Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 2025. This privacy policy explains how Emoji Family ("we", "us" or "our") collects, uses and protects information when you visit www.emoji.family (the "Website") or use our Emoji API (the "API").

Information we collect

We do not require you to create an account or provide any personal information to use our Website or API. We collect limited, non-personal information automatically when you visit, including:

• Pages visited, referring pages and general interaction data via our analytics provider
• Technical information such as browser type, device type and screen size
• Approximate geographic location (country/region level)
• API usage data including endpoints called and request frequency

How we use your information

We use the information we collect to understand how visitors use the Website, improve our content and services, monitor and maintain the performance of our Website and API, and detect and prevent abuse or excessive usage of the API.

Analytics

We use PostHog for analytics. PostHog helps us understand how visitors interact with our Website. Analytics data is processed in the EU. For more information, see PostHog's privacy policy.

Cookies

For information about the cookies we use, please see our Cookie Policy.

Third-party services

Our API serves emoji images from third-party CDNs and repositories including Google Fonts, jsDelivr, OpenMoji and Microsoft FluentUI. When you request an emoji image through our API, these services may receive your IP address. Each service has its own privacy policy governing the use of your data.

Data sharing

We do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer your information to third parties, except as described above for analytics and CDN services.

Data retention

Analytics data is retained for a reasonable period to allow us to identify trends and improve our services. We do not store any personally identifiable information.

Children's privacy

Our Website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, please contact us.