Overview
pfp-forge is provided by braid ai labs, LLC ("we", "our", or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you join the waitlist, buy avatar credits, sign in, generate profile pictures, or contact us, how we use it, and the rights you may have over your data.
Information we collect
Information you provide
When you join the waitlist, start checkout, create an account, or contact us, we collect information such as your email address, name, account profile details, support messages, and the source of a waitlist signup.
When you use the forge, we collect the avatar choices you submit: selected or custom mascot, selected or custom theme, display name, optional flair/details, generated prompt, selected model, generation status, generated avatar image, credit balance, and purchase history.
Optional reference photos
You can upload a photo to subtly steer the face or look of a generated avatar, including a photo of yourself or a pet photo you have the right to use. A selfie is required when you choose the You subject; reference photos remain optional for mascot subjects. We do not store, save, log, or reuse uploaded reference photos. The photo is transmitted directly to the third-party image-model provider that powers that one generation, used to forge that single avatar, and discarded by our service. We never write the photo to our database, object storage, backups, or training data.
The image-model provider receives the photo to process the generation request and handles it under its own privacy and retention practices. If a photo contains a person, only upload a photo of yourself or someone who has agreed to it. Do not upload photos of minors.
Payment information
pfp-forge sells one-time avatar credit packs. We collect purchase records such as email address, selected pack, credit amount, purchase status, and Stripe checkout identifiers. Stripe processes card and payment method details; we do not store full card numbers.
Information collected automatically
We and our service providers may log technical information as you use the service, including IP address, user agent, pages visited, features used, session data, device and browser identifiers, rough location, errors, and timestamps. This data helps us keep the service reliable, secure, and useful.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide, maintain, and improve pfp-forge.
- Register waitlist interest and send product updates.
- Process one-time purchases, grant avatar credits, and show purchase history.
- Authenticate accounts through magic links or supported OAuth providers.
- Generate, store, display, and let you download avatar images.
- Communicate with you about your account, security alerts, and support requests.
- Detect, prevent, and respond to fraud, abuse, and security incidents.
- Comply with our legal obligations.
AI processing
To generate an avatar, we send your mascot, theme, display name, optional details, and related prompt data to our image generation infrastructure. Generated images may be stored so you can view your history and download them after signing in.
If you choose to upload a reference photo, that photo is forwarded directly to the image-model provider for that single generation request. pfp-forge does not retain the photo on its servers and the image-model provider's processing of the photo is governed by that provider's own terms and privacy policy.
We do not sell your avatar inputs or generated avatars, and we do not use them to train our own AI models. Do not submit sensitive personal information in mascot, theme, display name, or detail fields.
Your avatar content
You own the text, prompts, and other content you submit. We access it only to provide the service, including running generation, showing previews and history, keeping backups, and responding to support requests you initiate.
Data security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your information, including encryption in transit, encryption at rest, role-based access controls, and regular reviews of our security posture. No system is perfectly secure; we will notify you promptly if we discover a breach that affects your data.
Data retention
We keep account information, avatar history, and generated images for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the service. Waitlist records are kept until they are no longer needed or you ask us to remove them. Purchase, tax, fraud-prevention, and accounting records may be retained longer where required or appropriate.
Optional reference photos are not retained by pfp-forge. They pass through our service in memory only, are forwarded to the image-model provider for that single generation, and are not written to our database, object storage, or backups.
Third-party services
We share data with a small number of vendors who help us run pfp-forge, including payment processors, cloud hosting and storage providers, image generation infrastructure, transactional email providers, analytics services, and supported login providers such as Discord. Each vendor only receives what's necessary for its function.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct, export, or delete your personal information, and to object to certain processing. You can exercise most of these rights from your account settings; for anything else, email us at [email protected].
Changes to this policy
We'll update this page when our practices change. If a change is material we'll let you know by email or in the product before it takes effect. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or how we handle your data? Email us at [email protected]. We aim to respond within five business days.