GPS Camera — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 6 November 2026

GPS Camera ("the app", package app.gpscamera) takes photos and videos and stamps them with the place, time and other details where they were taken. This policy explains what data the app handles and where it goes. Contact: aifriends014@gmail.com.

In short: there is no account and we run no servers that receive your data. Your photos, videos and location history stay on your phone. To fill in the stamp, the app looks up the address, a small map and the weather for your current position using the services below. The free app shows ads from Google AdMob.

Data that stays on your phone

Photos and videos you take are saved to your phone's gallery (Pictures › GPS Camera and Movies › GPS Camera). They are never uploaded by the app. The location, time and compass direction are also written into each photo's standard EXIF metadata, so remember that anyone you share a photo with can read where it was taken.
Projects, notes, your logo, custom templates and settings are stored only in the app's private storage on your phone.
Reports you export (PDF, CSV, KMZ) are created on your phone and shared only where you choose, using Android's share sheet.

Permissions

Camera: to take photos and videos.
Location (precise or approximate, only while the app is open): to stamp photos with coordinates, address, map and weather. The app does not use location in the background. Location is optional; without it, photos get a date and time stamp only.
Microphone: only while you record a video, so the video has sound. The audio is saved in the video file on your phone. If you deny it, videos are recorded without sound.
Internet: for the address, map and weather lookups and for ads.
Photos: only the single image you pick as your logo, using Android's photo picker.

Services the app contacts

Service	What is sent	Why
Your phone's built-in geocoder (Android, usually provided by Google)	Your current coordinates	To turn coordinates into a street address
OpenFreeMap map tile servers	Requests for map tiles around your position (this reveals the approximate area) and your IP address	To draw the small map on the stamp and the photo map
MET Norway weather API	Coordinates rounded to about 100 m, and your IP address	To show temperature, conditions, wind and humidity, and to improve altitude from the barometer
Google AdMob	See "Advertising" below	To show ads in the free app

These requests carry no name, account or photo. We (the developer) do not receive your location or photos. Each service handles requests under its own privacy policy.

Advertising

The app shows ads from Google AdMob in the gallery, photo viewer, projects and settings screens, never on the camera screen. Google may collect your device's advertising ID, IP address (and approximate location derived from it), device information and ad interactions to show, measure and protect ads, and may share this with its advertising partners. In regions where consent is required (such as the EEA and UK) you are asked first, and you can change your choice under Settings › Ad privacy choices. You can reset or delete your advertising ID in Android Settings › Privacy › Ads. Learn more about how Google uses data from apps that use its services.

What we do not do

We do not run analytics or crash reporting of our own.
We do not sell personal data.
We do not upload your photos, videos, projects or location history.

Children

The app is not directed at children under 13.

Deleting your data

Everything the app stores lives on your phone. Uninstalling the app (or clearing its storage) removes projects, notes, your logo and settings. Photos and videos you took stay in your gallery until you delete them there. See how to delete your data.

Changes

We will update this page if the app's data practices change, and change the date at the top.