Privacy Policy
1. What the app does with your photos
When you choose a photo, EXIF Lens copies that file into its own temporary storage inside the app's container. It then reads the metadata blocks and shows them on screen. If you ask it to clean the photo, it writes a new file into the same temporary area and, when you tap save, adds that file to your photo library.
The copy in temporary storage is deleted when the app moves to the background. The original file you selected is opened read-only and is never modified.
2. Data we collect
| Category | Collected | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Contact information | No | No account, no sign-up |
| Photos or files | No | Processed on device; never uploaded |
| Location | No | GPS values are displayed if present in a photo, but never transmitted |
| Identifiers | No | No device ID, no advertising ID |
| Usage data | No | No analytics SDK, no crash reporting service |
| Diagnostics | No | Nothing leaves the device |
| Purchases | Apple only | Handled entirely by StoreKit; see section 4 |
3. Network access
Photos are read and cleaned entirely on your device and are never uploaded. Reading metadata and cleaning a copy therefore work in Airplane Mode. The only network activity in the app comes from Apple's App Store, when it fetches the price of the unlock, completes a purchase or restores one; EXIF Lens itself sends nothing.
4. Purchases
The one-time unlock is processed by Apple through StoreKit. Apple receives the purchase information necessary to complete the transaction, subject to Apple's own privacy policy. EXIF Lens itself receives only a signal that the purchase exists; it does not receive your name, email address, payment details or Apple Account identifier.
5. Permissions
EXIF Lens asks for a single permission:
- Adding to your photo library — requested only when you tap save, so the cleaned copy can be stored.
The photos you inspect are supplied by the system file picker. That picker grants access to the single file you choose and gives the app no access to the rest of your library, so the app never asks to read your photo library.
The permission can be revoked at any time in Settings. The app still displays metadata for files you open through the system picker.
6. Children
EXIF Lens is a utility that does not collect any data from anyone, including children under 13.
7. Data retention
Nothing is retained. Temporary copies live only while the app is in the foreground. Purchase state is held by Apple's StoreKit and restored automatically if you reinstall.
8. Third parties
The app embeds no third-party SDKs, advertising networks, analytics services or social login providers.
9. Changes to this policy
If a future version changes how data is handled, this page will be updated before that version ships, and the change will be summarised in the app's release notes.
10. Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent through the support page.