Privacy Policy

1. Zero Retention & Biometric Image Handling Policy

We enforce a strict Zero Permanent Storage Policy for all user-uploaded photographs and facial imagery processed on Passphotomaker.com:

• Transient Memory Processing: Uploaded photographs are held strictly in temporary server RAM/volatile memory solely to perform automatic AI background removal, face mesh landmark detection, cropping, and printable sheet compilation.
• No Database Storage: Your original photos, cropped biometric renders, and print sheets are **never stored permanently in any database, cloud bucket, or persistent storage file system**.
• No AI Model Training: Your facial images are strictly **NEVER used to train, fine-tune, or validate third-party AI/machine learning models**, computer vision datasets, or biometrics databases.
• Automatic Session Purging: Once your digital image or 4x6 print sheet is compiled and delivered to your browser session, all transient RAM caches are automatically purged.

2. Information We Collect

Because Passphotomaker.com operates as a lightweight, privacy-focused digital utility, we minimize data collection to the absolute technical necessity:

• Technical & Analytics Data: Non-personally identifiable technical telemetry (browser type, device operating system, anonymized IP address, referring URL, and session analytics collected via Google Analytics `gtag.js`) to monitor application performance and stability.
• Payment & Transaction Data: When purchasing digital utility processing, financial transactions are securely processed via authorized Merchant of Record (MoR) or payment gateways (e.g., Stripe, Paddle, Razorpay). We do **not** store or handle raw credit card numbers or banking credentials on our servers.

3. International Regulatory Compliance (GDPR, CCPA & PIPEDA)

Bharathrise Overseas Educational Services LLP complies with international privacy frameworks:

• European Union GDPR: Under the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679), EU residents retain full rights to request confirmation of transient processing, data access, and immediate session cache deletion.
• California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA / CPRA): We explicitly confirm that **we do NOT sell, rent, or trade your personal information or facial data to any third party**.
• Canadian PIPEDA: Canadian citizens' personal information is processed strictly with explicit consent for transient utility execution.

4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use functional session cookies and Google Analytics (`G-83M0Q9JFRY`) to measure aggregated page views and site traffic. You may disable cookies in your browser settings without affecting the core functionality of the photo generator tool.