Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

CollektIQ ("we," "our," or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and web service for coin identification and pricing.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Images You Provide

When you use our coin scanning feature, we process images of coins that you capture with your camera or select from your photo library. These images are:

• Sent to our servers for AI-powered coin identification
• Not permanently stored after processing is complete
• Not used for any purpose other than providing you with coin identification and pricing

2.2 Usage Data

We may collect anonymous usage statistics to improve our service, including:

• Types of coins scanned (aggregated, non-personal)
• App feature usage patterns
• Error reports and crash logs

2.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

• Personal identification information (name, email, phone) unless you create an account
• Location data
• Contacts or address book
• Financial or payment information through the app

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Identify coins and provide pricing information
• Improve our AI models and service accuracy
• Diagnose technical issues and improve app performance
• Respond to your support requests

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:

• All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
• Images are processed and immediately discarded
• We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes

5. Third-Party Services

Our app uses the following third-party services:

• Anthropic Claude AI - For coin image analysis and identification
• Vercel - For hosting our web services

These services have their own privacy policies governing their use of data.

6. Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Know what data we collect about you
• Request deletion of any stored data
• Opt out of analytics collection
• Contact us with privacy concerns

7. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us.

8. Changes to This 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 and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: support@collektiq.com