Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 2026

ExifMate is designed to work on your Mac, on your files. This policy describes the small amount of data that leaves your device, and what stays local.

What stays on your Mac

• Your photos. ExifMate writes GPS coordinates into photo files locally. Photos are never uploaded anywhere.
• Your geolocations. The list of named locations is stored in ~/Library/Application Support/ExifMate/ on your Mac and is never transmitted.
• Your license key. Stored in ~/Library/Application Support/ExifMate/license.json (readable only by your user account), alongside your geolocations.

What leaves your Mac

• Place search. When you search for an address or place while adding a geolocation, the query is sent to Apple's MapKit services (MKLocalSearch) to resolve coordinates. Apple's privacy policy applies to those requests.
• License verification. When you activate a license, and periodically afterwards, the app contacts api.exifmate.app with your license key and a device identifier to verify the license and enforce the device limit. No other personal data is sent.

Purchases

Payments are processed by Paddle.com Market Ltd as merchant of record. When you buy a license, Paddle collects the personal data needed to process the payment (name, email, billing address, payment details) under their privacy policy. We receive your email address from Paddle so we can send you your license key; we do not receive or store your payment details.

Server data we hold

Our license server stores: your email address, your license key, the Paddle transaction and subscription it was issued for, when it expires, and the device identifiers activated with it. This data is kept for as long as your license is valid, and is used only to issue, verify, and revoke licenses. It is never sold or shared with third parties other than Paddle as described above.

Analytics and tracking

ExifMate contains no analytics, no advertising, and no third-party tracking. This website sets no cookies and loads no trackers.

Your rights

If you are in the EU/EEA or the UK, you have the right to access, correct, export, or delete the personal data we hold about you. Email support@exifmate.app and we will take care of it. For data held by Paddle (payment records), contact Paddle directly.

Changes

We may update this policy from time to time. The current version is always published at exifmate.app/privacy.html.

Contact

Privacy questions: support@exifmate.app.