Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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This Privacy Policy explains how ShootSm.art ("we", "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the ShootSm.art website and tools (the "Service"). It is operated by [legal entity], [address]. Questions: [privacy@shootsm.art].

Information we collect

• Account information. When you sign in, we store your email address and basic account settings (skill level, plan tier, and your coaching-personalization preference).
• Content you create. Gear profiles (camera and lens choices); journal entries including any photos you upload, titles, locations, and notes; and the requests and answers you submit to the coach.
• Photo metadata (EXIF). When you upload a photo, we read its embedded metadata — camera settings, the date/time taken, and GPS location if your camera recorded it — to power the correction, match, and journal features.
• Technical data. We log limited request data, including your IP address, to enforce rate limits and protect the Service, and we use a session cookie to keep you signed in.

How we use information

• To provide the Service — generate settings, analyze photos, and save your profiles, journal, and history.
• To secure the Service and prevent abuse (rate limiting).
• To communicate with you about your account or the Service.

AI processing and third parties (sub-processors)

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only with service providers who process it on our behalf:

• OpenAI — to generate coaching, corrections, and image analysis. The text of your requests, and photos you submit to the correction and match tools, are sent to OpenAI's API. Per OpenAI's API terms, this data is not used to train their models by default.
• Neon — database hosting for the data described above.
• Vercel — application hosting and (for uploaded photos) blob storage.
• Your chosen sign-in provider, for authentication.

We may also disclose information if required by law, or to protect our rights, safety, or users.

Your journal notes and the coach (opt-in)

By default, your journal notes are not shared with the AI coach. Only if you turn on "Let the coach use my journal notes" do we include relevant notes in coaching requests — and even then we send only notes relevant to your request, exclude any note you mark private, and never send raw GPS coordinates. You can turn this off at any time.

Location data

Photos often contain precise GPS coordinates. We use them only to pre-fill a journal entry's location, which you can edit or remove. Coordinates are never sent to our AI provider. You can strip GPS from photos before uploading if you prefer.

Affiliate and external links

The Service may contain affiliate links to retailers. If you follow them, the destination site's own privacy policy governs your activity there. See our Terms for affiliate disclosure.

Retention and deletion

You can delete individual gear profiles and journal entries at any time. To delete your account and associated data, contact [privacy@shootsm.art]. We retain data only as long as needed to provide the Service or as required by law.

Your rights

Depending on where you live (e.g., under GDPR or CCPA/CPRA), you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or export your personal information, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these, contact [privacy@shootsm.art].

Security, children, and international transfers

We use reasonable measures to protect your data but cannot guarantee absolute security. The Service is not directed to children under [13/16], and we do not knowingly collect their data. If you use the Service from outside [country], your information may be processed in [country] and other locations where our providers operate.

Changes

We may update this policy; we will revise the date above and, for material changes, provide notice. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy: [privacy@shootsm.art].