Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2026
1. Introduction
Welcome to PokerSnap ("we," "us," or "our"). We operate the website at https://pokersnap.app (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use PokerSnap.
By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Photos and Images
When you use the card scanner feature, your photo is temporarily transmitted to our AI recognition service solely for the purpose of identifying cards. We do not permanently store your photos. Images are discarded immediately after card recognition is complete.
2.2 Usage Data
We automatically collect certain information when you visit our website, including your browser type, operating system, IP address, pages viewed, and time spent on pages. This is standard web analytics data used to improve our Service.
2.3 Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and to hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
We use the following types of cookies:
- Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly.
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website (via Google Analytics).
- Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to serve personalised advertisements.
3. Google AdSense and Advertising
PokerSnap uses Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website. For more information about how Google uses data, visit How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
4. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
5. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service
- To improve, personalise, and expand our Service
- To understand and analyse how you use our Service (analytics)
- To display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
- To comply with legal obligations
6. Data Retention
We retain usage data (analytics) for as long as necessary to improve our Service. Photos submitted for card recognition are deleted immediately after processing and are never stored permanently.
7. Data Security
The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. Children's Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 18 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of analytics and advertising tracking
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at whooshinglander@gmail.com.
10. 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 at the top of this policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: whooshinglander@gmail.com
- By visiting our website: https://pokersnap.app