Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 2025

Overview

FakeOut ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our mobile application and website.

By using FakeOut, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information We Collect

Images and Videos

When you submit an image or video for analysis:

  • Images are compressed and hashed locally on your device before transmission
  • We process your media through our AI analysis pipeline
  • We do NOT permanently store your images or videos
  • Media is automatically deleted from our servers after analysis is complete

Text Claims

When you submit text for fact-checking:

  • We send your query to fact-checking APIs (Google Fact Check Explorer, Gemini AI)
  • We may log anonymized queries for service improvement
  • No personally identifiable information is attached to these queries

Device Information

We may collect anonymized device information such as device type, operating system version, and app version for analytics and troubleshooting purposes.

How We Use Your Information

  • To provide AI image and video detection services
  • To perform fact-checking against verified sources
  • To improve our detection algorithms and accuracy
  • To provide customer support
  • To send important service updates (with your consent)

Third-Party Services

FakeOut uses the following third-party services:

  • Google Gemini AI - For AI image analysis and fact-checking
  • Google Fact Check Explorer - For accessing verified fact-checks
  • Sightengine - For additional image analysis
  • Vercel Analytics - For anonymous website analytics
  • Google Play / App Store - For app distribution and payments

Each of these services has their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data:

  • All data transmission is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS
  • Images are processed in memory and not written to permanent storage
  • We use secure cloud infrastructure with regular security audits
  • Access to any stored data is strictly limited

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to request deletion of your data
  • Right to opt out of marketing communications
  • Right to data portability

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at fakeout.io@proton.me.

Children's Privacy

FakeOut is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

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