Ap Runner (“we”) provides the mobile application “Pick.” (the “App”) for Android and iOS. The App is a selective color photo editor: you tap a color in a photo, the App keeps that color and turns everything else black and white, and you can then refine the result and save or share it. This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled in the App, including the advertising and in-app purchases the App offers.
1. Summary
Your photos never leave your device. Color processing and subject detection run entirely on your device. We have no server that receives your photos.
There is no account registration and no login. We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or address.
Ads are served by Google AdMob, which may collect the advertising ID and device information. Ad services never receive your photos or your edits.
Purchases are processed by Apple or Google. We never receive your payment card or billing details.
2. Information We Collect
Personally identifiable information
The App does not collect personally identifiable information such as your name, address, phone number, or email address. The App has no account registration and no login, and we operate no server that receives data from the App.
Information collected for advertising
The App uses Google AdMob to display advertisements. AdMob is operated by Google and, when it serves an ad, it may automatically collect the following. This data is collected and processed by Google, not by us; we never receive it in a form that identifies you.
Advertising ID (Android Advertising ID / AAID, or Apple Identifier for Advertisers / IDFA)
Device information (OS version, device model, language settings)
Approximate location derived from IP address
Ad interaction data such as impressions and clicks
Advertising data is never combined with your photos, your edits, or anything else the App stores on your device.
Information related to purchases
When you make an in-app purchase, the payment is handled by the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Google). The App receives only the result needed to unlock the purchased features, such as the product purchased, the transaction status, and the subscription expiry date. See section 8 for details.
3. Photos
The App needs your photos to do its job. How they are handled:
Choosing a photo. You choose a photo with the photo picker provided by the operating system. The App can read only the photo you choose, not the rest of your library.
On-device processing. Color selection, black-and-white conversion, tone and grain adjustments, brushes, and area selection are all computed on your device. Photos are never uploaded to us or to any third party.
Subject detection. The App can automatically find the main subject of a photo to keep its colors. This uses Apple’s Vision framework on iOS and Google’s ML Kit Subject Segmentation on Android, and runs entirely on your device. On Android, the detection model is downloaded by Google Play services; the photo itself is not sent. The App does not perform face recognition and does not identify people.
Saving to your photo library. When you tap “Save”, the App asks for permission to add photos to your library and saves the edited image there. It does not read, change, or delete other photos in your library. On Android 9 and earlier, storage write permission is used only for this purpose.
Sharing. When you tap “Share”, the edited image is handed to the operating system’s share sheet. Where it goes is your choice, and the app you share to applies its own privacy policy.
Metadata. Images saved or shared by the App do not carry over the original photo’s metadata (EXIF), such as the location where it was taken or the camera model. The original photo is never modified.
You can revoke photo access at any time in your device settings. You can still choose photos with the system photo picker; only saving to the library will ask again.
4. Network Use
Photo editing works entirely offline. The App connects to the internet only for the following:
Advertising. Communication performed by Google AdMob and Google’s User Messaging Platform, as described in sections 2 and 9.
Purchases. Communication with the App Store or Google Play to buy, verify, and restore purchases.
Subject detection model (Android). Download of the detection model by Google Play services.
Links you tap. Opening a store page, this policy, or an email to us hands the address to your browser, store app, or mail app, which then applies its own privacy policy.
5. Purpose of Use
To edit your photos and let you save and share the results
To restore the photo you were editing when you return to the App
To remember your settings, such as the display language
To deliver and display advertisements within the App
To measure ad performance and detect invalid clicks
To provide purchased features and restore purchases
To respond to your inquiries
To improve the quality of the App and fix defects
6. Data Stored on Your Device
The following is stored only on your device, is never transmitted to our servers or to any third party, and is deleted when you uninstall the App:
The photo you are editing, reduced to at most 2,000 pixels on the long side, together with your edits (selected colors, area, tone, brush strokes) and undo history, so that you can pick up where you left off
Your settings, such as the display language and automatic subject detection
Whether hints and the review prompt have already been shown
Your advertising consent choices
Purchase status, so that purchased features work offline
You can delete the photo you are editing at any time from the App’s settings screen. There is no account and no sign-in, so nothing you do in the App is linked to you.
7. Store Review Prompt
The App may ask you to rate it on the store, using the review feature provided by the operating system (Google Play In-App Review or Apple SKStoreReviewController). Whether you have been shown the prompt is recorded only on your device; we do not receive your rating or review text in any form that identifies you.
8. In-App Purchases
The App may offer paid features, such as removing ads or unlocking additional editing features, as subscriptions or one-time purchases. The prices and contents are shown in the App before you buy.
Payment is processed by Apple or Google under your App Store or Google Play account. We never receive or store your payment card number, billing address, or other payment details.
To unlock purchased features, the App receives the purchase information provided by the store (product, transaction ID, purchase date, and for subscriptions the expiry and renewal status) and stores the result on your device.
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your App Store or Google Play account settings. Deleting the App does not cancel a subscription.
You can restore previous purchases on a new or reinstalled device with “Restore purchases” in the App, using the same store account.
Refunds are handled by Apple or Google according to their policies.
For users in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland, and where otherwise required by law, the App requests consent for personalized advertising through Google’s User Messaging Platform (UMP). You can review and change your consent choices at any time from the App’s settings screen.
On iOS, the App asks for permission to track through the AppTrackingTransparency framework before the advertising identifier (IDFA) can be used for personalized advertising. If you decline, the App still works in full and ads are shown without personalization; only the relevance of the ads changes. Declining never limits photo editing, saving, or sharing.
10. Opting Out of the Advertising ID
Android: Settings → Privacy → Ads → “Delete advertising ID” or “Reset advertising ID” (menu names may vary by device)
iOS: Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking → turn off “Allow Apps to Request to Track”
11. Provision to Third Parties
We do not provide user information to third parties, except where disclosure is required by law. The App uses the following third-party services; please refer to their policies for how they handle data:
The App is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that such information has been collected, we will take steps to delete it. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at the address in section 16.
13. Your Rights
Because the App has no account and no server of ours, we hold no personal data about you that we could look up, export, or delete on request. You remain in control of everything the App touches:
Delete the photo you are editing from the App’s settings screen, or remove everything by uninstalling the App.
Withdraw or change your advertising consent at any time from the App’s settings screen, and reset or delete your advertising ID as described in section 10.
Revoke photo library access at any time from your device settings.
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in the EEA and UK, or the CCPA/CPRA in California), you may have rights of access, correction, deletion, objection, or portability regarding data held by the advertising or payment providers. Because that data is held by Google or Apple rather than by us, please exercise those rights through the links in sections 8 and 11, or contact us at the address in section 16 and we will help where we can. We do not sell your personal information.
14. Security
We take appropriate measures to prevent unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or leakage of the information handled by the App. Your photos and edits stay on your device, and communication with the advertising and store services uses encrypted connections.
15. Changes to This Policy
This Policy may be revised due to changes in laws or in the App’s features. The revised policy takes effect once posted on this page, and the date below is updated at the same time. Where a change materially affects how your information is handled, we will notify you in the App and seek your consent again if the law requires it.