Privacy Policy for Alterpix

Lemonberry Labs ("us", "we", or "our") operates the Alterpix website (the "Service").

This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We use your data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Alterpix is committed to data minimization and only collects the data necessary to provide and improve the Service. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.

Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

Types of Data Collected

Personal Data

While using our Service, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you ("Personal Data"). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address (if you contact us for support or create an account)
• Payment information (processed through a secure third-party payment processor; we do not store your full credit card details)
• Cookies and Usage Data

Usage Data

We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your computer's Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.

Tracking & Cookies Data

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. This section provides information about how and why we use these technologies and the choices you have.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and more useful to you.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Managing Cookies

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. You can choose to accept all cookies or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time through your browser settings.

What Happens If You Decline Cookies?

If you decline cookies, we will only set essential cookies that are necessary for the website to function. This means:

• We will not collect analytics data about your visit
• Some website features may not function properly
• Your preferences will not be saved between visits
• Essential features like payment processing will still work

Image Data

Alterpix processes image data you upload to provide our AI-powered image alteration service. This section details how we handle your image data.

Types of Image Data Collected

When you upload an image to Alterpix, we collect the following:

• The image file itself: This is the primary data needed to perform the image alteration.
• Image metadata (EXIF data): We may collect metadata embedded within the image file, such as camera settings, date, and time. We *do not* collect location data from EXIF data unless it is strictly necessary for a specific feature (e.g., a feature that stylizes images based on location, and only if you explicitly opt-in to that feature). If location data *is* ever collected, it will be explicitly mentioned here, and a separate consent mechanism will be provided.
• Derived Data: We may create temporary, derived data from your image, such as feature vectors or intermediate representations, solely for the purpose of processing your image and generating the altered result.

Use of Image Data

We use your image data for the following purposes:

• Image Alteration: To perform the AI-powered image alteration you request. This is the core function of our service.
• Service Improvement: We use aggregated, anonymized image data to improve the quality and performance of our AI models. *Your individual images are never used for model training without your explicit, opt-in consent.* We provide a clear opt-in mechanism within your account settings if you wish to contribute your images to model training. This opt-in is *not* required to use the service.
• Preview Generation: We may use your *altered* image to generate a preview of the results. We do *not* use your *original* uploaded image for previews shown to other users.
• Temporary Storage: We use secure cloud storage to temporarily store your uploaded image and the altered image. Our cloud storage provider is Google Cloud Storage and you can review their privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Image Data Retention

Uploaded images and their altered versions are stored on our servers for a maximum of 48 hours after you have completed your purchase and downloaded your generated images, or 48 hours after upload if no purchase is made. After this period, both the original and altered images are automatically and permanently deleted from our servers. Derived data is also deleted within this 48-hour period.

Image Data Security

We take the security of your image data very seriously and employ a range of measures to protect it:

• Encryption in Transit: All images are transmitted between your browser and our servers using HTTPS encryption.
• Encryption at Rest: Images stored on our servers are encrypted at rest.
• Access Control: Strict access controls limit access to image data to authorized personnel only.
• Regular Security Audits: We conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure the ongoing security of our systems.

Image Data Deletion Requests

You can request the deletion of your uploaded images and generated images at any time, even before the automatic 48-hour deletion. To do so, please contact us at support@alterpix.app. We will process your request within a reasonable timeframe, and in accordance with GDPR requirements (if applicable).

If you have opted-in to allow your images to be used for training data, you may opt-out at any time in your account settings.

Use of Data

Lemonberry Labs uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain the Service
• To notify you about changes to our Service
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so
• To provide customer care and support
• To provide analysis or valuable information so that we can improve the Service
• To monitor the usage of the Service
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Lemonberry Labs' legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

Lemonberry Labs may process your Personal Data for the following reasons:

• To fulfill our contractual obligations with you: This includes processing your uploaded images and generating altered images as per your request.
• When you have given us your consent to do so: This includes situations where you opt-in to allow us to use your images for AI model training.
• When it is in our legitimate business interests and those interests do not infringe upon your rights: This includes using aggregated, anonymized data to improve our Service.
• To process payments: We use a third-party payment processor to handle payments securely.
• To comply with legal requirements: This includes responding to lawful requests from authorities.

Retention of Data

Lemonberry Labs will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Lemonberry Labs will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period of time, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

Transfer Of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission to ensure adequate protection for data transferred outside the EEA.

Lemonberry Labs will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure Of Data

Legal Requirements

Lemonberry Labs may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:

• To comply with a legal obligation
• To protect and defend the rights or property of Lemonberry Labs
• To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
• To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
• To protect against legal liability

We use a third-party API, Black Forest Labs, for AI image generation. This API provider may have access to the images you submit for processing, but are contractually obligated to handle your data according to the terms described in this policy, and in compliance with GDPR.

Security Of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. We take appropriate security measures to protect your data from unauthorized access and breaches, including encryption in transit (HTTPS), encryption at rest, access controls, and regular security assessments.

"Do Not Track" Signals

We do not support Do Not Track ("DNT"). Do Not Track is a preference you can set in your web browser to inform websites that you do not want to be tracked. Because DNT signals are not standardized, we do not currently respond to them.

You can enable or disable Do Not Track by visiting the Preferences or Settings page of your web browser.

Your Data Protection Rights Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. Lemonberry Labs aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

If you wish to be informed what Personal Data we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us.

In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• The right to access, update or to delete the information we have on you. Whenever made possible, you can access, update or request deletion of your Personal Data directly within your account settings section. If you are unable to perform these actions yourself, please contact us to assist you.
• The right of rectification. You have the right to have your information rectified if that information is inaccurate or incomplete.
• The right to object. You have the right to object to our processing of your Personal Data.
• The right of restriction. You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.
• The right to data portability. You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
• The right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where Lemonberry Labs relied on your consent to process your personal information.

You can contact Alterpix to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data.

Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Data. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

Analytics

We may use third-party Service Providers to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.

• Google Analytics
  Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.
  You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity.
  For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en

Links To Other Sites

Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.

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

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children").

We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Children has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

We will let you know via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the "effective date" at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

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

• By email: support@alterpix.app