Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 6, 2025

At Piccy ("we," "us," or "our"), your privacy is very important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and app, Piccy (piccy.app).

1. Information We Collect

  • Personal Information: When you use Piccy, we may collect information such as your name, email address, and any other details you provide when creating an account or participating in events.
  • Event Data: Photos and videos you capture using Piccy, as well as metadata such as timestamps and location (if you allow it).
  • Usage Data: Information about how you use the app, including device type, browser type, IP address, and interaction logs.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

  • Provide and improve the Piccy app experience.
  • Link your photos and videos to the correct event.
  • Communicate with you about your account and events.
  • Monitor and analyze app usage to improve our service.
  • Protect against fraud and abuse.

3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process your personal data based on one or more of the following:

  • Consent: You have given clear consent for us to process your personal data for specific purposes.
  • Performance of a contract: Processing is necessary to provide the service you requested.
  • Legal obligation: We comply with applicable laws.
  • Legitimate interests: We process data to improve our services and protect against fraud, balanced against your rights and interests.

4. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties.

We may share your information with:

  • Service providers who assist us in operating Piccy (e.g., cloud storage, analytics).
  • Law enforcement or government authorities when required by law.

5. Your GDPR Rights

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights:

  • The right to access your personal data.
  • The right to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • The right to request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
  • The right to restrict or object to processing of your data.
  • The right to data portability.
  • The right to withdraw consent at any time (without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal).
  • The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@piccy.app.

6. Data Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, and destruction.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data and photos only as long as necessary to provide our services or comply with legal obligations.

8. Children’s Privacy

Piccy is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. We will notify you of significant changes by posting the new policy on piccy.app.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@piccy.app

Thank you for trusting Piccy with your memories.