Privacy Policy

Effective date: 3 August 2026 · Developer: David Thien

This Privacy Policy explains how SG Passport Photo: NRIC & Visa (shown as “SG Photo” on your home screen; “the app”) handles your information. The app is developed and operated by David Thien, an individual developer based in Singapore. This policy is written to meet the requirements of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA) and Apple’s App Store guidelines.

1. What we collect: nothing

We do not collect, receive, store or process any personal data about you. Specifically, the app has:

• No servers of our own — your photos and data are never uploaded anywhere by the app;
• No analytics or usage tracking;
• No advertising and no advertising identifiers;
• No third-party SDKs;
• No user accounts, registration or sign-in.

Because we collect no personal data, we also do not use, disclose, sell or transfer any personal data for any purpose.

2. How your photos are handled

The app takes or imports photos so it can check and prepare them for Singapore passport, NRIC, visa and work-pass applications. All photo processing — including face detection and background handling — happens entirely on your device. Photos are never transmitted to us or to anyone else by the app.

Photos are stored locally on your device:

• in the app’s own photo library on your device, and
• in your iOS photo library, only if you choose to save a photo there.

The app requests camera and photo-library permissions solely to take and save photos at your request. You can withdraw these permissions at any time in iOS Settings.

3. Retention and deletion

Your photos remain on your device for as long as you keep them. We hold no copies and therefore retain nothing. To delete your data, delete individual photos within the app (and from your iOS photo library, if you saved them there), or delete the app, which removes the app’s own library entirely.

4. Payments and subscriptions

The app offers an optional auto-renewable subscription, SG Photo Pro (monthly S$8.98 or yearly S$97.98). Payment is processed entirely by Apple through the App Store under Apple’s own terms and privacy policy. We never see or store your payment details. You can manage or cancel the subscription at any time in iOS Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions.

5. Third parties

The only third party involved in the app is Apple, which distributes the app and processes subscription payments. Apple’s handling of your App Store account and payment information is governed by Apple’s privacy policy. No other third party receives any data from the app.

6. Children

The app does not collect personal data from anyone, including children. Photos of children taken with the app are processed on-device only, like all other photos, and never leave the device through the app.

7. Your rights under the PDPA

Under the PDPA you may request access to, or correction of, personal data an organisation holds about you, and you may withdraw consent to its collection, use or disclosure. Because we collect and hold no personal data, there is normally nothing for us to provide, correct or delete. If you nonetheless have any question, request or complaint about your data, contact us at davidvcthien@gmail.com and we will respond within a reasonable time, and in any case as required by the PDPA.

8. Changes to this policy

If we ever change how the app handles data, we will update this policy and its effective date on this page before the change takes effect. Material changes will also be noted in the app’s App Store release notes. Continued use of the app after a change takes effect indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

9. Contact

Data protection contact: David Thien
Email: davidvcthien@gmail.com

10. Disclaimer

The app is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA), the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) or any other Singapore government agency. Final acceptance of any photo is at the discretion of the receiving authority.