Privacy Policy for GPS Camera App

PRIVACY POLICY FOR GPS CAMERA & GEOTAGGING LOCATION ON PHOTO
Last Updated: May 19, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how the "GPS Camera & Geotagging Location on Photo" application (the "App", "we", "us", or "our") handles, processes, and protects your personal and device data. We are fully committed to protecting your privacy. This App is designed with security and data minimization as top priorities. All processing of photo, location, and audio data occurs locally on your device. We do NOT host remote servers, and we do NOT collect, harvest, upload, or transmit any of your personal information to external third parties.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before using the App. By using the App, you consent to the data practices described herein. If you do not agree with these practices, please do not use the App or grant permissions.

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1. DATA MINIMIZATION & LOCAL DEVICE EXCLUSIVITY
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Our core operational philosophy is simple: Your data belongs to you.
- NO User Accounts: You do not need to register, log in, or provide email addresses, names, or contact credentials to operate the App.
- NO Cloud Infrastructure: We do not maintain any cloud databases or external backup servers. All logs, settings, captured photographs, audio memos, and coordinates calculations remain exclusively inside your device's physical partitions.
- Local Storage: Stamped photographs are written to your device's shared photo media directories. Audio recordings are stored securely inside the sandboxed database space.

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2. COMPREHENSIVE HARDWARE PERMISSIONS DECLARATIONS
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To provide real-time geotag overlays, the App requires specific system hardware permissions on Android. These permissions are requested only when necessary, and you can revoke them at any time via Android System Settings.

A. CAMERA PERMISSION (android.permission.CAMERA)
- Why it is required: Required to access your device's built-in camera sensors to display a live camera preview, enable lens switching (back/front camera), and capture high-resolution photos.
- Privacy Compliance: The live camera stream is used strictly for local preview rendering and image compilation on your hardware. No video frames, snapshots, or viewfinder data are ever streamed, stored, or transmitted outside your local device.

B. LOCATION PERMISSIONS (android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION & android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
- Why it is required: Required to query your device's physical GPS receiver hardware to acquire real-time location metrics (latitude, longitude coordinates, altitude, and current heading speed). This data is passed through standard Android local geocoder APIs to resolve the current alphanumeric street address.
- Privacy Compliance: Coordinates and address strings are used solely to construct the visual stamp overlay burned onto the captured photo. Location data is processed dynamically in volatile memory and is never logged, stored in persistent trackers, or shared.

C. AUDIO RECORDING PERMISSION (android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO)
- Why it is required: Required to access the device's microphone when you explicitly trigger the Voice Memo recording feature to append a vocal note to a photograph.
- Privacy Compliance: Audio tracks are converted to compressed storage file containers on your local storage space. The app does not record audio in the background and does not listen to ambient audio unless you manually tap the record button on-screen.

D. STORAGE ACCESS PERMISSIONS (android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES, android.permission.READ_MEDIA_AUDIO, android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE)
- Why it is required: Required to save compiled stamped pictures to the system DCIM/Pictures folder and display existing files in the local in-app Gallery screen.
- Privacy Compliance: File reads and writes are restricted exclusively to the images generated by this App or folders that you explicitly select. We do not inspect your private personal documents or external media folders.

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3. THIRD-PARTY SDKs & API INTEGRATIONS
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To deliver modern camera utilities, the App integrates a small set of robust, certified third-party platform libraries:
- Jetpack CameraX: Developed by Google, used to bind the Android system camera pipeline. CameraX operates within Google's standard secure sandboxing parameters.
- Room Database Engine: Used to keep a local index catalog of voice recording references and stamp metadata. All Room DB files are encrypted and sandboxed within private storage.
- Standard Geocoder API: Leverages the built-in Android OS geocoding framework to map coordinates to local addresses.

None of these SDKs are configured to transmit personally identifiable information (PII).

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4. CHILDREN'S PRIVACY COMPLIANCE (COPPA & Google Play Policy)
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We strictly comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Google Play Console Families Developer Policies:
- Our App is designed to be safe for users of all ages.
- We do not knowingly target or collect personal data from children under the age of 13.
- Because the App operates entirely on-device with zero server transmission, there is zero risk of children's data being harvested or exposed online.

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5. DATA RETENTION & USER DELETION RIGHTS (GDPR & CCPA Compliant)
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We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regarding user control:
- Complete Data Erasure: You have absolute control over your data.
- Purging Photographs: You can delete any saved geotagged photo at any time directly through the in-app Gallery or standard Android Google Photos/Files manager.
- Purging Audio: Deleting a photo from the gallery automatically purges the associated database record and the corresponding audio file.
- Total Uninstall Wipe: Uninstalling the App or clearing its caches via Android Settings instantly deletes all local databases, voice memos, and settings from your device forever.

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6. GOOGLE PLAY STORE COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
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This App complies with all policies outlined in the Google Play Developer Program Policies, including but not limited to the Prominent Disclosure & Consent requirements:
- Prominent disclosures are displayed in-app prior to requesting location or camera permissions.
- Data access is limited to the features declared within these terms.
- No spy or malicious tracking capabilities are present in the code.

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7. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
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We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to align with new Google Play Developer Policies or Android OS platform specifications. The "Last Updated" timestamp at the top will indicate when modifications took place. We recommend checking this document occasionally.

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8. CONTACT INFORMATION
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If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or local data operations, please contact the developer via our support channels listed on the Google Play Store page or
Email : amjad8491@gmail.com.

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