Privacy Policy

Booth (“Booth”, “we”, “us”) is an iPhone and iPad photobooth app. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have — written to be read by real people, not just lawyers.

The short version

• Use the core photobooth — take photos, design strips, print, run a nearby live event — without an account and without sending anything to us.
• You only create an account (Sign in with Apple or Google) if you host a cloud-backed live event.
• Photos and event details you publish to a cloud event are stored on our hosting provider so guests can receive them.
• You can delete your account and everything you’ve hosted from inside the app at any time.
• We do not track you across other apps or websites, run ads, sell your data, or use third-party analytics or advertising SDKs.

What we collect, and when

We only collect data for features you actively use.

Data	When	Why
Email address	Only if you sign in (Apple/Google) to host a cloud event	Identifies your account so your events are yours to manage
Photos / video composites	Only when you publish a cloud event or use Develop Mode	So guests can receive the design and your developed strips can be delivered
Phone number	Only if you opt into a Develop-Mode SMS reveal	To text you a link when your photos develop
App-generated device identifier	When you use any cloud feature	A random UUID tying uploads to your device/event. Not Apple’s advertising identifier; not used for tracking
Event details you enter	When you design/publish an event	Invite code, logo, template, so guests inherit your design
Age confirmation	Once, before you first post to a shared wall	You confirm you’re 18+. We store that this account confirmed — not a birthdate

On-device only (never sent to us): camera frames and photos you take stay on your device unless you choose a cloud feature; nearby live events use Apple’s local networking to talk phone-to-phone; optional content-safety pre-screening runs on your device. We do not collect precise location, and uploaded composites don’t carry the original photo’s GPS/EXIF data.

How your data is processed and shared

We use a small number of service providers to run these features, sharing only what each needs to operate the app:

• Supabase — hosting, database, storage, and authentication for cloud events, Develop Mode, and accounts.
• Apple and Google — only to authenticate you when you choose that sign-in method (we receive your email/account id, not your password).
• Google Photos — if you host a cloud event, the photos approved to your live wall may be backed up to a private album in our Google account before the 24-hour deletion, so you can retrieve them later.
• Sightengine — automated content-safety screening of images uploaded to shared surfaces.
• Twilio — only if you opt into the Develop-Mode SMS reveal.
• Luma — only when you paste a Luma event link to import your event’s public details.

We do not sell your personal data, and we do not share it for advertising.

Retention and deletion

• Develop-Mode photos are removed after their short retention window expires.
• Shared-wall / projection photos default to a 24-hour retention window, after which they’re deleted along with their stored files. Host backup exception: if you host a cloud event, the photos approved to your wall may first be copied to a private backup album (held in our Google Photos account) so you can retrieve them after the event; these backups are kept until you request their deletion.
• Cloud events persist until you end or delete them.
• Your account persists until you delete it.

Deleting your account: in the app, open Design Your Booth → Broadcast this booth → sign in → Manage account → Delete account. This permanently deletes your account and hosted events from our systems. You can also email us to request deletion.

Security

Data is encrypted in transit (TLS/HTTPS) and at rest by our hosting provider. Access to stored content is restricted by row-level security and short-lived, signed links.

Children and age

Booth is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their personal information.

Posting to a shared wall requires an account and confirming that you are 18 or older. Anyone under 18 must not post to a shared wall from their own account — an adult may post on their behalf. Taking, designing, printing, and saving photos on your own device has no age gate and sends nothing to us.

Events may photograph people of any age. If you host an event, you are responsible for obtaining any consent your event requires — especially where minors may be present, and before requesting a backup of your wall’s photos.

Your choices and rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete your personal data. Delete your account in-app (above) or contact us for any request. We do not use your data for cross-app tracking, so no App Tracking Transparency prompt is shown.

Changes to this policy

We’ll update this page and change the effective date above when our practices change.

Contact

Questions or requests about your data:
privacy@boothco.app