Privacy Policy — Design Studio

Developer: Avenza Labs Contact: avenzalabs@gmail.com Effective date: October 13, 2026

Avenza Labs ("we," "us," "our") operates the Design Studio mobile application (the "App"). This Privacy Policy explains what information the App collects, how it's used, who receives it, and your choices.

1. Information We Collect

a) Information collected automatically

• Usage analytics (Firebase Analytics): app usage events (screens viewed, features used, session length), whether you have a premium plan, ad-related events, general device information (device model, OS version, language, approximate region), and app performance data.
• Crash and diagnostic data (Firebase Crashlytics): crash logs, stack traces, and device state at the time of a crash, used solely to identify and fix bugs.
• Device and app integrity signals (Firebase App Check with Google Play Integrity): the App requests a token from Google that confirms it is a genuine copy of the App running on a genuine device, so that our backend is not abused. We do not receive any personal information through this.
• Notification identifier (Firebase Cloud Messaging): the App may receive a push-notification token from Google so we can deliver notifications.
• Advertising identifiers: if you are shown ads (see Section 3), your device's advertising ID and ad-interaction data (impressions, clicks) are collected by our advertising provider.

b) Information you provide

• Photos you choose to import: if you use the "import from gallery" feature to turn your own photo into a sticker, the App accesses only the specific photo you select (via the Android system photo picker — the App is never granted broad access to your photo library). Cropping and manual background removal are performed on your device. If you choose "Remove Background (AI)", that single image is sent over the internet to our AI provider, fal.ai (see Section 1c), to remove the background and is returned to you. We do not otherwise upload your photos.
• Designs you create and export: finished designs are saved to your device's own storage. Drafts, saved images and AI creations are stored privately inside the App on your device. We do not receive a copy of your designs.
• Support emails: if you contact us via the in-app "Developer Support" option, it opens your own email app addressed to avenzalabs@gmail.com. Whatever you choose to write or attach is sent to us like any normal email; the App itself does not automatically collect or transmit your email address.

c) AI features (AI sticker generation and AI background removal)

• What is sent: when you generate an AI sticker, the text prompt you type is sent to our AI provider, fal.ai, which generates the image and returns it to the App. When you use AI background removal, the image you selected is sent to fal.ai and the result is returned. Please do not include personal, sensitive or confidential information in prompts or images.
• Anonymous ID: to use AI features the App creates an anonymous account identifier with Firebase Authentication. It is not linked to your name, email or phone number; there is no sign-up or login.
• Usage allowance record: to enforce each plan's monthly AI allowance, our Firebase Realtime Database stores a record keyed to that anonymous ID containing your usage count, your plan's monthly allowance, the current reset period and any purchased top-up credits.
• What we do not store: we do not store your prompts or the images you send on our own servers. The generated images are saved only on your device. fal.ai processes the request under its own terms and privacy policy (https://fal.ai/privacy).

d) Purchases

Subscriptions and one-time purchases are handled entirely by Google Play Billing. We do not collect or store your payment card details — Google Play processes all payment information under its own privacy policy. The App learns only whether you hold an active plan.

e) What we do not collect

The App has no sign-up or login system and does not ask for your name, email address, phone number, contacts, precise location, camera or microphone access, or broad photo-library access.

2. How We Use Information

• To operate and improve the App (analytics, crash fixes)
• To provide AI features and enforce plan allowances
• To serve and measure advertising (for non-premium users)
• To process subscription/purchase status via Google Play Billing
• To protect the App and our backend from abuse (App Check)
• To respond to support requests you initiate

3. Advertising

The App shows ads (banner, interstitial, rewarded, app-open) via Google AdMob to free (non-premium) users. Google's Google Mobile Ads SDK and partner networks may collect the advertising identifier and other data to serve and measure ads. Where required (e.g., for users in the EEA/UK), we use Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to obtain your consent before any personalized advertising or data collection for ads occurs, and you can change your consent choice at any time through the in-app consent prompt. You can also reset or delete your advertising ID in your Android settings. Purchasing a premium plan removes ads.

See Google's own privacy policy for how it handles this data: https://policies.google.com/privacy

4. Third-Party Services

The App relies on the following third-party services, each governed by its own privacy policy:

5. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share data only as described above with the service providers necessary to operate the App (analytics, crash reporting, AI processing, advertising, billing, backend security), each acting under their own privacy commitments.

6. Data Retention

Analytics and crash data are retained according to Google Firebase's standard retention periods. The anonymous ID and AI allowance record are kept for as long as needed to operate the AI feature. Photos you import, designs you export, drafts and AI creations live only on your own device — we have no copy to retain or delete on your behalf. How long fal.ai keeps any request data is governed by its own policy.

7. Children's Privacy

The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us information, contact us at avenzalabs@gmail.com and we will address it.

8. Your Choices and Rights

• Ads: manage your ad-consent choice via the in-app consent prompt; reset your advertising ID in Android settings; purchasing premium removes ads.
• Photos and AI: you control exactly which photo (if any) you share, and AI features run only when you tap them. Use manual background removal if you prefer your photo to stay on your device.
• Delete your data: uninstalling the App or clearing its storage removes everything stored on your device and discards the anonymous ID. To ask us to delete the AI allowance record linked to your anonymous ID, email avenzalabs@gmail.com.
• Local rights: depending on where you live (for example the EEA/UK or California) you may have rights to access, correct or delete your data; contact us and we will respond as required by law.

9. Security

We rely on industry-standard practices from our service providers (Google Firebase, Google Play, fal.ai, AWS) to protect data in transit and at rest. No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "Effective date" above.

11. Contact Us

Questions about this policy or your data: avenzalabs@gmail.com