Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to AI Canvas - Image Generator (the "App," "AI Canvas," "we," "us," or "our"). The App is developed and operated by our dedicated team to provide users worldwide with a powerful and creative platform for generating high-quality images through artificial intelligence. Our core features include text-to-image and image-to-image generation, along with a vast library of pre-designed templates to inspire and accelerate your creative process. You can use our curated templates or unleash your imagination to create entirely unique and original works of art.

At AI Canvas, we are deeply committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the highest level of security for your personal data. We believe that transparency in how we handle your information is fundamental to building a relationship of trust. This comprehensive Privacy Policy is designed to explain, in clear and detailed terms, the types of information we collect, how we collect it, why we use it, when it might be shared, and the robust measures we implement to protect it when you download, install, access, or use our App from the Google Play Store.

Before you begin using AI Canvas, we urge you to read this Privacy Policy carefully and ensure you fully understand its contents. By choosing to use our App, you expressly consent to the data practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with any part of this policy, you must immediately cease using the AI Canvas app and its services.

The digital landscape and regulatory requirements are constantly evolving. Consequently, we may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our business operations, technological advancements, new service offerings, or to comply with evolving legal and regulatory obligations. Any such updates will be communicated by posting the revised version within the App's interface, and for material changes, we will provide a more prominent notice before the effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information. Your continued use of the App after any modifications constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

2. What Data We Collect

To provide a personalized, efficient, secure, and continuously improving creative experience, AI Canvas may collect and process the following categories of data. This is done through information you provide directly, information collected automatically as you interact with the App, and in some cases, information from third-party sources. The data we collect can be categorized as follows:

• Personal Identification and Account Information: When you register and use AI Canvas, we may collect personal information you voluntarily provide. This includes, but is not limited to: your unique device ID, your Google email address (if you choose to sign in with a Google account for a seamless registration experience), your display name or username, and your language and regional preferences. This information is essential for creating and managing your personal account, authenticating your access, ensuring the proper functioning of our services, and providing you with essential user support and communications.

• User-Generated Content and Creative Inputs: This is the core data that defines your experience on AI Canvas. We collect and process the information you input directly to generate images. This includes:

◦ Text Prompts: The descriptive text, phrases, or sentences you enter to guide the AI in creating an image. These prompts may reveal your interests, creative concepts, or other information you choose to include.

◦ Source Images: Any photos, drawings, or other images you upload to the App for image-to-image transformations. These images are processed by our AI algorithms to create new artwork based on your instructions.

◦ Generated Images: The final output images created by our AI models based on your text prompts and/or source images. These are stored in your personal in-app gallery, allowing you to review, download, and share your creations.

◦ Template Selections and Modifications: Data on which preset templates you use, how you customize them, and your interactions with our style and parameter settings (e.g., selecting an "anime" style, adjusting the "creativity" level).

• Device and Technical Information: To ensure optimal performance and compatibility across the vast Android device ecosystem, we automatically collect certain technical data. This includes your device model, hardware specifications, Android OS version, unique device identifiers (e.g., Android ID, IMEI where accessible and permitted, and MAC address), device IP address, mobile network information (carrier, signal strength), screen resolution, and device language settings. This data helps us diagnose technical issues, optimize rendering performance for different hardware capabilities, and ensure a consistent, high-quality user experience across devices.

• Application Usage and Behavioral Data: We collect detailed information about how you interact with the AI Canvas app. This includes which templates you browse, the images you generate, session duration, click patterns and tap behavior, in-app search queries, your browsing history across different styles and categories, feature usage frequency, and general interaction patterns with the user interface.

• User Feedback and Support Communications: When you contact our support team, provide feedback, submit suggestions, or report issues through in-app channels, email, or our social media platforms, we collect the content of your communication and any contact information you provide (such as your email address). This enables us to respond effectively to your inquiries, troubleshoot technical problems you may be facing, and incorporate your valuable feedback into our future development cycles to improve AI Canvas for everyone.

• Payment and Subscription Information: AI Canvas offers premium subscription plans to unlock advanced features and content. When you purchase a subscription or make an in-app purchase, the transaction is processed entirely by the Google Play billing system. We collect and record the transaction details provided by Google Play, including the type of subscription purchased (e.g., weekly, annual), order status, payment amount, transaction date, and expiration date. It is essential to emphasize that we do not collect, store, or process your sensitive payment card information, bank details, or any other direct payment credentials. All financial transactions are securely processed, managed, and stored by Google. We only retain the necessary non-sensitive transaction records to manage your active subscription, provide billing-related customer support, and comply with financial reporting and auditing obligations.

• Log Data and Crash Analytics: Like most applications, our servers automatically record certain information ("Log Data") when you interact with AI Canvas. This Log Data may include your browser type (if applicable), the date and time of your access, the pages or features of our App that you used, app crash reports and error logs, the referral URL (if you accessed our service from another website or app), and cookies that may uniquely identify your browser or account. This information is used for operational purposes, such as analyzing trends, administering the App, tracking users' movements within the App to identify potential usability issues, and gathering broad demographic information for aggregate use.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We use several methods to collect the data described above, ensuring transparency and compliance with applicable laws:

• Directly from You: You provide data directly to us when you voluntarily input it into the App. This includes registering for an account, writing text prompts, uploading source images, saving generated images to your gallery, customizing templates, contacting our support team, and participating in surveys or feedback forms.

• Automated Collection Technologies: As you navigate and use AI Canvas, certain data is collected automatically from your device and its interaction with our servers. This includes the Device and Technical Information, Application Usage and Behavioral Data, and Log Data mentioned in Section 2. We use technologies such as SDKs (Software Development Kits), APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), and server logs to facilitate this automated collection, which is essential for the App's basic functionality and performance monitoring.

• Third-Party Services and Integrations: To enhance the functionality, stability, and feature set of AI Canvas, we integrate third-party services. These include analytics providers (like Google Analytics for Firebase), advertising networks (like Google AdMob), and cloud service providers (e.g., for data storage and AI model processing). These third parties may collect limited data directly from your device or receive it from us when you interact with their services integrated into our App. Their collection and use of information are governed by their respective privacy policies. We take steps to ensure that any third parties we work with provide a commensurate level of data protection, typically by establishing data processing agreements that contractually require them to handle your data securely and in accordance with this policy.

• Google Play Services: As an app distributed through the Google Play Store, we may receive certain information from Google related to the installation and distribution of our App. This may include data about the installation source (e.g., a campaign that led to the install) and basic device information provided by Google Play Services. We use this data to optimize our app distribution strategies and manage update releases effectively.

4. How We Use Your Data

The data we collect is used for a variety of legitimate business purposes, each based on our need to perform our contract with you, our legitimate business interests, or your consent. The specific uses include:

• Service Delivery and Core Functionality: We use your personal information, device data, and most importantly, your User-Generated Content and Creative Inputs (text prompts and source images) to provide, maintain, and deliver the core service of AI Canvas—generating images. This involves processing your prompts and images through our AI models and storing your generated artwork in your personal gallery.

• Service Optimization and Technical Improvement: We analyze aggregated device information, log data, and app usage data to identify performance bottlenecks, diagnose technical issues, optimize server load distribution, and improve the overall stability and responsiveness of the App. This data helps us understand how different device models handle the computational load of AI rendering, allowing us to create performance profiles for a smoother user experience on all devices.

• Security, Fraud Prevention, and Compliance: We use collected data, including IP addresses, device identifiers, and account activity logs, to monitor for and protect against security incidents, fraudulent activity, abuse of our services (e.g., attempts to generate prohibited content), and other potentially illegal or malicious behavior. This includes monitoring for unusual activity patterns that could indicate botnets or automated abuse, enforcing our Terms of Service and acceptable use policies, and complying with applicable global laws and regulatory requirements, such as the EU's GDPR or California’s CCPA.

• Advertising and Marketing: We partner with third-party ad networks to display advertisements in the free version of AI Canvas. To make these ads more relevant and less intrusive, we or our partners may use your device identifiers (like the Android Advertising ID), approximate location data (derived from your IP address), and anonymized, aggregated usage patterns for interest-based advertising. You can control the use of your Android Advertising ID for ad personalization and can reset or disable it through your device settings. All advertising conducted within our App is intended to be compliant with Google Play's advertising policies and relevant privacy standards.

• Research, Development, and Analytics: We use anonymized and aggregated data for internal research and development purposes. This involves analyzing broad user trends to understand which features are most popular, which AI models are most effective, and how user behavior evolves over time. These insights are crucial for guiding our product roadmap, making data-driven decisions about new feature development, and innovating our AI technology.

• Subscription and Billing Management: For our premium subscribers, we use the payment and subscription information provided by Google Play to manage your subscription lifecycle. This includes processing your initial purchase, handling automatic renewals, sending you renewal reminders and expiration notices, managing cancellations, and providing customer support for any subscription-related inquiries.

5. Collection and Use of Device Data

For users on Android devices, AI Canvas requires certain device permissions and data to function properly and provide an optimized experience. The specific data we process and its purposes are as follows:

• Device Identifiers: We use identifiers such as the Android Advertising ID (AAID). The AAID is a user-resettable identifier designed for advertising purposes. We use it for personalizing ads, measuring the effectiveness of ad campaigns, and analyzing user acquisition channels. You have full control over your AAID; you can reset it or opt out of personalized advertising at any time through the "Ads" option in your device's "Google Settings." We strictly adhere to Google's policies regarding the use of the Advertising ID.

• Device Type, Model, and Android OS Version: We collect this information to ensure app compatibility and optimize performance. The computational demands of AI image generation can vary significantly between devices. Knowing your device's capabilities allows us to potentially adjust the complexity of our AI models or image resolution to ensure faster generation times and prevent device overheating or crashes, delivering a stable experience tailored to your hardware.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

AI Canvas uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (e.g., HTTP cookies, local storage, and SDKs from third-party partners) to collect and store information. Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a web server when you use our App (via a WebView) or interact with our backend services. They enable us to recognize your device and remember your actions and preferences over a period of time.

These technologies are used for the following essential purposes:

• Authentication and Session Management: To keep you logged in during your session and as you navigate between different parts of the App, saving you from re-entering your credentials repeatedly.

• Preference Storage: To remember your settings and preferences, such as your preferred language, default generation parameters, or UI theme, ensuring a consistent experience each time you use the App.

• Functionality and Performance: To enable certain core features of the App and to help us understand how our services are performing and identify areas for improvement.

• Analytics and Traffic Monitoring: To analyze user traffic patterns, generate aggregate reports on app activity, and understand trends, which helps us improve our services and content.

• Advertising: To serve targeted advertisements within the App and to measure the effectiveness of these ad campaigns. We work with ad partners who may also use these technologies to serve ads.

You retain control over these technologies. Most web browsers and some device settings allow you to manage your cookie preferences, including refusing to accept or deleting cookies. However, please be aware that if you choose to disable or block certain cookies, some features of AI Canvas may not function correctly or may become unavailable. For example, you may be logged out frequently, or your preferences may not be saved. We are committed to principles of transparency and user control when it comes to tracking technologies.

7. Data Retention Policy

Our principle is to retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

The specific retention periods for different categories of data are determined based on the following criteria:

• Legal and Regulatory Obligations: We are required to retain certain data, such as transaction records for subscription payments, to comply with tax, accounting, and other legal obligations. These records may need to be kept for several years, depending on the laws of the relevant jurisdiction.

• Business Necessity and Service Continuity: We retain your account information and User-Generated Content (including your prompts and generated images) for as long as your account is active. This is to ensure you have continuous access to your creation history and gallery. If you wish to delete your account, this data will be purged as described below.

• Legitimate Business Interests: We may retain anonymized or aggregated data indefinitely for internal research, analytics, and product development, as this data no longer identifies you personally.

We conduct regular internal reviews of the data we hold and securely delete or anonymize information that is no longer required for its specified purpose.

8. Security Measures

We take the security of your personal data extremely seriously. To protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, we have implemented a comprehensive set of physical, technical, and administrative security measures that are commensurate with the sensitivity of the data we handle:

• Strict Access Controls: Access to your personal data is restricted to authorized personnel on a strict need-to-know basis. We enforce strong authentication mechanisms, including multi-factor authentication and strong password policies, to prevent unauthorized access to our internal systems.

• Regular Security Audits and Vulnerability Assessments: We regularly conduct security assessments, penetration tests, and vulnerability scans of our infrastructure and application code to proactively identify and remediate potential security weaknesses before they can be exploited.

• Organizational and Training Measures: Our employees and contractors are bound by confidentiality obligations and receive regular training on data protection principles, security best practices, and their responsibilities under this policy and applicable laws.

Despite our best efforts, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee

11. Data Analytics and Statistics

We leverage advanced analytics services, such as Google Analytics for Firebase, to collect, monitor, and analyze data about how users interact with AI Canvas. This helps us gain valuable insights that drive our decision-making process.

The types of data and metrics we analyze include:

• User Engagement Metrics: Daily and monthly active users, session duration, session frequency, and retention rates.

• Feature Performance: Adoption rates of different features (e.g., text-to-image vs. image-to-image usage), template popularity, and the performance of different AI models.

• Technical Performance: App stability, crash analytics, loading times, and image generation success/failure rates.

• User Journey Analysis: Funnel analysis to understand where users drop off in the image generation process, helping us to streamline the user interface.

All data used for analytics is aggregated and anonymized wherever possible. This means it is processed in a way that does not identify any individual user. The insights derived from this analysis are used solely for improving the functionality, performance, and user experience of AI Canvas, as well as for planning future feature development.

12. Subscription Terms and Free Trial

AI Canvas offers premium subscription services that unlock advanced features, provide access to exclusive templates, remove advertisements, and may offer other benefits like faster generation times or higher-resolution outputs.

Subscription Plans and Pricing:

• Weekly Plan: Priced at $4.99 USD per week. This plan provides full, unlimited access to all premium features for a 7-day period.

• Annual Plan: Priced at $34.99 USD per year. This plan offers significant savings, averaging approximately $0.69 USD per week. The annual plan includes a three-day free trial.

All subscription prices are clearly displayed in the Google Play Store and are subject to change. Prices may vary based on your country of residence and include applicable taxes. We reserve the right to introduce new subscription tiers or adjust future prices.

Free Trial and Automatic Renewal:

• The Annual Plan comes with a 3-day free trial period. You will not be charged during this trial period.

• At the end of the free trial period, your subscription will automatically renew into a paid annual subscription, and your Google Play account will be charged the annual fee of $34.99, unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the free trial ends.

• All subscriptions, both weekly and annual, will automatically renew at the end of each subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.

Cancellation and Refund Policy:

• How to Cancel: You can cancel your subscription or free trial at any time through your Google Play Store account. To do so: Open the Google Play Store app > Tap your profile icon > Select "Payments & subscriptions" > Tap "Subscriptions" > Find your "AI Canvas" subscription and tap it > Select "Cancel subscription." You will continue to have access to premium features until the end of the current paid billing cycle or free trial period.

• Refunds: Since all payments are processed by the Google Play Store, refund requests must be submitted directly to Google Support. You can typically request a refund through the "Report a problem" feature in the Google Play Store. As the app developer, we do not process refunds directly. However, we will assist users with billing issues that are within our control, such as technical errors that prevent service access after a successful payment or double billing.

Price Changes: We reserve the right to adjust subscription prices. If we do, we will notify you of any price changes at least 30 days in advance via email or a prominent in-app notice. If you do not agree to the new price, you must cancel your subscription before the renewal date to avoid being charged at the new rate.

13. Contact Us

Your privacy is paramount to us, and we welcome your questions, comments, and concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices.

If you wish to:

• Ask questions about this policy.

• Exercise your legal data rights (e.g., access, correction, deletion, portability, or restriction of processing).

• Withdraw your consent where processing is based on consent.

• Lodge a complaint about our use of your data.

Please do not hesitate to contact us at our dedicated privacy email address: aicanvas123@outlook.com.

We are committed to resolving and responding to any issues you may have. We promise to acknowledge and respond to all legitimate requests within a reasonable timeframe and aim to reply to most inquiries within 48 hours. Please note that for security purposes and to protect your privacy, we may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.