What happens to location data in my photos
How RenovU removes location, camera and time details from every photo before it's stored, and what it keeps.
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Phone cameras often record where and when a photo was taken. For a renovation, that's your home address. RenovU removes it before anything is stored.
What's removed#
Every photo goes through the same steps before it's saved:
- The type of file is checked from its contents, not its name.
- The photo is turned the right way up, so it still looks correct without the rotation details.
- All hidden details are removed: GPS location, the camera and phone model, the time it was taken, and any other EXIF, IPTC or XMP data.
- Smaller copies are made from the cleaned photo.
- The file you uploaded is deleted.
What's kept#
Only the cleaned copies. The original file isn't kept anywhere, and HEIC photos are converted. Receipts attached to expenses, profile pictures and report logos go through the same steps.
Who can see your photos#
Photos are private to the project's members. Each one is shown through a link that only works for a few minutes, after RenovU checks that the viewer can see the project. A project's share link, if you create one, shows recent photos too. See Projects and rooms.
À lire aussi
- Add photos to a taskUpload photos from your computer or take one with your phone's camera, with a stage, caption and alt text for each.
- Account and securityYour profile, email and password, signing in and out, and keeping your RenovU account safe.
- Edit captions, alt text and stagesOpen a photo to change its caption, alt text and stage, or set the stage on several photos at once.
- Link an After photo to its BeforePair an After photo with the Before photo it follows on the same task, so the change shows on the timeline and in reports.
- Browse and filter the project's photosSee every photo in the project, filtered by room, stage or caption, and open each one full size.
- Delete photosDelete one photo or several at once, and free the storage they used straight away.