1. About the App
GPS Map Camera : Geo Location is an Android camera app that captures photos and videos and overlays location details — such as coordinates, address, date, time, and map preview — directly onto your media. Most processing happens on your device. Your captured files are stored locally unless you choose to share them through another app.
Core features include:
- Live camera capture with customizable GPS stamp templates
- Photo and video recording with optional voice audio
- Stamp fields for address, latitude, longitude, altitude, date/time, and map thumbnail
- Saved collection of captured media inside the app
- Manual location bookmarks for stamping specific places
- Map preview screens using satellite map tiles
- Camera tools such as grid, timer, level guide, and display ratio options
- Share captured files through your device's share menu
2. Information Processed by the App
2.1 Data you create or enter
- Photos and videos taken through the in-app camera
- Custom stamp text you type in camera settings
- Manual location names, coordinates, and address details you save
- Template and display preferences (which stamp fields to show)
- Language and storage preferences
2.2 Data generated from device sensors and services
- Location — GPS coordinates, altitude, and reverse-geocoded address (city, state, country, street) used for stamps and map views
- Camera & microphone — image frames for capture; microphone audio when video recording with voice is enabled
- Motion sensors — accelerometer data for the on-screen level guide
- File metadata — capture time, file path, and stamp details saved alongside media as local JSON metadata
2.3 Data collected by integrated services
The app includes advertising, analytics, and diagnostic tools that may collect technical information independently:
- Device model, OS version, and app version
- Android Advertising ID (AAID)
- IP address and general network information
- App screen views, session events, and crash/error reports
- Push notification registration token (FCM)
- Ad impressions, clicks, and related interaction data
We do not ask for your name, email, or phone number inside the app.
3. Device Permissions
The app requests access only when needed for its features:
| Camera | Take photos and record videos |
|---|---|
| Microphone | Record audio with video when voice recording is turned on |
| Location | Read GPS position and generate address stamps. Location is required for the main camera feature to work. |
| Photos / Storage / Media | Save captures to the app gallery and, if enabled, to your device photo library (GPSMapCamera album) |
| Notifications | Display push notifications |
| Internet | Load ads, map tiles, geocoding, analytics, crash reports, and notifications |
| Motion sensors | Run the camera level alignment guide |
You can revoke any permission in your phone settings. Removing camera or location access will limit or disable core functionality.
4. Where Your Data Is Stored
On your device: Captured photos, videos, stamp metadata, manual locations, and app settings are stored in the app's local storage and in your device gallery when Phone Storage is enabled in Settings → My Files.
Not on our servers: We do not operate a cloud gallery and do not upload your photos or videos to our servers during normal use.
Google Drive: A Google Drive option appears in storage settings but is currently not connected. If this feature is enabled in a future update, files would be saved to your own Google account under Google's terms.
5. How Location Data Is Used
Location is central to this app. When you open the camera, the app reads your current position to build the GPS stamp shown on photos and videos.
- Coordinates and address text are rendered onto your media on-device
- Coordinates may be sent to Google Play Services geocoding to convert them into readable addresses
- Map thumbnails and location preview screens load tiles from Esri ArcGIS Online; your map area and IP address may be sent to Esri when tiles are requested
- Manual locations you create are saved only on your device
We do not sell location data. The app uses location while you are actively using it and does not run continuous background location tracking.
6. Third-Party Services
We rely on the following categories of third-party providers. Each processes data under its own privacy policy:
7. Advertising
GPS Map Camera : Geo Location is supported by advertisements. Ad networks may use your advertising identifier, device information, and IP address to deliver and measure ads, including through Meta mediation.
Your choices:
- Settings → Google → Ads → opt out of ad personalization or reset your Advertising ID
- Google Ad Settings (available through your Google account)
- Meta Ad Preferences (available through your Meta account)
During development builds, test ads may be shown instead of live advertisements.
8. Analytics, Crashes & Notifications
Firebase Analytics records which screens you visit and general app usage to help us improve the product. Firebase Crashlytics collects crash logs and device details in release builds to fix stability issues. Firebase Cloud Messaging delivers push notifications when we send them; you can disable notifications in your Android device settings.
9. When You Share Content
If you tap Share on a photo or video, the file is handed to whichever app you select. That third-party app then handles the file under its own privacy policy. We do not control how recipients or platforms use shared media.
10. What We Do Not Do
- We do not require an account to use the app
- We do not sell your personal information
- We do not upload your camera roll to our servers
- We do not process in-app payments — the app has no purchase or subscription system at this time
- We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13
11. Data Retention
- Media on device — kept until you delete it from the app collection, your gallery, or uninstall the app
- Analytics & ad data — retained by Google, Meta, and other providers per their own schedules
12. Security
We apply reasonable safeguards for data sent to our service providers, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) where supported. Because your photos and location stamps remain on your phone, keeping your device locked and updated is an important part of protecting your information. No digital system is completely secure.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict use of personal information held about you, to object to certain processing, to withdraw consent, or to file a complaint with a regulator.
India (DPDP Act, 2023)
Indian users may exercise rights including access, correction, erasure, and grievance redressal as provided under applicable law.
EEA / UK (GDPR)
We process data to deliver the app (contract), with your permission for location and ads where required (consent), and for security and product improvement (legitimate interests).
California (CCPA / CPRA)
California residents may request disclosure or deletion of personal information. We do not sell personal information as defined under California law.
14. International Transfers
We are based in India. Third-party providers such as Google and Meta may store and process data in the United States and other countries. Where required, appropriate transfer safeguards are used.
15. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the app changes or when laws require it. The effective date at the top will be revised accordingly. Continued use of the app after an update means you accept the revised policy.