Privacy Policy

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Because privacy is best protected by not holding data in the first place, we do not collect:

• No Personal Identifiers: We do not ask for or store your name, email address, or phone number.
• No User Accounts: There are no registration forms, profile databases, or user credentials.
• No Tracking Cookies: We do not deploy cross-site tracking cookies, advertising beacons, or third-party behavioral analytics.
• No Persistent IP Logs: We do not maintain persistent databases linking your personal identity to uploaded images.

2. Automated Metadata Scrubbing (EXIF & GPS)

Digital photos often embed metadata containers (EXIF) containing GPS coordinates, device models, and timestamps.

Every image uploaded to TempImage is automatically sanitized during ingestion to scrub all EXIF and geolocation data before it is served. Anyone viewing your shared image receives clean visual pixels only.

3. Ephemeral Retention & Permanent Deletion

Every upload is governed by a strict, automated lifecycle selected by the uploader:

• Timed Expiration (5 Minutes to 7 Days): When the timer expires, the image link immediately returns an HTTP 404 status, and the underlying data is permanently unlinked.
• Burn-After-Reading: In burn mode, the image self-destructs the moment it is opened, with protections against automated social media preview crawlers.
• Immediate Manual Deletion: Uploaders receive a private deletion key enabling immediate, permanent purging at any time.
• No Recovery: Once an image is deleted, it is permanently wiped. Deletion is irreversible.

4. Content Moderation & Abuse Reporting

To keep the platform safe while preserving user privacy, TempImage provides an on-page abuse reporting tool:

• Reporting Submissions: When a user reports an image, the system temporarily logs the selected violation category, optional descriptive notes, and a transient IP timestamp used solely to prevent anti-spam flooding.
• Presumption of Innocence: Filing a report does not automatically hide or degrade an image. Reports are reviewed by human moderators before any action is taken.
• Zero-Bloat Ephemeral Queue: Because hosted images are temporary, unreviewed reports on images that expire naturally are automatically purged alongside the image.
• Hash Blacklisting for Severe Violations: Confirmed illegal content (such as CSAM or malware) may have its cryptographic fingerprint permanently blacklisted to prevent re-upload across the platform.

5. Optional PIN Security

Uploaders may optionally lock their image behind a PIN. PINs are salted and cryptographically hashed before storage. When entered correctly, a temporary browser session cookie is issued solely to allow you to view that specific image.

6. Bot Protection & Edge Security

To safeguard against automated abuse, scraping, and service denial attacks, we utilize Cloudflare Turnstile for privacy-preserving bot detection. Turnstile verifies human requests without harvesting biometric data or tracking user browsing habits across the web.

7. Legal Compliance & Zero Tolerance

TempImage enforces zero tolerance for child sexual abuse material (CSAM), non-consensual imagery, and violent extremism. If unlawful content is identified prior to expiration, it is removed immediately and reported to relevant authorities, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC).