Effective date: July 8, 2026

FaceGuard Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Women Built, based in Chicago, Illinois, handles information collected through the FaceGuard Android app.

Information we collect

  • Email address. FaceGuard uses email one-time passwords for account sign-in.
  • Photos you provide. This includes photos you select from your device and photos you take with the camera inside the app.
  • Uploaded and processed images. When you upload a photo to your FaceGuard account, we store the uploaded image and the processed/protected image in cloud storage.
  • Detection metadata. We may store detection results such as bounding boxes for faces, logos, landmarks, or text.
  • Session metadata. When you sign in, we may store IP address, user-agent, login time, and related account/security metadata.
  • Operational and security logs. We may record OTP requests, sign-ins, failed verification attempts, uploads, and other events needed to operate and protect the service.

How we use information

  • Provide account sign-in with email one-time passwords.
  • Detect faces and other image regions that can be protected.
  • Blur selected areas, process images, and create protected outputs.
  • Store uploaded and processed images in your FaceGuard account.
  • Maintain the security, reliability, and integrity of the app and backend systems.
  • Investigate abuse, troubleshoot errors, and respond to lawful requests.

Camera and photos

FaceGuard requests camera and photo access so you can take or choose photos to protect. The app uses on-device face detection for local editing.

If you choose to upload a photo to your FaceGuard account, the uploaded image and processed output are sent to our backend over HTTPS and stored in cloud storage.

Third-party service providers

We use service providers to operate FaceGuard. These providers process information only as needed to provide their services to us.

  • Google ML Kit. Used by the Android app for on-device face detection.
  • Google Cloud Storage. Used to store uploaded and processed images.
  • Google Cloud Vision. May be used by the backend to detect logos, landmarks, or text in uploaded images.
  • Postgres provider. Used to store account records, session records, image metadata, and operational records.
  • Resend. Used to send email one-time passwords and account-related email.

No sale of data

We do not sell your personal information or share it with advertisers or data brokers.

No ads or purchases

The Android app does not serve ads and does not currently offer in-app purchases or subscriptions.

No AI training

We do not use your personal information or images to train AI or machine learning models.

Retention and deletion

Uploaded images and processed images may be retained in your FaceGuard account until you delete your account data.

You can delete your FaceGuard account and associated data at https://faceguard.dev/account-deletion.

Some limited records may be retained where needed for security, fraud prevention, legal compliance, abuse investigations, backup recovery, or audit purposes.

Security, children, and changes

  • Data sent between the Android app and our backend is encrypted in transit using HTTPS/TLS.
  • FaceGuard is not intended for children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
  • We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the effective date and provide notice as appropriate.

Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how FaceGuard handles information, contact Women Built at dev@womenbuilt.dev.