Privacy

1. What stays on your devices

PhotoMate stores your chosen display name, language and app settings, a local pairing identity and remembered partner credentials, and daily connection-time and purchase-access state on your device. Received photos, Live Photo resources and videos are held in app-local temporary storage for review and may be retained when you choose to keep a previous session. Saving to Photos creates a separate copy managed by Apple Photos. Deleting the app removes its local data, subject to iOS backup behavior; it does not delete media already saved to Photos.

To avoid frequent App Store review requests, PhotoMate also keeps the first-launch date, up to two session-use days, and recent review-request dates and app version locally. These timing records are not sent to the developer and are not based on purchases, your photos or your rating. Apple decides whether to display its review prompt and handles any rating or review you choose to submit.

2. Sharing with your partner

You explicitly connect to another device. The photographer grants system screen-sharing consent. The shared display may contain Camera controls, notifications or other visible content; stop sharing before displaying private information. Device display names and pairing/session information are exchanged locally for discovery, authentication and reconnection. Screen frames, previews and original media travel directly to the connected partner over the local or supported peer-to-peer connection, not through a PhotoMate media server. The partner can view and save received files. Originals can retain metadata such as capture time and location; check before sharing. Access status and remaining connection time are exchanged to apply session limits, not your Apple Account or payment details.

3. Permissions you control

Local Network permission supports nearby discovery and direct transfers. Screen capture requires Apple’s system confirmation and is stopped when the session ends. Full Photos access is needed to detect new captures and send original library files; Photos write permission is used to save received files. Optional Bluetooth permission supports remote shutter setup and operation. Optional notifications show your partner’s feedback. You can manage permissions in iOS Settings. Declining Bluetooth does not block screen viewing or media transfer, and declining Photos does not block live viewing.

4. Purchases

Apple processes purchases, renewals and restores. PhotoMate uses verified StoreKit transaction/access information on the device to enable the trial or Pro and determine subscription renewal reminders. We do not receive your card information or Apple Account password. A monthly subscription must be canceled with Apple even after a Lifetime purchase. Apple’s privacy policy and payment terms apply to App Store transactions.

5. Usage, diagnostics and analytics

The analytics option starts on, but no analytics is configured or uploaded until you confirm the first choice. You can continue without analytics and use all features. Change your choice anytime in Settings → Privacy; an explicit opt-out stays off after updates. When enabled, PhotoMate sends Google Analytics for Firebase connection counts, approximate connection duration, pairing attempts and outcomes, photo transfer totals, and broad feature-use counts to improve the app. A preview and its original count as one photo; retries and Live motion do not count as extra photos. We do not send photo or video contents, screen frames, device display names, filenames, library or session identifiers, pairing secrets or precise location as custom analytics parameters. Debug builds can separately retain detailed diagnostics on the device; you choose whether to export and email them for support.

You may also prepare and explicitly share a basic session-metrics report for support. It contains event categories, elapsed time between events, transfer or performance measurements and temporary shot identifiers, not screen images, media files, partner names or pairing secrets. Basic reports do not contain absolute system uptime. Preparing a file does not send it; review it before choosing a recipient.

Firebase also processes an app-instance identifier, app/device technical information, automatic app lifecycle or purchase/subscription events, and approximate geography inferred from the network. This is not fully anonymous data. Google signals and Google products & services data sharing are currently off; Google's default granular location/device settings remain unchanged. Account settings allow de-identified modeling contributions, technical support and business recommendations, not marketing email subscriptions. Current raw-event retention is 2 months; user-data retention is 14 months, with a new visit able to extend retention. Aggregated reports can remain longer. Turning analytics off disables further collection and resets local analytics data; it does not automatically erase reports Google already received. Contact support about access/deletion requests. Google Mobile Ads and Unity are linked but not initialized or requested; there are no ad placements. Before expanding collection or enabling ads, we will update the policy and disclosures and request any required consent.

6. Advertising preparation

The current app has no ad placements, makes no ad requests and does not use advertising tracking. We are preparing possible Google AdMob and Unity advertising support. Installing or configuring an SDK does not mean ads are active. Before enabling ads or any related collection, we will update the disclosure and provide required consent choices and, if applicable, Apple tracking permission. You do not need advertising permission to use the current sharing and review features.

7. Support, website and retention

If you email support or voluntarily send diagnostics, we receive what you send and use it to investigate your request. Do not include private media or credentials. We keep support correspondence only as needed to resolve support and meet applicable obligations; contact us about access or deletion. This website uses Google Firebase Hosting for delivery and security, which may process technical request information such as IP address and browser data. It has no analytics scripts, advertising pixels or tracking cookies. We do not sell your screen, photos or local session data.

8. Your choices and updates

Stop screen sharing at any time, choose what files to send, revoke system permissions, forget remembered partners, delete a temporary session gallery, or delete the app. Saved copies in your or your partner’s Photos library must be managed there. Contact us for privacy or support requests. We will revise this policy before activating materially different data handling. Please review updates when the app changes.

Provider information

Apple · Firebase · Google · Unity