Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

• Search terms: plant/food names you enter (to provide the service)
• Uploaded images: photos you upload for plant identification
• Request form: plant name and optional email/notes when requesting additions
• Automatically: cookies, device/browser info, access logs (ads/analytics)

2. How We Use It

• Providing plant safety search and image identification
• Improving the encyclopedia and the service
• Responding to inquiries and requests
• Serving personalized ads and analytics

3. Third-Party Services

We use the following external services:

• Google (AdSense ads, Analytics/GA4 usage statistics, Gemini AI for identification/search)
• Kakao (AdFit advertising)
• Supabase (data storage)
• Google Apps Script (request form intake)
• Wikipedia, iNaturalist (plant image lookup)

Uploaded images are used only for identification and are not permanently stored after processing (aside from temporary caching).

4. Advertising & Cookies

This Service displays third-party ads such as Google AdSense. These third parties may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits. You can opt out via Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.

5. Retention & Deletion

Collected information is deleted without delay once its purpose is fulfilled or its retention period ends. Request form data is deleted within a reasonable period after processing.

6. Your Rights

You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your information, and you can refuse cookies through your browser settings.

7. Contact

For privacy inquiries, please use the 'Request to add plant' feature within the Service.