Privacy Policy
Last updated: 27 September 2026
MetaClean removes hidden data (such as location, date, device details and author names) from your photos, videos and documents on your device only. Your files are never sent to our servers.
In short
- Your photos, videos, documents, thumbnails, file names and EXIF/location data never leave your device.
- No account is needed; we never ask for your name, email or phone number.
- We use no advertising, analytics, crash reporting or tracking tools.
- Our server keeps only anonymous counts to manage the daily free allowance and subscriptions.
1. Who we are
MetaClean is developed and published by Mahsum Çetintaş (Turkey). Contact: bilgi@macework.net.
2. Data processed on your device
The photos and videos you choose to clean are read from your library to the extent you allow, cleaned on the device, saved back to your library as a clean copy, and the original is deleted only with your confirmation. None of this uses the internet; file contents, file names and metadata are never transmitted to us or anyone else. You can limit or revoke library access at any time in your device settings.
Documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF) and files chosen on a Mac are opened through the system file picker, only as far as you select them. Cleaning still happens on the device; you decide where the clean copy is saved or who it is shared with, and the original file is not changed.
The Statistics page is kept only on this device and is never sent to us. It holds no file names or metadata values, only counts and kinds of data. It is erased with "Delete my data".
3. Data sent to our server
To apply the daily free allowance and the PRO subscription correctly, the app shares the following with our server (api.metaclean.mwnet.tech):
| Data | Purpose |
|---|---|
| A randomly generated anonymous installation ID and a device-specific public key | Recognising your device without personal information and verifying that requests come from it |
| Platform (iOS/Android) and app version | Compatibility and required-update checks |
| Daily cleaning counts (how many photos/videos, never their content) | Applying the daily free limit |
| Offline usage records (counts and time information) | Counting cleanings made without internet towards the limit correctly |
| Subscription status, product, start and end dates; store transaction references | Verifying and maintaining PRO access. Long-lived store tokens are stored hashed. |
| The identifier of a redeemed promotional offer and the redemption date | Applying promotions and tracking campaigns |
Your IP address is used only momentarily for rate limiting to prevent abuse; it is not written to logs or to our database. Our request logs contain no IP addresses, query parameters or request bodies.
4. Purchases
Payments are handled entirely by the Apple App Store or Google Play. We never see your card or payment details. To confirm a purchase, we check the transaction information provided by the store with Apple's or Google's official server APIs. These are also subject to the respective store's privacy policy.
5. Service providers and transfers
Our server runs on a virtual server provided by Hostinger. Apple and Google are contacted to verify subscriptions. We do not sell your data, use it for advertising, or share it with other third parties, except where required by law.
6. Retention
Your anonymous record is kept for as long as you use the app. When you use "Delete my data", your server record (ID, device, usage counts, subscription and promotion records) is deleted immediately and permanently. Copies in encrypted backups expire through the backup rotation within 3 months at the latest.
7. Your rights and deleting your data
You can delete your entire server record yourself in the app under Settings → Delete my data. For requests under the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK) and, where applicable, the GDPR (access, rectification, erasure, objection), email bilgi@macework.net with the support code shown in the app's Settings screen. Because the system is anonymous, we may not be able to match a record to you without that code.
Deleting your data does not cancel an active subscription; cancel it in your App Store or Google Play account settings.
8. Children
MetaClean is suitable for all ages and does not knowingly collect personal information from anyone.
9. Security
All connections are encrypted with TLS. The device identity and session data are kept in your device's secure storage (iOS Keychain, Android Keystore). On the server, session tokens are stored only as hashes.
10. Changes
If we update this policy, we will change the date on this page.