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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 16 May 2026

Summary

Acetate is fully on-device. It does not have an account system, does not upload your photos anywhere, does not collect analytics or telemetry, and does not embed third-party tracking SDKs. The entire photo-editing pipeline — capture, edit, AI tools, save — runs locally on your iPhone. Everything below explains that in detail.

Who we are

Acetate is published by BMB Enterprises Ltd (Company No. 11309655), a company registered in England & Wales.

Registered office:
4th Floor Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, WD17 1HP

For any privacy-related question or request, email hello@acetate.pro.

What the app does on your device

Acetate is a camera and photo-editing app. It works with images you capture or select on your phone. To do so it asks for the following iOS permissions, and uses them only as described:

  • Camera — to capture photos. Image data goes to the Apple Photos library you control.
  • Photo Library (read) — to load photos for editing. Reads happen entirely on-device.
  • Photo Library (write) — to save edited photos and captured RAW images back to your library.
  • Location (When In Use, optional) — if you grant it, Acetate embeds GPS coordinates into the EXIF metadata of photos you take, the same way Apple's stock Camera app does. The location is never transmitted off-device. The permission is requested at the moment you take your first photo, not at app launch.
  • Motion sensor — used purely to drive the level indicator and the haptic level-lock confirmation while shooting. Sensor data never leaves the device.

We declare every Apple "Required Reason API" we call in the PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy manifest bundled with the app, so reviewers and curious users can audit exactly which system APIs are used and why.

What we do NOT do

  • No account. You can't create an account with Acetate. There's no login, no sign-up, no password.
  • No cloud. Your photos, your edits, your saved LUTs live on your phone. We have no servers that store user content.
  • No analytics SDKs. Acetate contains no third-party analytics, crash-reporting, or marketing SDKs. We don't use Firebase / Mixpanel / Amplitude / Segment / anything similar.
  • No tracking. We do not access the IDFA, we do not ship Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt, and we do not share any identifier about you with third parties for advertising.
  • No cloud AI. The Smart Tools features (scene detection, auto-straighten, object removal) run entirely on-device via Apple's Vision framework and on-device Core ML. Your photos are never sent to OpenAI, Google, AWS, or any third-party AI provider.

The one thing Apple may still collect

If you have Share iPhone Analytics enabled in iOS Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements, Apple itself may collect aggregate, anonymised crash logs and usage statistics from any app on your device — including Acetate. This is Apple's data collection under Apple's privacy policy, not ours. We see only the anonymised crash reports Apple makes available in App Store Connect — never anything that could identify you.

You can opt out of this collection any time at Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements → Share iPhone Analytics.

Data you put in the support form

If you fill out the form at /support, your name, email address, device info, and message are transmitted to our transactional email provider (Resend) for the sole purpose of delivering your message to our inbox at hello@acetate.pro. Resend acts as a data processor on our behalf and is bound by their own GDPR / UK-GDPR commitments.

We use the information you provide only to respond to your enquiry, and we retain it for as long as needed to track the conversation (typically less than 12 months) before deletion. We do not use support-form submissions for marketing.

Your rights (UK GDPR / EU GDPR)

If you're in the UK or EU and you've contacted us through the support form, you have the following rights regarding the personal data you shared with us:

  • Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you.
  • Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
  • Erasure — ask us to delete your data.
  • Restriction — ask us to limit how we process it.
  • Portability — ask us to provide it in a portable format.
  • Objection — object to processing on legitimate-interest grounds.

To exercise any of these rights, email hello@acetate.pro. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ico.org.uk) if you believe we've handled your data unlawfully.

Children

Acetate is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information via our support form, please contact us and we'll delete it promptly.

Changes to this policy

If we update this policy, the "Last updated" date at the top will change. Material changes will additionally be announced in the app's release notes on the App Store. Continued use of Acetate after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

Email: hello@acetate.pro

Post: BMB Enterprises Ltd, 4th Floor Radius House, 51 Clarendon Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, WD17 1HP