Privacy Policy

1 Information We Collect and Process

TimeLapse Studio operates as an offline-first video and photography utility. We do not gather, store, or sell any personally identifiable information (PII).

• Personal Identity Data: None. No account creation is required to use any feature.
• Photos and Videos: All media captured via the camera or chosen from your gallery stays exclusively on your physical device. We have no remote server access to your media files.
• Local App Preferences: User settings (such as default capture interval, preferred FPS, and default resolution) are stored locally in your device's private sandbox storage using Android SharedPreferences.

2 Device Permissions & Justification

To deliver core time-lapse functionality, the app requests the following Android permissions:

You can review or revoke any of these permissions at any time via your device's system settings under Apps > TimeLapse Studio > Permissions.

3 Advertising and Third-Party SDKs

To provide TimeLapse Studio as a free application, we display advertisements served by Google AdMob.

Google AdMob may collect and process pseudonymous data for advertising purposes in accordance with Google Play Developer Policies and their own privacy terms. This data may include:

• Device Identifiers: Android Advertising ID (GAID) for ad attribution, frequency capping, and fraud detection.
• Diagnostic & Performance Data: Network connection type, crash logs, and ad impression statistics.
• Coarse Location Data: Derived from general IP addresses for regional ad relevance (we never access precise GPS location).

For more details on how Google processes ad data, please review:

Google Advertising Privacy & Terms

4 User Rights & GDPR / CCPA Compliance

Depending on your region, you have rights regarding your personal and advertising data:

• European Economic Area (GDPR) / UK: When opening the app in regions subject to GDPR, you are presented with a consent form via Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to select personalized or non-personalized advertisements.
• California Residents (CCPA / CPRA): We do not sell personal information. You can opt out of interest-based ads through your Android device settings.
• Opting Out of Personalized Ads: You can reset or disable your Advertising ID at any time in your phone's settings: Settings > Google > Ads > Delete advertising ID or Opt out of Ads Personalization.

5 Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

TimeLapse Studio is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to third-party ad networks through our app, please contact us immediately, and we will take appropriate measures.

6 Security of Your Media and Data

Because all capturing, frame storage, and video rendering happen entirely within your device's isolated application sandbox, your videos remain under your sole control. Generated time-lapses are exported to your public Movies/TimeLapseStudio folder, where standard Android media security and file permissions apply.

7 Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our app features, legal requirements, or advertising practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" timestamp.