1. Introduction
Welcome to Vaporii ("we," "our," or "us"), operated by Coolen Systems. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you understand how we collect, use, and safeguard your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information when you use our website located at vaporii.com (the "Service"), including our AI image generation tools, AI chat features, and related services.
By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, and password (stored in encrypted/hashed form).
- Profile Information: Any additional information you choose to add to your profile.
- User Content: Images you generate, prompts you enter, chat conversations, and any content you upload or create using our Service. Please note: AI-generated content may occasionally contain unexpected mature or inappropriate material even when not explicitly requested, due to the unpredictable nature of AI models.
- Communications: Information you provide when you contact us for support or feedback.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
- Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Service, including pages visited, features used, and actions taken.
- Device Information: Browser type, operating system, device identifiers, and IP address.
- Log Data: Server logs that record requests made to our servers, including timestamps and referring URLs.
2.3 Information from Third Parties
- Payment Processors: When you purchase credits, our payment processors (such as PayPal or Stripe) may provide us with transaction confirmation and limited billing information. We do not receive or store your full payment card details.
- Analytics Providers: We receive aggregated analytics data from Google Analytics about site usage patterns.
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- Provide and Maintain the Service: To operate our AI image generation and chat features, process your requests, and deliver the services you request.
- Account Management: To create and manage your account, authenticate your identity, and provide customer support.
- Process Transactions: To process credit purchases and maintain transaction records.
- Improve Our Service: To analyze usage patterns, troubleshoot issues, and develop new features.
- Communications: To send you service-related notifications, respond to inquiries, and provide customer support.
- Security: To detect, prevent, and address fraud, abuse, and security issues.
- Legal Compliance: To comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate our platform:
5.1 AI Service Providers
- OpenRouter: We use OpenRouter's API for AI language model capabilities. Your prompts and conversations may be processed by their systems. Please review OpenRouter's Privacy Policy.
- Runware: We use Runware's API for AI image generation. Your image prompts are processed by their systems. Please review Runware's Privacy Policy.
5.2 Payment Processors
- Stripe/PayPal: We use third-party payment processors to handle credit purchases. These processors have their own privacy policies governing the use of your payment information. We do not store your credit card numbers or bank account details on our servers.
5.3 Cloud Storage
- Backblaze B2: We may use Backblaze B2 for secure cloud storage of generated images and user content.
5.4 Analytics
- Google Analytics: Used for website analytics as described in Section 4.
6. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.
We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
- Service Providers: With third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf (as described in Section 5), subject to confidentiality obligations.
- Legal Requirements: When required by law, subpoena, court order, or other legal process.
- Protection of Rights: To protect the rights, property, or safety of Coolen Systems, our users, or others.
- Business Transfers: In connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, in which case you will be notified of any change in ownership or uses of your personal information.
- With Your Consent: When you explicitly consent to sharing, such as when you choose to share your generated images publicly.
6.1 Publicly Shared Content
If you choose to share your generated images publicly on our platform, those images and associated prompts (if you opt to share them) will be visible to other users. You can control your sharing preferences in your account settings.
7. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide you services. We will retain and use your information as necessary to:
- Comply with our legal obligations
- Resolve disputes
- Enforce our agreements
If you wish to delete your account, please contact us at contact@vaporii.com. Upon account deletion, we will delete or anonymize your personal information within 30 days, except where we are required to retain it for legal purposes.
Generated images and content may be retained in backups for a reasonable period after deletion.
8. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information, including:
- Encryption of data in transit using SSL/TLS
- Secure password hashing
- Regular security assessments
- Access controls limiting who can access personal data
- Secure cloud infrastructure
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:
- Access: Request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information.
- Portability: Request a copy of your data in a portable format.
- Objection: Object to certain processing of your personal information.
- Restriction: Request restriction of processing in certain circumstances.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@vaporii.com.
10. GDPR Rights (European Union Users)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
10.1 Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data based on the following legal grounds:
- Contract: Processing necessary to perform our contract with you (providing the Service).
- Consent: Where you have given explicit consent for specific processing activities.
- Legitimate Interests: Processing necessary for our legitimate interests, such as improving our Service and preventing fraud.
- Legal Obligation: Processing necessary to comply with legal requirements.
10.2 Your GDPR Rights
- Right to Access: You can request a copy of your personal data.
- Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
- Right to Restrict Processing: You can request we limit how we use your data.
- Right to Data Portability: You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
- Right to Object: You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to Withdraw Consent: Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.
10.3 Data Protection Authority
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in your country of residence if you believe we have violated your data protection rights.
10.4 International Transfers
Your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for such transfers in compliance with GDPR requirements.
11. CCPA Rights (California Users)
If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to Know: You can request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
- Right to Delete: You can request deletion of your personal information.
- Right to Opt-Out: You can opt-out of the sale of your personal information. Note: We do not sell personal information.
- Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.
To exercise your CCPA rights, contact us at contact@vaporii.com.
12. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not intended for individuals under the age of 18.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 years of age. The Service may contain AI-generated content that includes mature themes, and therefore is restricted to adults only.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at contact@vaporii.com. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 18, we will delete that information promptly.
13. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and maintained on servers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside the United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data to the United States and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by:
- Posting the new Privacy Policy on this page
- Updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy
- For significant changes, sending an email notification to registered users
We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes are effective when they are posted on this page.
15. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:
We will respond to your inquiry within 30 days.