Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how HelpingApps ("we", "us") handles your information when you use GoHa ID Photo Maker ("the app"), our passport and ID photo maker.
1. Your photos stay on your device by default
GoHa ID Photo Maker is local-first. No account is required. The photos you take or import and the ID photos you create are stored on your device. They are uploaded only if you choose to back them up to the cloud (see section 3).
2. Camera & photos
- Camera. The app uses your camera only to let you take an ID photo. The image is processed on your device.
- Photo library. If you import a photo, it is read on your device to create your ID photo.
- Background change. If you change the background colour, the person-vs-background detection runs on your device using on-device machine learning. Your image is not sent to any server.
3. Optional cloud backup & account
If you sign in with a HelpingApps account and choose Move to cloud on a photo, that photo is uploaded to our secure cloud storage so you can restore it on another device. This is optional and stays off until you turn it on.
- When you sign in we store your email and name to operate your account. Sign-in uses email + a one-time code, or Google/Apple.
- Photos you back up are encrypted in transit. Free accounts include 30 MB of cloud storage, shared across HelpingApps apps.
- We show no ads and never sell your data.
- Remove a cloud copy anytime with Move to this device, or remove everything via the ☰ menu → Storage → Delete everything.
4. Permissions
The app requests the camera permission to take photos, and (on older Android versions) storage permission to save a photo to your gallery. You can revoke these at any time in your device settings.
5. Data retention & deletion
Device photos stay until you delete them in the app or uninstall it. Photos you backed up to the cloud are removed when you choose Move to this device, Delete everything, or delete your HelpingApps account. To delete your whole account and all cloud data, use the account menu in any HelpingApps app.
6. Children
The app is a general-purpose utility and is not directed to children under 13.
7. Changes
We may update this policy and will revise the effective date above.
8. Contact
Questions about privacy? Email support@helpingapps.com.