The short version
- Your photos never leave your phone. Backgrounds are removed on your device with Google's on-device AI. We don't upload, view or store your photos on any server.
- We don't ask you to make an account, and we don't collect your name, email or contacts.
- The free app shows ads from Google AdMob and uses Google Analytics for Firebase to understand which features are used. These Google services collect some device and usage data, described below.
- In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland you are asked for consent before personalised ads, and you can change your choice anytime in Settings → Privacy & ad choices.
1. Who we are
This policy covers the Android app PopCut (package com.yunok.popcut), called "the app", "we" or "us" here. Contact details are at the end.
2. Your photos and edits
- Processing on your device. Background removal uses Google ML Kit Subject Segmentation, which runs entirely on your phone. Filters, text, stickers and every other edit also happen on your phone.
- Auto-save. Your last edit is saved in the app's private storage so you can continue later. Only the app can read it, and it is deleted when you uninstall the app or clear its data.
- Saving and sharing. Images you save go to Pictures/PopCut in your gallery. When you share, Android's share sheet sends the image only to the app you pick.
3. Permissions
- Photos and media: to show your photos in the app's gallery so you can pick one. On Android 14 and newer you can share only selected photos.
- Camera: to take a photo inside the app. Photos you take are kept in the app's temporary storage until you save them.
- Internet: for ads, analytics and the Google Play services that deliver the on-device AI model. Your photos are never sent.
You can turn off any permission in your phone's settings; the related feature stops working, and the rest of the app keeps working.
4. Advertising (Google AdMob)
The app shows ads served by Google AdMob. To show and measure ads, Google may collect and process:
- your device's advertising ID, IP address and approximate location derived from it;
- device and app information such as model, operating system, language and app version;
- how you interact with ads (views and taps).
Where the law requires it, the app shows Google's consent form (User Messaging Platform) before any ad is requested, and you can change your choice later in Settings → Privacy & ad choices. Anywhere, you can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalised ads, in your phone's Settings → Google → Ads (or Settings → Privacy → Ads).
Learn more: How Google uses information from apps that use its services and Google Privacy Policy.
5. Analytics (Google Analytics for Firebase)
We use Google Analytics for Firebase to learn which features people use and where the app needs to improve. It collects:
- events such as screens opened, a template chosen, an image saved or shared, and the format chosen;
- an app-instance ID, device model, operating system, app version, language and country or approximate region;
- session information, such as how long the app is open.
Analytics never receives your photos, the text you type, or anything that identifies you by name. The data is reported to us in aggregate. Learn more: Privacy and security in Firebase.
6. Google Play services and ML Kit
The on-device AI model is delivered and updated through Google Play services. Google may collect limited technical data, such as diagnostics and performance metrics, to run and improve these services. Images processed by ML Kit stay on your device.
7. What we don't do
- We don't sell your personal data.
- We don't use your photos to train AI models.
- We don't read your contacts, messages, location or files other than the photos you choose.
8. Data retention and deletion
Data stored by the app stays on your device until you delete it, clear the app's data, or uninstall the app. Data collected by Google for ads and analytics is kept according to Google's retention policies. Analytics data is kept for the retention period set in our Firebase project (at most 14 months). You can ask us to delete analytics data linked to your app instance by contacting us.
9. Children
The app is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country), and we don't knowingly collect their personal data. If you believe a child has provided personal data, contact us and we will delete it.
10. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in the EU/UK or the CCPA/CPRA in California), you may have the right to access, correct or delete your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent. Because the app has no accounts, most data is only on your device. For the rest, contact us and we will help.
11. Security
Data in the app's private storage is protected by Android's app sandbox. Network traffic from the Google services the app uses is encrypted.
12. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy as the app changes. We will change the effective date above and, for important changes, tell you in the app.
13. Contact
Questions or requests: yunoktech@gmail.com