Privacy Policy
TL;DR: FutureLens works on the photo you choose directly on your iPhone. In the current version your photos are not uploaded to us or to anyone else. The app has no accounts and contains no advertising, analytics, crash-reporting, tracking or attribution SDKs. Previews are a stylised demo look created on-device, not an AI prediction. Your photos and lenses stay in the app's private storage until you delete them.
1. Who we are
FutureLens is published by EXO Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam ("EXO Studio", "we", "us"). This policy explains how the FutureLens app for iPhone handles information.
2. Information we collect
We do not collect personal data on our servers. FutureLens has no sign-in, no user accounts and does not send your photos or app content to a backend. The table below lists what the app handles locally on your device.
| Data | Where it stays | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The photo you pick with the system photo picker | On your device, in FutureLens's private app storage | To frame the face and create your previews |
| Generated previews and story videos | On your device, in FutureLens's private app storage | To show your saved lenses and let you export them |
| Lens details (an internal ID, creation date, title, file names, preview engine name) | On your device, in a local database | To organise your saved lenses |
| App preferences (onboarding completed, photo-processing consent with its date) | On your device, in app settings storage | To remember your choices |
The app does not use your camera, location, contacts or microphone, does not read your full photo library, and does not access the advertising identifier (IDFA).
3. How photo processing works
Before you choose a photo, FutureLens asks for your explicit consent to process it. You pick a single photo through Apple's photo picker, so the app only receives that photo, not your library.
- Face framing: Apple's on-device Vision framework detects where a face is in the photo so the app can crop a portrait. It only locates face rectangles; it does not identify who the person is and does not create a face template or biometric identifier.
- Previews: the "+10 / +20 / +40 years" previews are produced on your iPhone with standard image filters (colour, tone, grain and vignette). They are a creative demo look, not an artificial-intelligence model, and they do not predict how anyone will actually age. Every preview carries a "DEMO PREVIEW · NOT AI" label.
- No upload: in the current version, no photo, preview or video is uploaded. If we ever offer cloud processing, we will update this policy and ask for your consent again before any photo leaves your device.
4. Purposes and legal bases
The app processes your photo only to provide the feature you ask for, on the basis of your consent (which you can withdraw in Settings → Withdraw photo consent) and to perform our agreement with you under the Terms of Service. Because this processing happens on your device, EXO Studio does not receive the photo or the results.
5. Service providers
FutureLens does not include third-party advertising, analytics, crash-reporting or attribution SDKs. The app has no in-app purchases or subscriptions. The only external services it uses are Apple's:
- iOS share sheet and Photos are used only when you choose to share or save an export. Where the content goes after that is controlled by you and the app or service you pick.
6. Sharing and sale
We do not sell or share personal information, and we do not use it for targeted advertising. Content leaves the app only when you choose to share or save it.
7. Retention and deletion
Photos, previews and videos stay on your device until you delete them. You can delete a single lens, or use Settings → Delete all photos and lenses to remove everything at once. Deleting the app also removes its local data. Items you previously saved to Photos or shared elsewhere are not affected and must be deleted there.
8. Security
Stored images use iOS complete file protection, so they are encrypted while your device is locked and protected by your device passcode. No security measure is perfect, so please keep your device passcode secure.
9. Device permissions
| Permission | When it is requested | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Photo picker (no permission needed) | When you tap to choose a photo | Gives the app only the photo you select |
| Photos — add only | Only when you tap Save on a preview or story video | Saves the export to your photo library; the app cannot read your library through this permission |
You can change this permission at any time in iOS Settings.
10. Children
FutureLens is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. In the European Economic Area, users under 16 should use the app only with the consent of a parent or guardian. If you believe a child has used the app inappropriately, contact us and we will help.
11. Your rights (GDPR and CCPA)
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete or port your personal data, to object to or restrict processing, to withdraw consent, and to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. California residents have the right to know, delete and correct, and to opt out of sale or sharing, and will not be discriminated against for using these rights. Because your data stays on your device, you can exercise most of these rights directly in the app (delete lenses, delete all, withdraw consent). For any request or question, contact us at the address below.
12. International transfers
We do not transfer your photos or app content to our servers or to anyone else.
13. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy, for example if new features change how data is handled. We will update the date above and, for material changes such as cloud processing, ask for your consent again in the app.
14. Contact
EXO Studio, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: exostudio.feedback@gmail.com