Fish Identifier Privacy Policy

Simple, clear, and transparent

In a nutshell: We process your fish photos to identify species using AI. Your photos and chat history stay on your device. We don't store or track your personal data.

What We Collect

📸 Fish Photos

  • Photos you take or select are sent to our secure API for fish identification
  • Images are processed through OpenAI's GPT-5 Vision API
  • Important: Photos are not stored on our servers after processing
  • OpenAI does not retain images after analysis completes

💬 Chat History

  • Your conversations about fish are stored locally on your device
  • We maintain up to 100 chat sessions on your device
  • Older sessions are automatically removed to save space
  • We cannot access your local chat history

📊 Analytics Data

  • Basic app usage statistics (screens viewed, features used)
  • Crash reports to help us fix bugs
  • Device type and iOS version for compatibility
  • No personally identifiable information is collected

📝 Support Logs

  • When you contact support, we collect your email address
  • Debug logs are attached only if you submit a support request
  • Logs help us troubleshoot issues you're experiencing
  • Support tickets are retained for quality and training purposes

How We Use Your Data

✅ We DO:

  • Process photos to identify fish species
  • Store chat history locally on your device
  • Use analytics to improve the app
  • Fix crashes and bugs
  • Respond to support requests

❌ We DON'T:

  • Store your fish photos on our servers
  • Share your data with advertisers
  • Track your location
  • Access your device's photo library without permission
  • Sell your personal information

Data Security

  • 🔒 All communication with our API uses HTTPS encryption
  • 🔐 API requests are authenticated using HMAC-SHA256
  • 📱 Your data on the device is protected by iOS security features
  • 🚫 Photos are immediately deleted from our servers after processing

Third-Party Services

OpenAI (GPT-5 Vision)

We use OpenAI's API to analyze fish images. Here's what you should know:

  • OpenAI processes images according to their privacy policy
  • Images are not used to train OpenAI's models
  • OpenAI does not store images after processing

Firebase (Analytics & Crash Reporting)

We use Google Firebase for app analytics:

Your Rights

You have complete control over your data:

  • → Delete chat history: Remove any or all sessions from the History tab
  • → Delete the app: Removes all local data immediately
  • → Contact us: Request information about any data we may have

Updates to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we'll notify you through the app. The "Last updated" date below shows when this policy was last revised.

Last updated: September 6, 2025

This privacy policy is specific to the Fish Identifier app. For our general privacy policy covering all Venus Cloud services, please visit our main privacy policy.