1. About Flickerly and this policy
Flickerly is a photo editor that lets you apply preset filters, adjust their intensity, compare an edit with the original, save edited copies to Photos, and bookmark favorite filters. The developer responsible for Flickerly is Christos Mountzouris (“we”, “us” or “our”). For privacy questions or requests, email support@mountzou.dev.
2. Photos you choose and on-device processing
You choose a photo through Apple’s system photo picker. Flickerly receives the image you select for editing; it does not request permission to browse or scan your entire photo library. The selected image may contain personal information, including people or embedded metadata. It is processed locally to display previews, apply your selected filter and intensity, and create an edited copy when you save.
Photo processing, including the NILUT-derived color looks, takes place on your device using bundled filters and color transforms. Flickerly does not upload your photos to us or to a remote AI or image-processing service, and we do not use your photos to train AI models. There is no Flickerly photo-storage server.
3. Local storage and retention
Flickerly stores the identifiers of your bookmarked filters in the app’s local storage so that your favorites remain available when you reopen the app. It does not provide account-based backup or cross-device synchronization of favorites.
The selected image and previews are processed locally. Beginning with Flickerly 1.0.2, you can save up to 12 drafts on your device. Each draft includes the source image (which may contain metadata such as location), a thumbnail, filter settings and last edited date. Drafts are not uploaded to us. Saving a copy does not delete its draft. Deleting a draft removes its record; if file cleanup fails, its source image may remain locally until the app is deleted. Exports use temporary files, normally removed after saving; iOS manages any remaining temporary files.
You can remove favorites and delete drafts within Flickerly. Delete App removes local app data, including drafts; Offload App may preserve it. Depending on your settings, local data may be included in device backups and restored later. Manage backups through Apple’s settings.
4. Saving to Photos and your permissions
When you first save an edited photo, Flickerly asks iOS for permission to add photos to your library. This is add-only access, separate from the system picker used to select an image. Flickerly saves a new edited copy and does not overwrite or delete the original photo. You can change the permission in iOS Settings; denying it prevents saving to Photos but does not send the image elsewhere.
You can save an SDR sRGB JPEG at the original size or choose Medium or Small (up to 2048 or 1024 pixels on the longest edge, respectively). Smaller images are not enlarged. The copy excludes the source photo’s GPS location and original camera-capture metadata. Saved copies remain in Photos until you delete them there; removing Flickerly does not remove them or your original photos.
5. Accounts, tracking and other information
Flickerly does not require registration or sign-in. It does not include advertising, advertising identifiers, tracking, or third-party analytics or crash-reporting SDKs. The app does not send your favorites, filter selections or editing activity to us. It does not request access to your device location, contacts, microphone or camera.
6. Apple services and external pages
Apple’s system photo picker may download an image stored in iCloud before handing it to the app. If you use iCloud Photos, Apple may sync photos you save according to your settings. Apple may also process device, App Store or diagnostic information and make certain analytics or crash reports available to developers, depending on Apple’s services and your sharing settings. Any reports made available to us are used to understand reliability and improve Flickerly, not for advertising. These Apple services are separate from Flickerly’s local image processing.
This policy and the support page are hosted in Google Docs. Opening them may allow Google and your browser to process information such as your IP address and browser details under their own policies. Flickerly does not attach your photos or favorites to those pages. See Apple’s Privacy Policy and Google’s Privacy Policy for information about their services.
7. When you contact support
If you email support@mountzou.dev, we receive your email address, message and any information or attachments you choose to include. We use that information to respond, troubleshoot and follow up on your request. Screenshots and photos are optional; please avoid sending private images or other sensitive information unless necessary for the issue.
Support correspondence is handled through our email service provider. We retain it only for as long as reasonably needed to handle the inquiry and related follow-up, or to meet an applicable legal obligation. We do not use support messages for unsolicited marketing, sell personal information, or share it for targeted advertising.
8. Your privacy rights and security
Where applicable data-protection law applies, you may request access, correction or deletion of personal information we hold about you, and, where applicable, restriction, objection or data portability. You may also complain to your local data-protection authority. Contact support@mountzou.dev to exercise your rights. Information held only on your device, such as photos and favorites, is managed through Flickerly, Photos and your device settings; we cannot remotely access, export or erase it.
Where the GDPR applies, we rely on our legitimate interests in responding to voluntary support requests and maintaining a reliable app, where those interests are not overridden by your rights. Information that must be retained to meet a legal obligation is processed on that basis. Email and document-hosting providers may process information outside your country under their applicable privacy terms.
Flickerly relies on iOS app-storage and permission protections. No device or storage method can be guaranteed completely secure. Protecting access to your device, Photos library, email account and backups helps protect your information.
9. Children
Flickerly is a general-purpose photo editor and does not ask for a date of birth or operate a registration service. If you believe a child has sent personal information to us through support correspondence, contact us so that we can review and address it.
10. Changes and contact
We may update this policy if Flickerly’s features or privacy practices change. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised date. We will provide relevant notices and request consent where required before introducing processing that needs it.
Privacy contact: Christos Mountzouris · support@mountzou.dev. For help using the app, see Flickerly Support.