Sinabro (the “Company”, “we”) publishes this Privacy Policy to explain how personal information is handled when you use the re:cam application for iOS (the “App”). It applies to every user of the App.
1. Overview and Who Is Responsible
Sinabro, an individual developer based in the Republic of Korea, is the controller of any personal information processed through the App. Contact details are in Section 17.
The App is a camera. It has no sign-up, login, or account: the Company does not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any other information that identifies you unless you choose to email the Company (Section 17). Apart from the update check in Section 13, the App makes no network connections of its own. Your photos go to your photo library on your device and, only if you use iCloud Photos, to your own Apple Account; the App never sends anything to the Company.
This Policy is published in English and Korean. For users residing in the Republic of Korea the Korean version prevails; for all other users the English version prevails.
2. Information We Process, Purposes, Legal Basis, and Retention
The table below lists every category of information the App handles. “Legal basis” refers to the ground under the EU/UK GDPR where it applies; under the Korean Personal Information Protection Act the same processing is necessary to provide the service you requested.
| Information | Purpose | Legal basis | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|
| The live image from your camera while the App is open | Draw the viewfinder and take a photo when you press the shutter | Performance of the service you requested (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)) | Not stored; each frame is discarded after it is displayed |
| The photos you take | Save them to your photo library and show them in the App’s Camera Roll | Same as above | In your photo library until you delete them |
| A photo you pick from your library to import | Put the chosen camera’s look on it and save the result as a new photo | Same as above | Not stored by the App; held in memory only while the import screen is open. Only the new photo is saved, in your photo library |
| A list of the photos the App has saved: each photo’s identifier in your photo library, whether saving finished, and when | Show your photos in the Camera Roll and finish interrupted saves | Same as above | Until you uninstall the App; entries for photos that no longer exist are dropped as the App comes across them |
| The camera you have chosen in the App | Remember your last camera | Same as above | Until you choose another or uninstall |
| Motion-sensor readings while the camera runs | Save photos the right way up | Same as above | Not stored; only the resulting orientation is written into the photo (Section 6) |
| Emails you send to the Company: your email address, your message, and any attachment | Answer your inquiry | Steps you asked for (GDPR Art. 6(1)(b)) and legitimate interest in supporting the App (Art. 6(1)(f)) | 3 years after your inquiry is resolved, so that a repeat problem or a dispute can be handled; then deleted |
The Company does not process your location, contacts, microphone, or any government identifier. Apart from the emails you choose to send, none of the information above is transmitted to the Company.
3. Where Your Data Is Stored and Backups
The photos you take are stored in your device’s photo library. The list of saved photos and the camera you have chosen are stored in the App’s local storage on your device. The App does not sync anything to iCloud or any other cloud service itself, and the Company operates no server.
If you use iCloud Photos, the photos the App saves to your library are synced by Apple under your own Apple Account, like any other photo in your library. When the full-size original of a photo is kept only in iCloud, the App may ask the system’s Photos framework to download it so that you can view or share it, and the system photo picker may download it when you pick it to import; Apple carries out that download. If your device backup is turned on (iCloud Backup or a computer backup), a copy of the App’s local data may be included in that backup. iCloud Photos and backups are controlled by your operating system and your own account, not by the Company. See the Apple Privacy Policy.
4. App Permissions
The App asks for two permissions. Both are required, because without them a camera cannot take or save pictures.
| Permission | Required or optional | Purpose | When you are asked | If you decline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camera | Required | Show the viewfinder and take photos | When the camera screen first opens, right after launch | The shutter stays closed and the App offers to open Settings |
| Photo library (read and write) | Required | Save your photos and show them in the App’s Camera Roll. Access to selected photos only is accepted (Section 5) | The first time you press the shutter, or the first time you save an imported photo | Photos cannot be saved and the App offers to open Settings |
| Motion sensor (accelerometer) | No permission needed on iOS | Detect which way the device is held so photos are saved the right way up | Not asked | Not applicable |
Picking a photo to import uses the system photo picker, which runs outside the App and needs no permission; the App receives only the photo you pick. The App does not request location, microphone, contacts, calendar, or notification permission, does not ask to track you, and does not record video or audio. You can change camera and photo permissions at any time in Settings → re:cam, or in Settings → Privacy & Security.
5. Camera and Photo Library Access
The App uses your camera only while the App is open on your screen. The camera image is processed on your device to draw the viewfinder, and a photo is created only when you press the shutter.
If you allow full photo library access, the App saves your photos in an album named “re:cam” and its Camera Roll shows the photos in that album. If you allow access to selected photos only, the App can still save new photos, and its Camera Roll shows only the photos you have allowed it to see. In either case, apart from a photo you pick to import, the App does not open or analyse photos outside its re:cam album, and it never uploads any photo anywhere.
To import, tap “+” in the Camera Roll. The system photo picker opens and the App receives only the one photo you pick. The App reads it into memory, puts the chosen camera’s look on it on your device, and shows a preview. Save writes the result to your library as a new photo, like a photo you take; Cancel writes nothing. The original photo is never changed.
6. Information Written Into Your Photos
Each photo the App saves is a standard JPEG file containing a small amount of technical information (metadata): the name of the App and of the camera you used (for example “re:cam Phone 4 (2010)”), the photo’s orientation, an estimated ISO sensitivity for the emulated camera, and whether the flash fired. The App does not add your location, your device model, or any other information that identifies you. Your photo library may keep additional details of its own, such as the date a photo was added, under Apple’s policies. For an imported photo, the App reads the original’s exposure settings (aperture, shutter speed, and ISO) to estimate the emulated camera’s ISO, and writes the same information as for a photo you take, except whether the flash fired. None of the original’s own metadata, such as its date, location, or camera, is copied, so the new photo’s date in your library is the time you saved it. When you share a photo, its metadata travels with the file.
7. Sharing Photos
The App shares a photo only when you tap Share in its Camera Roll. Sharing uses the standard iOS share sheet, and the photo goes only to the app, service, or person you choose there. To hand the photo to the share sheet, the App writes a temporary copy to its temporary storage on your device; that copy is overwritten by the next share and is cleared by the operating system. Once shared, the photo is handled under the privacy policy of the service or recipient you chose, and the Company does not receive a copy.
8. Purchase
The App is a paid download from the App Store. The purchase is processed entirely by Apple, and the Company never receives your payment details. The App contains no in-app purchases, subscriptions, or advertising and uses no purchase-management service. Refunds and purchase history are handled under Apple’s App Store policies; see the Apple Privacy Policy.
9. Third-Party Disclosure and Processors
The Company does not sell, rent, or disclose your photos or any other personal information to anyone.
Processor that acts on the Company’s behalf:
| Processor | Country | Task entrusted | Information handled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kakao Corp. (Daum Mail) | Republic of Korea | Run the Company’s support mailbox | Emails you send to the Company: your email address, your message, and any attachment |
Platform providers that process information for their own services, under their own terms and privacy policies:
| Provider | Country | Service | Information handled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | United States | Photo library on your device; iCloud Photos and device backup where you have turned them on; App Store purchase of the App; the App Store version lookup (Section 13) | Your photos and the App’s local data, under your own Apple Account; the purchase transaction; for the version lookup, the App’s bundle identifier, the region set on your device, and the IP address of the request |
When you share a photo, it goes only to the destination you choose (Section 7).
10. International Transfers
The App itself sends nothing anywhere except the update check in Section 13. The other transfers that can occur are the ones you set up through your Apple Account. All are listed below, and Apple is located in the United States. Emails you send to the Company are kept by Kakao, a company in the Republic of Korea, and the Company does not transfer them abroad.
| Recipient | Country | When and how | Information transferred | Purpose | Retention | Basis | How to refuse and what happens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. (iCloud Photos) | United States | Only if you have turned on iCloud Photos, whenever your library syncs | The photos you take, like any other photo in your library | Sync and storage under your own Apple Account | Your iCloud settings | Your own choice to use iCloud Photos | Turn off iCloud Photos in Settings; photos then stay on the device only |
| Apple Inc. (iCloud Backup) | United States | Only if you have turned on iCloud Backup | The App’s local data (saved-photo list, chosen camera) | Device backup | Your backup settings | Your own choice to use iCloud Backup | Turn off backup for the App or the device |
| Apple Inc. (App Store) | United States | When you buy the App | Purchase transaction, managed by Apple | Payment | Apple’s policy | Performance of the purchase contract | Not applicable after purchase |
| Apple Inc. (App Store version lookup) | United States | Over the network once each time you start the App | The App’s bundle identifier, the region set on your device, and, as with any connection, your IP address; no photos or other user data | Tell you when a newer version is available | Apple’s policy | Legitimate interest in keeping the App current | Cannot be turned off separately; using the App offline sends nothing, and the App works the same |
For users in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, these transfers rely on the safeguards Apple publishes, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses; see the Apple Privacy Policy.
11. Deleting Your Data
- Photos: delete a photo from the App’s Camera Roll or from the Photos app. iOS asks you to confirm and keeps the photo in the Photos app’s Recently Deleted album for up to 30 days before removing it permanently.
- The App’s local data: uninstalling the App deletes the saved-photo list, the chosen camera, and any temporary share copy. It does not delete the photos in your photo library.
- iCloud: photos synced with iCloud Photos, and copies included in a device backup, are governed by your iCloud and backup settings and can be managed or deleted in your device or account settings.
- Emails you sent: deleted from the support mailbox 3 years after your inquiry is resolved. To have them deleted sooner, write to the contact in Section 17.
Apart from emails you have sent, the Company holds no copy of your photos or data, so there is nothing further for the Company to delete.
12. Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
You have the right to access, correct, delete, and restrict the processing of your personal information, to receive a copy in a portable format, to object to processing, and to withdraw any consent you have given, with effect for the future. Where you act on behalf of a child, the child’s legal representative may exercise these rights.
Because your photos and the App’s data exist only on your device and under your own Apple Account, you exercise these rights directly in the App, in the Photos app, and in your device settings (Sections 4 and 11). For emails you have sent to the Company, or anything else that requires the Company, write to the contact in Section 17; we answer within 10 days.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, the data protection authority of your country; in the Republic of Korea, the bodies listed in Section 17.
The Company does not sell personal information. The App does not use browser cookies and does not respond to browser “Do Not Track” signals, because it does not track you across websites.
13. Analytics, Tracking, Notifications, and Update Check
The App shows no advertising and embeds no analytics, advertising, crash-reporting, or purchase SDK; it contains no third-party SDK at all. It does not track you across other companies’ apps or websites and does not collect any advertising identifier. Apart from the update check below and the photos you choose to share, the only network activity the App can cause is the download of iCloud originals described in Section 3, which Apple’s Photos framework carries out. No usage statistics reach the Company. If you have enabled iOS diagnostic sharing (Settings → Privacy & Security → Analytics & Improvements), Apple may deliver anonymous, aggregated crash reports to the Company; they contain no personal information.
Starting with version 2.0, the App checks for a newer version once each time you start it. It asks Apple’s public App Store lookup service; the request contains only the App’s bundle identifier and the region set on your device, so that the answer comes from your country’s App Store, and, as with any internet connection, Apple sees the IP address of the request. No photos, settings, or device identifiers are sent. If a newer version exists, the App shows a notice: “Update” opens the App’s App Store page, and “Later” closes it, after which the App remembers that version on your device and does not show the notice again until the next one. A failed check, or using the App offline, shows nothing.
The App does not send notifications of any kind and does not ask for notification permission. The update notice above appears only inside the App.
14. Security Measures
The Company collects the minimum information necessary and keeps none of your photos or data on infrastructure it operates. On your device, your photos and the App’s data are protected by iOS storage protection and device encryption; in iCloud, by Apple’s encryption in transit and at rest. Update-check traffic is encrypted in transit and handled on infrastructure covered by Apple’s security programs. The support mailbox is protected by Kakao’s account security, and only the Company has access to it.
15. Children
The App is not directed at children, and the Company does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 14, or under the age at which your country requires parental consent (for example 13 in the United States and up to 16 in the European Economic Area). If you believe a child has used the App in a way that involved personal information, contact us (Section 17) and we will help remove it.
16. Changes to This Policy
When this Policy changes, the Company publishes the revised version at this address with a new “Last updated” date and the date it takes effect, and records the change below so the old and new versions can be compared. The Company holds no email address for you unless you have written to it, and therefore does not notify you individually.
- September 30, 2026: Section 16 no longer says that changes are published at least 7 days (or 30 days) before they take effect; changes are now recorded here.
- October 7, 2026: added the update check (Apple’s App Store lookup, from version 2.0); Sections 1, 9, 10, 13 and 14 changed accordingly.
- October 9, 2026: support mail now goes to support@sinabroapps.com, a mailbox run by Kakao (Daum Mail) in the Republic of Korea; added the emails you send to the Company, their 3-year retention, and Kakao as a processor. Sections 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 16 changed accordingly.
- October 9, 2026: added importing a photo from your library, which puts a camera’s look on it and saves it as a new photo; Sections 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 changed accordingly.
17. Privacy Contact and Complaints
Questions about this Policy, requests to exercise your rights, and privacy complaints are handled by:
- Privacy protection and complaints: Sinabro Privacy Team
- Email: support@sinabroapps.com
If you are in the Republic of Korea and your issue is not resolved, you may also contact:
- Personal Information Infringement Report Center (KISA): 118 (no area code), privacy.kisa.or.kr
- Personal Information Dispute Mediation Committee: 1833-6972, kopico.go.kr
- Supreme Prosecutors’ Office cybercrime: 1301, spo.go.kr
- National Police Agency cybercrime: 182, ecrm.police.go.kr
This Policy takes effect on October 9, 2026.