Your photos stay on your device
When you open a photograph, Photonica processes it in your browser using your device’s graphics hardware. We do not upload your photograph for editing or export. Your open photo and edit history stay in the current tab and are lost when the session ends. The JPEG you export is saved where you choose on your device.
If you save a preset to your account, we store the preset name and editing settings, not your photograph. Its cover is rendered from a Photonica sample image, not your photo.
Information we handle
Account and saved presets
An account is optional for editing. If you create one, our account provider processes your email address, authentication details, and account identifier so you can sign in, recover access, and manage your account. If you save presets, we store their names, settings, revisions, and covers for your account. We use this information to provide the features you request and to protect access to them.
Website and device data
Our hosting and account providers receive technical information needed to deliver the site and prevent abuse, such as your IP address, browser details, and request times. In your browser, Photonica stores your language preference, a short-lived preset draft, and, if you sign in, authentication session data. The draft expires after 24 hours when the app next reads it. We do not currently use advertising or analytics cookies.
Payments
Subscription sales are not open yet. When they become available, checkout will be provided by Paddle as merchant of record. Paddle will collect and process the information needed for payment, billing, fraud prevention, and tax. Photonica will receive the customer and transaction information needed to provide paid access and support. We will not receive your full payment card number. See Paddle’s Privacy Policy for how Paddle handles payment information.
Messages to us
If you email us, we use your address and the contents of your message to answer your request. Resend receives and stores these messages for us.
Service providers and retention
We use Supabase for optional accounts, private presets, and access records. Our hosting provider delivers the site. Resend handles email sent to us. Once checkout launches, Paddle will handle purchases. These providers may process data in countries other than yours under their own applicable safeguards. We do not sell personal information.
We keep account data and saved presets while your account is active. You can delete individual presets or request account deletion in account settings; deletion removes your account, saved presets, and their private covers from the active service. We keep correspondence as needed to resolve requests and meet legal obligations. Providers may retain limited records when required for security or legal obligations. If payments launch, Paddle’s retention rules also apply to payment data it controls.
Your choices and rights
You can edit photos without an account. You can change your account email, delete saved presets, and delete your account in the app. You can clear local browser data through your browser settings. Depending on where you live, you may also ask to access, correct, export, or delete personal information, or object to or restrict certain processing. Contact us for help with these requests. We may need to verify your identity before acting on an account request.
Contact and changes
Photonica is operated by PE Lipatov Vladislav Pyotr, a sole proprietor registered in Armenia. For privacy questions or requests, email privacy@photonica.studio.
We may update this policy as the product changes. The date above shows when it was last revised. Material changes will be communicated where required.