Privacy Notice
Last Updated: May 14, 2025
Middle Drawer, LLC (“Glazed,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and retain information when you access our website, mobile applications, or any other service that links to it (collectively, the “Services”). Your use of the Services is also governed by our Terms of Service.
1. Information We Collect
| Category | Examples & Sources |
|---|---|
| Information you provide | • Account details – email address, password, real name (optional), display name, profile image, social-sign-on ID (Apple or Google).• Content & conversations – the text, images, videos, prompts, and AI-companion chat logs you create, upload, or share.• Payment details – amounts, timestamp, last four digits of a card.• Support & feedback – messages, attachments, survey responses, job applications. |
| Information we collect automatically | • Device & usage – IP address, browser type, OS version, device ID, referral URL, pages viewed, searches, timestamps, in-app events, crash logs.• Location – approximate location derived from IP address.• Cookies & similar tech – unique identifiers that enable analytics, security, and site preferences. |
| Information from third parties | • Social-sign-on providers (Apple, Google) send us your name, email, and avatar if you authorize them.• Analytics, moderation, and AI-model vendors provide insight about feature usage or content policy violations.• Research or safety partners may provide aggregate or de-identified datasets. |
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information described above to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Services and our AI models (including training, fine-tuning, evaluation, and safety testing).
- Provide personalized experiences – generate companion responses, remember your preferences, and recommend content.
- Process payments and subscriptions.
- Monitor trust & safety – detect policy violations, moderate content (which may involve automated filters or human reviewers, including vendors outside the U.S.), and prevent fraud.
- Communicate with you – account notices, technical updates, security alerts, and (with your consent) marketing messages.
- Conduct research & analytics to understand usage patterns and develop new features.
- Comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Service, and protect the rights, safety, and property of Glazed, our users, and others.
- With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of collection.
3. How We Disclose Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may disclose it as follows:
| Recipient | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Service providers & vendors | Cloud hosting, data storage, analytics, payment processing, customer-support platforms, safety-moderation services, AI-model infrastructure. |
| Research & development partners | To improve model performance or conduct academic / safety research; data is shared in aggregate or de-identified form whenever feasible. |
| Third-party integrations | We allow login via third-party services (e.g., Discord or Reddit) solely for authentication purposes, and we do not share your personal data or content with them. |
| Legal or safety reasons | To comply with law, respond to lawful requests, enforce our agreements, or protect rights and safety. |
| Corporate transactions | In connection with a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of assets (your information will remain subject to this Policy). |
| With your permission | In any other situation where you direct or consent to the disclosure. |
4. Cookies & Analytics
We and our analytics partners (e.g., Google Analytics) use cookies, SDKs, and similar technologies to recognize your device and collect usage data. You can control cookies through your browser settings; however, disabling them may affect site functionality.
5. Your Rights & Choices
| Right | How to exercise |
|---|---|
| Account settings | Edit your profile, change visibility of posts, or delete your account at any time in the app or by emailing support@glazed.co. |
| Delete my data | Deleting your account removes or anonymizes your personal data within 30 days, subject to legal retention requirements. Back-ups are purged on the same schedule. |
| Marketing preferences | Opt out of promotional emails via the unsubscribe link. Transactional messages will still be sent. |
| Do-Not-Track / cookie controls | Adjust browser or mobile-OS privacy settings. |
| Region-specific rights | • EU/UK – access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, and data portability (Art. 15-20 GDPR).• California – know, delete, correct, and opt-out of “sharing” for cross-context behavioral advertising (CCPA/CPRA). Submit requests by emailing support@glazed.co. We will verify your identity before processing. |
6. Legal Bases for EU/UK Users
We process personal data only when we have a lawful basis:
- Contractual necessity – to provide the Services you request.
- Legitimate interests – to secure and improve the Services, prevent misuse, and conduct research (balanced against your privacy).
- Consent – for optional features such as marketing emails or certain cookies.
- Legal obligation – to comply with applicable law.
You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
7. International Transfers
We are headquartered in the United States. When we transfer personal data from the EU/UK or other regions with data-transfer restrictions, we rely on recognized safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or an adequacy decision.
8. Security
We use industry-standard administrative, technical, and physical safeguards (encryption in transit, network segmentation, access controls, periodic audits). No system is completely secure; please use unique, strong passwords and notify us immediately of any suspected unauthorized activity.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data for as long as needed to: provide the Services; comply with legal obligations; resolve disputes; enforce agreements; and achieve the purposes described in this Policy. Deleted-account data and back-ups are permanently erased or de-identified within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law.
10. Children’s Privacy
glazed.co is restricted to users 18 years and older. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18. If you believe a minor has provided personal information, contact us at support@glazed.co and we will promptly delete it.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we will notify you by email or in-app notice and post the revised Policy with a new “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Services after the update constitutes acceptance.
12. Contact Us
Questions or concerns? Email support@glazed.co or write to:
Middle Drawer, LLC
4845 Pearl East Cir, Ste 118 PMB 522889
Boulder, CO 80301-6112 USA
We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and, where required, within 30 days.
By using glazed.co, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.