📄 Legal Document

Privacy Policy

We believe in transparency. Here's exactly how Palettify handles your data — no legalese, no surprises.

📅 Last updated: January 1, 2025🌍 paletteify.web.app⚖️ GDPR & CCPA compliant

📋 Table of Contents

Who We Are
Information We Collect
How We Use Your Information
Cookies & Tracking
Google AdSense
Firebase & Google Services
Data Security
Your Rights
Children's Privacy
Contact Us

1Who We Are

Palettify is a free online color palette generator at paletteify.web.app. We provide tools for generating color palettes, checking contrast, pairing fonts, and exporting to design formats.

💡Questions? Email privacy@paletteify.app

2Information We Collect

Information You Provide

Data	When	Purpose
Email address	Registration	Account, login, password reset
Display name	Registration	Personalise experience
Profile photo	Google Sign-In	Nav avatar
Saved palettes	When you save	Cloud sync

Collected Automatically

Usage data — pages visited, features used (Firebase Analytics)
Device data — browser, OS, screen size
IP address — collected by Google for analytics and fraud prevention
Cookies — see Section 4

We Do NOT Collect

❌ Payment information
❌ Precise GPS location
❌ Images you upload (processed client-side only)

3How We Use Your Information

Purpose	Legal Basis
Provide the service	Contract
Sync palettes across devices	Contract
Improve features	Legitimate interest
Show personalised ads	Consent
Security & fraud prevention	Legitimate interest

We never sell your personal data to third parties.

4Cookies & Tracking

A cookie consent banner appears on first visit. Ads only activate after you click Accept All.

Cookie	Type	Purpose
`cookie-consent`	Necessary	Stores cookie preference
`ps-saved`	Functional	Local palette storage
Firebase Auth token	Necessary	Keeps you signed in
Google Analytics (_ga)	Analytics	Usage statistics
Google AdSense	Advertising	Personalised ads

5Google AdSense

Palettify uses Google AdSense (publisher ID: ca-pub-1577567142497371) to display ads. Google may use cookies and browsing data to show relevant ads.

Opt out: Google Ads Settings
Google Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy

6Firebase & Google Services

Service	What it stores
Firebase Authentication	Email, name, photo URL, UID, timestamps
Cloud Firestore	Saved palettes (name, colors, favorites)
Firebase Analytics	Anonymised usage events

Data stored on Google servers (primarily US). Firebase terms: firebase.google.com/support/privacy

7Data Security

HTTPS/TLS — all data encrypted in transit
Encryption at rest — Firestore encrypts all stored data
Access controls — users can only access their own data
Hashed passwords — managed by Firebase Authentication

Retention

Account data retained while account is active
Delete palettes in-app any time
To delete your account: email privacy@paletteify.app

8Your Rights

Right	How to exercise
Access your data	Email us
Delete your data	Email with subject "Delete My Data"
Export your palettes	Use Export feature in-app
Opt out of ads	Decline cookies or use Google opt-out

California (CCPA): We do not sell personal information.

9Children's Privacy

Palettify is not directed at children under 13 (16 in EU/UK). If you believe a child has provided data, contact privacy@paletteify.app.

10Contact Us

📧 Email: privacy@paletteify.app
⏱ Response time: Within 5 business days

Questions about your privacy?

We're happy to help clarify anything about how your data is handled.

✉️ Contact Privacy Team