Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to BirthdayMessaging.com. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data you share with us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, use our Chrome Extension ("Birthday Messaging"), or engage with any of our AI-powered messaging services (collectively, the "Services").

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our extension.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register for the Services, express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products, or otherwise contact us.

• Personal Information Provided by You: We collect names, email addresses, phone numbers, passwords, and contact preferences when you create an account.
• Contact Data (via Extension): To provide our core service, our Chrome extension may request access to read contact names, birthdays, and relationship contexts that you explicitly choose to sync or input. We only collect the data necessary to generate and schedule birthday messages.
• Automatically Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate our website. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, and information about how and when you use our Services.

3. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you to:

• Create and manage your account.
• Generate personalized, AI-crafted birthday messages for your contacts based on the parameters you set.
• Deliver automated messages or notifications to remind you of upcoming birthdays.
• Improve our website and extension functionality based on usage analytics.
• Respond to customer service requests and provide support.

4. Chrome Extension & API Services User Data Policy

Our Chrome Extension connects with certain APIs to function effectively. BirthdayMessaging's use and transfer to any other app of information received from Google APIs will adhere to the Google Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Specifically regarding AI: While we use Artificial Intelligence to draft heartfelt messages, we do not use your personal data, or your contacts' personal data, to train our own or third-party foundational AI models. The data sent to AI APIs is strictly used for the immediate generation of your requested message and is not retained by those third parties for training purposes.

5. How We Share Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information or your contacts' information to third parties. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations:

• Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and AI processing APIs (such as OpenAI, under strict zero-retention API agreements).
• By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law.

6. Data Security & Retention

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. When you delete your account, we will delete or anonymize your personal information and all associated contact data.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access and obtain a copy of your personal information.
• Request rectification or erasure of your personal data.
• Restrict the processing of your personal information.
• If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided below.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: