PhotoBoost - AI Photo Enhancer

"Foreground Service & Background Execution Permissions (android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED, android.permission.WAKE_LOCK): Allows the app to perform essential tasks reliably, such as processing large images or applying complex effects, managing uploads/downloads, sometimes continuing briefly after the user leaves the app or after the device restarts, to ensure tasks complete successfully. Advertising ID & AdServices Permissions (com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS): Used by the app and third-party advertising and analytics partners to provide personalized advertising."

A photo editing app requests boot-completed receivers, wake locks, background execution permissions, and extensive advertising ID/topic permissions that go well beyond core photo editing functionality.

"Device data and Identifiers, such as your computer and mobile device operating system type and version number, manufacturer and model, device ID, push tokens, Google Advertising ID (AdID)... IP address (and the associated country/approximate location in which you are located), network connection state (WiFi/cellular). Geolocation data: Approximate location derived from IP address — Yes (Service Providers, Analytics Partners, Ad Partners, Affiliates, Compliance/Legal, Business Transfers)."

The app collects approximate geolocation via IP address and shares it with advertising partners, analytics partners, and affiliates — beyond what a photo editor needs.

"These advertisements are delivered by our advertising partners and may be targeted based on your use of the App, your activity elsewhere online, and your device's advertising ID (AdID/IDFA) and potentially information derived from AdServices APIs. This information may be collected directly by us or through third-party Software Development Kits ("SDKs") for purposes such as analytics and advertising. SDKs may enable third parties to collect information directly from our App."

The app integrates numerous third-party SDKs (Google/Firebase, AppsFlyer, Mixpanel, Amplitude, GrowthBook, Facebook/Meta, AdMob) that collect data directly from user devices for analytics, advertising, and attribution purposes.

"Google Advertising ID (AdID) (used for personalized advertising and analytics), Apple ID for Advertising (IDFA) (used for personalized advertising and analytics)... These advertisements are delivered by our advertising partners and may be targeted based on your use of the App, your activity elsewhere online, and your device's advertising ID (AdID/IDFA) and potentially information derived from AdServices APIs. Our service providers and certain third parties (e.g., online advertising networks and their clients) also may collect this type of information over time and across third-party websites and mobile applications."

The app uses advertising IDs and SDKs that track user activity across third-party websites and mobile applications over time, enabling cross-service behavioral profiling for ad targeting.

"We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time. If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you by updating the date of this Privacy Policy and posting it on the App and/or Site. Any modifications to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon our posting the new terms and/or upon implementation of the new changes. In all cases, your continued use of the App after the posting of any modified Privacy Policy indicates your acceptance of the terms of the modified Privacy Policy."

The company can change the privacy policy at any time, and simply continuing to use the app is treated as acceptance of any new terms, with no requirement for explicit user consent.

"With respect to other non-photograph information that we may collect (like analytics data, account information, device identifiers, usage data, diagnostics, crash logs), we will retain such information in a personally identifiable format only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we have set out in this Privacy Policy, provide the Services, improve them, ensure security, comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements, or until we receive a valid deletion request. Aggregate and anonymized data may be retained indefinitely."

While photos have a clear 1-hour deletion window, all other personal data (device identifiers, usage data, analytics) has no specific retention timeline — just a vague 'as long as necessary' standard, and aggregated data is kept forever.