Privacy

This policy describes what Fuse Beads actually does with data. The app is on the App Store. It does not collect data and does not send your content to a developer server.

Last updated: 18 September 2026. Practices match the public text dated 17 September 2026. This edition states that the app is live, publishes the policy as crawlable pages, and notes that the website does not use cookies.

What we collect

Nothing. The developer does not collect photos, patterns, material lists, progress, or usage records from the app. There is no account, advertising, analytics SDK, crash reporter, cloud sync, or cross-app tracking. The App Store privacy label says we do not collect data from this app. The privacy manifest lists no collected data types. UserDefaults stores onboarding completion and language preference only.

Photos and camera

Photos you pick from the library or Files, or capture with the system camera, are used only on the device to build bead patterns. If Smart Background Removal is on, Apple Vision finds and protects the subject on the device. Photos and masks are not sent to Apple, the developer, or any server. The app keeps a separate compressed preview in its container for editing and backups.

Local storage and retention

Project metadata, bead cells, material checkmarks, guided progress, and compressed previews stay in Application Support/BeadTime inside the sandbox until you delete a project, delete all projects in Settings, or uninstall the app. You can export a local backup, PNG, or PDF at any time. Invalid data is quarantined and does not overwrite other projects.

Saving to Photos and sharing

When you tap Save PNG to Photos, the app asks for add-only access and writes the export you chose. It does not use that permission to read your library. Other exports leave the device only through the iOS share sheet and the destination you pick. The system picker and the share destination you choose are not developer collection.

Your controls

You can provide only selected photos, delete projects or all local data, and export backups at any time. This website is a read-only static site. It does not require sign-in and does not use forms, cookies, analytics, ads, or a database. Language is chosen by page address. The support inbox receives only what you choose to send.

Children and sensitive information

The app does not create child accounts and does not ask for names, contact details, or other sensitive information. The suggested age rating is 4+, and families may use it together. Do not import a photo whose contents you do not want stored in a local project. The app is not designed to collect children's personal information.

Third parties and servers

The app has no third-party runtime SDK and does not contact a developer backend. Smart background removal uses the on-device Vision framework included with iOS. This website, when hosted as documented, includes no analytics or ad scripts. Email is handled by the mail provider you use to write in.

Updates and contact

If privacy practices change in a material way, we will update this policy and its date. Developer: Shanghai Qishan Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. For privacy questions, email 281916057@qq.com.

281916057@qq.com