PictureSort
PictureSort — Privacy policy
Find and organize photos on Android with recognition that runs on your device.
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Who provides this app
PictureSort is provided by Timastra LLC, 5830 E 2nd St, Ste 7000 #38687, Casper, WY 82609, US. Privacy questions can be sent to support@timastra.com.
This policy explains the app’s data use, including optional features and differences between supported platforms.
Photos and local index
PictureSort reads only images allowed by Android photo permissions and uses bundled recognition models on the device. It has no account, photo-upload service, advertising or analytics/crash reporting. The Android app does not request Internet access. The local index stores photo identifiers, metadata, labels, face locations and numerical face representations, names you enter, grouping decisions, app-local favorites/albums, saved queries and up to ten submitted recent searches. Face matching compares your own library, not an external identity database.
Exports, backups and original photos
PictureSort never changes, moves or deletes original photos. Through Android's save picker, you can export a readable labels/people report or a full index backup. Full backups are encrypted and authenticated with a passphrase you choose (AES-256-GCM, with the key derived using Argon2id); PictureSort does not store or recover that passphrase. The labels/people report and older JSON backups are unencrypted and can contain private data. Once unlocked, a full backup contains face representations. A cloud provider you choose receives the exported file under its own terms.
Photo and face-sharing choices
Three additional exports occur only when you start them in a build that offers these controls. Share safely creates copies with all faces covered except the people you choose to keep, removes location, date and camera details, and passes those copies to your selected sharing app. Its temporary copies stay in private cache until the next such share or local-data deletion. Export names and labels for other apps saves an unencrypted ZIP of XMP files containing names, face areas and labels. Send names to another phone saves a passphrase-protected file containing selected names and numerical face representations, without photos; the receiving phone compares them with its own library on that device. Keep readable exports private and share the transfer passphrase separately. PictureSort does not upload these files itself. Your chosen destination controls its copy.
Device backups and platforms
Android cloud backup and device-transfer exclusions apply to app data, while operating-system administration and older backups remain outside the app's control. iOS is not a supported release platform.
Retention and deletion
Use Settings > Delete PictureSort data, Android Clear storage or uninstall to remove the local index. The in-app action clears index tables, preferences and app-private caches and retries interrupted deletion before startup. Clear recent searches from Search separately if you want to keep the rest of the index. Original photos and exports are unaffected; delete exported copies at their destinations. Revoke photo access in Android settings to restrict future reads.
View deletion instructions and request help.
Support messages and your privacy choices
If you contact us, we receive your email address, message and any attachments you choose to send. We use them to respond, troubleshoot and handle privacy requests. Email and hosting providers process these communications and ordinary connection information. We retain correspondence as needed to resolve the request and meet applicable recordkeeping obligations; you may request deletion of correspondence.
You may request access, correction, export or deletion of personal information we hold, or raise an objection or withdraw consent where applicable. Local-only records must be managed on your device because we do not hold a remote copy. Optional device permissions can be revoked in system settings. Service providers may process data outside your country under their own policies; security also depends on your device and any destinations you choose for exports.
Contact and policy changes
Email support@timastra.com for PictureSort privacy questions. Include the app name and enough non-sensitive information to identify your request. Never send passwords, authentication codes, recovery keys or private health, financial or photo backups. We may need to verify ownership before releasing or deleting hosted records.
Material changes to the app's data practices will be reflected in this policy with an updated date and in the app where appropriate. Visiting this page is also covered by our website privacy policy.