Privacy Policy

Information We Access and Process

Curate requests access to your Apple Photos library so that the App can:

• read photo and video metadata and thumbnails from your library;
• display albums, years, months, favourites, utilities, and other photo-library views;
• let you sort, favourite, delete, keep, and organise items;
• create albums in your Apple Photos library; and
• add assets to albums you choose.

Curate may access:

• photo and video identifiers;
• creation dates and library structure information;
• album names and album identifiers;
• favourite status;
• thumbnails and previews generated from your library; and
• the actions you take in the App, such as keep, delete, skip, favourite, or add-to-album actions.

Curate does not require account registration to use the current version of the App.

How We Use Information

We use the information described above to:

• power the App's photo sorting and album-management features;
• show you previews, card stacks, favourites, years, months, and album rows;
• save in-progress sorting sessions on your device;
• remember album order, hidden albums, hidden utilities, and interface preferences;
• create and update albums in the Apple Photos app when you request it;
• mark items as favourites in the Apple Photos app when you request it; and
• support diagnostics, crash reporting, and app-improvement workflows.

Changes Made to Your Photos Library

When you use certain Curate features, the App can make changes directly to your Apple Photos library at your direction. For example:

• creating an album;
• adding an item to an album;
• changing an item's favourite status; and
• deleting an item from the library.

If you confirm deletion in Curate, the item is removed through Apple Photos and may move to Apple's "Recently Deleted" area, where recovery may still be available for a limited period under Apple's rules.

Information Stored Locally on Your Device

Curate stores some information locally on your device to make the App function properly. This may include:

• sort-session progress;
• archived review records;
• album ordering and hidden-album preferences;
• hidden utility-row preferences;
• favourites-tab sorting preferences;
• "favourited at" timestamps used to sort favourites by when you added them; and
• thumbnail caching and related temporary performance data.

This locally stored information is used for App functionality and is not intended to create a user profile outside your device.

Firebase and Other Third-Party Services

Curate includes Firebase SDKs in the current codebase, including Firebase Crashlytics and Firebase Analytics integrations.

Based on the current build:

• Firebase Crashlytics is integrated for crash and error reporting.
• Firebase Analytics event logging code exists in the App.
• The bundled Firebase configuration currently marks Analytics as disabled in GoogleService-Info.plist, but analytics-related code is present and could be enabled in a production build or future release.

If enabled in your build, these services may collect app diagnostics, crash data, device and app version information, and app usage event data. Those services are provided by Google and are subject to Google / Firebase terms and privacy documentation.

Relevant Firebase resources:

• Firebase Privacy and Security
• Firebase Crashlytics
• Google Analytics for Firebase

Local Notifications

If you enable reminders in Curate, the App may schedule local notifications on your device, such as a daily reminder to return to the App and sort your photos.

These reminders are scheduled locally on your device. Curate does not require an account or a remote push-notification service for this feature.

Curate may store your notification reminder preference locally on your device so the App can remember whether reminders are enabled.

You can disable notifications at any time in the App or in your iOS Settings.

Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information.

We may share information only as needed to:

• operate integrated third-party services used by the App, such as Firebase;
• comply with law, regulation, legal process, or lawful government requests;
• protect the rights, safety, security, and integrity of Curate, our users, or others; or
• enforce our agreements and prevent abuse or misuse of the App.

Data Retention

Local App data remains on your device until:

• you remove it through App actions;
• it is overwritten by newer App state;
• you delete the App; or
• you clear the relevant underlying system or app data.

Data handled by third-party providers such as Firebase is retained according to those providers' policies and settings.

Your Choices

You can:

• deny or revoke Photos access in iOS Settings;
• stop using features that write to your Photos library;
• unfavourite items in Apple Photos or Curate;
• delete the App from your device; and
• manage certain App preferences inside the App.

If you revoke Photos access, parts of Curate may stop working.

Children

Curate is not intended for children under the age required by applicable law to consent to data processing on their own. If you believe a child has provided information in violation of applicable law, contact us and we will review the request.

International Transfers

If third-party services such as Firebase are enabled, information processed by those services may be handled outside your country of residence, subject to the provider's own safeguards and terms.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make material changes, we may update the effective date above and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or Curate's data practices, contact: