Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Elf Names Wiki ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website www.elfnames.wiki. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information when you use our Service.

2. Information We Collect

We collect the following information to provide and improve our Service:

• Account Data: When you sign in via Google OAuth, we receive your name, email address, and profile picture from Google. This is used to create and manage your account.
• User Content: Your favorites, generated names, portraits, pronunciations, and generation history are stored securely on our servers (Cloudflare D1) to enable cross-device access.
• Payment Data: When you purchase credits, payment is processed by Creem (our Merchant of Record). We do not store your credit card information. We receive order confirmations and store purchase history in your account.
• Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect usage data such as page views, device type, browser, approximate location, and interaction events. GA4 uses cookies, IP addresses, and similar identifiers to distinguish users and sessions. This data helps us understand how our Service is used and improve it.

3. Cookies

We use the following cookies:

• Authentication cookies: Essential cookies to maintain your login session. These are strictly necessary for the Service to function.
• Google Analytics cookies: Used to collect anonymous usage statistics (e.g., _ga, _ga_*). These help us understand traffic patterns and improve the Service.
• Advertising cookies: If advertising is shown on the Service, Google and other third-party vendors may set advertising cookies as described in the Advertising section below.

4. Advertising

We may display advertising on the Service, including ads served by Google (such as Google AdSense). Because ads are served on this site:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, may place and read cookies on your browser, or use web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to collect information when serving ads on the Service.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, and opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at www.aboutads.info.
• For details on how Google uses data when you use partner sites, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
• Where required by law (for example, for visitors from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland), we will request your consent via a consent banner before advertising cookies are used.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

• Cloudflare: Hosting, CDN, database (D1), and asset storage (R2).
• Google OAuth: Authentication. We receive your public profile information when you sign in.
• Google Analytics 4: Website analytics and usage tracking.
• Google Gemini API: AI name generation. Your generation parameters are sent to Google for processing.
• fal.ai: AI portrait and voice generation. Character descriptions are sent to fal.ai for processing.
• Creem: Payment processing (Merchant of Record). Handles billing, taxes, and compliance.

These services have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them.

6. Data Retention

Account data and user content are retained as long as your account is active. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics default retention settings (14 months). Payment records are retained for accounting and legal compliance purposes. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.

7. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at support@elfnames.wiki.