Capture & Save
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Privacy policy
Last updated: October 16, 2026
This policy explains which data the Capture & Save app uses, why, where it is stored and how you stay in control.
1. Data controller
Overie — Dido Simon Juste N'GUESSAN, independent developer, France.
Contact: contact@captureandsave.app
2. The principle: your data stays with you
Capture & Save works without an account. Your tree, your photos, their details (tagged people, dates, places) and your recordings are stored on your phone. We have no access to them.
An optional account is only used to back up your data to the cloud and to share it with the relatives you choose.
3. Data processed if you create an account
| Data | Why | Who can see it |
|---|---|---|
| Email address; password handled by Firebase Authentication | Identify you and secure your account. Firebase stores the password in protected form: neither the app nor we can ever read it in clear text | Only you |
| Cloud backup: a copy of your database and photos | Restore your data on a new phone | Only you |
| Published tree: names, dates, family links, profile photo | Let linked relatives view your tree | Only relatives whose link you accepted |
| View-only shares: the photos you choose | Show them to a relative for the chosen duration | The chosen recipients |
| Voice stories: audio recordings and their title | Keep them and let people listen | You and the chosen listeners |
| Identification requests: a photo and the areas to identify | Ask relatives who appears on a photo | The relatives you ask |
| "Make me findable" directory (off by default): name and photo | Let family members find you | Signed-in users, only if you turn it on |
4. Phone permissions
- Camera: take photos in the app.
- Photos and media: import the photos you pick.
- Microphone: record voice stories, only when you tap "Record".
- Location (optional): automatically name a photo folder after the town where photos are taken. Coordinates are turned into a town name by the phone's geocoding service (Google or Apple); we do not keep them on our servers.
5. What we do not do
- No ads, no advertising trackers, no audience analytics.
- We never sell or rent your data.
- No analysis of your photos for commercial purposes.
6. Processors
Account data is hosted by Google Firebase (Authentication, Cloud Firestore, Cloud Storage) acting as a processor. Some data may be processed outside the European Union; Google covers these transfers with the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. All traffic is encrypted (HTTPS) and access is restricted by security rules: everyone only reaches what is meant for them.
7. People you add
Your tree holds information about other people (your relatives). It stays on your phone unless you share it with linked relatives. Please only add information you are entitled to keep. Anyone appearing in a shared tree may write to us to ask for a correction or removal.
8. Retention
- Data on your phone: until you delete it or uninstall the app.
- Account data: as long as your account exists.
- Cloud backup: recent versions are kept for at most 7 days; a deleted file is erased from the cloud within 7 days.
- Account deletion: from the app, all online data is erased immediately; on request by email, within 30 days at most (see Delete my account).
9. Your rights
Under the GDPR you may access, correct and delete your data, object to processing or request portability. The app already lets you export everything (More → Pass on → Family archive) and delete your account yourself. For any other request: contact@captureandsave.app. You may also lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority (CNIL).
10. Children
Account creation is not intended for children under 15. Parents may of course add their children to their tree and photos.
11. Changes
We may update this policy. The date at the top shows the latest version; for significant changes, the app will let you know.