1. Introduction

Welcome to Design Champs ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at designchamps.com.au and use our free AI image generation services.

By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our services.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you access our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage patterns, including:

• IP address (used for rate limiting and preventing abuse)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on pages
• Referring website addresses
• Device identifiers

2.2 User-Provided Information

When you use our AI image generator, we collect:

• Text prompts you enter for image generation
• Your selected preferences (aspect ratio, output format)
• Generated images and associated metadata
• Voting interactions in our gallery

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide and maintain our AI image generation service
• To enforce rate limits and prevent service abuse (10 images per 24 hours per IP)
• To display generated images in our public gallery
• To track and display voting on images
• To improve our services and user experience
• To analyze usage patterns and optimize performance
• To communicate with you regarding service updates

4. Data Storage and 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 or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Generated images and associated data are stored on our servers. We retain this information for the purpose of displaying images in our gallery and for service improvement.

5. Third-Party Services

Our service utilizes third-party services that may collect information used to identify you:

• Replicate API: We use Replicate's Flux Schnell model for image generation. Your prompts are sent to their servers for processing.
• Google AdSense: We may display advertisements that use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.
• Analytics Services: We may use third-party analytics services to help understand how our service is used.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.

7. Your Rights (Australian Privacy Act)

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, you have the following rights:

• Access to your personal information
• Correction of inaccurate personal information
• Complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) if you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address provided below.

8. 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 you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

9. Changes to This Privacy 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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:

Email: cyis1000@gmail.com

Website: designchamps.com.au