Effective date: May 2026 | Last updated: September 2026
September 2026: advertising has been removed from Ali3N PhotoLens on every platform and every store. There is no longer an advertising SDK in the app and no advertising identifier is used. This policy has been updated to match.
This Privacy Policy describes how Ali3N Studios LLC (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and protects information in connection with the Ali3N PhotoLens mobile application (“App”). This policy supplements our general Ali3N Studios Privacy Policy.
Ali3N PhotoLens is a professional photo editor designed to keep your photos on your device. We do not upload your photos to any server. We do not require an account. We do not sell your data, and we do not share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
1. Your Photos Stay On Your Device
PhotoLens performs all editing locally on your device using on-device image processing. Your photos are never uploaded to our servers, never sent to a cloud service, and never transmitted to any third party. The App does not perform server-side AI enhancement, and it does not back up your photos to any remote storage.
When you choose to share an edited photo from within the App, your device’s standard share sheet handles the transfer. Whatever destination you select — another app, email, social media — is governed by that destination’s own privacy policy.
2. Data We Collect
No Account Required
PhotoLens does not require you to create an account or sign in. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any other personally identifying information.
Analytics & Crash Reports (Android versions only)
The Android versions of PhotoLens use Firebase Analytics and Firebase Crashlytics to collect anonymous usage data and crash reports. This data is keyed to a Firebase Installation ID, which is generated by Google and is unique to your installation of the App on your device. No personal identifiers are tied to this data. This helps us understand which editing features are used, identify crashes, and improve app stability. Advertising signals are switched off, and no advertising identifier is collected.
The iOS version collects nothing about how you use the App. It contains no analytics, no crash reporting and no advertising. It contacts one service: RevenueCat, which records your Pro purchase so the unlock can be restored on another device. That difference between the two platforms is genuine, not an oversight in this document.
No Advertising
PhotoLens contains no advertising on any platform or store. There is no advertising SDK in the app, nothing is collected about you in order to target ads, and no advertising identifier — such as the Android Advertising ID — is requested or used.
Earlier versions on the Apple App Store, Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store did show ads to free users via Google AdMob. That was removed in September 2026, for every store at once, including for users who never purchased Pro.
Camera and Photo Library Access
PhotoLens requests permission to access your camera (to take new photos) and your photo library (to open existing photos). These permissions are used solely to provide the editing experience. The App does not browse, scan, catalog, or transmit any photos in your library that you have not explicitly opened.
Approximate Location (Moon mode, Android, optional)
Moon mode can use your approximate location to work out when the moon rises and sets and where to point. It is asked for only if you tap “Use my location”, it is coarse (accurate to a few kilometres), it is read once from your device, and it is used there and nowhere else: it is never stored by us, never sent anywhere, and never shared. Moon mode works without it, using a default location.
Trial
New installs include a 7-day trial. The App works out whether it is within the trial from the date it was installed on your device, and keeps that record on your device. Nothing about the trial is sent to us or to anyone else.
3. Data We Do Not Collect
- We do not collect your name, email, phone, address, or any other personally identifying information
- We do not collect or upload your photos
- We do not collect location data. Moon mode’s optional approximate location stays on your device (see above); there is no GPS tracking and no IP geolocation
- We do not collect contacts or address-book data
- We do not collect health, fitness, or biometric data
- We do not collect microphone or audio data
- We do not collect calendar data
- We do not track users across other apps or websites
- We do not sell any user data, ever
4. Purchases
The optional PhotoLens Pro upgrade is a one-time purchase processed entirely by the store you installed the App from (the Apple App Store, Google Play, Amazon Appstore, or Samsung Galaxy Store). We do not collect, process, or store any payment information, and no card or billing detail ever reaches us. Purchases are made through the store’s own billing SDK. On Google Play and the Apple App Store the resulting receipt is then recorded with RevenueCat, which keeps track of whether the unlock is active so it can be restored on a new device. RevenueCat receives an anonymous identifier generated on your device, the product purchased and the store’s receipt. It does not receive your name, your email address or any payment details. On the Samsung Galaxy Store and the Amazon Appstore, RevenueCat is not used: the purchase is checked with that store directly. Your Pro entitlement is also cached locally so the App works offline.
5. Data Sharing
We share data only with the following service providers, each acting on our behalf under a data processing agreement:
- Firebase (Google) — anonymous analytics and crash reporting, Android versions only
- RevenueCat — a record of your Pro purchase so the unlock can be restored on another device: an anonymous identifier generated on your device, the product bought and the store’s receipt. No name, no email address, no payment details. Google Play and Apple App Store versions
That is the entire list. On iOS, RevenueCat is the only service the App contacts at all. We do not share data with data brokers, advertising networks, social media platforms, or any other third parties, and we do not sell data to anyone, ever.
6. Data Retention
- Edited photos: stored on your device only — deleting the App removes everything locally; we have no copy
- Analytics data: retained per Firebase’s standard 14-month retention; anonymized aggregated data may persist longer
- Crash logs: retained per Crashlytics’ standard 90-day retention
- Pro entitlement: stored locally on your device and verifiable through the store you purchased from
7. Children’s Privacy
PhotoLens is a general-audience photo utility and is not specifically directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personally identifying information from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will take appropriate action.
8. Your Rights
Because PhotoLens does not require an account and does not collect personally identifying information, most data-rights requests are satisfied simply by uninstalling the App, which removes all local data. For requests concerning anonymous analytics or crash reports (which cannot be tied to you individually), or for any other privacy concern, contact us at developer@ali3nstudios.com.
If you are located in the European Union, United Kingdom, or California, you have additional rights under the GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA respectively. We honor those rights to the fullest extent applicable.
9. Account Deletion
PhotoLens has no user accounts. All app data is stored locally on your device. Uninstalling the App removes all locally stored data. Anonymized Firebase Analytics and Crashlytics data is not tied to a personal identifier and auto-expires per the retention policies described above.
10. Advertising Choices
There is nothing to opt out of. PhotoLens shows no ads on any platform and uses no advertising identifier, so there is no advertising profile to reset and no personalization to disable.
11. Security
All network communication used by the App (analytics and crash reports on Android; purchase records on every platform) is encrypted in transit using TLS. Because the App is offline-first and does not transmit your photos, the most sensitive data the App handles — your images — never leaves the encrypted storage of your own device.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. Continued use of the App after a change constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
13. Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact:
Ali3N Studios LLC
Email: developer@ali3nstudios.com