Privacy Policy

Effective 21 September 2026

The short version

PastLight restores old photographs. To do that, the photo you choose is sent to Google's Gemini API, restored, and sent back. Your restored photos are kept on your device. We do not have a server, we do not keep copies of your photos, we do not sell your data, we show no ads, and there is no advertising, attribution or analytics software in the app. We do not track you across other apps or websites.

Your photos

• You choose each photo. The app asks permission to open your photo library and only ever reads the single image you pick.
• It is sent to Google for processing. The cropped image is transmitted to the Gemini API, which returns the restored version. This is the only way the app can restore anything.
• We never receive it. There is no PastLight server. The photo goes from your device to Google and back.
• The result stays on your device, in the app's private storage, until you delete it. Saving to your camera roll is optional and only happens when you tap Save.

Google's handling of your photo

We use a paid tier of the Gemini API. Under Google's terms for paid services, Google does not use the images you submit to train or improve its models, and processes them under its Data Processing Addendum. Images may be retained briefly by Google for abuse detection.

What we store

• Your restored photos and their titles, on your device only.
• Your credit balance and whether you have an active plan, on your device only.

There is no account, no sign-in and no email address. We cannot identify you.

What we never collect

• Payment card details. Subscriptions and credit packs are handled entirely by Apple or Google, and we never see your card or billing information.
• Your location.
• Advertising identifiers, cross-app tracking, or any analytics or attribution product that profiles how you use the app.
• Any photo you did not explicitly choose.

Deleting your data

Deleting a restored photo in the app removes it from your device permanently. Deleting the app removes everything it stored. Because we hold nothing on a server, there is nothing else for us to delete.

Children

PastLight is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes

If this policy changes we will update this page and the date above.

Contact

Questions or concerns: sohaibzahid6537@gmail.com