Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 22, 2025

Welcome to AI Retro Photo

At AI Retro Photo, your privacy matters to us. This policy explains how we handle your information when you use our AI-powered retro photo creation service. We believe in being transparent about what we collect, why we collect it, and how we use it.

By using our service, you're agreeing to the practices outlined here.

What Information We Collect

Information You Share With Us

When you use AI Retro Photo, you might provide us with:

• Your Account Details: Name, email, username, profile picture, and any other info you add when signing up or updating your profile
• Payment Information: When you upgrade to a paid plan, we securely process payments through trusted providers like Stripe (we don't store your full card details)
• Your Creative Inputs: The text prompts, photos you upload, style preferences, and settings you use to create retro photos
• Your Creations: The AI-generated retro photos you create and their associated details
• Communication: Messages you send us through email, contact forms, or support channels
• Newsletter Preferences: Your email and preferences if you subscribe to our updates

Information We Collect Automatically

To improve your experience, we automatically gather:

• Technical Details: Your IP address, browser type, device info, and operating system
• Usage Patterns: How you navigate our site, which features you use, when you visit, and your photo creation history
• Performance Metrics: How well our AI performs, processing times, and service reliability data
• Cookies & Similar Tech: Small files that help us remember your preferences and improve your experience

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Power Our Service: Process your retro photo requests, manage your account, store your creations, and deliver our core AI functionality
• Make Things Better: Analyze how people use our service to improve photo quality, train our AI models, and develop new vintage styles
• Personalize Your Experience: Remember your preferences, show you relevant features, and optimize performance
• Stay Connected: Send you important account updates, new feature announcements, and helpful tips (only if you want them)
• Keep Things Safe: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, inappropriate content, and security issues
• Share Updates: Send you product news, tutorials, and special offers (you can opt out anytime)
• Moderate Content: Review generated photos to ensure they meet our community guidelines and legal requirements

When We Share Information

We don't sell your personal information. Period. We only share it when necessary:

• Service Partners: With trusted companies that help us operate (like Stripe for payments, cloud storage providers, AI model providers, and email services)
• AI Improvements: Anonymous usage data with AI providers to enhance service quality
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our rights and the safety of our users
• Content Review: With moderation services to ensure generated content follows our policies

Keeping Your Data Safe

We take security seriously and implement multiple layers of protection:

• All payments are processed securely through Stripe - we never store complete payment card information
• Your photos and prompts are stored with strong access controls and encryption
• We use SSL/TLS encryption to protect data as it travels between your device and our servers
• We regularly review our security practices and update them as needed
• AI processing happens in secure, monitored environments with appropriate safeguards

Your Creative Rights

Your Generated Photos

• You Own Them: Retro photos you create belong to you
• We Store Them Temporarily: We may keep copies to provide the service and show you your history
• Public Sharing: If you share photos in public galleries, you give us permission to display them
• Content Standards: We reserve the right to remove content that violates our terms

Your Prompts and Inputs

• Your Words, Your Ownership: You own the text prompts and inputs you provide
• Anonymous Improvement: We may use anonymized prompt data to make our AI better

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have these rights:

• Access: Get a copy of your personal information and creations we have
• Correction: Update or fix your personal information
• Deletion: Ask us to delete your personal information and creations in certain situations
• Objection: Object to how we process your personal information
• Restriction: Ask us to limit how we use your personal information
• Portability: Get an electronic copy of information you've provided to us

How to Exercise Your Rights

To use any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We'll respond promptly and help you with your request.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies to make your experience better. Here's what they do:

• Essential Cookies: Keep the website working and enable retro photo creation
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings, style preferences, and account choices
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our website and AI service
• Marketing Cookies: Track website activity for advertising purposes

You can control cookies through your browser settings, but disabling some may affect how our service works.

Protecting Children

Our service isn't designed for children under 13. We don't knowingly collect information from kids under 13. If you think we might have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

Global Data Handling

We may process and store your information worldwide, including in countries outside where you live. When we do this, we ensure your information gets appropriate protection through legal safeguards and security measures.

AI and Machine Learning

Training Our Models

• We use anonymous usage data to improve our AI models
• We don't use your personal information for model training without your explicit permission
• We implement privacy-preserving techniques when processing data for AI improvements

Third-Party AI Services

• Our service uses some third-party AI models and services
• These providers have their own privacy policies and data practices
• We only work with providers who maintain strong privacy and security standards

Policy Updates

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we'll post the updated policy on our website and update the date at the top. We encourage you to check back periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Questions or Concerns?

If you have questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, we're here to help:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://airetrophoto.com

We'll get back to you as quickly as possible.