Last updated: March 13, 2026
Privacy Notice
This notice explains how Mushroom Identifier processes personal data when you use the mushroom identification service.
Information we collect
We collect the personal data you provide and the technical data needed to operate, secure, and support the service.
- Support communications If you contact us, we receive your email address and the contents of your message.
- Uploaded mushroom photos Images and optional context you submit, including notes, location, and date found, processed to generate identification results.
- Usage and device data Device, browser, request, analytics, and log data needed to operate, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the service.
How we use information
We process personal data to provide the identification service you request, generate results, respond to support requests, protect the service against abuse, improve reliability and performance, and comply with legal obligations. Depending on the context, the legal bases relied on are contract, legal obligation, legitimate interests, and consent where required by law.
Data retention
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this notice, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
Recipients and transfers
Personal data may be processed by service providers acting on our behalf, including hosting, storage, analytics, AI inference, and support providers where relevant to operating the service. Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, we rely on an appropriate transfer mechanism required by applicable law.
Your rights
Subject to applicable law, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, or object to certain processing. You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent and lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority. To exercise your rights, contact [email protected].
Updates
We may update this notice from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.