# skinscholar-privacy
SkinScholar Privacy Policy (June 2026)  We respect your privacy.   1. Data: We save your email for your profile, tracking logs to run the app, and photos strictly to show your skin progress inside your account. 2. Sharing: Data is stored securely via Base44 cloud servers. We never sell or share it.  Questions? Contact: skinscholar.social@gmail.com
AI AND DATA PROCESSING:

SkinScholar uses Claude AI, developed 
by Anthropic, to power Sage's responses.

When you interact with Sage or request 
AI analysis, the following data may be 
sent to Anthropic's API:
- Your skin condition logs
- Flare-up records
- Daily check-in data
- Photos you explicitly share in chat
- Ingredient scan requests

This data is used solely to generate 
your personalized response. Anthropic 
does not store your personal data for 
training purposes.

Anthropic's privacy policy:
https://anthropic.com/privacy

FACE AND SKIN PHOTO DATA:

SkinScholar allows users to optionally 
photograph visible skin areas for 
personal tracking purposes.

Collection: Photos are taken only 
when explicitly initiated by the user.
No automatic or background photo 
capture occurs.

Storage: Photos are stored securely in Base44's cloud infrastructure and are accessible only to the account holder and SkinScholar's development team for operational and support purposes.

Use: Photos are used solely for 
the user's personal skin tracking, 
progress comparison, and optionally 
for AI analysis when the user 
explicitly requests it.

Third parties: Photos are never 
sold or shared for advertising. 
When a user explicitly shares a 
photo with Sage (AI chat), that 
image is sent to Anthropic's API 
(anthropic.com/privacy) solely 
to generate the user's requested 
analysis. Anthropic does not retain 
or train on this data.

Retention: Photos are retained 
until the user deletes them 
individually or deletes their 
account entirely.

No facial recognition, biometric 
identification, or face mapping 
is performed on any photo.

You may opt out of AI features by 
not using Sage chat or AI analysis 
features. Core tracking features 
(logging, history, trends) work 
without sending data to Anthropic.