a complaint, or simply require further information, please contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at [email protected].