Privacy Policy

Local-only processing

Your photos are processed on your Android device

Photo cleaning, Privacy Check, manual editing and face detection happen on your Android device. ShareSafe does not upload photos, original EXIF field values, face detection results or edited copies to Made by Kreativ or Google. Image-format and resolution metrics are different from photo content and are covered under SDK diagnostics below. If you choose to share a copy, the receiving app may send it elsewhere; see Saving and sharing below.

Photo access

You choose which photos ShareSafe can use

ShareSafe uses Android’s system file/photo selection interface. It accesses only images that you explicitly select and does not request broad access to your full photo library. Android may retain permission for selected files so your selection can be reopened. If you select a file from a cloud provider, that provider may download the selected file under its own privacy policy.

Metadata removal

Clean copies, never altered originals

ShareSafe creates new JPEG copies to remove embedded metadata, such as GPS location, camera and device details, and original timestamps. Your original photos are never modified.

Exported copies use neutral filenames rather than retaining potentially identifying original names. Large images may be reduced to at most 4096 pixels per side and 8 megapixels for safe memory use. Transparency becomes white, and animated images are exported as a single frame. Metadata removal does not hide information visible inside an image.

Free Privacy Check

A local check of selected metadata fields

Privacy Check reads selected EXIF location, date/time and camera/device fields locally. It keeps field-presence counts for the report, not the actual coordinates, dates or identifying field values. Android or the selected provider may hide source metadata. Unsupported or unreadable inputs are marked unknown, not safe.

Generated JPEGs are checked again for these fields. Copies that cannot be verified or still contain checked fields are skipped. This check does not cover every metadata format or guarantee anonymity, and it cannot assess private details visible inside a photo.

Optional privacy editing

ShareSafe Pro edits stay on-device

The Google Play edition offers a one-time ShareSafe Pro unlock for Cover, blur and pixelation tools. Advanced Edit supports selecting, moving, resizing and deleting areas, undo/redo, and exporting a new flattened JPEG copy.

In Google Play version 1.2.0, optional Pro Face Assist uses a bundled Google ML Kit model to find possible faces on-device without downloading a model first. It is face detection, not identity recognition. Suggestions can miss people or mark the wrong area. You must review suggestions and apply selected solid covers or dismiss them before export; finding a face does not itself redact it. Face Assist does not automatically detect names, addresses, IDs, plates or private chat content.

Solid Cover replaces the selected pixels and is recommended for sensitive visible details. Blur and pixelation retain visual information and are not guaranteed to anonymise text, faces, IDs, or other content. Review the exported copy before sharing.

Saving and sharing

You control where clean copies go

Clean copies are saved to your device gallery only when you choose Save to gallery, normally in Pictures/ShareSafe.

If you share a file through Android’s share sheet, the destination app you select handles that shared file under its own privacy policy. ShareSafe does not control how another app uses a file after you share it.

Data collection

No account, ads or photo cloud storage

• ShareSafe does not require an account.
• We do not include advertising SDKs or sell data for advertising.
• The Play edition with Face Assist includes Google ML Kit, which collects diagnostic and usage metrics as explained below. We do not operate a separate photo-upload or analytics server.
• ShareSafe does not sell your personal data or send your photos to Made by Kreativ.
• ShareSafe does not use cloud storage for your photos or edits.

Google ML Kit diagnostics

On-device photos, SDK diagnostic and usage data

Google ML Kit collects device and app information, per-installation identifiers, performance measurements, API configuration, feature-event information and error codes. Examples include device model and OS version, app version, processing latency, image format and resolution, feature initialisation and detection events. These are used for diagnostics and usage analytics; images and detection results are not sent to Google.

Google states that this data is encrypted in transit using HTTPS and is not transferred onward to third parties by ML Kit. The SDK may also contact Google for maintenance and compatibility information. ShareSafe has no in-app switch to disable SDK metrics; Pro access being optional does not mean all SDK collection is opt-in.

Google processes metrics to maintain and improve its APIs and detect misuse under Google’s Privacy Policy. See ML Kit’s Android data disclosure and ML Kit Terms & Privacy. We do not control Google’s retention of SDK metrics or promise deletion of that data through ShareSafe.

Google Play purchases

Google Play handles optional Pro payments

In the Google Play edition, purchases and restoration use Google Play Billing and its network services. Google processes payments and may handle purchase-related and operational information under its own policies. ShareSafe does not receive your card or bank details.

The app stores a signed purchase receipt and verification status privately on your device to restore access and allow previously verified Pro access while offline. It sends purchase tokens to Google Play to confirm delivery of the purchased feature. Purchase ownership is refreshed when Google Play is available; a confirmed refund or revocation removes Pro access. No photo content is involved in these requests, and no purchase receipt is sent to a Made by Kreativ server.

See Google’s Privacy Policy. Purchases made in one store do not automatically unlock another store edition. Store editions without an implemented payment system do not offer Pro purchases.

Temporary files

Short-term private app cache

While you edit, share, or save, ShareSafe stores generated copies in its private app cache. Copies older than 24 hours are removed when a new app session starts; Android may clear cache files earlier. This is not a guarantee that files are erased exactly 24 hours after creation. Gallery copies and files you share are not removed by this cleanup.

You can clear ShareSafe’s app data or uninstall it using Android settings to remove its local cache and purchase receipt. Your original photos and gallery copies remain under your control. Reinstalling does not cancel a Google Play purchase; use Restore Pro purchase with the purchasing Google Play account.

Clearing app data or uninstalling ShareSafe does not delete files already shared with other apps, cloud-backed gallery copies, Google Play transaction records or SDK metrics already sent to Google. Those are governed by the respective provider’s privacy and retention controls.

Only when selected

External website and support links

The Made by Kreativ credit and privacy-policy link open a website in your browser when you choose them. ShareSafe does not attach photos, EXIF values, detection results or purchase receipts to those links. Your browser and the destination website handle the visit under their own privacy settings and policies.

Contact support opens your email app. If you send us a message, we use the information you choose to include to respond; do not attach private photos or sensitive information unless necessary.

Changes to this policy

We will update this page when needed

Made by Kreativ may update this policy when ShareSafe changes. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated.

Contact

Privacy questions

For questions about ShareSafe privacy, contact Made by Kreativ at info@madebykreativ.com.