Last updated: October 20, 2026
1. Introduction
Art Scanner ("the App") helps artists photograph their artwork straight and to scale, show it on walls and make cards, certificates and portfolios. Your artwork is your most valuable asset, and keeping it on your device is central to how the App is built. This Policy explains what the App processes, where, and why.
2. What Happens on Your Device
Camera. The App uses the camera to photograph artwork. Finding the artwork's edges (with a neural network that runs on the device), straightening it, correcting colours, measuring its size with the camera or LiDAR, mockups in rooms and try-on on your wall all happen on your device.
Photos. The App only adds images to your photo library when you ask it to save one. It does not read your library.
Your library and profile. Your artworks, their details (title, technique, size, price, status, buyer) and the artist profile you fill in for documents (name, bio, contacts) are stored on your device and are not uploaded. Deleting the App deletes them.
3. AI Descriptions (optional)
When you allow it (the App asks once) or tap "Describe with AI", a reduced copy of the artwork picture (about 768 pixels) and the details you entered (title, technique, year, size) are sent to our server and from there to Google Gemini on Google Cloud Vertex AI, which writes a title, the technique and a short description. The result comes back to your device.
Neither we nor our server keep the picture or the text. Google processes the request under its Google Cloud terms and states that it does not use this data to train its models. To limit use, our server counts requests per day for a random installation identifier; it does not know who you are.
On devices where Apple's on-device model can describe images, the description is written on the device and nothing leaves it.
To make sure requests come from the genuine App, it uses Apple's App Attest service.
4. Anonymous Usage Counts
To improve the welcome screens and the subscription screen, the App counts, once per installation and with a random identifier, which version of these screens was shown and whether it was continued, purchased or closed. No name, contact, device identifier, location or artwork is sent. Subscription starts are matched to these counts through Apple's App Store notifications, which contain no personal data.
5. Third-Party Services
Apple (App Store purchases, App Attest), Cloudflare (hosts our small server), and Google Cloud Vertex AI (AI descriptions only). The App contains no advertising and no cross-app tracking. We do not sell any data, and we do not use your artwork to train any models.
6. Data Retention and Deletion
Pictures and details sent for an AI description are not stored. Usage counts are kept as totals per screen version. Everything else stays on your device until you delete it or the App. For any question or data request, contact us at the address below.
7. In-App Purchases
The App offers an auto-renewing subscription (Art Scanner Pro) through Apple's App Store. Payments are handled entirely by Apple under Apple's privacy policy; we do not receive your payment details.
8. Children's Privacy
The App is intended for adult artists and is not directed to children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected here with an updated revision date.
10. Contact Us
Questions about this Policy or a data request? Contact us at 2761791@gmail.com.
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