🔒 Privacy Policy
Pic Meta — Image Metadata Analyzer Effective Date: March 18, 2026
1. Introduction Pic Meta ("the App") is developed as a free tool to help users understand and manage the hidden metadata contained within their image files. We are committed to protecting your privacy.
2. Data Collection Pic Meta does not collect, transmit, store, or share any personal data. The App operates entirely on your device. No data is sent to our servers because we have no servers.
3. Image Processing All image analysis is performed locally on your device. Your photos never leave your device. No images, metadata, or scan results are uploaded anywhere.
4. Internet Usage The App uses the internet solely for two features:
- Map tiles from OpenStreetMap (tile.openstreetmap.org) to display photo locations on a map
- Reverse geocoding from Nominatim (nominatim.openstreetmap.org) to convert GPS coordinates to a readable address
In both cases, only the GPS coordinates from your photo are sent — no image data, no personal identifiers, no account information. Both services are operated by the OpenStreetMap Foundation under their own privacy policy.
5. Local Storage Scan history is stored exclusively in your device's local Room database. This data never leaves your device and can be deleted at any time from the app's Settings screen.
6. Permissions
- Storage / Media access — to read images you select for analysis
- Internet — for map display and address lookup only
7. Third-Party Libraries The App uses open-source libraries (metadata-extractor, OSMDroid, Glide, Room, MPAndroidChart). None of these libraries collect personal data.
8. Children's Privacy The App does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. No data is collected from any user of any age.
9. Changes to This Policy If this policy changes, the updated version will be made available within the App.
10. Contact For privacy questions, contact: byteenvision@gmail.com