Tonefold

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 6, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Tonefold ("we," "us," or "our") handles information when you use the Tonefold mobile application on Android and iOS (including when the iOS app runs on a Mac via Apple's Designed for iPad).

1. About Tonefold

Tonefold is an offline-first photo editor available on Android and iOS that lets you:

2. Information We Collect

Tonefold does not require an account and does not ask you to provide your name, email address, phone number, precise location, contacts, microphone access, or health information.

2.1 Photos and Media (Processed On Your Device)

Important: Your photos are processed on your device. Tonefold does not upload your personal photos to our servers.

2.2 Local App Preferences and Cache

The app stores preference and cache data locally on your device so features work as expected. This may include:

We do not upload these local preferences or your recent-edit photos to our servers.

2.3 Advertising, Consent Messaging, and Device Information

Tonefold uses Google AdMob to display banner and interstitial advertisements on Android and iOS. Before ads are initialized, Tonefold uses Google's User Messaging Platform (UMP) to request an update of consent information and, when required (for example in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland), to present Google's privacy / consent message forms configured in AdMob Privacy & messaging.

Google AdMob and related Google advertising services may collect or process information such as device identifiers, advertising identifiers (for example, Google Advertising ID on Android or Identifier for Advertisers / IDFA on iOS where permitted), IP address, approximate location inferred from IP address, app interactions, ad views, diagnostics, consent choices, and other data described in Google's policies.

Google's handling of advertising and consent data is governed by Google's own privacy policies and consent requirements. Where the UMP SDK indicates that a privacy options entry point is required, Tonefold shows an in-app Ad privacy options control so you can review or change your ad consent choices.

On Android, you can also manage advertising identifiers and ad personalization in your Google settings. On iOS, you can manage App Tracking Transparency and related privacy settings in iOS Settings.

Learn more: Google Privacy Policy, AdMob & user privacy, and Google UMP.

2.4 Analytics, Crash Reporting, and Remote Configuration

Tonefold integrates Google Firebase services, which may process technical information to help us operate and improve the app:

These services may receive identifiers and diagnostic data as described in Google's Firebase and Google privacy documentation. We do not use Firebase to create an account for you or to store your photos.

2.5 Developer App Catalog Request

The app may request a public list of other developer apps from https://healthplate.org/api/projects. This request does not require an account and does not send your photos or edit history. When thumbnails are available, the app may load those thumbnail images over the network.

Like most web requests to healthplate.org, our server may receive standard technical information such as IP address, request time, and user agent string for security, reliability, and server operations.

2.6 Local Notifications

If you allow notifications and enable the optional reminder, Tonefold may schedule a local on-device notification (for example, about 24 hours after you last opened the app). Reminder content is generic and does not include your photos. These reminders are scheduled locally and are not push messages from our servers.

3. How We Use Information

We use information only to operate and improve the app experience:

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your photos or local Tonefold edit data with third parties for their own marketing.

Information may be processed by third-party services used by the app, including Google AdMob, Google User Messaging Platform, Google Firebase, and platform services from Google Play or the Apple App Store, as described in their own privacy policies. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our rights, users, or services.

If you share an edited photo through your device's system share sheet, the destination app you choose is responsible for its own handling of that content.

5. Third-Party Services

Tonefold uses or may interact with the following third-party services:

We encourage you to review Google's privacy policy, AdMob disclosures, UMP documentation, Firebase disclosures, and Apple's privacy documentation for more information about those parties' data practices.

6. Data Retention

Your photos, recent-edit cache, temporary edit working copies, presets, preferences, and local consent status remain on your device until you delete them, clear app data, or uninstall the app. Exported photos saved to your gallery or Photos remain under your device storage control. If you delete a History entry and choose to also remove the linked gallery/Photos file, the app will request deletion of that saved asset through the platform APIs (the system may ask you to confirm).

We do not keep a server copy of your Tonefold photos or edit history.

Server logs for requests to healthplate.org, and data retained by Google advertising, UMP, or Firebase services, may be retained according to those services' policies and our operational needs for security and diagnostics.

7. Your Choices and Rights

8. Children's Privacy

Tonefold is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children. The app does not require accounts and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction). The advertising SDK is configured as not tagged for users under the age of consent. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate action.

Advertising, consent messaging, and analytics are provided by Google. Parents and guardians should review device-level ad, tracking, and privacy settings on Android or iOS as appropriate.

9. Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect our services. Local app data is protected by the Android or iOS app sandbox and device security features. Because editing happens on-device, your photos are not transmitted to Tonefold servers for processing. No method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. International Users

If you use Tonefold outside the United States, information processed by third-party services or our public server endpoints may be processed in the United States or other countries where those services operate. In regions where privacy laws require consent for personalized advertising (such as the EEA, UK, or Switzerland), Google's UMP messaging may be shown before ads are requested.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the app after an update means you accept the updated policy.

12. Contact Information

For privacy-related questions or data requests, contact us at:

We typically respond within 24–48 hours during business days.

Last updated: October 6, 2026 · Tonefold for Android and iOS