Last updated: September 25, 2026 · Effective date: September 25, 2026
Summary: Private by Design
Pipit is built with a local-first philosophy. All image manipulation—including resizing, compression, cropping, and format conversion—occurs entirely on your physical device. We do not operate an image processing server and we never upload, store, or transmit your photos or their metadata to our servers.
1. Image Processing & Device-Only Operations
Pipit only accesses the specific images you choose via Android's system visual media picker or images you explicitly share to the application from other apps.
On-device processing: Image decoding, resizing, compression algorithms, and format encoding run locally on your device's processor and memory.
No Pipit photo uploads: Pipit does not upload your photos, image data, or filenames to an application server. If you choose to share an output with another app, that app handles the shared file under its own practices.
EXIF privacy: Newly generated output files are encoded cleanly without copying original EXIF sensitive data (such as GPS capture location, camera serial numbers, or device models).
2. Local App Data Storage
Pipit stores minimal configuration data locally on your device to enable normal application functions:
Recent export history: Recent export records (file name, output dimensions, file size, and timestamp) are stored locally in private application storage to let you view, reuse, or share your recent results. You can clear this history at any time from Settings.
User presets: Up to 20 custom presets saved in Pipit Pro are stored locally on your device and can be deleted individually.
Temporary cache: Temporary files generated during preview creation are kept in the app's private cache directory and automatically managed within budget constraints. You can manually purge this cache in Settings.
Pipit offers an optional one-time Pro upgrade using the official Google Play Billing library.
All financial transactions, credit card information, and billing details are processed directly and securely by Google Play. Pipit does not collect, access, or store any payment or bank credentials.
Pipit receives purchase status and a purchase token from Google Play to unlock your Pro features, including batch processing and up to 20 custom presets. When ads are enabled, Pro also removes them.
4. Advertising and User Consent
The free version of Pipit may display banner advertisements served by Google Mobile Ads (AdMob).
Ad-Free in Pro: Upgrading to Pipit Pro completely disables all advertising SDK requests and displays no ads.
Google User Messaging Platform (UMP): When advertising is enabled, Pipit uses UMP to present a consent dialog where required. If privacy options are required, you can revisit them from Settings under "Ad privacy".
Google AdMob and its advertising partners may collect device identifiers, IP addresses, and diagnostic information in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.
5. Android System Permissions
Pipit adheres to the principle of least privilege and does not request broad storage permissions:
Photo & Document Access: Pipit uses Android's modern photo picker and Storage Access Framework. It never requests full read access to your photo gallery or all files.
Notifications (Android 13+): Used strictly to display a background progress notification when you initiate a batch processing task. You can disable this permission in system settings.
Foreground Service: Used to keep user-initiated batch image processing running with a progress notification while Android permits it.
Internet Permission: Supports Google Play Billing and, when enabled, advertising and consent services.
6. Data Retention and Deletion
Pipit does not maintain user accounts or an application cloud database. App settings and history are stored on your device, subject to Android backup and device-transfer settings. You can manage this data as follows:
You can clear your export history and temporary cache directly inside Pipit's Settings.
Saved images stored in your device's Pictures or custom folders can be managed and deleted using your standard gallery or file manager app.
Uninstalling Pipit removes its private data from that device. Some settings or presets may remain in an Android backup or transfer and return after reinstalling. Saved images in shared folders remain until you delete them.
7. Children's Privacy
Pipit is a general-utility image tool and is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
8. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in functionality or legal requirements. Any modifications will be posted to this page with an updated effective date.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions, feedback, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us by email: