What data we collect

Your Public Profile

Your public profile information is public and is used to help others invite you to their Stories through searches and mention you in posts. Your public profile information includes:

• @username

  Your unique username.

• Your name

  This includes your first and last name.

• Profile avatar

  The profile image you have uploaded.

Account Information

All your account information is private and only visible to Photoprivy and not any other users. Your account information includes:

• Your email address

  Used to contact you for account related updates and notifications, updates to support requests, updates to content reports, and any promotional emails from us.

• Your password

  Your password is encrypted on our servers and used to authenticate you when you log in to use our services.

Your Activity & Requests

We log all your activity and requests on our servers; this includes what you've viewed, added, edited and removed; basically anything and everything you do. These logs are created to help us assist with support requests, content reviews, and any legal issues that may arise. The following information will be logged with each request:

• IP Address

  Your IP address at the time. For instance, your current IP address is {this._renderIp()}.

• Browser and device information

  Information about the device and browser you are making the request from. Below is your current browser & device information.

  Your Information	Current Value
  User Agent	CCBot/2.0 (https://commoncrawl.org/faq/)
  Accepted Language	en-US
  Browser Known?	No
  Browser Name	Generic Browser
  Browser Version	0
  Browser Full Version	0.0
  Webkit Version	0.0
  Is Bot?	Yes
  Device Type	unknown
  Device Manufacture	Unknown
  From a Console?	No
  From a mobile device?	No
  From a tablet?	No
  From a smart TV?	No
  Platform Type	other
  Platform Manufacture	Other
  Platform Version	0

• Timezone

  Your timezone based on browser and IP address. For instance, your current timezone is America/Chicago.

• Goe location information

  Information about the geo information from your IP address. Below is your current location information.

  Your Information	Current Value
  Latitude	38.0
  Longitude	-97.0
  City
  State
  Country	United States
  Postal Code
  Language	en

Story Information

Your Story information is visible to anyone that can view your Story; this includes:

• The Title

  The title of the Story.

• The About

  The information about the Story.

• The Story Followers

  Who is following (can view) the Story, who can contribute (upload) to the Story, who can Administrate the Story, and who the Story owner is.

• The Photos & Videos

  The media that has been uploaded to the Story.

• Any Comments

  The comments associated with the items posted or uploaded to the Story.

• The @mentions

  The @mentions associated with the items posted, uploaded or commented on in the Story.

• The #tags

  The #tags associated with the items posted, uploaded or commented on in the Story.

Information such as, votes, tags, comments, and mentions, are used to build a trending graph of what is trending in the story, help with search accuracy and used to build a profile on what you may or may like in the Story. This information is used internally to Photoprivy only and will never be used for advertisement purposes.

File Metadata

We extract and calculate the file's dimensions (width & height) and size. The dimension information is used to calculate the resolution and orientation of the file. The file size is used when calculating your storage quota.

We also extract the EXIF metadata (read more about EXIF metadata on this Wikipedia page), every time you upload an image or video to Photoprivy. We currently store all the information but only use the following:

• GPS Location

  The location on where you took the photo is used to help when searching for content in a Story. The information is only visible to the users that have permission to view the Story the file was uploaded to.

• GPS Timestamp & Original Timestamp

  The time you took the photo or video is stored and used to help when searching for content in the Story. This information is currently not displayed or visible to anyone.

Below is an example of all the EXIF metadata stored in an image:

List of EXIF properties extracted from sample photo.

Property Name	Value
File Size	871 kB
File Type	JPEG
File Type Extension	jpg
MIME Type	image/jpeg
JFIF Version	1.01
Exif Byte Order	Little-endian (Intel, II)
Modify Date	2017:06:16 19:15:15
GPS Dilution Of Precision	97
GPS Date Stamp	2017:06:17
GPS Altitude Ref	Above Sea Level
GPS Longitude Ref	West
GPS Latitude Ref	North
GPS Processing Method	fused
GPS Version ID	2.2.0.0
GPS Img Direction	197
GPS Time Stamp	02:15:04
GPS Img Direction Ref	Magnetic North
Camera Model Name	Nexus 6
Resolution Unit	inches
Y Cb Cr Positioning	Centered
Y Resolution	72
Orientation	Horizontal (normal)
Software	HDR+ 1.0.126161355r
Color Space	sRGB
F Number	2.0
Create Date	2017:06:16 19:15:15
Subject Distance Range	Unknown
Focal Length	3.8 mm
Aperture Value	2.0
Exposure Mode	Auto
Sub Sec Time Digitized	282002
Exif Image Height	3120
Custom Rendered	Custom
Max Aperture Value	2.0
Scene Capture Type	Standard
Scene Type	Directly photographed
Sub Sec Time Original	282002
Saturation	Normal
Exposure Program	Program AE
Sharpness	Normal
White Balance	Auto
Exif Image Width	4160
Shutter Speed Value	1/393
Sub Sec Time	282002
Metering Mode	Center-weighted average
Date/Time Original	2017:06:16 19:15:15
Components Configuration	Y, Cb, Cr, -
Subject Distance	0 m
Exif Version	0220
Flash	Auto, Did not fire
Contrast	Normal
Interoperability Index	R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
Interoperability Version	0100
Exposure Compensation	0
Brightness Value	6.94
ISO	40
Sensing Method	One-chip color area
Flashpix Version	0100
Warning	[minor] Unrecognized MakerNotes
Exposure Time	1/393
X Resolution	72
Make	motorola
Thumbnail Length	7132
Thumbnail Offset	2264
Compression	JPEG (old-style)
Profile CMM Type
Profile Version	2.0.0
Profile Class	Display Device Profile
Color Space Data	RGB
Profile Connection Space	XYZ
Profile Date Time	2009:03:27 21:36:31
Profile File Signature	acsp
Primary Platform	Unknown ()
CMM Flags	Not Embedded, Independent
Device Manufacturer
Device Model
Device Attributes	Reflective, Glossy, Positive, Color
Rendering Intent	Perceptual
Connection Space Illuminant	0.9642 1 0.82491
Profile Creator
Profile ID	29f83ddeaff255ae7842fae4ca83390d
Profile Description	sRGB IEC61966-2-1 black scaled
Blue Matrix Column	0.14307 0.06061 0.7141
Blue Tone Reproduction Curve	(Binary data 2060 bytes)
Device Model Desc	IEC 61966-2-1 Default RGB Colour Space - sRGB
Green Matrix Column	0.38515 0.71687 0.09708
Green Tone Reproduction Curve	(Binary data 2060 bytes)
Luminance	0 80 0
Measurement Observer	CIE 1931
Measurement Backing	0 0 0
Measurement Geometry	Unknown
Measurement Flare	0%
Measurement Illuminant	D65
Media Black Point	0.01205 0.0125 0.01031
Red Matrix Column	0.43607 0.22249 0.01392
Red Tone Reproduction Curve	(Binary data 2060 bytes)
Technology	Cathode Ray Tube Display
Viewing Cond Desc	Reference Viewing Condition in IEC 61966-2-1
Media White Point	0.9642 1 0.82491
Profile Copyright	Copyright International Color Consortium, 2009
Chromatic Adaptation	1.04791 0.02293 -0.0502 0.0296 0.99046 -0.01707 -0.00925 0.01506 0.75179
Image Width	4160
Image Height	3120
Encoding Process	Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
Bits Per Sample	8
Color Components	3
Y Cb Cr Sub Sampling	YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2)
Aperture	2.0
GPS Altitude	922 m Above Sea Level
GPS Date/Time	2017:06:17 02:15:04Z
GPS Latitude	46 deg 9' 12.97" N
GPS Longitude	122 deg 6' 15.53" W
GPS Position	46 deg 9' 12.97" N, 122 deg 6' 15.53" W
Shutter Speed	1/393
Create Date	2017:06:16 19:15:15.282002
Date/Time Original	2017:06:16 19:15:15.282002
Modify Date	2017:06:16 19:15:15.282002
Thumbnail Image	(Binary data 7132 bytes)
Focal Length	3.8 mm
Image Size	4160x3120
Light Value	11.9
Megapixels	13.0

Deleting & Removing Content

In most cases, the content you request to be deleted is removed from our systems within a few minutes. In some cases, however, the content removal from our systems can be delayed due to the number of requests or errors in our system.

If your content has been flagged by another user to be reviewed, the content will remain on our system until the a moderator has had the chance to review it.

If you want to make sure your content has been removed, please feel free to contact us at support@photoprivy.com.

Device Information

When you install the mobile application, we collect the information about your device for security purposes and for usage statistics. Below is an example of the information we collect.

Importing Your Address Book

In our mobile application you have the option to import your address book into Photoprivy. This allows us to make it easier for you to search your contacts, both in the mobile app and on the website, when inviting your friends and family to your Stories. The data will NOT be sold or given to any third party.

You may opt-out of importing your contacts at anytime after you opt-in by going to the App Settings page and turning off the feature 'Import Phone Contacts' or by revoking the Apps permissions to access your phone's address book.

Your address book data is sent to our servers to be processed and stored on our servers. Below is an example of the data sent to the server:

• Record Id
• Email Addresses
  • Label (work, personal, etc.)
  • Email
• Prefix (Mr, Mrs, Ms)
• Family Name
• Given Name
• Middle Name
• Suffix
• Birthday
• Company
• Job Title
• Department
• Phone Numbers
  • Label (work, mobile, home, etc.)
  • Number
• Postal Addresses

The contact's Family Name, Given Name, and Email are indexed in the search engine making it easier for you to search for the person on Photoprivy.