隱私政策

PicSeek 是在 iPhone 上用自然語言搜尋相簿的 App。此政策說明目前版本如何處理你的照片與資料。

照片與搜尋索引

PicSeek 讀取你授權的相簿，在裝置上建立搜尋索引：照片的拍攝日期、地點、Apple Vision 辨識出的場景與物件、App 內建的裝置端影像理解模型產生的特徵，以及照片中擷取的文字。這些模型隨 App 安裝，在裝置上執行，不需要連線。索引保存在 App 的本機儲存空間。最近搜尋與你的掃描設定同樣只保存在裝置上。PicSeek 不會把照片或索引傳送到經營者的伺服器。當照片存放於 iCloud 相簿時，Apple 的系統服務可能下載原始檔案以便分析。

相簿權限

App 需要讀取你選擇授權的照片才能建立索引，你可以只選取部分照片。在 App 內排除照片時，排除設定儲存在本機；取得完整照片存取後，App 也可依你的操作建立「不掃描」相簿。你可以在 iOS 設定中隨時調整或撤銷。撤銷後已建立的索引仍保留在裝置上，可在 App 設定中清除索引並停止掃描，或刪除 App 清除。

在 App 內檢視照片時，你也可以把照片加入最愛、分享或刪除。這些動作使用 iOS 的相簿權限；刪除一定會跳出 Apple 的系統確認視窗，刪除後的照片會進入「最近刪除」相簿。

地點

地點名稱查詢預設關閉。你可以在 App「設定 → 地點名稱查詢」查看說明並確認開啟；開啟後，PicSeek 使用照片本身的位置資訊，透過 Apple 的地圖服務把座標轉成地名，以支援「在東京」這類搜尋。你可以隨時關閉，關閉不影響照片內容或文字搜尋。為了減少查詢次數，附近的照片會共用一次結果。查詢時座標會傳送給 Apple，適用 Apple 的隱私政策；PicSeek 不會要求即時定位，也不會把位置傳給經營者。

「不掃描」相簿

你可以在 App 內排除不想被分析的照片，有限照片存取也可使用。本機排除清單會記住你的選擇；完整存取時，也會把照片加入「PicSeek 不掃描」相簿。被排除的照片不會建立搜尋索引，原始照片不會因此刪除。

背景處理

為了在你不使用時繼續建立索引，PicSeek 會向 iOS 申請背景處理工作，實際執行時間由系統決定。這些工作都在裝置上進行，你可以在 iOS 設定中關閉 App 的背景更新。

帳號、追蹤與第三方

目前版本不需要註冊帳號，沒有廣告、分析 SDK 或跨 App 追蹤。App 不會向經營者收集你的個人資料。

App 內購買

PicSeek 免費版可為有限數量的照片建立索引；Personal、Plus、Max 為每年自動續訂的訂閱，用於提高可索引的照片上限。付款、續訂、取消與退款由 Apple App Store 處理。PicSeek 在裝置上讀取並驗證 Apple 的購買權益以開啟對應額度，不會取得信用卡資料。取得價格、購買與恢復購買需要連線至 Apple 的服務，適用 Apple 的隱私政策與交易條款。

保留與移除

你可在 App「設定 → 清除索引並停止掃描」刪除本機索引與最近搜尋紀錄並停止掃描，不必刪除 App。刪除 App 也會移除其本機索引。系統相簿中的照片與你建立的「不掃描」相簿由 Photos 管理，不會因刪除 App 而被刪除。iOS 裝置備份與相簿雲端同步由你與 Apple 的設定控制。

聯絡方式

如果對 PicSeek 的隱私處理方式有疑問，請來信 [email protected]。你主動寄信時，我們會收到信件內容與寄件地址，並用於回覆問題。支援網站沿用 Charonyu 網站的流量統計，無法讀取 PicSeek 中的任何照片或索引。

English

Last updated: October 10, 2026

PicSeek is an iPhone app for searching your photo library in natural language. This policy explains how the current version handles your photos and data.

Photos and the search index

PicSeek reads the library you authorize and builds a search index on your device: capture dates, places, scenes and objects recognized by Apple Vision, features produced by the image-understanding models bundled with the app, and text extracted from photos. These models ship inside the app and run on your device without a network connection. The index is stored in the app’s local storage, and so are your recent searches and scan settings. PicSeek does not send your photos or the index to our servers. When photos live in iCloud Photos, Apple’s system services may download the originals so they can be analyzed.

Photo library access

The app needs read access to the photos you choose to authorize to build the index. You can authorize only selected photos. Exclusions are stored locally; with full photo access, the app can also create an Excluded album at your request. You can change or revoke these permissions in iOS Settings at any time. After you revoke access, the index already built stays on your device; clear the index and stop scanning in app Settings, or delete the app to remove it.

While viewing a photo in the app you can also favorite, share or delete it. These actions use the iOS photo permission; deleting always shows Apple’s system confirmation, and deleted photos go to Recently Deleted.

Places

Place-name lookup is off by default. In Settings → Place-name lookup, you can read the disclosure and confirm that you want to enable it. Once enabled, PicSeek uses the location stored in each photo and Apple’s mapping service to turn coordinates into place names, so searches like “in Tokyo” work. You can turn it off at any time without affecting visual or text search. To cut down on lookups, nearby photos share one result. Coordinates are sent to Apple for the lookup and Apple’s privacy policy applies; PicSeek never requests your live location and never sends locations to us.

The “Do not scan” album

You can exclude photos inside the app, including with limited photo access. Your choices are remembered in a local exclusion list. With full access, excluded photos are also added to the PicSeek Excluded album. They are not indexed and their originals are not deleted.

Background processing

To keep indexing when you are not using the app, PicSeek requests background processing tasks from iOS, which determines when they run. This work happens on your device, and you can turn off Background App Refresh in iOS Settings.

Accounts, tracking and third parties

The current version requires no account and has no ads, analytics SDKs or cross-app tracking. The app does not collect your personal data.

In-app purchases

PicSeek’s free tier indexes a limited number of photos; Personal, Plus and Max are yearly auto-renewing subscriptions that raise the indexing limit. Payment, renewal, cancellation and refunds are handled by the Apple App Store. PicSeek reads and verifies your Apple entitlements on the device to unlock the matching limit and never receives card details. Loading prices, purchasing and restoring purchases require connecting to Apple’s services, and Apple’s privacy policy and terms apply.

Retention and removal

Settings → Clear index and stop scanning removes the local index and recent searches, and stops scanning without uninstalling the app. Deleting the app also removes its local index. Photos in your system library and the “Do not scan” album are managed by Photos and are not deleted when you delete the app. iOS device backups and Photos cloud sync are controlled by you and Apple’s settings.

Contact

Questions about how PicSeek handles privacy? Email [email protected]. When you email us, we receive the message and your address and use them to reply. The support website uses the Charonyu site’s traffic statistics and cannot read any photos or index data in PicSeek.