# Privacy Policy for TinyTags

**Last Updated:** March 2026

## Introduction

TinyTags ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application.

## Information We Collect

### Information You Provide
- **Account Information:** Email address and password when you create an account
- **Profile Data:** Child profiles you create (names, clothing inventory)
- **Photos:** Images of clothing items you photograph or upload
- **User-Generated Content:** Outfit logs, tags, and organizational data

### Automatically Collected Information
- **Device Information:** Device type, operating system version
- **Usage Data:** App features used, interaction patterns
- **Camera Access:** Required for photographing clothing items (only when you initiate the camera)
- **Photo Library Access:** Required for selecting existing photos (only with your permission)

## How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:
- Provide and maintain the TinyTags service
- Create and manage your account
- Store and organize your clothing inventory
- **AI-Powered Photo Analysis:** Automatically identify and categorize clothing items in photos you upload or capture
- Process and display photos you upload
- Improve app functionality and user experience
- Provide customer support
- Send important updates about the service

## AI Photo Analysis

TinyTags uses artificial intelligence to analyze photos you capture or upload:
- **Purpose:** AI helps automatically identify clothing items, suggest categories, and organize your inventory
- **How it works:** When you take or upload a photo, our AI analyzes the image to detect clothing types, colors, and other features
- **Data usage:** Photos are processed securely and are only used to provide the service to you
- **Accuracy:** AI suggestions are automated and may not always be 100% accurate. You maintain full control to edit or correct any AI-generated suggestions
- **Your control:** You can choose to use AI features or manually enter clothing information yourself

## Data Storage and Security

- All data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption
- Photos and personal information are stored on secure cloud servers
- AI processing occurs on secure servers; your photos are never shared with third parties for training purposes
- We implement appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access
- Your data is never sold to third parties

## Camera and Photo Access

- **Camera:** We only access your camera when you choose to photograph clothing items
- **Photo Library:** We only access your photos when you choose to select existing images
- All photos remain private to your account
- You can revoke camera/photo permissions at any time in your device settings

## Children's Data

- TinyTags allows parents to create profiles for their children
- We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children
- All child profile data is controlled by the parent account holder
- Parents can delete child profiles and associated data at any time

## Your Rights

You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Delete your account and all associated data
- Export your data
- Opt-out of non-essential communications
- Disable AI photo analysis features (manual data entry will be required)

## Data Retention

- We retain your data as long as your account is active
- You can request deletion of your account at any time
- Deleted data is permanently removed from our systems within 30 days

## Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:
- **Cloud Storage:** For secure data and photo storage
- **Authentication Services:** For secure account management
- **AI Services:** For automated photo analysis and clothing recognition
- **Analytics:** To improve app performance (anonymized data only)

## Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of significant changes through the app or via email.

## Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
- **Email:** privacy@tinytags.app
- **Support:** support@tinytags.app

## Your Consent

By using TinyTags, you consent to this Privacy Policy and the use of AI technology to analyze photos you upload or capture.