Privacy Policy

Last updated 3 July 2026

Groundlore (“we”, “us”) is a coffee-cup-reading service for delight and entertainment. This policy explains, plainly, what we collect and what we do with it. We do not sell your data, we do not show ads, and we keep collection to the minimum the service needs.

What we collect

• Your Google account basics. When you sign in with Google we receive your name, email address, and profile picture. We use these only to identify your account and keep your readings with you across devices.
• Your cup photos. When you request a reading, the photo you take or upload is sent to our server and on to our AI provider to generate the reading. We do not store your photos — the image is processed to produce the reading and then discarded. Only the resulting reading text is kept.
• Your readings. The text of each reading (greeting, symbols, message) and the optional name, theme, and question you provide are stored so you can revisit your history.
• Basic technical data. Standard server logs (e.g. IP address and request time) used to keep the service secure and prevent abuse.

Where your data lives

Your account and readings are stored on our own server, hosted in the European Union (Frankfurt, Germany). Your sign-in session is held in a secure, encrypted cookie on your own device.

Who we share with

We use a small number of trusted providers to run the service, and only for that purpose:

• Anthropic (the AI that writes your reading) — receives your cup photo and reading inputs at the moment of the reading. Anthropic does not use this data to train its models on by default for API traffic.
• Google — provides sign-in. We never receive your Google password.

We do not sell or rent your personal data to anyone, and we do not share it for advertising.

Your choices

• You can sign out at any time from within the app.
• You can ask us to delete your account and all stored readings — email us and we will remove them.

Children

Groundlore is intended for adults (18+) and is not directed at children.

Changes

If this policy changes, we will update the date above and post the new version here.

Contact

Questions or deletion requests: arorasakshamsa@gmail.com.

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