🔒 Privacy Policy

Last Updated: May 20, 2026
Effective Date: May 20, 2026

At Adaptive Icons, we take your privacy seriously. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to all our users. The types of information we collect include:

Information You Provide

  • Account Information: When you contact us, we may collect your name, email address, and phone number.
  • Communication Data: Any messages or inquiries you send to us via our contact form or email.
  • Feedback: Information you provide when reporting problems or submitting suggestions.

Information Automatically Collected

Data Type Purpose Retention Period
IP Address To prevent abuse, analyze trends, and improve security 26 months
Browser Type & Version To ensure our icon generator works correctly 14 months
Device Information To optimize our website for different devices 14 months
Pages Visited & Time Spent To improve our content and user experience 38 months
Referring Website To understand how users find our site 14 months

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • Provide and maintain our service: To generate app icons based on your inputs
  • Improve and optimize: To understand how users interact with our icon generator
  • Communicate with you: To respond to your inquiries, support requests, and feedback
  • Security: To detect, prevent, and address technical or security issues
  • Legal compliance: To comply with applicable laws and regulations
  • Advertising: To display relevant ads through Google AdSense (keeping our service free)
Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR): We process your personal data based on your consent, contractual necessity, legal obligations, and legitimate business interests.

3. Google AdSense & Advertising

Adaptive Icons uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to our site and other websites.

How Google Uses Your Data

  • Google uses cookies to serve relevant ads
  • DoubleClick cookies are used to show interest-based ads
  • Google Analytics helps measure ad effectiveness
  • Your IP address may be used for ad targeting

You can learn more about how Google uses your data at Google's Advertising Policy.

Opt-Out of Personalized Ads: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.

4. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. For detailed information about our cookie usage, please review our Cookie Policy.

Types of Cookies We Use

  • Essential Cookies: Required for the website to function (session management)
  • Preference Cookies: Remember your settings like icon dimensions
  • Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site
  • Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to show relevant ads

You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our icon generator.

5. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information. However, we may share your data with:

Service Providers

  • Google (AdSense & Analytics): For advertising and analytics
  • Firebase: For app performance monitoring
  • Hosting Providers: To store and serve our website

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required by law, court order, or governmental regulation, or to protect our rights, property, or safety.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred. We will notify you before your data becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Third-Party Privacy Policies: We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services we use:

6. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy:

  • Contact form submissions: Stored for 12 months for customer service purposes
  • Analytics data: Retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default)
  • Server logs: Retained for 30 days for security purposes
  • Cookie consent preferences: Stored for 6 months

After these periods, your data will be automatically deleted or anonymized.

7. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Right to Access

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Right to Rectification

Correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

Right to Erasure

Request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").

Right to Restrict Processing

Limit how we use your personal data.

Right to Data Portability

Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

Right to Object

Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

For California Residents (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have additional rights:

  • Right to know what personal information is collected
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell your data)
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights

For EU Residents (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have the rights listed above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights: Please contact us at privacy@adaptive-icons.com or through our contact form. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Children's Privacy

Adaptive Icons is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

For users in the EU, we do not knowingly collect data from children under 16 without parental consent.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data:

  • Encryption: SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
  • Access Controls: Restricted access to personal data
  • Regular Audits: Security reviews and vulnerability assessments
  • Firewalls & Antivirus: To prevent unauthorized access

However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the European Commission
  • Privacy Shield certification (where applicable)
  • Your explicit consent for specific transfers

By using our website, you consent to the transfer of your data to countries where our servers and service providers are located.

11. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors.

  • We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date
  • Significant changes will be notified via a banner on our website or email (if applicable)
  • Your continued use of our website after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

Data Controller

dgiCreaters
Operator of Adaptive Icons

Contact Methods

Data Protection Officer (DPO)

For privacy-specific concerns, you may contact our Data Protection Officer at dpo@adaptive-icons.com.

13. Complaint Resolution

If you are not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority:

  • EU Residents: Your local Data Protection Authority (DPA)
  • UK Residents: Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
  • California Residents: California Attorney General's Office

We would appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns before you contact your local authority. Please contact us first.