Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Picyo is a photo cleaner and organizer for iPhone. This draft explains the information involved in using the app, contacting support, and visiting this website. The developer’s legal identity and the final policy effective date remain to be confirmed before publication.

2. Information We Access

With your permission, Picyo uses Apple’s PhotoKit framework to access photos, videos, and related library information needed for the features you use. This can include asset identifiers, media type, creation dates, dimensions, file-size information, album membership, and favorite status.

The reviewed source stores review progress, selections, asset identifiers, and optimization history in the app’s local storage. It also uses preferences and media-analysis caches. If you email support, your email address, message, and any information you choose to include are received by the support mailbox.

3. Photo Library Access

Photo permission allows Picyo to display and help organize your library and, when you choose, make changes through Apple Photos. You can change access in iPhone Settings under Privacy & Security → Photos → Picyo, or in Picyo’s app settings. Options vary by iOS version. Limited access restricts which items the app can see; denying access limits photo-related features.

Review your selections before confirming changes. Deleting an item from an iCloud Photos library can also remove it from other synced devices. Apple Photos generally offers a 30-day recovery period in Recently Deleted, unless an item is permanently removed sooner. Recovery and timing depend on Apple’s rules and your library’s state. Keep independent backups of important media. See Apple’s photo deletion guidance.

4. How We Use Information

Library access supports browsing, reviewing, organizing, and the media tools available in your version. Local state supports review progress and settings. Apple purchase information is used to determine VIP access and restore eligible purchases. Support correspondence is used to answer requests and investigate reported issues.

Pending verification: the developer must confirm the complete purposes and data flows of the release build, including any diagnostic collection, before this policy becomes effective.

5. On-Device Photo Processing

The reviewed source includes device-based photo comparison, media conversion, and local caching. Some PhotoKit requests allow Apple to retrieve media from iCloud when an original is not available on the device. Saving library changes can also trigger Apple’s iCloud synchronization, depending on your settings.

If you use the system share sheet, your selected content is passed to the destination you choose, subject to that service’s practices. These Apple and user-directed operations are distinct from developer-operated photo uploads.

Pending verification: no developer-operated photo upload endpoint was identified in the reviewed source. This is a source review, not a network audit of the distributed app. The developer must verify the release build before making a definitive statement about uploads or exclusively local processing.

6. Analytics and Crash Reports

No third-party analytics or crash-reporting SDK was identified in the source and project configuration reviewed for this draft. The included Apple privacy manifest declares no tracking and no collected data categories; that declaration alone does not establish the behavior of a released app.

Pending verification: confirm all linked SDKs, Apple diagnostic settings, developer access to crash reports, and release-build network activity. Any diagnostic data received, its purpose, recipients, and retention must be disclosed here before launch.

7. In-App Purchases and Subscriptions

Picyo uses Apple StoreKit for VIP purchases. Apple handles the payment transaction. The app reads product, transaction, and entitlement information to provide paid features and restore eligible access. This is not a collection of your full payment card details by Picyo. Apple’s own handling of account and payment information is described in the Apple Privacy Policy.

8. Third-Party Services

The reviewed implementation uses Apple Photos/PhotoKit, optional iCloud Photos functionality, StoreKit, and system sharing. This website contains no analytics scripts, advertising scripts, third-party fonts, or embedded remote media. Following an external link takes you to the provider’s service.

Support email is sent to a Gmail mailbox and handled through email providers. See Google’s Privacy Policy. When deployed, the website is intended to be served by Cloudflare Pages; hosting may involve processing connection information such as IP addresses and request metadata. See Cloudflare’s Privacy Policy. Hosting configuration and actual log access must be confirmed before launch.

9. Data Sharing and Retention

Photo changes and purchases involve the Apple services described above. Sharing through iOS sends the selected content to your chosen destination. Support messages are handled by the developer and email providers for support purposes.

Local review records and analysis caches remain in the app’s storage until removed by the app or the operating system. Removing the app may remove local state; device backups may retain copies according to your settings. Removing Picyo does not reverse changes already made to Apple Photos or cancel Apple subscriptions.

Pending verification: establish and document retention periods for support email, diagnostics, temporary media, caches, backups, and hosting logs, and confirm all recipients and any legally required disclosures. No specific retention period or blanket no-sharing claim is made in this draft.

10. Your Choices and Rights

You can manage photo permissions in iOS, choose whether to share content, manage purchases through Apple, and contact support about privacy. Revoking permission does not undo earlier library changes. Avoid including private photos or unnecessary sensitive information in support messages.

Depending on your location and the processing involved, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, or obtain a copy of personal information, object to processing, or withdraw consent where consent applies. Contact us to make a request. Identity verification may be necessary and applicable exceptions may apply. Apple controls requests concerning Apple-held information.

11. Children’s Privacy

Picyo is a general-purpose photo utility and is not intended to solicit personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to support, contact us so the situation can be reviewed and appropriate action taken. The developer must confirm the intended age audience and applicable children’s privacy requirements before release.

12. International Users / Applicable Privacy Rights

Privacy rights differ by country and region. People in the EEA or UK may have rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to complain to a supervisory authority. California and other US residents may have rights under applicable state privacy laws where those laws cover the developer and processing.

Pending legal review: identify the responsible developer/controller, relevant legal bases, applicable state-law duties, service-provider arrangements, and any international-transfer safeguards or required representatives. This draft does not assert that all GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA, or other compliance obligations have been met.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Updates will be posted on this page with a developer-approved effective date. Additional notice will be provided where applicable law requires it. Review this page when using a new version of Picyo.

14. Contact Us

For privacy questions or requests, email pciyo.support@gmail.com. Please describe your request without sending private photos, passwords, or unnecessary sensitive information.

The responsible developer’s legal name and any legally required contact address must be added before this draft is published as an effective policy.