Legal

TL;DR. We collect: email (waitlist), IP for rate-limiting, request URL for analytics. We don't sell or share anything. Free tier shows ads; paid tier doesn't.

Privacy

shrug.pics is run by [name] ([address]). Reachable at hi@shrug.pics.

We collect:

• Your email address, when you join the waitlist.
• Your IP address, for rate-limiting and abuse mitigation. Stored as a hashed bucket key, not in any logs we keep beyond 24 hours.
• The width, height, and query params of every render request, anonymized to no IP. We use these to size the service and pick a popular default ad pool.
• For ad clicks: we record the ad ID, the click time, and your IP (truncated /24). No advertiser sees your full IP.

We don't:

• Sell or share your email.
• Run third-party analytics scripts on this site (no Google Analytics, no Segment, etc.).
• Set tracking cookies. The site is fully functional with cookies disabled.

You can email hi@shrug.pics any time and we'll delete your data.

Terms of service

The service is provided as-is. Don't:

• Use it to render adult / illegal / hateful content as the override ?text=.
• Programmatically scrape the click redirect path (/c/:token) to manufacture clicks.
• Embed shrug.pics URLs at scale on properties you don't own to inflate ad inventory metrics.

If you do, we'll rate-limit or revoke your key and ban your IP range. Severe abuse may be reported to relevant authorities. Otherwise, have fun and let us know if anything's broken.

Last updated

2026-05-09. Significant changes will be announced via the waitlist email list (and on this page).