Terms of Service and Privacy Policy

Personal Accountability: You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Service is entirely at your own risk and discretion. This means that any consequences resulting from your use of our platform are your responsibility, and you should exercise judgment when determining how to interact with our services.

Content Responsibility: You are solely responsible for all content, data, information, files, and materials you upload, transmit, or otherwise make available through the Service. This includes ensuring that your content does not violate any third-party rights and is appropriate for the platform. We do not claim ownership of your content, but we require you to grant us certain rights to host and process it as necessary to provide our services.

Legal Compliance: You warrant that all content uploaded to our Service complies with applicable local, state, federal, and international laws and regulations. This includes but is not limited to copyright laws, data protection regulations, and content regulations specific to your jurisdiction. We expect users to understand and adhere to relevant legal requirements when using our Service.

Prohibited Content: You shall not upload, transmit, or distribute any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable to our community standards. Content that infringes upon intellectual property rights of third parties is strictly prohibited, as is material containing viruses, malware, or other harmful computer code. Additionally, content that violates privacy rights or contains personal information about others without their explicit consent is not permitted on our platform. We reserve the right to remove such content and potentially suspend accounts that repeatedly violate these guidelines.

Permitted Use: The Service is available for both personal and commercial use in accordance with these Terms. This means you can use our platform for individual projects as well as within your business operations, provided you adhere to all other terms and limitations outlined in this agreement. Our goal is to make our optimization technology accessible for various use cases while maintaining appropriate usage boundaries.

Integration Restrictions: You are expressly prohibited from integrating, embedding, or incorporating the Tiny Lottie service into third-party applications, software, or platforms without prior written consent from Tiny Lottie. This restriction is designed to prevent unauthorized redistribution of our technology and to ensure that all integrations meet our quality and security standards. If you wish to integrate our services with other platforms, please contact us to discuss partnership opportunities and obtain appropriate authorization.

Service Limits: We reserve the right to impose reasonable usage limits and restrictions to ensure fair access and optimal performance for all users. These limits may include caps on file sizes, processing frequency, or other metrics that impact our infrastructure. Such limitations are implemented to prevent abuse and ensure consistent performance across our user base, particularly during high-demand periods.

Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. We strongly recommend using strong, unique passwords and enabling two-factor authentication when available. Any suspected unauthorized access should be reported to our support team immediately so we can help secure your account and investigate potential security incidents.

Service Modifications: We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) at any time, with or without notice. This flexibility allows us to implement improvements, address technical issues, or respond to changing market conditions. While we strive to minimize disruption, we make no guarantees regarding the continuous availability of specific features or functionality, and we encourage users to save their optimized content locally rather than relying on our service for storage.

Terms Updates: These Terms may be updated periodically to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or service offerings. Continued use of the Service after changes constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. We will make reasonable efforts to notify users of significant changes through email notifications or on-site announcements, but it remains the user's responsibility to review terms regularly to stay informed of current policies.

No Warranties: The Service is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. While we strive to deliver high-quality optimization results, we cannot guarantee that the Service will meet all your requirements or expectations, or that it will operate entirely error-free in all circumstances and environments.

Limitation of Liability: To the maximum extent permitted by law, Tiny Lottie shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Service. This includes but is not limited to loss of data, profit, business opportunities, or reputation resulting from service interruptions, optimization results, or other aspects of your interaction with our platform. Our aggregate liability for any claims related to the Service shall not exceed the amount you paid us, if any, during the three months preceding the claim.

Service Data: We may collect technical information and metadata associated with your service requests to improve functionality, performance, and user experience. This data includes information about file types, sizes, processing times, optimization rates, and other technical metrics that help us understand how our service performs with different animation formats and complexity levels. This information is essential for troubleshooting issues and continuously improving our optimization algorithms.

Usage Analytics: We collect aggregated usage statistics to analyze service performance, identify trends, and enhance our offerings. These analytics help us understand which features are most valuable to users, identify potential bottlenecks in our service, and prioritize development efforts. This data is typically analyzed in aggregate form rather than tied to specific user identities, focusing on patterns across the entire user base rather than individual behavior.

User-Generated Content: Files and data you upload are processed for the purpose of providing our service and may be temporarily stored on our servers. These files are stored only for the duration necessary to complete the requested optimization process and are automatically removed from our systems after processing is complete or after a short grace period to allow for downloading. We implement strong security measures to protect your content during this temporary storage period.

Purpose Limitation: All collected data is used solely for the purposes of providing, maintaining, and improving our Service. We adhere strictly to this principle of purpose limitation, meaning that we do not repurpose collected data for unrelated activities such as selling user information to third parties or building advertising profiles. Our data use is focused exclusively on delivering and enhancing the optimization service you've requested.

Cookie Usage: Our website utilizes cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies for multiple purposes essential to providing a high-quality service. These technologies enhance user experience and website functionality by remembering your preferences and enabling features that require persistent state management. They allow us to analyze website traffic and usage patterns, providing insights into how users navigate our platform and which features receive the most engagement. We use cookies to remember your preferences and settings between visits, creating a more seamless experience when you return to our service. In some cases, these technologies help provide personalized content based on your past interactions with our platform, making the service more relevant to your specific needs and interests. All cookie usage complies with relevant regulations, and we provide transparency about the types of cookies deployed on our site.

Data Collection: We may automatically collect information including but not limited to: IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring URLs, pages visited, and time stamps. This technical data helps us understand how users access and interact with our platform across different devices and browsers, enabling us to optimize performance and compatibility. It also assists with troubleshooting technical issues that might affect your experience. This collection occurs automatically when you visit our website, and the information is typically processed in aggregate form to identify broad patterns rather than to track individual users.

Cookie Management: You may control cookie preferences through your browser settings, though disabling certain cookies may affect Service functionality. Most modern browsers provide detailed controls that allow you to block, delete, or allow specific types of cookies. We strive to design our service to function reasonably well even with limited cookie access, but some features may be degraded or unavailable when cookies are disabled. We encourage users to review their browser's documentation for specific instructions on cookie management if they wish to exercise more control over these technologies.

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to analyze website traffic, user behavior, and service performance. This service may collect information about your use of our website. The data gathered through Google Analytics helps us understand how users navigate our platform, which pages receive the most attention, and how visitors interact with different features. This information is crucial for making informed decisions about service improvements, identifying usability issues, and optimizing the overall user experience. Google Analytics implements various anonymization features to protect user privacy while still providing valuable aggregate insights.

Google AdSense: We may display advertisements through Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve relevant ads based on your browsing history and preferences. These advertisements help support the continued operation and development of our free services. Google's advertising systems use contextual information and, with user consent, browsing data to display ads that are more likely to be relevant to your interests. You can adjust your ad personalization preferences through Google's Ad Settings interface if you wish to limit personalized advertising.

Data Processing: Information collected by Google services is governed by Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, available at policies.google.com. We encourage users to familiarize themselves with Google's data practices, as they apply to the information collected through our integration of their services. Google provides various privacy controls that allow users to manage how their data is used across Google services, including those implemented on third-party websites like ours.

External Services: Our Service may contain links to third-party websites or integrate with external services that have their own privacy policies and terms of service. When you follow links to other websites or authorize integrations with external platforms, your interactions with those services are governed by their respective privacy policies, not ours. We select our integration partners carefully but cannot control how they collect, use, or process your information once you engage with their services. Before providing personal information to any third-party service connected to our platform, we recommend reviewing their privacy policies to understand their data practices.

No Responsibility: We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party services. While we make reasonable efforts to work with reputable partners and services, we cannot guarantee or control how these external entities handle your information. Each third-party service operates under its own privacy framework, and their practices may differ significantly from ours. If you have concerns about a particular third-party service, we encourage you to contact that service directly regarding their privacy practices before sharing sensitive information or granting access permissions.

Data Security: We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our security infrastructure includes encryption for data in transit and at rest, access controls that limit data exposure to authorized personnel only, regular security assessments, and continuous monitoring for potential vulnerabilities or suspicious activities. We follow industry best practices for security and regularly update our protection mechanisms to address emerging threats. Despite these efforts, no online service can guarantee absolute security, and we encourage users to adopt good security practices such as using strong passwords and maintaining up-to-date software.

Data Retention: We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy. Different types of data may be kept for varying periods based on their purpose, legal requirements, and operational needs. For example, we retain account information while your account remains active, but temporary processing data may be deleted shortly after the completion of the requested service. When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it to prevent future identification. Our retention practices balance the need to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, and respect privacy considerations.

User Control: You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information by contacting us through our designated channels. We respect your right to know what information we hold about you and to ensure its accuracy. Upon verification of your identity, we will respond to legitimate requests within the timeframes required by applicable law. In some cases, we may need to retain certain information for legal, security, or operational purposes even after a deletion request, but we will transparently communicate any such limitations and minimize the data retained to what is strictly necessary.

Consent Management: By using our Service, you consent to the collection and use of information as described in this Privacy Policy. We design our consent mechanisms to be clear, specific, and unambiguous, giving you meaningful choice over how your data is used. For certain types of processing, particularly those involving sensitive data or purposes beyond what's necessary to provide our core services, we may seek additional explicit consent. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time for future processing, though this won't affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. We provide straightforward methods to update your consent preferences through your account settings or by contacting our support team.