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01 · Who we are and what this covers

Who we are and what this covers

ComicFluent is based in India. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information when you use the ComicFluent website, mobile app, and related account, translation, reading, and support services (together, the “Service”). It also covers test versions of the app. A website you visit or comic source you open through our browser has its own privacy practices.

02 · Information we collect

Information we collect

Depending on the features you use, we may process:

• Account information: your email address, account identifier, sign-in method, and the profile information supplied by Google or Apple when you choose that sign-in method.
• Chapters and translation inputs: source links, images or archives you select, page order, language choices, extracted text, translations, corrections, and reading preferences.
• Purchases and access: product and transaction identifiers, purchase dates, coin-pack expiry dates, coin balance, subscription or Pro status, billing-period dates, purchase events, translation-page counts, and applicable coin charges. Translations within the Pro allowance do not deduct coins; further translations use available in-app coins. Usage counts and coin deductions are recorded to administer this allowance and your balance. Your app store handles payment-card details; ComicFluent does not need your full card number.
• Reading activity and milestones: foreground app activity time measured on your device, qualified online activity days, monthly reading-day totals, earned milestone codes, points, award timestamps, and your optional ranking profile.
• Support information: what you send us when requesting help or reporting a problem, including any attachments you choose to submit.
• Technical and security information: IP address, browser or device information, app version, app/device-integrity verification results, error events, request timestamps, and usage records needed to operate and protect the Service.

03 · Where information comes from

Where information comes from

We receive information from you and your device, from a sign-in provider when you use it, and from the app store and purchase infrastructure when you make a purchase. We also receive the chapter material and source addresses you choose to process. The external sites you visit can receive normal browser requests and may collect information under their own policies.

04 · How we use information

How we use information

We use this information to sign you in, create and protect your account, import and organize chapters, provide AI-assisted translation and editing, keep local reading progress, administer coins and Pro access, measure the subscription billing month's fair-use allowance, confirm activity days and award milestones, provide optional rankings, respond to support requests, investigate suspected abuse, troubleshoot faults, and meet legal obligations. We may send account, billing, security, or service messages. If we offer optional marketing messages or notifications, you can opt out. We may use aggregated or de-identified operational information to understand and improve the Service, where permitted.

05 · Images, OCR, and AI processing

Images, OCR, and AI processing

When you request translation, the selected page image and its text are sent over the internet to ComicFluent's processing systems and service providers for text detection, image cleanup, translation, and lettering. Processing is limited to the request: after a page is processed, we do not keep its image, extracted text, translation, or page context on our backend. ComicFluent does not use your data to train or fine-tune any AI model. Do not submit confidential or sensitive material you do not want processed for translation. AI output can be inaccurate; review it before relying on it.

06 · Local chapters and service records

Local chapters and service records

Saved chapter pages, translations, and edits are stored on your device, not in a ComicFluent cloud library. We cannot recover them from our backend if you clear the app's data, uninstall it, or lose or reset the device; those actions may permanently erase your saved chapters. Account, purchase, entitlement, coin balance, job status, and other non-content operational records may remain on our backend. Temporary processing data is discarded when the page request finishes, so we do not retain a server copy or content history of that page. Public comic samples displayed on our website are separate from chapters you bring into the app.

07 · Service providers and disclosures

Service providers and disclosures

We share the information needed to operate the Service with hosting, database, authentication, image-processing and AI translation, app distribution, purchase-management, and support providers. These include Cloudflare, Supabase, Modal, Google Play and Google sign-in, the Apple App Store and Sign in with Apple, RevenueCat, and the AI model providers used to process a translation request, as applicable to your use. Their roles and products may change as the Service develops. External support forms are governed by their provider's privacy notice as well as this policy for information you submit to us. We may also disclose information when required by law, to protect users or the Service, or in connection with a lawful business transfer. We do not sell your chapter uploads as a public library.

08 · Reading milestones and optional public rankings

Reading milestones and optional public rankings

The app measures eligible foreground activity on your device to work out whether you meet the configured daily activity goal. A reading day is credited only when confirmed online. Our systems retain qualified days, month identifiers, milestone awards, points, and associated timestamps to show progress, recent monthly history, and rankings. These scores reward activity milestones rather than the number of pages you translate.

If you opt into public rankings, your chosen public nickname, rank, points, earned badges, and the time you last earned points may be visible to other users. Public milestone details describe the current month. Your email address and private chapter contents are not displayed as part of your ranking profile. You can manage participation in the app; contact [email protected] if you need help with a privacy request.

09 · Device permissions

Device permissions

The app may ask for access to photos or files when you choose images or an archive, and may use network access to browse sources, sign in, or translate. If a version offers notifications, you can control that permission in your device settings. You can revoke device permissions at any time, although some features will not work without the access they require.

10 · Cookies, local storage, and external sites

Cookies, local storage, and external sites

The ComicFluent website does not currently use advertising cookies or behavioral analytics. Hosting and security services may still process ordinary connection data. The app may store session and preference data on your device. A chapter source opened in the in-app browser may set its own cookies or similar data; that source's policy governs its collection. If we add website analytics or advertising technologies, we will update this policy and any required choices.

11 · Legal grounds where required

Legal grounds where required

Where privacy law requires a legal basis, we process information to provide the Service you request, to meet legal obligations, for legitimate interests such as security and reliable operation, or with your consent where required. You may withdraw consent for processing based on consent, although this does not undo earlier lawful processing.

12 · Processing across borders

Processing across borders

ComicFluent is based in India, but providers and infrastructure may process information in other countries. When a law requires safeguards for a transfer, we use the applicable contractual or other permitted mechanism.

13 · How long we keep information

How long we keep information

We do not retain page content after its translation request finishes. Other information, such as account, purchase, usage, and security records, is kept only as long as needed to provide the Service, resolve disputes, meet legal requirements, or protect against abuse. When no longer needed, it is deleted or de-identified. Different records have different retention needs; residual copies of retained records in routine backups are normally rotated within 90 days. Removing a chapter from your device does not itself erase separate account or billing records.

14 · Security and abuse prevention

Security and abuse prevention

We use access controls, app/device-integrity checks, usage monitoring, and other technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the Service. We may examine account-level page counts, request patterns, billing records, and security events to apply the fair-use policy and investigate suspected fraud or malicious activity. Reader capture protection may hide content in screenshots, recordings, or background previews on supported devices; it cannot guarantee that content cannot be copied. No internet service or device is completely secure. Protect your sign-in credentials and contact us if you believe your account has been misused.

15 · Your choices and privacy rights

Your choices and privacy rights

You can review or change some account information and reading settings in the app. You can request access, correction, deletion, restriction or objection to processing, or portability where the law that applies to you provides those rights through [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity, and some information may need to be retained for purchases, security, or legal reasons. You can also manage app permissions and subscriptions through your device or store settings. Where applicable, you may complain to the relevant data-protection authority.

16 · Account deletion

Account deletion

Use the account-deletion control in the app to request closure, or consult our account and data deletion page if you need help. We verify requests to prevent unauthorized deletion and aim to complete verified requests within 30 days, or sooner where law requires. We remove active account information, subject to limited retention for financial obligations, security, disputes, or law; page content is already discarded after processing. Residual backups of retained records are normally rotated within 90 days. The app also removes its local account library as part of account deletion. We will confirm when a request is completed. Deleting an account does not cancel an app-store subscription or automatically refund a purchase; manage those with the store separately.

17 · Children

Children

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child under 13 has provided information to ComicFluent, contact [email protected] so we can review and delete it where appropriate.

If you are 13 or older but under the age of majority where you live, you may use it only with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

18 · App-store privacy disclosures

App-store privacy disclosures

Google Play and the Apple App Store may show short-form data-safety or app-privacy labels for available app versions. Those labels follow each store's format. Read them alongside this fuller policy and the relevant store's own privacy notice.

19 · Third-party links and content

Third-party links and content

Links, source websites, sign-in providers, app stores, and payment services have their own terms and privacy policies. We are not responsible for their independent handling of information. Review their notices before using those services.

20 · Changes and contact

Changes and contact

We may update this policy as the Service changes. The date above identifies the current version; material changes may also be announced in the app or through another appropriate channel. For privacy questions or requests, visit [email protected].