Layout ("the App") is developed and operated by Cycling Head Studios ("we," "us," or "our"). The App was built with privacy as a core design principle. This policy explains how it handles your information.
Layout does not collect, transmit, or store any personal data on a server. Your photos and the collages you build from them stay on your device. There are no accounts, no analytics, no tracking, and no ads.
The App requests read access to your photo library so it can show your photos and let you choose which ones to arrange into a collage. Photos are loaded into memory, drawn into the collage, and rendered entirely on your device. Your photos are never transmitted off your device by the App.
The App fully supports iOS Limited photo access — if you grant access to only a selection of photos, the App works normally and shows just those photos. You can change or revoke photo access at any time in your device's Settings. Without photo access, the App cannot build a collage.
The App also requests permission to add photos to your library. This is used only when you choose Save Image from the share sheet after exporting a collage. The App never modifies or deletes existing photos.
If a photo you select lives in iCloud rather than on your device, iOS downloads the full-resolution original so the App can place it in your collage. That transfer happens between your device and Apple's iCloud service under your own Apple Account, using Apple's system frameworks. We are not a party to it, we do not see it, and no copy is sent to us or to anyone else.
Collages exist only in the App's memory while you are working on them. Nothing is written to disk until you export. When you tap Export, the finished image is exported, and what happens next is entirely your choice — save it to your photo library, send it to someone, or dismiss and discard it.
If you choose to share or back up a collage yourself by sharing via AirDrop, Files, or iCloud Backup that activity is governed by the privacy practices of the service or person you share with, not by us.
The App does not maintain a database of your photos. We do not operate any servers that receive, process, or store your data. We cannot access your data, and we do not have the ability to retrieve it.
The App does not include any analytics frameworks, crash reporting tools, advertising SDKs, or tracking technologies. It does not use cookies or similar technologies, and it does not build a profile of you or your photos.
Layout includes an optional Tip Jar. Tips are one-time in-app purchases processed entirely by Apple. We never see or receive your payment details — we are told only whether a purchase succeeded. Apple's privacy policy governs those transactions.
The App does not integrate with or send data to any third-party services, with the following exceptions, both operated by Apple:
The App does not collect information from users of any age. The App is suitable for all ages and does not require or collect personal information.
Because the App stores nothing about you, there is nothing for us to delete. Removing the App from your device removes it entirely. Collages you chose to save are ordinary photos in your library and can be deleted like any other photo.
If we update this Privacy Policy, we will post the updated version on this page and update the "Last updated" date above. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
support@cyclinghead.com