Privacy Policy for Fontastic

Last updated: September 9, 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how information is collected, used, and shared when you use the Fontastic mobile application (the "App").

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Images and Photos

• Photos you take or select from your device's photo library for font identification
• These images are uploaded to our servers for processing and font identification
• Images are stored on our servers to maintain your font identification history
• You can delete individual images from your history, which will also remove them from our servers (deletion from servers may take up to 24-48 hours to complete)

1.2 App Usage Data

• Font identification history (stored both locally on your device and on our servers)
• App preferences and favorites (stored locally on your device)
• User account information (if you create an account)
• Standard analytics data including app usage patterns, feature usage (such as number of identifications), session duration, and crash reports

1.3 Device Information

• Device type and operating system version
• App version and usage statistics
• IP address and general location data (for analytics and security purposes)
• Device identifiers such as your device's advertising identifier (IDFA or Google Advertising ID) for analytics purposes

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

• Process images to identify fonts in your photos
• Provide and maintain the App's font identification functionality
• Improve the App's performance and accuracy
• Process subscription payments for premium features
• Analyze app usage patterns to enhance user experience
• Provide customer support and respond to inquiries
• Ensure app security and prevent fraud

3. Data Storage and Sharing

Important points about your data:

• Your font identification history and preferences are stored both locally on your device and on our secure servers
• Images uploaded for font identification are stored on our servers to maintain your identification history
• You have full control over your image history - you can delete individual images at any time (server deletion may take up to 24-48 hours)
• We may create user accounts to provide personalized experiences and sync data across devices
• We do not sell your personal information to third parties
• We may share anonymized and aggregated data with analytics providers to improve our services
• We may share data with service providers who assist us in operating our app (subject to strict confidentiality agreements)

4. Third-Party Services

Fontastic uses the following third-party services to provide and improve our app. These services have their own privacy policies and are held to high security standards.

Google Firebase: We use Firebase, a platform by Google, for several key functions, including:

• Analytics: Understanding app usage patterns and performance
• Authentication: Managing user accounts if you choose to create one
• Cloud Firestore: Storing your font identification history and preferences on a secure database

Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Our app's backend infrastructure is built on GCP. This means:

• Cloud Storage: Your uploaded images are securely stored on Google Cloud Storage
• Cloud Functions & Compute Engine: The processing of your images, including the analysis by our AI models, happens on servers hosted by GCP

AI Models and Machine Learning Services: We use artificial intelligence and machine learning models to analyze your images and identify fonts. These AI services process your uploaded images to provide accurate font identification results.

Apple App Store / Google Play Store: For app distribution and in-app purchase processing.

Payment Processors: For securely handling subscription payments (e.g., RevenueCat, Stripe).

These services have their own privacy policies that govern how they handle data. We ensure all third-party providers meet our security and privacy standards.

5. Data Retention

We retain your data for the following periods:

• Images: Uploaded images are retained on our servers to maintain your font identification history. You can delete individual images from your history at any time, which will permanently remove them from our servers (server deletion may take up to 24-48 hours to complete)
• User Account Data: Retained until you delete your account or request deletion
• Analytics Data: Retained for up to 2 years in anonymized form
• Font Identification History: Retained until you delete your account, delete individual items, or request deletion

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information, including:

• Encryption of data in transit and at rest
• Secure cloud infrastructure with regular security updates
• Access controls and authentication systems
• Regular security audits and monitoring

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security but strive to protect your data using best practices.

7. Children's Privacy

Our App is not intended for or directed at children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold where applicable in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal information from a child under the age of 13, we will take steps to delete such information from our records as soon as possible. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at support@appsmartcore.com.

8. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

Our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it. We normally collect personal information from you only where we have your consent to do so (e.g., to process an image you upload), where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you (e.g., to provide a subscription service), or where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., for our internal analytics and security).

9. Your Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access: Request access to the personal data we hold about you
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal data (subject to legal and operational requirements)
• Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Objection: Object to processing of your data for certain purposes
• Withdrawal of Consent: Withdraw consent for data processing where applicable

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by:

• Posting the new Privacy Policy in the app
• Updating the "Last updated" date
• Sending you an email notification (if you have provided an email address)
• Displaying a prominent notice in the app

Your continued use of the app after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your rights, please contact us at:

Email: support@appsmartcore.com

We will respond to all inquiries within 30 days.