Policy
Album Aster does not collect any data. The app has no network access, so nothing about you or your photos can leave your Mac.
Effective 15 November 2026. Published by Igal Ness, the developer of Album Aster.
The app
What the app reads
- Camera details of your photos: camera maker and model, lens, focal length, capture date and, when a photo has one, its location. The location is used only to work out the country, on your Mac, without any online lookup.
- Where it reads them from: only the sources you choose. That can be your Photos library (after you allow access in the macOS prompt), a Lightroom library you pick, your Photos library file if you choose to add camera details for photos stored in iCloud, and folders you pick or drop on the window.
- What it never does: it never changes, moves or deletes anything in a library or folder, never uploads anything, and never downloads originals stored in iCloud.
What the app stores
- The camera details it has read, your list of sources, the permissions macOS saved for the libraries and folders you picked, and your appearance choices.
- All of it stays in the app's own storage on your Mac. The app does not store copies of your photos.
What the app sends
Nothing. The app has no account, no analytics, no advertising, no crash reporting of its own and no network access.
Removing your data
- Remove a single folder source with Remove on its tile.
- Remove everything with Settings, then Reset Album Aster.
- Deleting the app does not by itself delete what it stored, so use Reset first if you want it gone.
- You can withdraw access to Photos at any time in System Settings, under Privacy and Security, Photos.
Apple
If you install the app from the Mac App Store or TestFlight, Apple handles the download and may share anonymous crash and usage statistics with the developer if you have agreed to that in your Mac's settings. That is governed by Apple's privacy policy, and it contains nothing about your photos.
This website
- This site sets no cookies and uses no analytics, advertising or trackers. Its fonts and images are served from this site, not from third parties.
- The site is hosted by Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical request data such as your IP address and browser type in order to deliver the pages and protect the service.
If you write to support@albumaster.com, your address and message are used only to reply to you. They are not added to any list or shared.
Children
Album Aster is not directed at children and collects no data from anyone.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be published on this page with a new effective date.
Contact
Questions about privacy: support@albumaster.com.