Welcome to F33LZ, a product of The Brewz LLC, DBA F33LZ ("we," "us," or "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have control over your personal and emotional data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use the F33LZ mobile application and website (collectively, the "Service").
1. Information We Collect
A. Information You Provide to Us
- Account Information: When you create an account, we collect your email address, username, date of birth (to verify you are 18 or older), and password.
- Voice Recordings: The core of F33LZ involves recording your voice in response to daily prompts. We collect and store these audio recordings.
- Transcripts and Emotional Data: We process your voice recordings to generate text transcripts and analyze them for emotional sentiment, tone, and keywords.
- Profile Information: You may optionally provide a display name, bio, and profile picture.
- Reactions and Interactions: We collect data on how you interact with others' entries, such as emoji reactions.
B. Information Collected Automatically
- Device and Usage Data: We collect information about your device (e.g., model, operating system, unique device identifiers) and how you interact with the Service (e.g., access times, features used).
- Location Data: We collect your timezone to deliver daily prompts at appropriate times. We do not track your precise GPS location.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To Provide the Service: Delivering daily prompts, processing your voice recordings, generating transcripts, and maintaining your emotional archive.
- To Personalize Your Experience: Matching you with other users based on emotional resonance and shared experiences, subject to your privacy settings.
- To Improve the Service: Analyzing usage trends and emotional data patterns to enhance our algorithms and user experience.
- To Ensure Safety and Security: Monitoring for violations of our Terms of Service, preventing abuse, and protecting our users.
- To Fulfill Orders: If you purchase a physical "Yearbook/Diary," we use your transcripts and profile data to generate and ship the product.
3. Data Consent Architecture
F33LZ operates on a strict, user-controlled consent model regarding your emotional data. You have granular control over how your data is used beyond the core service. Please review our Data Consent Policy for full details on our 4-tier consent architecture.
4. How We Share Your Information
We may share your information in the following circumstances:
- With Other Users: Based on your privacy settings, your profile, transcripts, and emotional tags may be visible to your followers or the broader F33LZ community. Raw audio recordings are never shared publicly.
- With Service Providers: We share data with trusted third-party vendors who assist us in operating the Service (e.g., cloud hosting, speech-to-text transcription services, print-on-demand fulfillment partners). These providers are bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
- For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if required by law, subpoena, or other legal process, or to protect the rights, property, or safety of F33LZ, our users, or others.
- In Business Transfers: If F33LZ is involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
5. Data Security
We implement robust technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including encryption in transit and at rest. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Your Rights and Choices
- Access and Update: You can access and update your account information and privacy settings within the app.
- Delete Account: You can delete your account at any time. Upon deletion, we will permanently remove your personal information, voice recordings, and transcripts from our active databases, subject to legal retention requirements.
- Data Export: You can request an export of your data, including your transcripts and emotional archive.
7. Children's Privacy
F33LZ is strictly for users aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If we become aware that we have collected data from a minor, we will take immediate steps to delete it and terminate the account.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the new policy in the app and updating the "Last Updated" date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (303) 616-4454
- Mail: The Brewz LLC, DBA F33LZ, PO Box 64, Eastlake, CO 80614