Privacy Policy

1. Overview

InstaPeep ("we," "our," or "us") is a research and educational tool designed for viewing publicly available Instagram data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you use our service.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

• Instagram usernames you search for
• Information you submit in a bug report, including optional attachments

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

• IP address, browser type, device and request information, and approximate location inferred from your IP
• Usage, diagnostic, security, and advertising-measurement information
• A short-lived first-party identifier used for rate limiting and abuse prevention
• Local storage used to remember your theme preference

2.3 Third-Party Data

We retrieve publicly available Instagram profile data through Instagram's platform. We do NOT collect or store your Instagram credentials. All data displayed is publicly accessible information that Instagram makes available through its platform.

3. How We Use Your Information

• To provide and maintain our service functionality
• To display requested Instagram profile information
• To improve user experience and service performance
• To analyze usage patterns and optimize our platform
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms of Use

4. Data Storage and Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect information processed through our service. However, no internet transmission is 100% secure. Operational logs, abuse-prevention records, and bug reports may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to operate, secure, and improve the Service or comply with legal obligations.

5. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell or rent personal information. We may disclose information in the following circumstances:

• When required by law or legal process
• To protect our rights, property, or safety
• To prevent fraud or security threats
• To service providers that help operate the site, including Cloudflare for delivery and security and Google for advertising and related measurement
• With your explicit consent

6. Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and local storage to:

• Remember your theme preference (light/dark mode)
• Rate-limit requests and prevent abuse
• Deliver and measure advertising

See our Cookie Policy for current details.

Advertising Cookies

Google AdSense is our only advertising partner. Google and its advertising technology may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies to deliver, personalize, secure, and measure advertisements, subject to your consent choices where required.

• Google may use information from this site and other sites to select and measure ads.
• Google may use cookies or local storage for advertising, fraud prevention, frequency capping, and measurement.
• More information is available in Google's How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Your Choices:

• You may opt out of Google's personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
• Users in the European Economic Area (EEA) can manage consent preferences via the consent dialog presented on their first visit.
• Where applicable, you may exercise privacy rights by contacting us using the details below.

You can also disable cookies entirely in your browser settings, but this may affect site functionality.

7. Third-Party Services

Our service interacts with Instagram to retrieve publicly available data, uses Cloudflare for site delivery and security, and uses Google AdSense and related Google tags for advertising and measurement. These providers process information under their own privacy terms. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights:

• Access to information we have about you
• Correction of inaccurate data
• Deletion of your data (right to be forgotten)
• Opt-out of data collection
• Data portability

To exercise these rights, contact us at [email protected].

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for users under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

10. International Users

Our service is operated from the United States. If you access our service from outside the US, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US where our servers are located.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The "Last Updated" date at the top indicates when changes were made. Continued use of our service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Website: InstaPeep.com