Privacy Policy (TL;DR)
Last Updated: November 6, 2025
Effective Date: November 6, 2025
Version: 1.0
Quick Summary
Here's what you need to know about how Omni handles your data:
🔐 What We Collect
- Account Info: Email, name, profile picture
- Content: Photos, videos, and location data you upload (location data ONLY with your explicit consent)
- Usage Data: We do NOT collect general usage analytics - only functional data like your likes, bookmarks, and posts
- Device Info: We do NOT collect general device information - only camera metadata from EXIF data (with your explicit consent)
Your Content
- You own all photos and videos you upload
- You give us permission to display and store them
- EXIF consent required: We only extract camera metadata if you explicitly agree
- Visual indicators show GPS status (Green = has GPS and heading, Yellow = has GPS, Red = no GPS)
- Images compressed to 1080px max, 80% quality; videos to 720p max, 120 seconds
- Server-side video compression: Videos are automatically compressed using FFmpeg for optimal performance
🗺️ Location Data (With Your Consent Only)
- Camera GPS: We extract GPS coordinates from your photos/videos if you consent
- Compass data: We capture your camera's pointing direction and travel direction
- Foreground only: We never track your location in the background
- Full control: You see all location data before uploading and can remove it
- Accuracy disclaimer: GPS accurate to ±5-50 meters, compass to ±5-15 degrees
📷 EXIF Metadata (Optional)
Only collected if you check the "Include EXIF data" box:
- Camera info (make, model, lens)
- Photo settings (ISO, aperture, shutter speed, focal length)
- GPS location (latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction)
- Date/time and timezone
- Image properties (dimensions, orientation, color space)
Without your consent: NO camera metadata is extracted or stored.
🔒 How We Protect Your Data
- Stored on secure Firebase servers (Google Cloud)
- End-to-end encryption for data in transit
- Authentication required for uploads and account actions
- Regular security audits
🤝 Third-Party Services
We use:
- Firebase (Google): Storage, authentication, database
- Apple/Google/Facebook Sign-In: Optional login methods
- These services have their own privacy policies
📱 Your Rights
- ✅ View your data anytime
- ✅ Delete your account and all data
- ✅ Download your content
- ✅ Control what you share
- ✅ Opt out of certain data collection
🍪 Analytics & Tracking
- We track app usage to improve the service (screen views, feature usage, search queries)
- What we track: Post views, likes, comments, bookmarks, search terms, profile actions, content reports
- What we don't track: Personal browsing history, cross-app activity, or advertising data
- No third-party advertising or data selling
- Analytics data is used only to improve the app experience
👤 Account Deletion
- You can delete your account anytime
- All your posts, likes, and data will be permanently deleted
- Profile pictures are removed from storage
- Process is immediate and irreversible
🛡️ Content Moderation
- Automated moderation: Content with significant reports is automatically hidden
- Human review: Critically reported content is flagged for immediate admin review
- Report data: We store report reasons and timestamps for moderation purposes
- Appeals process: You can contact us to appeal moderation decisions
Contact Us
If you have questions about your privacy or want to exercise your rights, contact us at:
📄 Want more details? Read the full Privacy Policy
🛡️ By using Omni, you agree to this Privacy Policy.
Last Updated: November 6, 2025
Version: 1.0