Privacy Policy

1. General

This Privacy Policy describes how Photiu, the application shown on the Google sign-in screen, accesses, uses, stores, and shares personal data. Photiu is the AI photo editor at https://www.photiu.ai, operated by PHOTIU INTERNATIONAL CO. LIMITED (“we”, “us”). You can contact us at team@photiu.ai.

Protecting your personal data in using our platform is our responsibility. We exclusively process data based on the legal regulations. The information below will let you know about the different processes that involve the use of your data and the rights and entitlements that you deserve under data protection guidelines.

We are always willing to discuss any complaints, questions, and suggestions that concern data protection.

We process data that are disclosed to us by you and the data that are collected as you use our website.

2. Personal data that you disclose are processed as follows:

2.1 Data processing in relation to the act of contacting us:

If you contact us either by email team@photiu.ai, we will process your data in order for us to deal with your inquiry and perform the pre-contractual measures or to establish the fulfillment of the contract.

3. Your personal data that we receive from your using of our website is processed as follows:

3.1 Server Logs

We do not ask for personal data while you are using our website. Our web server, however, will collect data that are transmitted as your Internet Browser connects with us. It may include your IP address, date, time, request, file requested, amount of data transferred, whether the request was successful, browser identification data, OS, and the website where our website was linked if you access our website through a link. The legal basis by which your data is processed is based on our valid interest in maintaining system and data security, technical management of the website, and in the optimization of our service quality.

The data collected will be submitted to the authorities should there be any instances of a hacking attack. Transmission to third parties is forbidden and the server logs are stored for only up to three months.

3.2 Cookies

https://photiu.ai website uses cookies to help us improve your user experience upon using the website. Cookies are tiny text files that our website leaves on your computer so that it can recognize it. These cookies may contain information regarding the way you use the website. It may store information about your individual selections so you can retrieve them as you leave a page then decide to come back to it at a later time. Cookies are also used in creating non-personalized statistics. Since cookies are almost instantly accepted by most web browsers, it is your responsibility to prevent this automation and manually change the browser settings. You may also manually remove stored cookies in your browser by deleting the temporary internet files.

Data processing in relation to the use of cookies is processed based on your consent.

In order to tailor our website according to your interests, we also use Google Analytics in the processing of the data generated while you are using our website. Google Analytics uses cookies in the analysis of your data.

Your IP address will not be combined with other data gathered by Google. You have the option to prevent storage of cookies from your browser. You must be aware that refusing to store cookies will still allow you to use our website.

3.3 AI Image Generation

When you use the text-to-image feature:

  • Input prompts and generated images are temporarily processed
  • All content is scanned by automated systems for policy violations
  • Non-violating data is deleted
  • Violating content is purged from our servers

Prompts and images you submit for editing or generation are separate from Google user data. We do not use Google user data as input for these features.

4. Google Login and Google User Data

Google sign-in for Photiu is optional. You can also sign in with email. If you choose Google sign-in, Photiu requests only the Google OAuth scopes openid, email, and profile.

4.1 Google user data we access

When you sign in with Google, Photiu.ai accesses only:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your profile picture
  • Your Google account identifier
  • The OAuth tokens Google issues for that sign-in, which may include an access token, a refresh token, and an ID token

Photiu.ai does not access Gmail, Google Drive, Google Contacts, Google Calendar, or any other Google service. We do not receive or store your Google password.

4.2 How we use Google user data

Photiu.ai uses this Google user data only to provide user-facing account features:

  • Verify your identity and authenticate your Photiu.ai account
  • Create a Photiu.ai account or link Google sign-in to an existing account with the same email address
  • Display your name and profile picture in your Photiu.ai account
  • Keep you signed in

We use Google user data only to provide or improve these user-facing features of Photiu.ai. We do not use Google user data for advertising, including targeted, personalized, interest-based, or retargeted advertising. We do not sell Google user data, and we do not provide it to data brokers or information resellers. We do not use it to determine credit-worthiness or for lending. We do not use Google user data to train generalized or non-personalized artificial intelligence or machine-learning models. Photiu.ai does not use Google Workspace APIs.

4.3 How we share Google user data

We do not sell your Google user data. We do not share, transfer, or disclose it to third parties for advertising, to data brokers, or to train generalized or non-personalized AI or machine-learning models.

We disclose Google user data only in these cases:

  • To infrastructure providers that host Photiu.ai and process the data solely so we can operate sign-in and your account
  • When you direct us to disclose it
  • When required by law, legal process, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of Photiu.ai and its users
4.4 How we protect Google user data

Photiu.ai transmits Google user data over HTTPS using TLS. We do not store your Google password. Access to stored account data is limited to authorized personnel who need it to operate Photiu.ai. Security procedures are in place to protect the confidentiality of this data.

4.5 How long we keep Google user data, and how to delete it

We keep your Google user data, including OAuth tokens, for as long as your Photiu.ai account exists, so we can keep you signed in and provide your account. When you delete your account, or when you ask us to delete this data, we delete the Google user data and tokens associated with that account. If the law requires us to keep some of that data for longer, we keep it only for that period and then delete it.

To ask us to delete your data, email team@photiu.ai. You can also revoke Photiu.ai's access at any time in your Google Account at https://myaccount.google.com/permissions. After you revoke access, you cannot sign in with Google until you authorize Photiu.ai again.