Welcome to Physiognomy.ai (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website Physiognomy.ai and use our services (“Services”). Please read this policy carefully. By accessing or using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our Services to you.

2.1. Personal Information

While using our Services, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Information”). This may include, but is not limited to:

Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, mailing address.
Account Information: Username, password, profile picture.
Demographic Information: Age, gender, occupation.
Photos and Images: Photographs or images you upload for analysis.
Usage Information: Information about how you use our Services, such as features accessed and interactions.

2.2. Automatically Collected Information

We may automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity but may include:

Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information.
Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent on pages, interactions with content.
Tracking Technologies: Cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to track activity and hold certain information.

We use the collected information for various purposes, including:

To Provide and Maintain Services: Deliver our Services, manage user accounts, and process transactions.
To Improve Our Services: Analyze usage patterns, enhance user experience, and develop new features.
To Communicate with You: Send updates, promotional materials, and respond to inquiries.
To Personalize Your Experience: Tailor content and recommendations based on your preferences and interactions.
To Ensure Security: Monitor and protect against unauthorized access, fraud, and other security threats.
To Comply with Legal Obligations: Fulfill legal requirements and respond to lawful requests.

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

4.1. With Third-Party Service Providers

We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, and partners who perform services on our behalf, such as data analysis, payment processing, and email delivery. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

4.2. For Legal Reasons

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).

4.3. Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you via email and/or a prominent notice on our website of any change in ownership or control of your personal information.

4.4. With Your Consent

We may share your information with your consent or at your direction, such as when you choose to share your profile or photos with others.

5. Use of Third-Party Services

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. These measures include:

Encryption: Protecting data transmission with encryption.
Access Controls: Limiting access to your information to authorized personnel only.
Data Minimization: Collecting only the information necessary to provide our Services.

Despite these measures, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. Therefore, we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When your information is no longer needed, we will securely delete or anonymize it.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

8.1. Access and Correction

You can request access to the personal information we hold about you and request corrections to any inaccuracies.

8.2. Deletion

You can request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.

8.3. Data Portability

You may have the right to receive a copy of your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

8.4. Restrict Processing

You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.

8.5. Object to Processing

You have the right to object to the processing of your personal information for specific purposes, such as direct marketing.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided in Section 15.

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Services and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Services.

9.1. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the operation of our Services.
Performance Cookies: Collect information on how you use our Services to help us improve them.
Functional Cookies: Enable enhanced functionality and personalization.
Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements to you.

Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside your country of residence. These regions may have different data protection laws than your jurisdiction. We take appropriate measures to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

Our Services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personal information from Children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your Child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a Child without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

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 immediately upon posting.

Our Services may contain links to third-party websites, applications, or services that are not operated by us. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

We will disclose your personal information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement or to protect the security or integrity of our Services.

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us.