YOUR YEAR STAYS YOURS

Privacy,
simply.

Updated 15 November 2026 · Applies to the public site.

Your content

The editor processes text, photos and CSV files in your browser. These files are not uploaded to Afterglow. Currently available PNGs and editable backups are generated on your device. A complete ZIP is planned but is not available yet. Preview examples use fictional content and sample artwork; they are not real user recaps.

Local drafts

The editor stores a draft for each category in this browser’s IndexedDB database. Local drafts are not synchronized across devices. Clearing this site’s browser data removes them. A downloaded backup is a separate file that you control.

Sharing

Copying a caption only copies text. Share image sends a generated image to your device’s share sheet, where you choose an app and recipient. The chosen app then applies its own privacy policy. Nothing is posted automatically.

Hosting and access

The site is publicly accessible and does not require ChatGPT sign-in. Cloudflare hosts the site and may process connection/request logs to deliver and protect it. The editor does not create an Afterglow account or import account data.

Usage counts

We use our own event counter hosted on Cloudflare to understand which categories and designs people use, and whether downloads and sharing controls work. It records action names, a category, a template and a broad source bucket such as search or social. It does not store names, recap text, photos, CSV rows, full referring URLs, IP addresses or visitor identifiers in the analytics database. The counter uses no cookies and respects browser Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control signals. Daily totals are retained for 180 days and hourly totals for 30 days, with a daily cleanup task. These are action counts, not unique people or proof that a post was published.

Payments and testing

Live checkout is not available. An isolated PayPal Sandbox site is used to test virtual payments; no real money is charged there. A Sandbox checkout stores a random session token in a Secure, HttpOnly cookie for up to 30 days so the server can associate the returning browser with its order. The test ledger keeps a hashed session identifier, a recap fingerprint, payment references and entitlement status. Actual recap content stays in the browser, including a saved checkout snapshot used to prepare the ZIP after returning. Sandbox order records are retained for test reconciliation and may be reset between testing cycles; they are not production purchases. PayPal handles the information you enter on its checkout under its own policy. Waffo is being prepared and is not active. Support messages sent to our Gmail support inbox contain whatever you choose to include.

External links

Official export instructions may open another website. That service controls its own account, data export and privacy settings. We do not receive your login information. Questions about privacy can be sent to h975434105@gmail.com.