Privacy Policy

• Service: imgest (the "App")
• Provider: LIMOD
• Contact: lk@lazinessisthemotherof.dev
• Version: 1.0.0

summary

imgest safely copies photos and videos from SD cards into a library folder you choose. The guiding principle is "safety over convenience": originals are never modified or deleted (except via an explicit opt-in option).

• Your photos and videos are handled entirely on your device. They are not uploaded anywhere.
• Only when you use AI folder naming, a small number of downsized images (≤768px wide, with all metadata and GPS removed) and text metadata (date, clip count, representative filename, etc.) are sent to an AI service.
• Anonymous error reporting is OFF by default and is sent only if you turn it on during first-run setup.
• Payments are handled by Paddle; the App never sees your card details.

what we process

On-device only (never transmitted)

• Photo/video files and their contents
• File paths, sizes, hashes (for integrity verification), capture times
• App settings stored locally on your computer
• Import job reports written inside your own library folder

Sent only when AI folder naming is used

• Downsized images: a representative frame/photo re-encoded to a JPEG ≤768px wide with EXIF/GPS and all other metadata stripped. The original file, original resolution, and location data are never sent.
• Text metadata: date, clip count, time of day, device type, representative filename, media type. (No personally identifying information or full file paths.)
• An anonymous install identifier (install_id, a random UUID — not tied to hardware or account).

When "Split by place" (beta, optional) is on

Only if you enable it, photo GPS coordinates are sent to OpenStreetMap Nominatim to convert them into place names. If off, no coordinates are sent.

Anonymous error reporting (OFF by default, opt-in)

• Only if enabled: on an error/crash, anonymized diagnostics (error kind, anonymized stack trace, app version, OS version, random install_id) are sent.
• Your username, file paths, API keys, and email are scrubbed before sending.
• You can turn it off anytime in Settings › Diagnostics.

Payments & licensing

• Payments are processed by Paddle as Merchant of Record. The App does not store or read card data.
• When restoring on a new device, the email address you enter is sent to verify your license.

where your data may go (sub-processors)

Each sub-processor has its own privacy policy (Cloudflare, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Paddle, OpenStreetMap).

retention & deletion

• On-device data is deleted when you remove the app, its settings, and job reports.
• Downsized images sent for AI naming are discarded right after naming and not retained (the relay uses a temporary directory that is auto-cleaned).
• Anonymous error reports are retained for up to 90 days, then deleted.

your rights

Depending on where you live (e.g. EU GDPR, Korea PIPA, California CCPA) you may request access, correction, deletion, or to object to processing. Contact lk@lazinessisthemotherof.dev. Most data lives on your device, so you can manage and delete it directly.

children

The App is not directed to children under 14 (or your local minimum age).

changes

This policy may change; we will notify you of material changes in the app or on the website.

contact

LIMOD — lk@lazinessisthemotherof.dev