# Privacy Policy for Cake
**Effective Date:** May 22, 2026
## 1. Introduction
Welcome to **Cake**. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application (the "App"). Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the application.
## 2. Information We Collect
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways when you use our App:
### Personal Data
We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily give to us when you register with the App or when you choose to participate in various activities related to the App. This includes:
- **Authentication Information:** Name, email address, and profile picture if you choose to log in via Google Sign-In or Firebase Authentication.
- **User Content:** Any images, photos, or text (such as names to put on cakes or prompts for AI generation) you provide.
### Automatically Collected Data
- **Device Information:** We may collect device information such as your mobile device ID, model, manufacturer, and operating system version.
- **Advertising Data:** Our App uses Google Mobile Ads (AdMob), which may collect and use advertising identifiers and other device data to serve personalized ads.
- **Usage Data:** Information about your interactions with the App, including crash reports and performance data.
### Permissions Required
The App may request permissions to access:
- **Storage/Photos:** To select images from your gallery, save images, and take screenshots.
- **Camera:** To capture photos.
- **Internet:** To communicate with our servers, Firebase, AI services, and load ads.
## 3. Third-Party Services
The App utilizes third-party services that may collect information used to identify you. These services include, but are not limited to:
- **Google Play Services**
- **Google Analytics / Firebase**
- **Google AdMob**
- **OpenAI / ChatGPT (for AI features)**
- **Google Generative AI (Gemini)**
*Please note that user prompts and content sent to AI services (like OpenAI or Google Generative AI) are processed by those third parties according to their respective privacy policies.*
## 4. How We Use Your Information
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the App to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain the App.
- Facilitate account creation and authentication.
- Serve targeted advertising to you.
- Process and respond to your AI queries.
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience.
- Respond to customer service requests and provide support.
## 5. Security of Your Information
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable.
## 6. Children's Privacy
Our App does not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.
## 7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Effective Date" of this Privacy Policy. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates.
## 8. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
**[Insert Your Contact Email Here]**