This Privacy Policy explains how **AntiqWise: Antique Identifier** (“the App”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, processes, and protects your information.
By downloading, accessing, or using the App, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please stop using the App.
When you use the App to scan, upload, or identify an antique item, we may collect and process the image you provide.
Uploaded or scanned images may be used to:
- Generate AI-based antique identification results.
- Provide historical descriptions and reference information.
- Estimate reference price ranges.
- Analyze possible category, period, origin, style, material, or visual characteristics.
- Provide visual matches, image search results, or similar item references.
- Improve App functionality, recognition quality, and user experience.
We do not claim ownership of your images.
Your images are not used to personally identify you.
The App may generate or process information related to scanned items, such as:
- Item category.
- Possible period or age.
- Possible origin or region.
- Style, material, pattern, or craftsmanship analysis.
- Historical context.
- Estimated reference price range.
- Visual match or image search result information.
- User-saved scan records, where applicable.
This information is used to provide the App’s antique identification and reference features.
We may collect basic device-level information, such as:
- Device model.
- Operating system version.
- App version.
- Language and region settings.
- General technical configuration.
- Crash logs and diagnostics.
This information is used to maintain App stability, improve compatibility, fix technical issues, and optimize performance.
We may automatically collect non-personal usage data when you use the App, such as:
- Feature interactions.
- Session activity.
- Scan success or failure rates.
- Subscription page interactions.
- General analytics.
- Diagnostics and performance data.
This information helps us improve App functionality, enhance user experience, maintain service stability, and fix bugs.
Usage data does not directly identify you and is not used for advertising or cross-app tracking unless separately disclosed and permitted by applicable platform rules.
If you choose to submit feedback, comments, support requests, or improvement suggestions, we may collect the content you provide.
If you voluntarily include contact information, such as an email address, we may use it only to respond to your request or provide support.
### 1.6 No Account Required
The App does not require users to create an account to access core features.
We do not intentionally collect personal identifiers such as:
- Name.
- Email address.
- Phone number.
- Address.
- Government ID.
- Payment card information.
unless you voluntarily provide such information, for example when contacting support.
Payments and subscriptions, if available, are processed through the Apple App Store or other applicable app marketplace. We do not directly collect or store your payment card information.
We do not intentionally collect or store personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily provide it.
We do not:
- Sell, rent, or trade your personal data.
- Use your uploaded images to identify you personally.
- Use your images to build a personal profile.
- Share your images with advertisers.
- Collect payment card details directly.
- Provide user account, public community, or social networking features unless introduced in future versions and separately disclosed.
Your scanned images and antique-related data are processed only as needed to provide App functionality, improve performance, and maintain service quality.
We may use collected or processed information for the following purposes:
- To analyze uploaded images and generate antique identification results.
- To provide historical context, reference value estimates, and visual matches.
- To support image search and third-party source display features.
- To improve AI recognition accuracy and App performance.
- To fix bugs, enhance stability, and optimize the user experience.
- To develop new features or improve existing features.
- To monitor and prevent misuse, fraud, security risks, or technical abuse.
- To respond to support requests or user feedback.
- To comply with applicable laws, platform requirements, or security obligations.
Images may be temporarily stored or cached for processing and performance optimization, but they are not used to personally identify any user.
The App uses artificial intelligence, machine learning models, image recognition technologies, and related tools to analyze uploaded or scanned images.
During this process, your image may be transmitted securely to servers or third-party service providers that perform functions such as:
- Object recognition.
- Antique category analysis.
- Style and material analysis.
- Historical pattern matching.
- Visual similarity search.
- Market reference comparison.
- Image search or similar item matching.
AI-generated results may include identification suggestions, historical descriptions, estimated reference values, and visual matches.
We do not use your images to identify you personally or build a personal profile.
AI-generated results may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated. Please refer to the App’s Terms of Service for important disclaimers regarding AI-generated content and value estimates.
Uploaded or scanned images may be temporarily uploaded, cached, or processed to provide antique identification, visual matching, image search, and related features.
Where technically feasible, images used for recognition are deleted after processing or retained only for the period necessary to provide the feature, maintain system reliability, improve service quality, or comply with legal or security requirements.
We do not store uploaded images for the purpose of identifying individual users.
Some scan records, images, history, favorites, or saved results may be stored locally on your device, depending on App functionality.
You may delete locally stored images or records from your device or within the App where such options are available.
Uninstalling the App may remove locally stored data, depending on your device settings and operating system behavior.
Usage statistics, diagnostics, technical data, and AI-generated signals may be retained in aggregated or non-identifiable form for product improvement, analytics, security, and performance optimization.
This data does not directly identify you.
If you contact us with a privacy-related request, we will make reasonable efforts to respond in accordance with applicable laws and the data we are able to identify.
Because the App may not require an account or collect direct personal identifiers, we may not always be able to associate stored technical or anonymized data with a specific user.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data.
We may share limited data only when necessary to operate, maintain, improve, or secure the App, including with:
- AI model providers.
- Image recognition or visual search providers.
- Cloud infrastructure providers.
- Analytics and diagnostics tools.
- App performance and security service providers.
- Payment platforms or app marketplaces, where applicable.
These service providers may process data only as needed to support App functionality, technical performance, security, analytics, or user support.
We do not share your images with advertisers or unrelated third parties for advertising purposes.
We may also disclose information if required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, legal processes, platform requirements, or to protect the rights, safety, and security of users, the App, or the public.
The App may use or display third-party services, sources, visual matches, image search results, or webpages to help provide antique identification and reference information.
Third-party services may include:
- AI model providers.
- Image recognition providers.
- Visual search providers.
- Analytics services.
- Crash reporting or diagnostics tools.
- Cloud infrastructure providers.
- DNS, CDN, or security service providers.
- App marketplace payment services.
Some features may allow you to open third-party webpages related to image search results, visual matches, or external antique references.
Third-party webpages are not owned or controlled by us. We are not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, safety, privacy practices, or any products, services, or information they provide.
When you open or interact with a third-party webpage or service, that third party’s own terms, privacy policy, cookies, tracking technologies, and data practices may apply.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services or webpages you access.
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information processed through the App.
These measures may include:
- Encrypted transmission where appropriate.
- Secure servers and infrastructure.
- Access controls.
- Monitoring and diagnostics.
- Technical safeguards against misuse or unauthorized access.
However, no system, transmission method, or storage method is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we continually work to improve the protection of information processed through the App.
The App is intended to be used in accordance with applicable laws and platform rules in your region.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children who are not permitted to use digital services without parental or guardian consent under applicable laws.
If you are under the age required to independently consent to data processing in your region, you should use the App only with permission or supervision from a parent or legal guardian.
If we become aware that we have unintentionally collected personal information from a child without required consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete such information promptly.
Depending on your region, you may have certain rights regarding your information, such as:
- The right to request access to information we may hold about you.
- The right to request correction or deletion of certain information.
- The right to restrict or object to certain processing.
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- The right to contact us regarding privacy-related questions.
Because the App does not require account registration and does not intentionally collect direct personal identifiers, some requests may be limited if we cannot reasonably identify data associated with you.
You may also control certain data through your device settings, such as:
- Camera access.
- Photo library access.
- App tracking permissions, where applicable.
- Notification permissions, where applicable.
- Local storage and cached data.
- App deletion or uninstallation.
The App, its service providers, or technical infrastructure may process information in different countries or regions.
By using the App, you understand that your information may be processed in locations outside your country or region, where data protection laws may differ from those in your location.
We take reasonable steps to ensure that information is processed in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable legal requirements.
If the App offers subscriptions, premium features, free trials, or other paid services, payment processing is handled by the Apple App Store or other applicable app marketplace.
We do not directly collect or store your full payment card number, billing address, or payment credentials.
App marketplaces may provide us with limited transaction-related information, such as subscription status, product identifier, purchase confirmation, renewal status, or refund status, solely for the purpose of enabling paid features, managing access, and providing support.
Your payment information is handled according to the privacy policy and terms of the applicable app marketplace.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our App, features, technologies, legal requirements, platform rules, or business practices.
When we update this Privacy Policy, we may revise the “Last Updated” date if displayed in the App or related pages.
Your continued use of the App after updates means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.
You should review this Privacy Policy periodically for the latest information.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or need support, please contact us at:
📩 Email: [[email protected]]