Privacy Policy
PRI™ does not access your camera or take your photo. It shows you a picture of a monkey (or similar). However, we do use Google Analytics and Google AdSense, which means Google collects certain usage data and serves personalized ads. Your photons remain safe, but Google may know you visited a prank website. We hope you can live with that.
Overview
This Privacy Policy describes how PRI™ Photonic Reverse Imaging System ("the Application") handles your information. The short version: it doesn't. The long version follows below for those who enjoy reading privacy policies (we respect your unusual hobby).
Information We Collect
Here is a comprehensive list of all personal information collected by PRI™:
| Data Type | Collected? | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Photos / Images | NONE | We cannot photograph you through your monitor |
| Camera Access | NONE | No camera permissions are requested or required |
| Personal Information | NONE | No accounts, no sign-ups, no forms |
| Cookies | Google Analytics & AdSense set cookies for analytics and ad personalization | |
| Location Data | APPROXIMATE | Google may infer general location from your IP address for analytics and ads |
| Usage Analytics | GOOGLE ANALYTICS | Page views, session duration, device info — collected by Google |
| Photon Reflection Data | NONE | This technology is fictional |
To summarize: we do not collect your personal data directly. However, our third-party services (Google Analytics and Google AdSense) do collect certain data as described below. We still cannot photograph you through your monitor.
How the Application Works
For complete transparency, here is exactly what PRI™ does:
- Displays a convincing-looking scientific interface (pure HTML, CSS, and JavaScript)
- Shows animated "sensor readings" that are randomly generated numbers
- Plays a simulated "capture sequence" with countdown, flash, and processing animations
- Selects a random humorous image from a pre-loaded set and reveals it as your "photo"
- Everything runs entirely in your browser — no server communication occurs
Camera & Hardware Access
PRI™ does not request access to your device's camera, microphone, or any other hardware sensor. The browser will never show a camera permission prompt from this application.
The "sensor readings," "photon flux," and "retinal echo" values displayed in the interface are entirely simulated using random number generation. No actual measurements of any kind are taken.
Data Storage
PRI™ itself does not use server-side databases, cloud storage, or interdimensional data vaults. When you close the browser tab, all application state is gone.
However, the following cookies may be stored on your device by our third-party services:
- Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, etc.) — used to distinguish unique users and sessions
- Google AdSense cookies — used to serve relevant ads and track ad interactions
- These cookies may persist on your device after you leave the site
- You can manage or delete cookies through your browser settings
- We still do not use carrier pigeons, dead drops, or interdimensional data vaults
Third-Party Services
PRI™ uses the following third-party services:
- Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com) — for loading typefaces used in the interface
- Google Analytics — to understand how visitors interact with the site (page views, session duration, device type, browser, general geographic region). This helps us determine how many people have been bamboozled
- Google AdSense — to serve advertisements on the site. AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites
These Google services may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and interaction data. This data is processed by Google in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
Google may use advertising cookies to serve personalized ads. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by using the NAI opt-out tool.
The "Download" Feature
If PRI™ offers a download button for the "captured photo," the downloaded image is one of the pre-loaded humorous images bundled with the application. The download is processed entirely within your browser. No data is sent to any server.
The "Share" Feature
The share feature uses your device's native sharing capabilities (Web Share API) or copies a link to your clipboard. PRI™ does not independently transmit data to any social media platform. Any sharing is initiated by you and handled by your operating system or browser.
Children's Privacy
PRI™ does not collect information from anyone, including children. The application contains no violent or inappropriate content — unless you consider showing someone a picture of a lemur instead of their own face to be emotionally devastating (in which case, we apologize to the lemur).
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as our third-party services evolve or as regulations change. The effective date at the top of this document will be updated accordingly. We went from collecting zero data to letting Google do the collecting, so anything is possible.
Your Rights
Under various data protection regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), you have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data — we do not store any ourselves, but Google might
- Request deletion of your personal data — you can clear cookies in your browser settings
- Opt out of personalized advertising — visit Google Ads Settings to manage your preferences
- Opt out of Google Analytics tracking — install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Laugh at the fact that you read an entire privacy policy for a prank website