TimeStamp Pro Privacy Policy

TimeStamp Pro (“we”, “our”, or “the app”) is a GPS photo stamp camera application currently available on Android. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data we access, how we use it, and your rights.

1. Information We Access

1.1 Data Processed On-Device

1.2 Data Sent to Third-Party Services

1.3 Data You Optionally Provide

• Custom Text: Any text you add to stamp overlays. Stored on device only.
• Logo Images: Custom logos for stamp overlays. Stored on device only.
• Email Address: Only if you choose Google Sign-In for cloud sync (Pro, optional).

1.4 Data We Do NOT Collect

• Photos and videos are never uploaded to our servers (cloud sync is opt-in and only syncs settings/templates, not media)
• No background location tracking
• No collection of names, phone numbers, or contact lists
• No standalone audio recording (microphone is used only while recording video; audio stays in your video file on your device)
• No data sales to third parties
• No photo library access without your explicit permission
• No biometric data, no SMS, no calendar access

2. How We Use Your Data

• GPS Location: Used only when the app is open and actively capturing. Location is stamped on your photos and cached locally to reduce API calls. We never track your location in the background.
• Weather Data: Fetched from Open-Meteo using GPS coordinates. No personal data, device ID, or account information is sent.
• Address Data (Free Users): Fetched from Geoapify. Requests include only GPS coordinates and a generic app user-agent — no personal identifiers.
• Address Data (Pro Users with “Maximum Accuracy Mode”): Fetched from Google Geocoding API using GPS coordinates only. Subject to Google's Privacy Policy. Per Google's Service-Specific Terms, address text from Google is never persisted on your device beyond the active session; only lat/lng + place_id are cached.
• NTP Time Sync: Your device performs an HTTP HEAD request to time.google.com approximately every 30 minutes to detect clock tampering. Only the current server time is exchanged — no personal data.
• Analytics: Pseudonymized usage events sent to Firebase Analytics so we can understand which features are useful. No personal identifiers attached.
• Crash Reports: Pseudonymized stack traces and basic device info sent via Firebase Crashlytics to help us fix bugs.
• Advertisements: The Free version displays banner ads via Google AdMob. AdMob may collect your device's Advertising ID, IP address, approximate location (derived from IP), and app interaction data for ad delivery, frequency capping, and measurement, per Google's policies. Ad personalization follows your Google account settings — you can opt out in your device's Ad Settings.

3. Third-Party Services

4. Permissions Required

5. Data Storage & Security

• All photos, videos, stamps, and metadata are stored locally in a private SQLite database and your device's media folder.
• All network requests are encrypted in transit using TLS 1.2 or higher.
• Geocoded addresses are cached locally with a provider-aware time-to-live to minimise repeated API calls and respect each provider's terms:
  • Geoapify: up to 365 days
  • Google Geocoding (Pro): up to 29 days, and only the lat/lng + place_id are stored — address text from Google is never persisted, per Google's Service-Specific Terms §5.3
  • Default: 15 days
• Weather data is cached locally for 2 hours.
• User preferences are stored in Android SharedPreferences (private app storage).
• If you enable cloud sync (Pro, optional), stamp settings and custom templates are synced via Cloud Firestore over TLS 1.2+. Photos and videos are never synced.
• We do not maintain a server-side database of personal user information beyond what Firebase services manage on our behalf.

6. Children's Privacy

TimeStamp Pro is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information, please contact support@webnovahub.ca and we will promptly delete it.

7. Data Retention & Deletion

• Local Data: Deleted via your device's Settings > Apps > TimeStamp Pro > Clear Storage, or by uninstalling.
• Geocode Cache: Auto-expires per the per-provider TTLs above; you can clear it manually in Settings.
• Weather Cache: Auto-expires after 2 hours.
• Cloud Sync Data (Pro): Sign out and email support@webnovahub.ca to request full deletion of your Firestore data.
• Firebase Analytics: Up to 14 months, then auto-deleted by Google.
• Firebase Crashlytics: Retained 90 days, then auto-deleted by Google.
• AdMob Data: Governed by Google's retention policies.

8. Your Rights

9. International Users

TimeStamp Pro is available worldwide. For users in the EEA, UK, and other jurisdictions with comprehensive data-protection laws:

• Legal basis for GPS processing: your explicit consent (location permission grant)
• Legal basis for analytics & crash reporting: our legitimate interest in improving app quality
• Legal basis for advertising (Free version): your consent and our legitimate interest in monetising a free product
• Legal basis for Pro cloud sync: performance of the contract you accept when subscribing
• GDPR rights (access, rectification, erasure, portability, restriction, objection, and lodging a complaint with your supervisory authority) are exercisable via support@webnovahub.ca.

10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA):

• We do not “sell” personal information as defined under the CCPA in exchange for monetary consideration.
• We do not “share” personal information for cross-context behavioural advertising in a way that requires a separate opt-out under the CPRA.
• The Free version uses Google AdMob, which may use limited identifiers (Advertising ID, IP) for ad delivery. You can opt out of personalised ads via your device's Ad Settings.
• You may request access to or deletion of your personal information by emailing support@webnovahub.ca.
• We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

11. Google Play Data Safety Summary

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Material changes will be highlighted in the app on next launch.

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