SfumatoART stores your app data on your device. We do not have an account system, we do not collect your personal information for ordinary app use, and we do not sell or share your data.
The only time artwork information leaves your device is when you choose to use an AI feature, such as AI critique. In that case, SfumatoART sends only the information needed to generate the requested feedback.
SfumatoART started as a tool for artists, teachers, veterans, and frontline workers using painting as a calm, private practice. That history shapes how we handle data: this is meant to be a space where you can paint, get feedback, and track your own progress without creating an account, without being tracked, and without anyone else seeing what you made or how you are going.
The minimal-data approach is not just a compliance setting. It is part of the product. We only ask for what a feature strictly needs to work.
SfumatoART is developed and operated by Scott Fraser, trading as SfumatoART, based in Australia.
Website: https://sfumatoart.com
Contact: feedback@sfumatoart.com
Most SfumatoART data is stored locally on your own device or browser. We do not have access to it.
This information is not backed up to SfumatoART servers. If you delete the app, clear browser data, change devices, or use private browsing, locally stored data may be lost. Export anything important before clearing app data.
When you choose to use an AI feature, SfumatoART may send relevant information to Anthropic so the requested feature can work. For AI critique, that may include:
SfumatoART does not add your name, email address, location, device identifier, health information, or student details to the AI critique request.
You can use SfumatoART without using AI critique or any other AI feature.
For ordinary app use, SfumatoART does not collect:
If paid plans are introduced, payments will be handled by the relevant app store or payment platform, not directly by SfumatoART.
SfumatoART currently uses Anthropic, PBC to provide AI responses through a secure server-side proxy at /.netlify/functions/ai-proxy.
Anthropic is based in the United States. When you use an AI feature, the information needed for that request is transferred to Anthropic for processing. Anthropic's own privacy and data-handling terms apply to that processing.
Anthropic's public Privacy Center currently states that Anthropic API inputs and outputs are automatically deleted from its backend within 30 days, with exceptions such as legal requirements, Usage Policy enforcement, services with longer retention, or a separate agreement. See Anthropic's Privacy Center for the current details: API data retention.
SfumatoART does not currently use advertising networks, analytics platforms, crash-reporting services, or data broker relationships.
SfumatoART is intended for users aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
The app does not require an account, does not collect student information for ordinary use, and does not have social features. Student artwork and classroom records remain on the device where they are entered unless a teacher or user chooses to export or share them.
Teachers and schools should avoid entering identifiable student data. Use anonymous labels such as "Student 1" or "Group A" where possible.
If you believe a child under 13 has submitted personal information through an AI feature, contact feedback@sfumatoart.com.
Because most SfumatoART data is stored locally, the security of that data depends on your device's own security features, such as lock screen protection, browser storage, and device encryption. Keep your device software up to date.
AI requests are sent over encrypted HTTPS connections.
Because SfumatoART does not collect or store your personal information for ordinary app use, most access, correction, and deletion choices relate to data on your own device.
To delete locally stored SfumatoART data, clear the app or browser storage for SfumatoART, or delete the app from your device.
For questions about information processed by Anthropic when you use an AI feature, see Anthropic's privacy information: https://www.anthropic.com/privacy.
For SfumatoART privacy questions, contact feedback@sfumatoart.com.
If SfumatoART makes material privacy changes, such as introducing cloud accounts, analytics, advertising, or a different AI provider, we will update this policy and revise the date at the top of the page. Significant changes will be communicated in the app where practical.
We will not introduce advertising, sell your data, or reduce privacy protections without clear notice.
Scott Fraser / SfumatoART
feedback@sfumatoart.com
https://sfumatoart.com