Privacy Policy for howolddoyoulook.com

Welcome to howolddoyoulook.com (the "Website," "Site," "we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users ("you"). This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website and use our services, including our age prediction service.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

By using our Website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

1. Information We Collect

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

a. Personal Data You Provide to Us: The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

  • Account Information: If you choose to create an account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as your name (or username), email address, and a password.
  • Photo Uploads for Age Prediction: As part of our core service, you can upload photos to our server via a file upload form. These images are temporarily kept in memory solely for the purpose of processing them to provide you with the predicted age result. We do not save your uploaded photos to our servers or any persistent storage, nor do we share these original photos with any third parties. The photos are discarded from memory immediately after the processing is complete and the result is delivered to you.
  • Email List Subscription: If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter or email list, we will collect your email address.
  • Direct Communications: If you contact us directly (e.g., via a contact form if provided, or through other means you initiate), we may receive additional information about you such as your name, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

b. Information Collected Automatically:

  • Log Files and Usage Data: Like most websites, howolddoyoulook.com follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. The information collected by log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. We also collect data about your interactions with our Website, such as the pages you visit, the features you use, and the time spent on the Site. This information is not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users' movement on the website, improving our services, and gathering demographic information.
  • Cookies and Web Beacons: Like any other website, howolddoyoulook.com uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information. For more general information on cookies, please read "What Are Cookies" from Cookie Consent. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain our Website and its services (including the age prediction service).
  • Process your uploaded photos to generate a predicted age, as described above.
  • Manage your account, if you create one.
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our Website.
  • Understand and analyze how you use our Website.
  • Develop new products, services, features, and functionality.
  • Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the Website.
  • Send you emails, such as newsletters, marketing or promotional materials (if you have opted-in to receive them). You can opt-out of marketing communications at any time.
  • Find and prevent fraud and ensure the security of our Website.
  • Comply with legal obligations.

3. Photo Handling Specifics

We want to be explicitly clear about how we handle photos uploaded for the age prediction service:

  • Temporary Processing: Photos are uploaded to our servers and are processed in memory.
  • No Storage: We do not save, store, or archive your original uploaded photos or any identifiable facial data derived from them on our servers or any other storage medium after the AI processing is complete and the result is delivered to you.
  • No Sharing: We do not share your original uploaded photos with any third parties.
  • Anonymized/Aggregated Data for Improvement: We may use anonymized or aggregated data derived from the processing of many images (e.g., statistical trends in feature usage, general demographic insights if collected separately and with consent) to improve our AI models and services. This data will not be personally identifiable and cannot be linked back to your original photo.

4. Cookies and Web Beacons

As mentioned, we use cookies. Here's a bit more detail:

  • Types of Cookies: We may use session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your device until you delete them).
  • Purpose: Cookies help us remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and can be used for analytics and advertising (see below).
  • Managing Cookies: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience.

Google DoubleClick DART Cookie (If Applicable) Google is one of a third-party vendor on our site. It also uses cookies, known as DART cookies, to serve ads to our site visitors based upon their visit to www.howolddoyoulook.com and other sites on the internet. However, visitors may choose to decline the use of DART cookies by visiting the Google ad and content network Privacy Policy at the following URL – https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

5. Advertising Partners

We may work with third-party advertising partners to display advertisements on our Website. These partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites, including ours. This information is used to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.

The types of information these partners may collect can include, but are not limited to: * Details about the websites you have visited. * The advertisements you view or click on. * Your device's IP address, browser type, and operating system. * The date, time, and duration of your visits.

This data helps these partners and us to show you advertisements that are more aligned with your potential interests and to measure the performance and effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Third-Party Ad Servers: Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons in their respective advertisements and links that appear on howolddoyoulook.com, which are sent directly to users' browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that howolddoyoulook.com has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

6. Third Party Privacy Policies

howolddoyoulook.com's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

  • Uploaded Photos: As stated, not retained after processing.
  • Account Information: Retained as long as your account is active, or as needed to provide you services and comply with our legal obligations.
  • Email List Information: Retained as long as you remain subscribed. You can unsubscribe at any time.
  • Log Files and Usage Data: Generally retained for a limited period (e.g., 12-24 months) for analysis and site improvement, or longer if in an aggregated/anonymized form.

8. Data Security

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal 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. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

9. International Data Transfers

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 from those in your jurisdiction. If you are located outside the [Your Country/Region, e.g., United States] and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to [Your Country/Region, e.g., 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 will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Website and services are not intended for children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions like the European Economic Area). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13 (or the applicable age). If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under the relevant age without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data.

a. GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) - For users in the EEA: We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following: * The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. * The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete. * The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. * The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. * The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions. * The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

b. CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) - For California residents: Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to: * Request that a business that collects a consumer's personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers. * Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected. * Request that a business that sells a consumer's personal data, not sell the consumer's personal data. (Note: We currently do not "sell" personal data as conventionally understood, but some data sharing with advertising partners might fall under broad definitions of "sale" under CCPA. You can opt-out of cookie-based tracking as described elsewhere).

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you (or as otherwise required by law). If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the methods provided on our website.

12. 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. 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. For significant changes, we may also provide a more prominent notice (such as by email notification if you have an account or are on our email list).

13. Contact Us

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your data protection rights, please use the contact methods provided on our website.