Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy describes how PaperBanana ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our AI academic illustration generation platform at paperbanana.me.

Information We Collect

We collect the following types of information:

• Account Information: Name, email address, and profile details you provide when creating an account via Google OAuth or email registration.
• Payment Information: Billing details processed securely through Creem. We do not store your full credit card number on our servers.
• Usage Data: Information about how you interact with our services, including illustrations generated, credits consumed, prompts submitted, and feature usage.
• Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers used to access our platform.
• Generated Content: Text prompts, uploaded images, and AI-generated illustrations you create using our tools.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

• Provide and maintain our AI illustration generation services (Text to Illustration, Image to Illustration, Illustration Editor)
• Process payments, manage subscriptions, and track credit balances
• Improve our AI models and service quality
• Send transactional emails (account verification, payment confirmations, generation notifications)
• Detect and prevent fraudulent activity and abuse
• Comply with legal obligations

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures including encrypted data transmission (HTTPS/TLS), secure authentication via Better Auth, and payment processing through Creem's payment infrastructure. Generated content and user data are stored on secure cloud infrastructure.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Creem for payment processing, Merchant of Record services, and required prompt moderation checks
• Google for OAuth authentication
• Cloudflare for hosting and content delivery
• AI model providers for image generation processing

These services have their own privacy policies governing data handling.

Data Retention

We retain your account information and generated content as long as your account is active. Credit transaction history is maintained for billing accuracy. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your account and data
• Withdraw consent for data processing where applicable

Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on this page with a revised date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please reach out at support@paperbanana.me or visit our contact page.