Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information the Geocam mobile app ("the app") uses, why, and the choices you have. The app is published by Lakshmi Sellerss ("we", "us"), No 1/1, Sundar Nagar, 4th Cross Street, KK Nagar Main Road, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 620021, India.
In short: your photos, your location, the addresses on your stamps and your photo history stay on your phone. We never receive them. An account is optional. You need one only to keep Premium across devices, and you can delete it in the app at any time.
1. Photos, location and addresses stay on your device
- Photos you take are processed on your phone. They are saved to your phone's gallery only when you choose Save, and sent to others only when you choose Share. We never upload them, and we have no storage for user photos.
- Location is used only while you are using the camera (foreground only). The app never tracks your location in the background.
- Address lookup and map image: to show the address and the optional map on a stamp, your phone sends the current coordinates to your phone's built-in map service (Apple Maps on iPhone; Google on Android). Their own privacy policies cover that request. The coordinates are not sent to our servers. We do not log or store them, and they are not shared with advertisers.
- Settings such as your stamp style are stored only on your phone.
2. Information we process
| What | Why | Who processes it |
|---|---|---|
| Account (optional): email address, a user ID, sign-in method (email code, Apple or Google), the date you confirmed you are 18 or older, last platform, app version and last-seen date | To sign you in and keep Premium linked to you | Supabase (our backend, hosted in Tokyo, Japan). Sign-in codes are emailed through Resend. Apple or Google, if you sign in with them |
| Purchases: subscription status, product, purchase and expiry dates, and an anonymous or account user ID | To unlock Premium and restore it | Apple App Store or Google Play (payment), and RevenueCat (subscription status). We never receive your card or payment details |
| Ads (free version): device and advertising identifiers, approximate location derived from your IP address, and ad interactions | To show and measure ads. Premium removes all ads | Google AdMob. Ads are non-personalised unless you agree to personalised ads in Google's consent message, where it is shown |
| Our own promotions: anonymous counts of views and taps, with platform and app version | To measure our in-app promotions | Supabase. These counts are not linked to you, and are deleted after 90 days |
| Crash reports: technical details of an app error (device model, OS version, app version, error trace) | To find and fix bugs | Sentry. Before sending, the app removes coordinates, email addresses, keys and file paths, and attaches no account details or screenshots |
| Abuse protection: a one-way hash of your IP address when the app downloads its settings | To limit excessive requests | Supabase. The hash is deleted within about one hour |
We do not sell your personal data. We do not use it to track you across other companies' apps or websites, and the app contains no analytics SDK.
3. Legal basis
We process account and purchase data to provide the service you ask for (contract). We process crash reports and abuse protection data for our legitimate interest in a secure, working app. We rely on your consent for personalised ads where the law requires it, and for your account (Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, India). You can withdraw consent at any time.
4. Where data is processed
Our backend is in Japan. Apple, Google, RevenueCat, Resend and Sentry may process data in the United States, the European Union or other countries, under their own safeguards, including standard contractual clauses where those apply.
5. How long we keep it
- Account data: until you delete your account.
- Purchase records: when you delete your account, we remove your identity from them. The remaining anonymous records of each transaction are kept as long as accounting and tax law requires. The stores keep their own records under their policies.
- Promotion counts: 90 days. IP hashes: about one hour.
- Deletion record: when an account is deleted, we keep an anonymous note that a deletion happened, with the date and platform, and nothing that identifies you.
6. Your choices and rights
- Use without an account: the camera and stamps work without signing in.
- Delete your account: in the app, go to Settings → Account → Delete account, or see Delete your account. This deletes your account, profile, Premium link and RevenueCat customer record. If you used Sign in with Apple, it also revokes the app's access to your Apple ID. A subscription is billed by Apple or Google, so you must cancel it in your store account.
- Ad choices: Settings → Ad privacy options, where available. Premium removes ads.
- Location: you can turn location off for the app in your phone's settings. Photos are then stamped without a location.
- Access, correction, erasure, objection, portability and nomination: you may have these rights under the laws that apply to you. To use them, contact us (see below). You may also complain to your data protection authority, for example the Data Protection Board of India or an EU/UK supervisory authority.
7. Children
An account is for people aged 18 or older, and you are asked to confirm this when you create one. The app is not directed at children. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will delete it.
8. Security
We use encrypted connections. We give each person and system the least access it needs, and our database applies row-level security. Your sign-in session is kept in your phone's secure storage (Keychain or Keystore). No system is perfectly secure. If a breach affects your personal data, we will notify you and the authorities as the law requires.
9. Changes
If we change this policy, we will update the date above. If the change is significant, we will also tell you in the app.
10. Contact and grievance officer
Grievance Officer, Lakshmi Sellerss
No 1/1, Sundar Nagar, 4th Cross Street, KK Nagar Main Road, Trichy, Tamil Nadu 620021, India
Email: lakshmisellerss@gmail.com · Phone: +91 95977 54524
We aim to acknowledge requests within 7 days and resolve them within 30 days.