Privacy Policy

1. Provider and contact

Sort Gallery is provided by Odd Stuff, an independent developer in India. This policy covers the Android app, package com.oddstuff.sortgallery, and app-support enquiries. Contact systemsdanom@gmail.com with “Sort Gallery privacy” in the subject. Website requests are described in Website Privacy.

2. Your media and local app information

With Android permission, the app accesses local photos, videos, thumbnails, filenames, sizes, dates, media identifiers and folder/storage-volume information to display, preview, analyse and manage media you choose. Group/tag names, memberships, preferences, quick destinations, reviewed-item records, pending operations, allowance records, reversible-action history and analysis caches are kept locally.

Analysis can calculate exact hashes, possible visual similarity, blur signals and content labels. Suggestions can be inaccurate and do not automatically delete files. Tags are app associations; supported real-folder moves change the local media location.

The developer does not receive your media, filenames or analysis results through an automatic upload feature. This app is not a cloud backup or cloud-only photo manager.

3. Android permissions

• Photos/videos or storage: displays and manages permitted media. Selected-photo access limits visible content.
• Optional all-files access: enables direct supported local-media management where permitted. It does not unlock another app’s private data or guarantee silent deletion. Android may still require confirmation.
• Notifications: optional notifications from bounded daily analysis. Background analysis can be disabled.
• Vibration: action feedback controlled in app settings.
• Network: supports ads, consent and Google services. Core local browsing does not require media uploads.

The app does not request a floating overlay, continuous screenshot detection, microphone permission, precise location permission or battery-exemption flow. You can revoke permissions in Android Settings.

4. Ads, consent and technical data

Sort Gallery integrates Google Mobile Ads and Google’s User Messaging Platform. The internal build uses Google test advertising IDs. Test identifiers do not establish that SDKs process no data.

Depending on SDK version, settings, consent and the request, Google services may collect/share IP addresses (which can indicate approximate location), advertising/device identifiers, app and ad interactions, diagnostics and performance information. Purposes can include advertising, measurement/analytics, security and fraud prevention. Google’s retention and processing practices apply to its services.

Use “Advertising privacy choices” in app settings where available and Android advertising/privacy controls. Consent options depend on service configuration and region. See Google’s Privacy Policy and Google Mobile Ads disclosures. Consent to ads is not consent to donate your photos for training.

5. On-device ML Kit

Google ML Kit processes image inputs and results on-device for labeling; these inputs/results are not sent to Google for that analysis. ML Kit may contact Google for updates or compatibility information and send API performance/utilization metrics. See ML Kit privacy information. No separate developer-operated analytics or automatic crash-reporting endpoint is enabled in this version.

6. Sharing, support and purchases

Choosing Share lets the destination app access selected media through Android; its privacy practices then apply. Folder moves/deletions change media as requested and permitted by the device.

If you contact support, the developer and email provider receive your address and the message/attachments you choose to send. These are used to respond and investigate. Do not send private photos, full galleries, credentials or sensitive documents. We do not automatically receive device logs.

The app has no login or live in-app purchases in this testing version. Any future optional products will be disclosed through the store before purchase; this policy will be updated as needed.

7. Retention, deletion and control

Local records/caches remain until removed, app data is cleared, or the app is uninstalled, subject to Android behavior and device backup/restore settings. Clearing app data can remove tags, preferences, progress and pending records; first resolve unfinished work and preserve information you need. This does not reverse moves or restore deleted media.

Trash can retain storage until the device media provider removes the items. Permanent deletion cannot be undone. The developer cannot remotely restore local media. Support correspondence is kept as needed to handle the enquiry, follow-up and applicable requirements; request deletion where applicable. Google controls retention of its own service data. Uninstalling does not itself erase third-party records.

You can limit media permissions, disable analysis/notifications, manage ad choices, and stop using the app. There is no developer account to close. See data-management instructions.

8. Rights, security and international processing

Depending on applicable law and your location, rights can include access, correction, erasure, restriction, objection, portability, withdrawal of consent and complaint to a competent authority. Contact us for information we hold; proportionate verification may be needed. Direct requests concerning records held solely by Google or a sharing destination to that provider. The developer does not operate a sale or brokerage of your gallery.

Media analysis stays on-device. Google, email and hosting providers may process technical or communications data outside your country under their terms/safeguards. Android permission/storage controls help protect local access; no system is perfectly secure. Keep backups of important media.

9. Age groups and changes

The developer’s current Play audience selection is ages 13 and over. Sort Gallery is not directed to children under 13, does not request age information or create child accounts, and does not promise a child-specific ad mode. A parent/guardian concerned about information sent to support can contact us.

We may update this policy for feature/service changes, with notice and consent where required. The date above identifies this version.