Plain English Summary: CaptionMakerAI does not collect, store, or sell your personal data. You do not need to create an account to use our tool. The text you enter is sent to OpenAI to generate your captions and is not stored on our servers. This page explains exactly how our site works and what data is involved.
Effective date: 1 January 2025
Last updated: 9 June 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how CaptionMakerAI (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and handles information when you visit and use our website at captionmakerai.com (the “Site”) and our free AI caption generation tool (the “Service”).
Please read this policy carefully. By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions, please contact us at: hello@captionmakerai.com
1. Who We Are
CaptionMakerAI is a free online tool that generates social media captions and hashtags for platforms including Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts. The Site is operated from the United Kingdom.
For the purposes of UK GDPR and EU GDPR, we are the data controller for any personal data we collect through this Site.
Contact details:
CaptionMakerAI
Email: hello@captionmakerai.com
Website: https://captionmakerai.com
2. Information We Collect
2.1 Information You Provide
When you use our caption generator, you enter information such as your niche, post topic, target audience, and preferred tone. This information is not stored on our servers. It is transmitted directly to the OpenAI API to generate your captions, and once the response is returned to your browser, we do not retain a copy.
If you contact us by email, we will receive and store your name, email address, and the content of your message in order to respond to your enquiry.
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our Site, certain information is collected automatically by our hosting provider and analytics tools, including:
- IP address — used to determine approximate geographic location and for security purposes. IP addresses are anonymised where possible.
- Browser type and version — used to ensure the Site displays correctly on your device.
- Operating system — used for compatibility and performance optimisation.
- Pages visited and time spent — used to understand how visitors use the Site so we can improve it.
- Referring URL — the website you visited before arriving at our Site.
- Date and time of visit — used for analytics and security purposes.
2.3 Cookies
Our Site uses cookies — small text files stored on your device. We use the following types of cookies:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Required for the Site to function correctly (e.g. WordPress session cookies) | Session / up to 1 year |
| Analytics | Google Analytics — helps us understand how visitors use the Site. Data is anonymised. | Up to 2 years |
| Advertising | Google AdSense — used to show relevant advertisements on our Site. Google may use cookies to personalise ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites. | Up to 13 months |
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Site. For more information about managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.
3. How We Use Your Information
- To provide and operate the caption generation Service
- To improve the performance and usability of the Site
- To respond to enquiries and provide customer support
- To monitor and analyse Site usage and trends
- To display advertisements through Google AdSense
- To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive use of the Site
- To comply with our legal obligations
Legal basis for processing (UK/EU GDPR):
- Legitimate interests — operating and improving the Site, preventing fraud, analytics
- Consent — non-essential cookies (analytics, advertising) where consent is required
- Legal obligation — where we are required to process data by law
4. Google AdSense and Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Site. Google AdSense is provided by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites on the internet.
- Google may use cookies to show you personalised advertisements
- These cookies track your browsing behavior across different websites
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings
- You can also opt out via the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
For more information: How Google uses data from sites that use our services. Google’s Privacy Policy: policies.google.com/privacy
5. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors interact with our Site. Google Analytics collects anonymous data including pages visited, time spent on site, and general geographic location. We have enabled IP anonymisation — your full IP address is never stored by Google.
You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Third-Party Services
| Service | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Processes your caption generation requests via the GPT API | openai.com/policies/privacy-policy |
| Google AdSense | Displays advertisements on our Site | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Analytics | Anonymous website usage analytics | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Fonts | Loads website typography | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Hostinger | Web hosting provider | hostinger.com/privacy-policy |
7. Data Sharing and Disclosure
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. We may share information only with service providers operating the Site, when required by law, or in the event of a business transfer.
8. Data Retention
Caption inputs are not stored beyond the live API request. Contact form messages are retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained per Google Analytics default settings (up to 26 months).
9. International Data Transfers
Our Site is based in the United Kingdom. Caption inputs are processed by OpenAI (USA) and analytics/advertising by Google (USA). These transfers are subject to Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission and UK ICO.
10. Your Rights (UK GDPR & EU GDPR)
You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or port your personal data, and to object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact hello@captionmakerai.com. You may also lodge a complaint with the UK ICO at ico.org.uk.
11. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)
California residents may request to know, delete, or opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information. Contact hello@captionmakerai.com to exercise these rights.
12. Children’s Privacy
CaptionMakerAI is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Contact hello@captionmakerai.com if you believe a child has provided us with personal information.
13. Data Security
We implement SSL/TLS encryption, secure server-side API key storage, regular software updates, and access controls. No transmission method is 100% secure, but we take all reasonable measures to protect your data.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
15. Contact Us
CaptionMakerAI
📧 Email: hello@captionmakerai.com
🌐 Website: captionmakerai.com
We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 30 days.