Privacy Policy

Nomen is a product of Brett Forsyth (“we”, “us”, “our”). This policy explains what data we collect, why, and how we handle it.

The short version: Your photos never leave your computer. We collect the minimum data needed to sell you a license and keep it working. We don’t track your usage, don’t run analytics on your matching activity, and don’t sell your data to anyone.

What Nomen Does Locally

Nomen is a species matching plugin for Adobe Lightroom Classic. All AI models run entirely on your computer. When you match photos:

• Your photos are processed locally. They are never uploaded, transmitted, or sent to any server.
• Match results (species suggestions, confidence scores) are generated on your machine and written directly to your Lightroom catalog.
• No usage telemetry, matching statistics, or photo metadata are collected or transmitted during the matching process.

What We Collect

Account and Purchase Data

When you purchase a license, we collect:

• Name and email address (for your account and license delivery)
• Payment information (processed by Stripe; we do not store your full card number)
• Purchase history (which license tier you bought and when)

License Activation

When you activate your license key, the plugin sends:

• Your license key
• A machine identifier (a hash generated from your hardware, not your hostname or username)
• The plugin version number and which platform you are on, such as macos-aarch64
• The machine name you typed when activating, if you set one

This is used solely to verify your license is valid and that you have not exceeded your activation limit.

License Validation

When it is online, the plugin checks that your license is valid. This check transmits your license key, your machine identifier and the plugin version, and our server records the IP address the request came from in its activation log. The plugin keeps working offline for 60 days after its last successful check.

Species Data, Updates and Version Checks

The species data and model files (model weights and species embeddings) download directly from Hugging Face, which hosts them. Hugging Face receives your IP address and the name of the file requested, as any website does. No license key is sent with these downloads. The plugin also asks nomenapp.com for the latest version number, and Update plugin downloads new releases from nomenapp.com; our web server logs the IP address of those requests. No photo data or matching activity is transmitted.

Launch List

If you leave your email on the home page to hear when Nomen launches, we keep that address and the date you left it. Nothing else is collected with it.

What We Do Not Collect

• Your photos or image data. The plugin never sends them. A photo reaches us only if you attach one to a support or beta feedback message yourself, and we use it only to look into what you reported.
• Species matching results, confidence scores, or match history
• Usage statistics (how many photos you match, how often you use the plugin)
• GPS coordinates or location data from your photos
• Lightroom catalog contents or metadata
• Keystroke or interaction telemetry

How We Use Your Data

• To deliver your license key and provide account access
• To verify your license is valid and within activation limits
• To process payments and issue refunds
• To send transactional emails (purchase confirmation, license key delivery, password resets)
• To respond to support requests you initiate
• To send the one email you asked for when Nomen launches, if you joined the launch list

We do not send marketing emails unless you explicitly opt in. We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for their marketing purposes.

Third-Party Services

We use a limited number of third-party services to operate the Nomen website and licensing system:

Service	Purpose	Data shared
Stripe	Payment processing	Name, email, payment details
WooCommerce	Order management	Name, email, purchase history
Hugging Face	Hosts the species data and model files	IP address and the file requested (logged by Hugging Face)
Cloudflare	CDN and DDoS protection	IP address (logged temporarily by Cloudflare)
Transactional email provider	Purchase confirmations, license delivery	Email address, order details

Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We select providers that meet reasonable data protection standards.

Cookies

The Nomen website uses cookies only for essential functionality:

• Session cookies for login and account access
• WooCommerce cart cookies for the purchase flow

We do not use analytics cookies, tracking pixels, or third-party advertising cookies. There are no Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or similar tracking tools on this site.

Data Retention

• Account data: retained as long as your account is active. You can request deletion at any time.
• Purchase records: retained for accounting and legal compliance (typically 7 years).
• License activation records: retained as long as your license is active to enforce activation limits.
• Support correspondence: retained for as long as needed to resolve your issue and provide ongoing support.
• Launch list: kept until we send the launch email, then deleted. Email privacy@nomenapp.com to be removed sooner.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your account and associated data
• Export your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent for optional communications

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@nomenapp.com.

Data Security

We protect your data using industry-standard measures including HTTPS encryption for all data in transit, secure password hashing, and limited access controls. Payment processing is handled entirely by Stripe, which is PCI DSS Level 1 certified.

Children

Nomen is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. If we make material changes to how we handle your data, we will notify you by email.

Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests, contact us at:

Email: privacy@nomenapp.com
General support: support@nomenapp.com