Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 4/22/2025

Introduction

Welcome to You've Been Bearded ("we," "our," or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our service.

By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

  • Images: We store the portraits you upload and the AI-generated images we create. These images are used for processing and improvement of our service. Before processing, your images are resized and compressed to optimize performance.
  • IP Address: We collect your IP address for rate limiting purposes to ensure fair usage of our service (limited to 5 free images per 24-hour period).
  • Cookies: We use cookies to track usage, maintain session information, and enforce usage limits in combination with IP tracking.
  • Feedback: We collect feedback you provide about the generated images to improve our service.

Third-Party Services

Our service uses Google Gemini to process your images and generate AI facial hair. When you upload an image:

  • Your image is sent to Google's servers for AI processing
  • The image is processed according to Google's privacy policies
  • Google may use the data to improve their AI models

For more information about how Google handles your data, please refer to Google's Privacy Policy.

How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

  • To provide and maintain our service
  • To process your uploaded images and generate AI facial hair
  • To enforce our usage limits (5 free images per 24-hour period)
  • To improve our AI algorithms and service quality
  • To respond to your requests or inquiries
  • To comply with legal obligations

Data Retention

We retain your uploaded and processed images. This storage allows you to access your generated images.

Usage tracking data (for rate limiting purposes) is also retained for 24 hours to enforce our fair usage policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us at illnesstoultra@gmail.com.