Privacy Policy for TraceFrame

Effective Date: October 7, 2026

TraceFrame ("we", "our", or "the app") respects your privacy and is designed to help users capture, preserve, and verify photos and videos while giving users control over their data.

This Privacy Policy explains what information TraceFrame accesses, how it is used, where it is processed, and the choices available to you.

By using TraceFrame, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. About TraceFrame

TraceFrame is a privacy-focused photo and video capture application designed for situations where the authenticity, context, and associated information of captured media may be important.

Depending on the features you use, TraceFrame may associate captured media with information such as:

• Date and time of capture

• Device-generated metadata

• Approximate or precise location, when permission is granted

• Weather information, where the feature is available

• Camera information

• Cryptographic verification information

• Integrity or authenticity information

• User-added notes or descriptions

• Other technical information required for the app's features

TraceFrame is intended for use by individuals, field workers, government employees, journalists, researchers, trekkers, travelers, inspectors, evidence collectors, and other users who need reliable contextual information associated with captured media.

2. Information We Access

TraceFrame may request access to certain information or device features depending on the functionality you choose to use.

Camera

TraceFrame requires camera access when you use its photo or video capture features.

Camera access is used to:

• Capture photographs

• Record videos

• Add capture-related information

• Generate verification or integrity information

• Provide the camera-based features of the application

TraceFrame does not use the camera to secretly record or monitor you.

Location

If you enable location features, TraceFrame may access your device's location.

Location may be used to:

• Record where a photo or video was captured

• Display location information associated with media

• Provide maps or satellite-map context

• Assist with evidence documentation

• Provide location-based information such as weather

• Generate contextual information associated with a capture

Location access is only used when required for a feature that you have chosen to use.

You can disable location permission at any time through your Android device settings. Some location-dependent features may stop working when permission is disabled.

Photos and Videos

TraceFrame may access photos or videos when you choose to import, edit, verify, or process media using the application.

Depending on your device and Android version, TraceFrame may use Android's system photo picker or relevant media permissions.

Your media is processed according to the functionality you select.

3. On-Device Processing

TraceFrame is designed with privacy in mind and aims to perform supported processing locally on your device.

When a feature can be performed locally, your photos, videos, and associated information do not need to be uploaded to a TraceFrame server.

Examples of potentially local processing include:

• Photo capture

• Video capture

• Image processing

• Media verification

• Metadata generation

• Cryptographic hashing

• Cryptographic signatures

• Timestamp generation

• Adding contextual information

• Media integrity checks

• Local storage and management

Local processing means that the underlying media can remain on your device instead of being transmitted to a remote server.

4. Media Verification and Cryptographic Information

TraceFrame may generate cryptographic information for captured media to help determine whether the media has been modified after capture.

This may include:

• Cryptographic hashes

• Digital signatures

• Integrity records

• Capture timestamps

• Application-generated identifiers

• Other verification-related data

These mechanisms are intended to provide evidence about the integrity or provenance of media.

However, no verification system can guarantee that a photograph or video is legally admissible, completely authentic in every circumstance, or impossible to manipulate.

Verification results should therefore be treated as technical evidence rather than an absolute legal determination.

5. Important Limitation Regarding Edited or Shared Media

When media is edited, compressed, converted, re-encoded, stripped of metadata, or processed by another application or service, information required for verification may be changed or removed.

For example, messaging and social-media platforms may modify uploaded photographs or videos.

As a result, TraceFrame may be unable to verify certain media after it has been modified by another application or service.

This does not necessarily mean that the original media was fraudulent. It may simply mean that the information required to establish its integrity is no longer available.

6. Weather Information

If you use a weather-related feature, TraceFrame may use location and/or other relevant information to retrieve or display weather conditions associated with a capture.

Depending on the implementation of the feature, weather information may be obtained from a third-party weather service.

TraceFrame does not claim that weather information constitutes an independent proof of the conditions at a particular location unless explicitly stated by the applicable data source.

Weather information may be approximate, delayed, unavailable, or different from conditions at the exact capture location.

7. Maps and Location Information

TraceFrame may provide map or satellite-map functionality.

If you use these features, map information may be provided by third-party mapping services.

Your location may be processed to display your position or provide location-related functionality.

Third-party mapping providers may process information according to their own privacy policies and terms.

8. Information Stored on Your Device

TraceFrame may store certain information locally on your device to provide its features.

This may include:

• Captured photos and videos

• Verification records

• Cryptographic hashes or signatures

• Capture dates and times

• Location information

• Weather information

• User notes

• Application preferences

• Other information necessary for the app to function

You control the media stored on your device and can delete it using the app, Android's file-management features, or your device's storage controls where applicable.

Deleting the TraceFrame application may also remove locally stored application data, depending on your Android device and backup settings.

9. Information We Do Not Sell

We do not sell your personal information, photos, videos, location information, or verification information to third parties.

TraceFrame is not intended to create a profile of your personal activities, movements, or media for advertising purposes.

10. Advertising

If TraceFrame displays advertisements, advertising providers may collect certain technical information required to display and measure advertisements.

Depending on the advertising SDKs used by the version of TraceFrame you install, this information may include:

• Advertising identifier

• Device or app information

• Approximate location

• IP address

• Advertising interaction information

• Diagnostic information

• Information necessary to prevent fraud and abuse

Advertising providers process information according to their own privacy policies.

Where required by applicable law, TraceFrame will provide appropriate choices or consent mechanisms for personalized advertising.

You may also be able to reset or restrict your Android advertising identifier through your device settings.

11. Analytics and Crash Reporting

TraceFrame may use analytics or crash-reporting services to understand application performance and identify technical problems.

Such services may receive technical information such as:

• Application version

• Android version

• Device model

• Crash information

• Diagnostic information

• Performance information

• Anonymous or pseudonymous identifiers

This information is used to:

• Detect crashes

• Diagnose technical problems

• Improve application stability

• Improve application performance

TraceFrame does not intentionally send the contents of your private photographs or videos to crash-reporting services.

12. Firebase and Other Third-Party Services

Some versions or features of TraceFrame may use third-party services such as Google Firebase, Google Maps, weather providers, advertising providers, or other infrastructure providers.

These services may process limited information necessary to provide their respective functionality.

Third-party services operate under their own privacy policies and terms.

Where applicable, users should review the privacy policies of the relevant third-party service providers.

13. Internet Access

TraceFrame may require internet access for features such as:

• Obtaining weather information

• Loading maps or satellite imagery

• Delivering advertisements

• Checking application updates or configuration

• Crash reporting

• Other explicitly online features

Core media-processing or verification functionality may be available offline where supported by the installed version of the application.

An internet connection does not mean that all photos or videos are automatically uploaded.

14. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information handled by TraceFrame.

Where cryptographic verification is used, cryptographic techniques may be used to detect changes to captured media or associated verification information.

However, no electronic storage or transmission system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users should protect their Android device with appropriate security measures, including a screen lock and operating-system security updates.

15. User Control

You can control many permissions through Android settings.

Depending on your Android version, you may be able to:

• Allow or deny camera access

• Allow or deny location access

• Control photo and video access

• Reset advertising identifiers

• Restrict background activity

• Disable permissions that are no longer required

Disabling a permission may prevent the corresponding TraceFrame feature from functioning.

16. Children's Privacy

TraceFrame is not specifically directed toward children under the age required by applicable law to provide valid consent.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us in circumstances where such collection was not permitted, please contact us so that appropriate action can be taken.

17. Legal Use and Evidence

TraceFrame may be used to document events, locations, objects, conditions, or other information.

The application's verification mechanisms are technical tools and do not constitute legal certification, government certification, forensic certification, or a guarantee that media will be accepted as evidence by a court, government authority, employer, insurer, or other organization.

Users are responsible for determining whether TraceFrame and its generated information satisfy the evidentiary, regulatory, or procedural requirements applicable to their situation.

18. Data Retention

Because TraceFrame is designed to support local processing, information stored locally is generally retained on your device until you delete it or the application removes it as part of normal operation.

If a feature uses a third-party online service, information handled by that service may be retained according to the service provider's applicable policies.

We do not retain your private media on our servers unless a specific feature explicitly requires you to upload or submit it.

19. Data Deletion

You can delete locally stored photos, videos, and associated information using the available controls on your device or within TraceFrame where supported.

If TraceFrame provides an account-based or cloud-based feature, you may request deletion of information associated with that feature by contacting us.

Please note that deletion from your device may not automatically delete information already processed by independent third-party services.

20. International Data Transfers

Some third-party service providers used by TraceFrame may process information on servers located outside your country.

Where such services are used, information may therefore be transferred or processed internationally in accordance with the provider's applicable privacy policies and legal requirements.

21. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your country or region, you may have rights relating to your personal information, including rights to:

• Know what personal information is processed

• Request access to applicable personal information

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of applicable information

• Object to or restrict certain processing

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Request information about data sharing

• Lodge a complaint with an applicable data-protection authority

Some rights may be subject to legal limitations.

To exercise applicable rights, contact us using the contact information provided below.

22. India

For users in India, TraceFrame intends to handle personal data in accordance with applicable Indian privacy and data-protection requirements, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and applicable rules, regulations, and amendments that may come into effect.

Where applicable, users may contact us regarding requests concerning their personal data, consent, withdrawal of consent, correction, or deletion.

23. European Economic Area, United Kingdom, and Other Jurisdictions

Where applicable, TraceFrame will respect privacy rights provided by laws such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), UK GDPR, and other applicable data-protection legislation.

Where consent is required, appropriate consent mechanisms will be provided for applicable processing activities.

24. California and Other U.S. Privacy Rights

Where applicable, TraceFrame will comply with privacy requirements applicable to users in the United States, including applicable state privacy laws.

TraceFrame does not sell personal information for monetary consideration.

Additional rights may apply depending on the state in which you reside.

25. Third-Party Links and Services

TraceFrame may contain links to third-party websites, services, maps, weather providers, or other resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party services.

Users should review the privacy policies of third-party services before using them.

26. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to TraceFrame, applicable law, or the services used by the application.

When significant changes are made, we may update the effective date displayed at the beginning of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice.

You should periodically review this Privacy Policy for changes.

27. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, privacy requests, or how TraceFrame handles information, please contact us at:

Email: unsparkchaos@gmail.com

Website: traceframe.blogspot.com

Country: India

28. Summary

TraceFrame is designed around user control and privacy.

In particular:

• Your photos and videos are not automatically uploaded simply because you use TraceFrame.

• Supported processing can be performed locally on your device.

• Location is accessed only when you use features requiring location.

• Camera access is used for camera functionality.

• Verification information may be generated using cryptographic techniques.

• Editing or re-encoding media can affect verification.

• Third-party services may process limited technical information when their features are used.

• Advertising and analytics providers may process information where those services are included.

• You can manage many permissions through Android settings.

• You can delete locally stored media and information from your device.

For questions about privacy or data handling, contact us using the contact information above.

Last Updated: October 7, 2026