Privacy Policy

1 Who we are

This Privacy Policy explains how PCN-Apps (“we”, “us”) handles information in connection with Cutly, an Android application for background removal and photo editing (package name com.cutly.app). The data controller for information we receive directly (for example support emails or website logs if you visit our site) is PCN-Apps. Contact: contact@apps.pcn-games.ro. Related document: Terms of Use.

2 Core principle: on-device processing

Cutly is designed so that opening, editing, removing backgrounds from, filtering, and exporting your photos does not require a PCN-Apps account or a cloud photo library. We do not operate a service that stores your image contents on our servers as part of normal App use.

3 Information processed on your device

Depending on how you use Cutly, the App may store or process the following locally:

• Photos you choose: images from gallery or camera, including file names, URIs, dimensions, and pixel data needed to display and edit them.
• Segmentation masks & edits: AI-generated masks, brush strokes, subject hints, foreground layers, backgrounds, filters, crops, and other edit state.
• Projects: thumbnails, creation dates, and references to recent work stored in the App’s local database.
• Settings: theme, default export format/quality, processing quality, onboarding status, and export count (stored locally via Android DataStore).
• Exports: images saved to Pictures/Cutly or shared through other apps you select.
• Cache: temporary copies of images for processing, preview, and memory management.

4 How you provide photos

Cutly only accesses photos you explicitly choose, including through:

• the in-app gallery picker (“Choose Photo”)
• the device camera (“Take Picture”)
• custom background or watermark image pickers inside the editor
• content:// URIs granted by Android when you pick a file

Cutly does not browse your entire photo library without your action.

5 Features and what they process

• Background removal: ML Kit Subject Segmentation on-device; optional subject brush before processing.
• Editor: erase/restore brush, backgrounds, blur, crop, filters, edge refinement.
• Quick tools: ID photo, product photo, profile picture, social sizes, stickers, shadows, watermarks, resize, and more.
• Templates: preset workflows (LinkedIn, Instagram Story, passport, etc.) applied to photos you select.
• Export: PNG, JPG, or WEBP saved locally or shared via Android share sheet.

6 Permissions and device access

Cutly may request access only as needed for features you use:

• Photos / media (via the system picker) to open images you choose.
• Camera to take pictures in-app.
• Storage / MediaStore to save exported images to Pictures/Cutly.
• Internet may be used to download the on-device ML model through Google Play services (ModuleInstall) the first time background removal runs. Your photo pixels are not uploaded to PCN-Apps servers for core editing.

You can revoke permissions in Android Settings. Some features will stop working if required permission is denied.

7 Google Play services & ML Kit

Background removal uses Google ML Kit Subject Segmentation, which runs on your device after the model is installed. Google may process technical data under its own terms when Play services or model delivery components run. PCN-Apps does not receive your photos through that pipeline.

8 Sharing and third-party apps

When you tap Share or open another app with your edited image, Android or that destination receives only what you choose to send. Those services have their own privacy policies. We do not control how recipients store or use your files.

9 What we do not collect in the core App

We do not require registration. We do not intentionally collect your photo contents, precise GPS location, contacts, SMS, or payment cards as part of the core App. The current App is not described here as including our own analytics or advertising SDK that uploads image contents to PCN-Apps. If we add analytics, crash reporting, ads, accounts, or cloud sync later, we will update this policy and the Google Play Data safety section before or when those features ship.

10 Android backup

Android may include app data in device backup if system backup is enabled. That backup is controlled by Google or your device maker, not by a Cutly cloud server. Uninstalling Cutly or clearing app data removes data from the App’s storage; it does not delete files you already exported to Pictures/Cutly or shared elsewhere.

11 Google Play and this website

If you install Cutly from Google Play, Google processes install, update, and account data under Google’s policies. If you visit the PCN-Apps website (including this page), our hosting provider may log standard technical data such as IP address, browser type, requested URL, and timestamp. Those website logs are not linked to photos stored in the Android App.

12 Support communications

If you email us or contact us through Google Play, we process your message, email address, and any details you include solely to respond and maintain a support record. Do not email sensitive photos unless you accept email transmission risk.

13 Legal bases (EEA/UK)

Where GDPR or UK GDPR applies to processing we perform (support emails, website logs), we rely on performance of a request you initiate, our legitimate interests in operating a secure website and App listing, and compliance with law. Photo data on your phone is processed on your device under your control. We do not sell personal data.

14 Your rights and deletion

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object to processing, and data portability regarding information we hold (typically support correspondence). For data on the device you can delete projects, clear app data, or uninstall Cutly in Android Settings. To exercise rights about data we hold, email contact@apps.pcn-games.ro. You may lodge a complaint with your data protection authority (in Romania: ANSPDCP).

15 Children

Cutly is a general photo-editing tool and is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 where that is the applicable digital-consent age). We do not knowingly collect personal data from children through PCN-Apps servers.

16 Changes

We may update this policy when Cutly, hosting, Google Play requirements, or the law changes. The “Last updated” date will change. Material changes will be posted on this page and, where practical, noted in the App or store listing.

17 Contact

Privacy questions: contact@apps.pcn-games.ro, or the Google Play listing for Cutly.