Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

MyTripDiary ("we", "us", or "our") operates the MyTripDiary mobile application and website at mytripdiary.com (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

Account Information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and display name.

Trip Data

Content you create within the Service, including trip details, journal entries, photos, bookings, itineraries, and any other data you voluntarily provide.

Location Data

With your permission, we collect location data to tag photos and journal entries. You can disable location access at any time through your device settings.

Device Information

We collect device identifiers and basic device information for session management and security purposes.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain the Service
• To personalize your experience
• To tag your photos and journal entries with location data (when permitted)
• To analyze photos using AI for automatic captioning, tagging, and scene detection
• To enable trip sharing and collaboration features
• To send important service notifications
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

4. AI Photo Analysis

Our Service uses AI technology to analyze photos you upload for the purpose of generating captions, tags, scene types, and mood descriptions. This analysis is performed solely to enhance your trip diary experience. We do not use your photos to train AI models, and photo analysis data is associated only with your account.

5. Data Storage and Security

Your data is stored securely using industry-standard encryption. We use HTTPS for all data transmission. Photos and media are stored in secure cloud storage with access controls limited to your account.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share information only in these circumstances:

• With other users you explicitly invite to collaborate on a trip
• With service providers who assist in operating our Service (hosting, cloud storage)
• When required by law or to protect our legal rights

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

You have the right to:

• Access — Export all your data from the Settings page
• Rectification — Edit your profile and trip data at any time
• Erasure — Delete your account and all associated data from Settings
• Portability — Download a full backup of your data in standard formats
• Restriction — Contact us to restrict processing of your data

8. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active. When you delete your account, all personal data and content is permanently removed within 30 days. Backups containing your data are purged within 90 days of account deletion.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected such information, we will take steps to delete it promptly.

10. 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 policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].