Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

MangaLingo ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our AI-powered manga translation service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Account Information

When you sign in using Google authentication, we collect:

• Your name
• Email address
• Profile picture (if available)
• Google account ID

2.2 Usage Information

We automatically collect certain information when you use the Service:

• Transaction history (coin purchases and usage)
• Translation requests (metadata only, not content)
• Device information and browser type
• IP address
• Access times and pages viewed

2.3 Uploaded Content

When you upload manga pages for translation:

• Images are processed in real-time and sent to our AI provider (Google) for translation
• We do not permanently store the images you upload or the translated results
• Uploaded content is automatically deleted after processing is complete

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• Process transactions and manage your account
• Send you service-related communications
• Respond to your comments, questions, and support requests
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues and fraud
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Google (Gemini API) - For AI-powered translation and image processing
• Google OAuth - For user authentication
• Stripe - For payment processing
• Vercel Analytics - For website analytics

These third-party services have their own privacy policies governing the use of your information.

5. Data Retention

We retain your account information for as long as your account is active. Transaction records are kept for accounting and legal purposes. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights:

• Right to access - You can request copies of your personal data
• Right to rectification - You can request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure - You can request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing - You can request that we limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability - You can request a copy of your data in a structured format
• Right to object - You can object to our processing of your personal data

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@mangalingo.app.

8. Cookies

We use essential cookies to maintain your session and authentication state. We also use analytics cookies (Vercel Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with our Service. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

9. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we discover that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update our 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. Your continued use of the Service after any changes constitutes acceptance of the new Privacy Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@mangalingo.app.