Privacy policy

The short version: your images never leave your device. The background is removed by an AI model that runs inside your browser. We never receive, see or store your photos.

What happens to your images

• Your image is read, processed and shown entirely in your browser. It is not uploaded to us or to anyone else.
• You can check this yourself: open your browser’s developer tools (usually F12), go to the Network tab, remove a background and look at the requests. You will see the AI model being downloaded, but no upload of your image.
• Closing or reloading the page removes the image from memory. Nothing is kept on our side because nothing ever reaches us.

What your browser downloads and stores

• The first time, your browser downloads the AI model files from our storage at Cloudflare (about 90 to 110 MB). They are saved in your browser’s cache so later visits do not download them again. You can clear them at any time in your browser’s site settings.
• The page uses your browser’s temporary storage for one small flag (so a thank-you note is shown only once per visit). We do not set cookies.

What we collect

• Anonymous usage counts. To know whether the tool works, we count simple events, such as “a background removal finished”, how long it took, which kind of processing your device used, and an error code if something failed. These events contain no image, no file name, no IP address and no user-agent text, and we do not use cookies or identifiers to follow you between visits. Our traffic statistics are cookie-free as well.
• Server logs. Our hosting provider (Cloudflare) handles every web request and may log technical data such as your IP address for security and operation. We do not have access to your images in those logs because they never reach it.
• Waiting list (optional). If you join the waiting list for the developer API, we store your email address, the monthly volume you choose, and the provider you currently use if you tell us, plus the version of the consent text you agreed to. We use it only to email you about the API launch and to confirm your address. You can unsubscribe at any time and ask us to delete it.

Who processes data for us

• Cloudflare hosts the website, the model files and the small service behind the waiting list and the anonymous counts.
• Resend sends the confirmation email if you join the waiting list.
• Ko-fi, if you choose to support the project: the “support” links take you to Ko-fi’s own site, where their privacy policy applies. Nothing is sent to Ko-fi unless you click.

We do not sell your data and we do not use it for advertising. If we add advertising in the future, we will update this page first, say which providers are involved and ask for consent where the law requires it.

How long we keep things

• Images: never stored by us.
• Anonymous usage counts: kept in aggregate form for as long as they are useful for running the tool.
• Waiting-list data: until you unsubscribe or ask us to delete it, or until the waiting list is closed.

Your rights

If you are in the European Economic Area, the UK or a similar region, you have the right to ask what data we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to object to its use, to withdraw consent at any time, and to complain to your local data protection authority. Because we hold almost nothing, this mostly concerns the waiting-list email. To use any of these rights, contact us at a contact address, which will be published here before launch.

Children

This service is not aimed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their data.

Changes

If we change this policy in a way that matters, we will update the date at the top of this page and, where the change affects waiting-list subscribers, tell them by email.

Contact

Questions about privacy: a contact address, which will be published here before launch.