NegativeArchive Privacy Policy
Effective date: 27 October 2026
Publisher and privacy contact: Berkay Elbir, an individual developer based in the Netherlands. Email: wilmordapps@gmail.com.
Your catalog
NegativeArchive stores your film-roll catalog on your device. This includes roll codes, film stock, format, status, equipment, dates, physical storage locations, scan-reference text, notes and saved reference images. Appearance preferences are also stored on your device. Search and catalog management run locally, without a NegativeArchive account.
The app does not send your catalog, searches or reference images to the publisher. It has no developer-operated catalog server, advertising, tracking SDK or app analytics SDK. It does not request your contacts or device location. A storage location you type, such as a binder and sleeve number, is part of your local catalog.
Photos and Files
When you choose images through Apple's Photos or Files picker, the app creates smaller reference copies and saves them with your catalog. Each roll can contain up to three reference images. The app does not modify or delete your original photos or scan files.
Photos and Files may retrieve selected items from a cloud provider according to your provider and device settings. NegativeArchive does not provide automatic catalog synchronization. Your device's system backups may include app data, depending on your backup settings; these are separate from the app's manual exports.
Backups and sharing
You decide whether to export a backup or share a roll summary, and choose the destination or recipient using the system interface. Backups contain roll information and saved reference copies, not your original scan files. Exported ZIP backups are not encrypted by NegativeArchive.
If you save a backup to a cloud service or send it to another person, that service or recipient receives the exported information. Their handling of that copy is outside the app's local storage. Exporting does not send a copy to the publisher unless you explicitly choose to send it to the support address.
Purchases
When enabled in your app build, the optional one-time Pro upgrade is processed by Apple. The app uses Apple's purchase and transaction-verification services to determine Pro access and restore eligible purchases. The publisher does not receive your payment-card details or Apple Account password through the app, and the app does not send transaction information to a developer-operated server.
Apple's App Store, purchase, device-backup and diagnostic services are governed by Apple's applicable privacy information and your settings. Purchase restoration restores Pro access; it does not restore your local catalog.
Contacting support
Contacting support is optional. If you email the publisher, the publisher receives your email address, name if provided, message and any attachments you choose to send. These are used to answer your request, investigate the reported issue and handle necessary follow-up. Providing support contact information is not required to use the app.
The support mailbox uses Gmail, so Google processes email as part of delivering and storing correspondence. Such processing may take place outside your country. The publisher does not use support correspondence for advertising, sell it or add you to a mailing list.
The legal basis for handling support correspondence is the publisher's legitimate interest in responding to requests and maintaining the app, limited to information necessary for that purpose. Correspondence is kept only as long as needed for the request and necessary follow-up, or applicable legal obligations. You can contact the publisher to ask about retention or request deletion.
Managing and deleting information
You can edit or delete rolls in the app, remove reference images while editing a roll, or use Manage rolls → Delete All Rolls… to clear the catalog. These actions do not delete your original photos, exported backups, shared summaries or separate system backups. Removing the app may delete its local records and reference copies.
The publisher cannot remotely access or recover your local catalog. Keep a backup if you want to retain it. Manage any exported copies and system backups through the service or device settings where you stored them. App deletion does not delete support email already sent to the publisher or Apple's purchase records.
Website and policy updates
This privacy and support website is hosted on GitHub Pages. GitHub states that it logs and stores visitors' IP addresses for security, whether or not they sign in to GitHub. See GitHub Pages data collection. These static pages contain no publisher-added analytics, advertising scripts, forms or cookies.
The publisher will update this policy if the app or relevant data practices change and show the revised effective date here.