Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 2025

Welcome to How Normal Am I ("we", "us", "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and services at how-normal-am-i.blog (the "Service"). If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected].

Is How Normal Am I Safe? Yes! Your privacy is our top priority. Photos are deleted immediately after analysis and never stored permanently.

1. Information We Collect

  • Photos You Upload: Facial images provided to analyze attractiveness and determine "how normal am I" with our AI test.
  • Usage & Device Data: IP address (for rate limiting), browser type, pages visited, time on page, referral sources.
  • Analysis Results: Attractiveness scores, normality ratings, confidence assessments, and facial feature observations.
  • Support Communications: Messages you send to our support email.

2. How We Use Information

  • Provide and improve the How Normal Am I attractiveness test Service, including AI analysis accuracy and quality.
  • Process facial attractiveness analysis and normal face rating assessments.
  • Enforce rate limits (3 free tests per day per IP address) to ensure fair access.
  • Maintain security, analytics, and Service performance.
  • Communicate important updates and support responses.
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Service.

3. Photo Storage and Retention - Is How Normal Am I Safe?

Your photos are NOT stored permanently. When you upload a photo for the "how normal am I" test:

  • Images are processed immediately by our AI
  • Photos are temporarily held in memory during analysis (5-25 seconds)
  • Images are automatically deleted after analysis completes
  • We do not build a database of user photos
  • We do not share your photos with third parties

Is how normal am I safe? Yes, completely safe! Your privacy is protected throughout the entire process.

4. Legal Bases (EEA/UK)

  • Legitimate interests (providing attractiveness test service, security, analytics, improving Service).
  • Consent (where required, e.g., certain cookies/marketing).
  • Legal obligations (e.g., fraud prevention, compliance).

5. Sharing & Disclosure

  • Service Providers: Cloud hosting, AI processing (OpenRouter API), analytics, logging—only as needed to operate the How Normal Am I Service.
  • Legal Requirements: Lawful requests, enforcement of rights, prevention of harm or fraud.
  • Business Transfers: In a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, data may be transferred with notice.
  • No Third-Party Sharing: We do not sell or share your photos or attractiveness test results with third parties for marketing purposes.
  • No Social Media Sharing: We do not post your results to social media unless you explicitly choose to share them yourself.

6. Data Retention

We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes above:

  • Uploaded Photos: Deleted immediately after analysis (within seconds)
  • IP Addresses: Retained for 24 hours for rate limiting purposes
  • Usage Logs: May be retained for up to 30 days for security and compliance
  • Support Communications: Retained as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export your data, and to object or restrict certain processing. To exercise rights, contact [email protected].

Note: Since we don't store photos permanently, there is no photo data to access or delete after your analysis is complete.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 (or equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has used our Service, please contact us immediately.

9. Security

We employ reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data during attractiveness analysis:

  • HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
  • Secure API connections to AI processing services
  • Immediate deletion of photos after processing
  • Rate limiting to prevent abuse

However, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. Use the Service at your own risk.

10. International Transfers

Your information may be processed and stored in data centers outside your country (including the United States). We implement safeguards for cross-border transfers where required by law.

11. Cookies and Analytics

We use:

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the Service to function properly
  • Analytics Cookies: Microsoft Clarity to understand how users interact with our attractiveness test

You can control cookies via your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect Service functionality.

12. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

  • OpenRouter API: For AI-powered facial analysis (photos sent temporarily, not stored by them)
  • Microsoft Clarity: For analytics and user experience improvement
  • Cloudflare: For hosting and security

These services have their own privacy policies. We recommend reviewing them.

13. Contact

Email: [email protected]

Website: how-normal-am-i.blog

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy. Material changes will be indicated by updating the "Effective Date" above. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.