GPScribe

Privacy Policy

Effective

This policy applies to GPScribe – GPS Camera for Android (app ID app.gpscribe.camera), a product of VIKROGERS. GPScribe processes and saves your photos and videos on your device. It uses external services to look up maps and addresses when available.

What GPScribe accesses and why

  • Camera. GPScribe uses the camera for the live preview and to take photos or record video when you use the capture controls.
  • Microphone. When Record audio is on and you give Android microphone permission, GPScribe includes microphone audio in your videos. You can turn off Record audio in the app to record silent videos.
  • Location. GPScribe uses precise or approximate location according to your Android permission choice. It listens for location updates while the app is in use and stops listening when it goes into the background. It uses the capture location to add coordinates and, when available, a map and place details. If location is unavailable, you can choose to capture with the time only.
  • Capture details and preferences. The app uses your device’s time to stamp each capture and saves choices such as map style and optional photo signature text in its local settings.

You can review or revoke camera, microphone, and location access in Android’s Settings under GPScribe’s app permissions. Without camera access, the app cannot capture media.

When data leaves your device

GPScribe uses the capture location to request maps and place details. It uses HTTPS for direct requests to map providers and Photon. The services below may receive location information and standard connection information, such as your IP address:

  • Street maps. OpenFreeMap supplies street map tiles for the capture area.
  • Satellite imagery. EOxCloudless, operated by EOX IT Services GmbH, receives the bounds of the capture area to return satellite imagery.
  • Place and address lookups. GPScribe passes coordinates to Android’s address lookup service, which may use a service provided by your device or operating system. If it cannot resolve the area, GPScribe may send coordinates rounded to three decimal places to Photon at photon.komoot.io to look up a city, region, or country.

GPScribe does not send photos, videos, or audio to these services or upload them to a GPScribe server. GPScribe has no account sign-in, ads, or in-app analytics.

When you choose to share a capture, Android passes the file to the app or recipient you select. A shared file can contain location and time in the visible stamp and in its file metadata. The receiving service may handle the file under its own privacy policy.

Storage, retention, and deletion

GPScribe saves finished photos and videos in your Android media library. They stay there until you delete them using your gallery or file manager. Uninstalling GPScribe does not delete media already saved to the library, and deleting a local file does not delete copies you shared or backed up elsewhere.

GPScribe uses temporary files in its app cache to process photos and removes them after processing during normal operation. You can clear GPScribe’s app storage from Android Settings to remove local preferences and cached app data. VIKROGERS does not maintain a copy of your captures or an account record. External providers handle their own service logs and retention.

Privacy contact

VIKROGERS privacy contact: privacy@example.com (placeholder). This address cannot receive GPScribe privacy inquiries.