1. Introduction

Welcome to Font Detective ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Font Detective application (the "Service"). Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the Service.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect via the Service includes:

• Image Data: When you provide an image URL or upload an image file, the image data is sent to our backend for analysis. We process this data solely to identify fonts within the image using Google Cloud AI. We do not store your uploaded images or image URLs on our servers after the analysis is complete.
• Usage Data (via Firebase Analytics): We use Firebase Analytics (a Google service) to collect information about how you interact with our Service. This may include information such as your device type, operating system, general location (e.g., country), pages visited, features used, crash reports, and session duration. This data is aggregated and anonymized wherever possible and helps us understand how our Service is used and how to improve it. Firebase Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect this data.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Service to:

• Provide the core font identification functionality of the Service.
• Analyze usage patterns through Firebase Analytics to monitor and improve the Service's performance, features, and user experience.
• Troubleshoot issues and respond to potential errors.
• Generate aggregated statistical data for internal use.

4. Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Our Service uses Google Cloud AI (specifically, the Gemini model accessed via Genkit) to analyze the images you provide and identify fonts.

• The image data is sent to Google's AI services for processing.
• According to Google's policies for its Cloud AI services, input data (like the images you provide) is generally not used to train Google's AI models unless explicitly opted into specific programs (which we do not do for this general processing). Please refer to Google Cloud's Data Processing Addendum and relevant service terms for details.
• We only receive the font identification results back from the AI service.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• With Service Providers:
  • Google (for AI Analysis): Image data is sent to Google Cloud AI for font identification as described above.
  • Google (for Firebase Analytics): Usage data is processed by Firebase Analytics as described above. Google's use of this data is governed by their privacy policy.
• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
• Aggregated Data: We may share aggregated, anonymized usage data (which does not identify you personally) with third parties for analysis or reporting purposes.

6. Data Retention

We do not retain the images or image URLs you submit beyond the immediate processing required to perform the font identification. Usage data collected by Firebase Analytics is retained according to Google's data retention policies for Firebase.

7. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your information during transmission and processing. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

8. Third-Party Services (Advertising)

We may use third-party advertising companies (like Google AdSense) to serve ads when you visit the Service. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites or applications in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, see the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for 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.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. 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.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us (though no specific contact mechanism is provided in this example application).