Effective Date: November 9, 2025
The Unlived Project ("we", "us", "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
What We Collect
- Unsent letters (original text): Processed in-memory to generate one AI reply, then immediately discarded and NOT stored.
- AI replies submitted to Exhibition (optional): Stored and displayed publicly in anonymized form only if you choose to submit them.
- Technical data: Basic logs for security and performance (e.g., IP address (short-lived), timestamps, user agent, browser type).
- Analytics data (via Google Analytics): Anonymized usage statistics including page views, session duration, traffic sources, device information, and approximate geographic location.
- Advertising data (via Google AdSense): Cookie-based data for ad personalization and performance measurement, managed by Google and its advertising partners.
How We Use Data
- Generate a one-time AI reply upon your request.
- Curate and display Exhibition entries (only if you opt in).
- Operate, secure, and improve the site.
- Prevent abuse and enforce rate limiting.
Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience and analyze site usage. Below are the types of cookies we use:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like security, rate limiting, and session management.
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information such as:
- Pages you visit and time spent on each page
- How you arrived at our site (search engine, referral link, direct visit)
- Device type, browser type, and operating system
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level, based on anonymized IP address)
- User interactions (button clicks, form submissions)
Important: Google Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated. We do not use it to identify individual users. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising Cookies
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on certain pages (Exhibition Wall and Letter Detail pages). Google and its partners use cookies to:
- Serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites
- Personalize ad content based on your interests
- Measure ad performance and prevent ad fraud
- Build audience profiles for targeted advertising
Your Advertising Choices:
Note: If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. You can manage cookies through your browser settings.
Data Sharing
- We only share data with service providers necessary to operate the platform (e.g., hosting, CDN, AI processing, analytics, advertising).
- We do NOT sell your personal data to third parties.
- We may disclose data if required by law or to protect our rights.
Data Retention
- Original letters: Not stored; transient in-memory processing only.
- Exhibition entries: Kept until removed as part of curation or upon your request.
- Logs: Typically retained for 30-90 days for security purposes, then automatically deleted.
Your Choices & Rights
- Don't submit personal information you don't want potentially appearing in AI-generated content.
- You may request removal of an Exhibition entry by contacting us at hello@theunlived.art.
- EU/EEA residents: You have rights under GDPR including access, correction, deletion, and data portability.
Children's Privacy
This service is not directed to children under 13 years of age (or under the minimum age required in your region). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have collected information from a child, please contact us immediately.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Effective Date". Continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at: hello@theunlived.art