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PistaCycle Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2026-06-05 Controller: PistaCycle Team Audience: 17+ Contact: CaydenPanaccione57463@outlook.com

1) Key Points (Summary)

We collect account info you provide (name, username, email), support content you submit, and certain device/usage data. We only collect location if you allow it. We do not sell personal information.

  • Account info you provide: name, username, email.
  • Support content: messages you send to us.
  • Auto-collected: device info, usage analytics, crash logs; location only with permission.
  • Photos: used to generate grid collages. No facial recognition; no biometrics.
  • Optional cloud processing (including AI-assisted features, if enabled): processed on our own servers, not shared with third parties, deleted immediately after processing.

2) Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

  • Account Information: name, username, email.
  • Customer Support Content: messages and any info you choose to include.
  • Photos you choose to import: used to create collages.

2.2 Information We Collect Automatically

  • Device Information: device model, OS/version, language, time zone, similar settings.
  • Usage Data / Analytics: interactions, feature usage, performance metrics.
  • Crash Logs: diagnostic data to improve stability.
  • Location (only if you allow): approximate and/or precise location.

2.3 Cookies and Similar Technologies

If we use web-based components, we may use cookies (which may include web beacons) to keep you signed in, remember preferences, and support security.

3) How We Use Information

  • Provide, operate, and maintain the Services (create/preview/save/share collages).
  • Personalize your experience (remember preferences like borders/spacing).
  • Improve performance, reliability, and features.
  • Security, abuse prevention, and protecting rights.
  • Customer support and responding to requests.
  • Legal compliance and enforcement.

5) Photos, Face Data, and Biometrics

  • Photos are used to generate grid collages and previews.
  • Unless you choose a cloud feature, processing happens on-device.
  • Outputs are stored locally on your device by default.
  • Collage history (e.g., generated items, timestamps, layout settings) is typically stored on your device and is not uploaded unless you choose a cloud feature.
  • No facial recognition and no biometric identifiers.
  • Not used for marketing profiles; and not used to train third-party models.

6) Optional Server-Side Processing, Including AI-Assisted Features (If Enabled)

Some optional features may require uploading images and/or text to our servers for processing, including AI-assisted capabilities if offered.

  • Processed on our servers controlled by PistaCycle Team.
  • No third-party sharing of uploaded images/text for this processing.
  • Deleted immediately after processing completes (subject to short-lived technical necessity).
  • User-controlled: you decide whether to upload by using the feature.

7) How We Share Information

  • With your consent (e.g., when you share/export to a destination you choose).
  • Service providers (processors) acting under our instructions.
  • Legal reasons and to protect rights, safety, and security.
  • Business transfers (merger/acquisition/etc.) with safeguards.

8) International Data Transfers

We may process information outside your country. Where required, we use safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or other lawful mechanisms.

9) Data Security

  • Encryption in transit and, where appropriate, at rest.
  • Access controls and least-privilege practices.
  • Regular security reviews/audits and monitoring.
  • Backups and recovery procedures.

10) Data Retention

  • Account information: for the duration of your account.
  • After account deletion: delete/anonymize within 30 days (subject to legal needs).
  • Usage analytics: up to 12 months.
  • Support content: up to 6 months.

11) Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location, you may request access, correction, deletion, restriction, or withdraw consent. Email CaydenPanaccione57463@outlook.com. We aim to respond within 5 business days.

12) Children and Age Restrictions

The App is intended for users aged 17+. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child provided information, contact us and we will take appropriate steps to delete it.

13) Third-Party Links and Sharing Destinations

When you export/share content to third-party services you choose, their privacy practices are governed by their policies, not this one.

14) Changes

We may update this policy and will post the updated version with a new effective date. Continued use after updates means you accept the updated policy to the extent permitted by law.

15) Contact

PistaCycle Team
Email: CaydenPanaccione57463@outlook.com