Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 11, 2026

Controller

Manfred Prinz, Gusenbachstrasse 55, 4209 Engerwitzdorf, Austria. Email: support@cullshot.com

In short

Cullshot does not collect personal data and does not send any data to the developer or third parties. There is no tracking, no advertising, and no analytics or crash reporting service. Your photos are not uploaded; AI analysis runs entirely on your device. The app needs no internet connection for its features.

What Cullshot processes on your device

Photos and folders. Cullshot reads photos from folders you choose (for example from a memory card) and, on iPad on request, from the Photos library. You grant access explicitly through the macOS/iPadOS system dialogs. Photos are only displayed and analysed; originals are not modified. Actions you trigger yourself: moving rejected images to the Trash after confirmation, and sharing a selection, which creates copies with embedded ratings at a location you choose or hands them to a program you choose (for example Lightroom or Apple Photos). From that point the privacy policy of that program applies.

Ratings. Stars, picks, rejects and colour labels are stored in XMP files next to your images (on iPad, for Photos library items, in a file of the app). These files stay on your device or where your photos are.

AI analysis. Sharpness, eyes, exposure, bursts and overall impression are calculated locally with Apple's Vision framework. Results are kept in a cache in the app directory of your device. No image data or results are transmitted.

Settings. Settings, view options and the list of opened folders (as a system access bookmark) are stored locally. Cullshot also reads file timestamps (capture and modification date) of your photos to group and sort them by day.

Purchase of Cullshot Pro

Cullshot Pro is a one-time in-app purchase processed entirely by Apple (App Store). I do not receive payment data. Apple's privacy policy applies.

Disclosure to third parties

No data is disclosed to third parties because no data is collected.

Storage and deletion

All data is on your device and under your control. Deleting the app removes settings and the analysis cache. XMP files next to your photos can be deleted in Finder or the Files app.

Your rights

Since I do not process personal data about you, there is no data I could assign to you for access, rectification or erasure. For privacy questions contact me at the address above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority.

Changes

If the app changes so that it processes data not listed here, I will update this policy beforehand. The date above shows the current version.

Contact

Manfred Prinz, Gusenbachstrasse 55, 4209 Engerwitzdorf, Austria, support@cullshot.com