Privacy Policy
Last Updated: January 15, 2025
Introduction
“HotchPotch” (hereinafter referred to as “this app”) is a photo editing application. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal information in this app.
Information We Collect
1. Photo & Camera Access
This app requests access to photos and camera for the following purposes:
- Camera: To take photos for editing
- Photo Library (Read): To select existing photos for editing
- Photo Library (Save): To save edited photos
Important: All photos taken or selected are processed only on your device and are never sent to external servers.
2. Crash Reports (Crashlytics)
This app uses Firebase Crashlytics to improve our service. The following information may be automatically collected:
- Crash reports (for improving app stability)
- Device information (device model, OS version, etc.)
This information is anonymized and does not contain personally identifiable information.
3. Advertising Information (AdMob)
This app uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob may collect the following information to optimize ad delivery:
- Advertising Identifier (IDFA)
- Device information
- App usage information
- Ad interaction information
For more details, please see Google’s Privacy Policy.
4. Other Permissions
As part of the advertising service, this app may request the following permissions:
- Bluetooth: For proximity marketing by advertising services
- Calendar: For event creation by advertising services
These features are used by advertising service providers and are not directly used by this app.
How We Use Information
Collected information is used for the following purposes:
- Providing app functionality (photo editing features)
- Improving app quality and fixing bugs
- Delivering advertisements
Information Sharing
Information collected by this app may be shared with the following third-party services:
- Firebase Crashlytics: For crash reporting
- Google AdMob: For advertising delivery
These services handle information according to their respective privacy policies.
Your Rights
You have the following rights:
- You can change camera and photo library access permissions in device settings
- You can limit the use of the advertising identifier (IDFA) in device settings
- You can stop future information collection by uninstalling this app
Data Retention
- Photo data: Processed only on device and not stored by the app
- Crash reports: Stored according to Firebase Crashlytics policy
- Advertising data: Stored according to AdMob policy
Children’s Privacy
This app is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. However, please understand that no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
Changes to Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be changed without notice. If there are significant changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date on this page. We recommend checking this page regularly.
Third-Party Service Privacy Policies
Privacy policies of third-party services used by this app:
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of Japan.