Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for Tattoo Laws Lookup App

Introduction

Tattoo Laws Lookup (“the App”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) provides users with state-specific tattoo laws, licensing requirements, and official health department resources based on ZIP codes within the United States.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information when you use our mobile or web application.

By using the App, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We do not require users to create an account or provide any personal information.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you use the App, we may collect:

a. ZIP Code Input

You provide a ZIP code to search for tattoo laws.

ZIP codes are processed only for retrieving location-based regulations.

ZIP codes are not stored permanently unless cached in Firebase for performance.

b. Device Information

The App may automatically collect:

Device model

Operating system

App version

Usage data (such as screens visited, clicks, or errors)

This data is collected only for analytics and improving performance.

c. Log Data

If an error occurs, we may collect basic diagnostic information (crash logs, error logs).

3. Data Sources and APIs Used

Your ZIP code and state are used to fetch legal information from:

Verified State Law dataset

Firebase Firestore (cached legal data)

Official State Health Department URLs

OpenAI API (AI-generated fallback only when verified data is not available)

We never send personal information to OpenAI.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Provide accurate tattoo licensing and safety laws

Improve app performance

Cache state laws to avoid repeated API calls

Verify ZIP-to-state mapping

Generate legally relevant responses when official data is missing

We do not:

Sell personal data

Share ZIP codes with third-party advertisers

Track users across third-party apps or websites

5. Data Storage & Security

Firebase Firestore

We store only non-personal state law data

We may temporarily store a state name when caching tattoo laws

No personal information (name, email, phone, etc.) is ever stored

Security Measures

We use:

Encrypted HTTPS connections

Secure Firestore rules

Least access privileges

Your data is protected but no system is 100% secure.

6. Sharing of Information

We may share limited non-personal data with:

OpenAI

Only the state name and ZIP code context are sent for legal text generation

No personal identifiers are sent

Analytics Providers (if used)

Anonymous usage patterns

Crash logs

We never share personal or sensitive data with third parties.

7. Children’s Privacy

This App does not target children under the age of 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If a child has used the App, no personal information is retained.

8. Your Choices & Rights

Because we do not store personal information:

There is no account to delete

No personal data to export

No way to identify individual users in our systems

You may stop all data processing by uninstalling the app.

9. Third-Party Links

The App links to official state health department websites for legal verification.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party sites.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy at any time.

Updates will be posted in the App and/or on our website.

Your continued use of the App means you accept the updated Policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy, contact:

Email: lesingcj@gmail.com