This Privacy Policy describes the policies and procedures on the collection, use, and disclosure of Your information when You use the Antique Worth Identifier iOS application (the “Service”), and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
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Interpretation & Definitions
Interpretation
The words whose initial letters are capitalized have meanings defined below. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
- Application refers to Antique Worth Identifier, the iOS software program.
- Device means any device that can access the Service, such as a smartphone or digital tablet.
- Personal Data (or “Personal Information”) is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
- Service refers to the Application.
- Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes data on Our behalf, including third-party companies employed to facilitate or support the Service.
- Usage Data refers to data collected automatically when using the Service.
- We / Us / Our refers to the individual developer of Antique Worth Identifier.
- You means the individual accessing or using the Service.
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Data We Collect
Images and User-Provided Content
The core functionality of Antique Worth Identifier is to analyze photos of antique items in order to estimate their value and provide identification information. To do so, You may submit photos from Your device’s camera or photo library. These images are transmitted to Our AI analysis service solely for the purpose of generating a response and are not stored permanently on Our servers.
Please do not submit images containing sensitive personal information (faces of individuals, financial documents, identity papers, etc.). The Service is designed exclusively for the analysis of antique objects.
Optional Account Data
Creating a user account is optional. If You choose to register, We may collect Your email address and a username to manage Your account and save Your analysis history within the Service.
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service. It may include information such as Your Device’s IP address, device type, operating system version, the features of the Service You interact with, timestamps, session duration, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
Purchase Data
Antique Worth Identifier may offer in-app purchases or a subscription. All financial transactions are processed exclusively through Apple’s App Store. We do not collect, store, or have access to Your payment card information. Billing is governed entirely by Apple’s own Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
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How We Use Your Data
We use the Personal Data We collect solely for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain the Service, including processing submitted images to generate antique identification and valuation results.
- To manage Your Account — to allow You to register and access functionalities available to registered users, such as saving Your analysis history.
- To perform our contract — to honor any purchase or subscription You have made through the App Store.
- To contact You — to send essential notifications such as security updates or important changes to the Service. We do not send unsolicited marketing emails.
- To manage Your requests — to respond to support enquiries You send to Us.
- For service analytics — to understand how features are used in aggregate and improve the Service experience.
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Sharing Your Data
Limited Sharing
We share Your data only in the following strictly limited circumstances:
- AI Analysis Service: Images You submit are sent to a third-party AI provider (such as OpenAI or a similar service) solely for the purpose of generating antique identification and valuation results. This provider acts as a data processor under strict contractual data protection obligations and does not use Your images to train its models without Your explicit consent.
- Apple App Store: Purchase and device information is handled by Apple as part of App Store infrastructure.
- Analytics providers: We may use anonymized, aggregated usage data with analytics tools (such as Apple Analytics) to improve the Service. No personally identifiable information is shared in this context.
- Legal requirements: We may disclose Your data if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
- Business transfers: If the Service is acquired or merged with another entity, Your Personal Data may be transferred. You will be notified before such a transfer takes place.
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Data Retention
We retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required to comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
- Submitted images: transmitted to Our AI analysis service for processing and not stored on Our servers beyond the duration required to generate and return a result.
- Account information (email, username): retained for the duration of Your account relationship, plus up to 24 months after account closure to handle post-termination issues.
- Analysis history: retained as long as Your account is active. You may delete individual entries or Your entire history at any time from within the Application.
- Usage data: up to 24 months for feature analytics and service improvement.
When retention periods expire, We securely delete or anonymize Your Personal Data. Anonymized data that cannot be linked back to You may be retained indefinitely for aggregate analytics purposes.
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International Transfers
Antique Worth Identifier is available globally through the Apple App Store. Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed by third-party Service Providers (including AI analysis and hosting services) on servers that may be located outside of Your country of residence, including in the United States.
Where required by applicable law — including the GDPR for users in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom — We ensure that international transfers of Your Personal Data are subject to appropriate safeguards. No transfer will take place unless adequate controls are in place to protect the security of Your data.
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Your Rights & Deletion
Your Rights
Depending on Your location, You may have the following rights regarding Your Personal Data:
- Access: Request a copy of the data We hold about You.
- Correction: Request that inaccurate data be corrected.
- Deletion: Request deletion of Your Personal Data.
- Portability: Request Your data in a portable, machine-readable format (where applicable).
- Objection / Restriction: Object to or restrict the processing of Your data (EEA/UK users — GDPR).
- Non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against You for exercising Your rights (California users — CCPA/CPRA).
Deleting Your Data
You may request deletion of Your account and all associated Personal Data at any time by contacting Us at the email address listed in the Contact section below, or directly from within the Application settings where available. We will process Your request within a reasonable timeframe. Please note that We may retain certain data where We have a legal obligation to do so.
California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)
We do not sell Your Personal Data. California residents have the right to know what data is collected, to request deletion, and to be free from discrimination for exercising their privacy rights.
EEA & UK Residents (GDPR / UK GDPR)
If You are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, You have the right to lodge a complaint with Your local data protection supervisory authority if You believe Your data has been processed unlawfully.
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Disclosure of Your Data
Law Enforcement
Under certain circumstances, We may be required to disclose Your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
Other Legal Requirements
We may disclose Your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation
- Protect and defend Our rights or property
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
- Protect against legal liability
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Security
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us. We use commercially reasonable means to protect Your Personal Data, including secure transmission (HTTPS/TLS) for all data exchanged between the Application and Our servers. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13 (or under 16 where required by applicable law, such as GDPR). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the applicable minimum age.
If You are a parent or guardian and You are aware that Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us immediately. If We become aware that We have collected Personal Data from a child without verification of parental consent, We will take steps to remove that information from Our servers.
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Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by Us. If You click on a third-party link, You will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise You to review the Privacy Policy of every site You visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
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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 at the top.
Where changes are significant, We will provide a more prominent notice via the Application or by email. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes become effective when posted on this page.
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Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise any of Your rights, please contact Us: