Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Create Your Memes (we, our, or us) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our meme creation and sharing platform.

By accessing or using our service, you consent to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies, please do not use our service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect several types of information from and about users of our platform:

2.1 Personal Information

• Account information (email address and username)
• Profile information (optional avatar images)
• Authentication data (securely managed through our authentication provider)
• Payment information for premium subscriptions (processed securely by our payment processor)

2.2 User Content

• Memes you create, edit, and save
• Templates you upload or customize
• AI-generated content based on your prompts

2.3 Usage Information

• Interaction data (features used, templates selected, time spent)
• Device information (browser type, operating system, screen size)
• Usage patterns and preferences
• Error logs and performance data

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:

• Core Service Provision: To operate, maintain, and provide you with all the features of our meme creation platform
• Personalization: To remember your preferences and optimize your experience
• Premium Features: To manage premium subscriptions, process payments, and provide premium-only features
• AI Meme Generation: To process your text prompts and generate AI-powered meme content
• Trending Content: To calculate and display trending meme templates based on anonymized usage data
• Service Improvement: To understand how users interact with our platform and improve our features
• Communication: To respond to your requests, provide support, and send important updates
• Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical issues and protect against harmful activity

4. Data Storage and Security

We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction:

• Your data is stored in secure cloud databases with encryption at rest
• We use Row Level Security (RLS) to ensure users can only access their own data
• Authentication is handled through secure third-party providers
• Payment information is processed by trusted payment processors and is not stored on our servers
• We regularly review and update our security practices

While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Third-Party Services

Our service integrates with third-party services to enhance functionality:

• Imgflip API: Used to provide meme templates and generation capabilities
• AI Service Providers: Used for AI-powered meme generation features
• Authentication Providers: Used to securely manage user authentication
• Payment Processors: Used to handle premium subscription payments

These third-party services have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing their privacy practices before using our service.

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

Our general retention periods are as follows:

• Account Information: Retained for the duration of your account plus 30 days after account deletion
• User-Generated Content: Retained until you delete the content or your account
• Usage Data: Retained for 24 months in identifiable form, then anonymized
• Payment Information: Retained according to legal requirements for financial records
• Communication Data: Retained for 24 months after your last interaction with us

You can request deletion of your data at any time by contacting us or using the account deletion feature in your profile settings.

7. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the Last updated date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.