Privacy Policy

Last updated 2026-10-16

This policy explains what As They Were (App Business Ventures LLC) collects when you use astheywere.com, why, and how long we keep it.

What we collect

• Your photos: the photos you upload and the restored versions we make from them.
• Contact details: your email address, so we can send your order, receipts and support replies. We don't send newsletters.
• Payment: Stripe processes your payment. We receive the amount, the last 4 digits of the card and the country, never the full card number.
• Technical data: your IP address, browser type and the page that sent you to us (including ad campaign tags), used to prevent fraud and abuse and to measure which ads work.

How we use it

Only to make and deliver your order, to support you, to prevent fraud and abuse, and to measure our own marketing. We never use your photos to train AI models, and we never use them as public examples without your separate permission.

Who processes it

• Our own servers and storage, in the United States.
• Stripe (payments) and Amazon Web Services (email delivery).
• Your photos are restored by AI on our own servers or, when they are busy, at Runware, the AI provider we use. We send it your photo only to restore it for your order.

We don't sell your personal information.

How long we keep it

• The photos you upload are deleted within 3 days of upload, whether or not you order. To finish your order after you pay, we keep a smaller working copy of each photo with your order; it is deleted with the order as described below.
• Orders you don't pay for, and their previews, are deleted after 7 days.
• Paid orders and their files (your restored photos, previews and working copies) are kept for 30 days after delivery so you can download and share them, then deleted. Payment records are kept as long as tax law requires.
• You can ask us to delete your order and data sooner: email support@astheywere.com from the address you ordered with.

Cookies

We use a few first-party cookies to keep your order form, count visits and remember which ad or link brought you here (for example utm and fbclid tags). We don't use advertising cookies at the moment.

Children

Our site is for adults. You may upload family photos that show children. We use them only to restore them for your order and delete them as described above.

Your rights

You can ask for a copy of your data, a correction or deletion, depending on where you live (for example under GDPR or California law). Email support@astheywere.com. We answer within 30 days.