AstroShutter Privacy Policy
In short: your photos and videos stay on your phone. AstroShutter has no account system, no analytics, and no servers of its own, and it never collects your location. The free version shows ads from Google AdMob, which collects some device data to serve them. AstroShutter Pro turns ads off completely.
This policy explains how the AstroShutter Android app ("the app", "we") handles information. The app is published by Steve Reeves.
Camera, photos, and videos
- The app uses your camera only to take the pictures you ask it to take.
- Photos are saved to your device's gallery (Pictures/AstroShutter) and timelapse videos to Movies/AstroShutter. Temporary frames used while processing are deleted when each session finishes.
- Your photos and videos are never uploaded, transmitted, or shared by the app. They're yours; you decide what to do with them.
- The app does not record your location and does not add GPS data to your photos.
Information stored on your device
The app keeps a few small settings on your phone: your capture preferences, whether you've seen the in-app guide, how long past sessions took (so it can estimate session length), a count of completed sessions (used to space out ads), and whether you own AstroShutter Pro. This data stays on your device. If you use Android's backup feature, Android may include it in your device backup to your Google account under Google's terms; the app itself never sends it anywhere.
Advertising (free version)
The free version shows full-screen ads from Google AdMob, only after a photo has been saved and never during a capture. To serve and measure ads and to prevent fraud, Google's ad software may collect:
- Your device's advertising ID
- Device and app information, such as device model, operating system version, language, and app version
- Your IP address, which may be used to estimate your general location (such as country or city)
- Interactions with ads, such as views and taps
This data is collected and handled by Google, not by us; we don't receive it, apart from aggregate reports like how many ads were shown. See how Google uses information from apps that use its services and the Google Privacy Policy.
Your choices:
- Where the law requires it (for example in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and some US states), the app asks for your consent before personalized ads are shown, using Google's consent tool. You can change your choice any time with the Ad privacy settings link in the app.
- You can reset or delete your advertising ID, or opt out of personalized ads, in your phone's settings (Settings → Google → Ads, or Settings → Privacy → Ads, depending on your phone).
- Buying AstroShutter Pro removes ads entirely. Pro users' devices don't load the ad software at all.
Purchases
AstroShutter Pro is sold through Google Play. Google handles the payment; we never see your card or payment details. The app only asks Google Play whether you own Pro. Purchases are covered by the Google Privacy Policy and the Google Play terms.
What we don't do
- No accounts, sign-ins, or email collection
- No analytics or crash-reporting services
- No location tracking
- No selling of your personal information
Children
AstroShutter is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child's information has been collected through the app's ads, contact us and we'll help.
Data retention and deletion
Everything the app stores lives on your device. Deleting photos from your gallery removes them; uninstalling the app (or clearing its data in Settings → Apps → AstroShutter → Storage) deletes its settings. For data collected by Google's ad services, you can use the advertising ID controls above or Google's own tools.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of your personal information. Because we don't hold personal information ourselves, most requests are best handled by the controls above or by Google; we're also happy to help — contact us below.
Changes to this policy
If we change this policy, we'll update this page and the effective date above. Significant changes will also be noted in the app's release notes.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your privacy: bigwig@boomtownrat.com