1.Scope and definitions
1.1This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes personal data processing in connection with GlowMuse (Chinese name 微光修图, formerly Lumi Edit; the “App”) and its official website. The App is provided by Molly Lu, an individual developer (“we”, “us” or “our”). You may contact us using the details in Section 17.
1.2“Personal data” means information relating to an identified or identifiable individual under applicable law. Information lawfully anonymised so that an individual is no longer identifiable is not personal data. De-identified or pseudonymised information remains subject to applicable data protection rules where it can still be linked to an individual. “On-device processing” means image processing or storage on your device. “Online services” include the website, hosting, support email and third-party services you choose to use.
1.3This Policy covers photo processing, system permissions, local storage, official website visits and support correspondence. Processing conducted by Apple or other independent third parties for their own services is governed by their policies. This does not exclude any obligation imposed on us by applicable law.
2.Photos and on-device processing
2.1When you choose or capture a photo, the App reads the image within the access you authorize and performs operations such as cropping, adjustments, filters and local repairs on your device. Processing serves the editing function you select. The App does not upload photos, edit parameters or source metadata from the editing workflow to servers we operate or use them to train our models.
2.2The current production photo-picker and camera flows process still images. Editing sessions, undo history and associated caches support the current operation and are not automatically saved as recoverable projects. Leaving the editor or system termination may result in the loss of unsaved changes.
2.3Photos processed locally may still contain portraits, location information or other personal data. On-device processing does not change the possible sensitivity of that data or remove permissions and obligations required when processing someone else’s photos. Attachments you voluntarily email and copies you share through the system are addressed in Sections 9 and 7, respectively.
3.Editing data and potentially sensitive information
3.1Available editing functions depend on the version installed. Healing Brush uses the area you paint and nearby texture for local repairs; it is not intended to establish a person’s identity or automatically detect blemishes. Edit parameters, selections and image caches serve the current session and are not uploaded to us or used to create identity profiles.
3.2In versions offering background blur, subject masks and necessary face positions or landmarks used for that edit are processed on the device for the current session. They are not used to identify or authenticate people, uploaded to servers we operate, or retained as identity profiles. This explanation does not mean that every released version includes those functions.
3.3An ordinary photo is not automatically biometric data used to uniquely identify a person merely because it contains a face. Classification depends on the purpose, technical means and applicable law. Processing that involves sensitive personal information or special-category data must also satisfy the additional legal protection conditions. A general notice in this Policy or a system permission does not replace legally required separate consent, parental consent or another specific legal condition.
4.System permissions and your choices
4.1Photo access: the App requests access when needed to open the photo picker and display photos and albums you authorize. You may allow selected photos only and change or revoke access in iOS Settings.
4.2Camera access: permission is requested when needed after you choose the camera function, to obtain a photo for editing. Completing a capture does not automatically write the image to Photos.
4.3Permission to add photos: permission is requested when needed after you choose to save, to write a separate copy to Photos. Saving does not overwrite or delete the original.
4.4Refusing or withdrawing permission limits functions that depend on it and does not authorize access to other photos. System permissions and the legal basis for processing are separate matters. A system permission alone does not replace consent that must be obtained separately under applicable law.
5.Purposes and lawfulness of processing
5.1The app reads and edits selected photos on your device to carry out your editing instructions; iOS manages permissions. Support correspondence is used to answer questions, handle service requests and resolve related disputes. Website request data is used to deliver pages, maintain security and diagnose faults. Using the app does not provide unrestricted authority to process personal data.
5.2Each processing activity must have a basis recognised by applicable law. Processing objectively necessary to provide a service you request may rely on steps to enter into, or performance of, a contract where the law permits; processing beyond that scope cannot rely on contractual necessity alone. Processing based on consent requires prior information about its specific purpose, data scope and withdrawal method. Retention to meet a legal obligation must be limited to what that obligation requires.
5.3Where processing relies on consent, you may withdraw it in accordance with applicable law. Withdrawal does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on valid consent before withdrawal. Changes to purposes, methods or data types that require renewed notice or consent must be addressed before the new processing begins. Regional conditions and rights are set out in Section 15.
6.Storage, retention and deletion
6.1Preferences such as export format, quality, size and favorite filters are stored locally to remember your settings. You may change them or remove favorites in the relevant screens. Deleting the App removes local app data, but system backup and restore may retain or restore some data according to your device settings.
6.2Preparing a share creates a file-protected image in a dedicated temporary directory. The App attempts to delete it when sharing finishes or is cancelled. Failed deletion or an abnormal exit may leave files behind; the next share preparation attempts to remove files older than one day from that directory. This is not a uniform retention period for all app caches or third-party data.
6.3Support emails are retained only for as long as necessary to handle requests, diagnose issues, resolve related disputes and meet applicable legal obligations. We determine retention by whether a request has been resolved, whether a related dispute remains outstanding and any statutory retention requirements. Once the purposes have been fulfilled and there is no other lawful need for retention, we will delete the information or lawfully anonymise it. Where continued retention is legally required, use is limited to the relevant retention purpose.
6.4Hosting log retention and deletion depend on service configuration, provider rules and applicable law. Deleting the App does not delete hosting logs, system backups, Photos items or shared copies. For data controlled by an independent provider solely for its own purposes, you may make a request under that provider’s policy. We remain responsible for data within our legal responsibility.
6.5Current still-image exports re-encode pixels without copying source location or camera metadata. The image itself may still reveal identity or location. Manage copies in Photos or held by a recipient through Photos or the relevant service.
7.Apple services and sharing you initiate
7.1If a selected photo exists only in iCloud, Apple Photos services may download it over the network. Apple Photos, iCloud, device backups and system diagnostics operate under your settings and Apple’s policies.
7.2When you invoke system sharing, the system passes the prepared image to the app or service you select. Subsequent processing, publication and storage follow the recipient’s rules. We cannot recall a delivered copy on behalf of that recipient.
7.3Opening Settings, Help or a legal page does not thereby send your edited photos to that webpage. Local editing is distinct from website access, sharing or email communication that you choose to initiate.
8.Website access, logs and website storage
8.1Help and legal documents are provided as public webpages and require internet access. The main website, https://glowmuse.top , is hosted by Cloudflare. GitHub Pages maintains a mirror and legacy addresses. In-app webpages use temporary website data storage; failed loads offer retry without displaying local document text.
8.2Accessing a webpage and its resources provides the hosting service with request data needed for network delivery, such as IP address, request time, path and browser information, for content delivery, troubleshooting and security. Such request data is separate from photo editing data.
8.3The website deployment configuration includes sampled runtime logging and request tracing for operation and fault diagnosis. The actual recording scope depends on the request types supported by the hosting platform and the effective configuration. Purpose limitation, minimisation, retention and rights requirements also apply to website operation, security and diagnostic data that we obtain or have a provider process for us. Data originating from a hosting service does not by itself remove our responsibilities.
8.4We have not added behavioral analytics, advertising tracking scripts or advertising cookies to the website. Temporary website data storage does not mean the host retains no logs or that all system services operate without network requests.
8.5Cloudflare’s relevant information: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ . GitHub’s relevant information: https://docs.github.com/en/site-policy/privacy-policies/github-general-privacy-statement .
9.Support correspondence and information you provide
9.1Only when you send an email do we receive your email address, message and attachments, to identify and answer the request, investigate an issue or address a service-related matter. An unsent email draft is not a support submission to us.
9.2You may provide the app version, device model and reproduction steps to assist troubleshooting; private photos, identity documents and passwords are not required. Avoid unnecessary personal information. A photo you voluntarily attach becomes part of support correspondence and is distinct from the on-device editing scenario described as not uploading editing photos.
9.3Support information is not used for advertising. You may request access, correction or deletion under Section 12. Using local editing does not create a server-side photo copy for us, and we cannot retrieve such a copy to recover a lost local photo.
10.Third-party services and processing across regions
10.1Local third-party components must be distinguished from online services. The installed version’s license information identifies its interface, image-processing and detection components. Use of a local component does not itself provide photos to its maintainer. Hosting, email and sharing services you select may process information when supplying their respective services.
10.2We do not sell personal data, use it for targeted advertising or track activity across other apps or websites through this App. The current version does not provide account registration, ad loading, behavioral analytics or subscription purchasing.
10.3Website hosting and email services may process information outside your country or region. Cross-border processing must not reduce the protection required by applicable law. We must meet the relevant notice, assessment, consent, contractual or other safeguards requirements based on the actual recipients, data flows and applicable law.
10.4Where recipient information, safeguards or separate consent must be provided before processing, those requirements must be met. Visiting the website or generally accepting this Policy cannot be treated as blanket authorization for all international processing.
11.Data remaining from earlier versions
11.1The current version does not provide a settings entry to add, replace or clear a home cover, and does not read system wallpaper. A cover copy saved by an earlier version may remain on the device. That file uses file protection and is excluded from device backups.
11.2Deleting the App removes that local copy without affecting the original in Photos. This explains historical data and does not mean the function remains available in the current version.
12.Your data rights and how to exercise them
12.1Under applicable law, you may exercise rights concerning personal data within our processing and responsibility, including information, access, copies, correction, supplementation, deletion, restriction or objection, withdrawal of consent and data portability where its conditions are met. Statutory exceptions and conditions remain applicable.
12.2Send requests to the email in Section 17, describing the right you wish to exercise and the information concerned. For a request about prior support correspondence, use the original email address where possible or provide information necessary to locate that correspondence. We may request only information reasonably necessary to verify identity and handle the request, not unrelated private photos, identity documents or passwords. You do not need to send us edited photos held only on your device to exercise your rights. Where the law does not require additional collection solely to identify you, we will not request new data solely for that purpose.
12.3We will handle and respond to requests within the time required by applicable law. If a request cannot lawfully be fulfilled in whole or in part, we will explain the reasons and available remedies. You may also complain to a competent data protection or other authority. The omission of a statutory right from this Policy does not affect your ability to exercise it.
12.4Manage photos, preferences and Photos copies held only on your device using app settings, system permissions, Photos or app deletion. Withdrawing permission does not recall previously shared copies or automatically delete support correspondence or an independent provider’s logs.
13.Children and minors
13.1The photo editor is not designed specifically for children. Minors using the app, and anyone editing or sharing photos of minors, must comply with applicable age, parental consent and special protection requirements. An App Store content age rating is not the legal age for valid consent to personal data processing.
13.2Mainland China: where the Personal Information Protection Law applies, personal information of children under 14 is sensitive personal information; processing requires consent from a parent or other guardian and specific processing rules. EEA and UK: where an information society service is offered directly to a child on the basis of consent, the applicable local age of consent and parental authorisation rules apply; age 14 is not a universal threshold. United States: where COPPA applies, collecting personal information from children under 13 requires the parental notice, verifiable consent and other measures required by that law, subject to its statutory exceptions.
13.3If you believe a minor has sent support information that should not be retained, contact us using Section 17. We must address the matter according to the verified circumstances and applicable law, including deletion where there is no lawful basis for retention.
14.Security and incident handling
14.1The App uses on-device processing, system app isolation and applicable file protection. Protect your device, control system access and choose sharing recipients carefully. These measures do not constitute a promise of absolute security, zero risk or a particular security certification.
14.2If a personal data security incident occurs within our area of responsibility, we will take appropriate remedial measures and notify affected individuals and competent authorities as required by the nature of the incident and applicable law.
15.Regional provisions
15.1This section applies only where the relevant law governs the processing concerned. Your location, the audience served, the processing activity and statutory applicability conditions determine your rights. Global distribution does not mean that every regional law applies to every user or activity.
15.2Mainland China: applicable rights include being informed, deciding, restricting or refusing processing, accessing, copying, correcting, supplementing and deleting personal information, and requesting an explanation of processing rules. Sensitive information and transfers outside Mainland China require the applicable necessity, notice, separate consent and other legal conditions to be met. Photo-library permission does not replace those procedures.
15.3EEA and UK: where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies, you may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction and portability, and withdraw consent, subject to the law. You may complain to a competent supervisory authority, generally including the authority where you habitually reside, work or where the alleged infringement occurred, without first complaining to us.
15.4Right to object (EEA and UK): if processing relies on legitimate interests or a public-interest task, you may object on grounds relating to your particular situation; we must stop where required by law. You may object to direct marketing and related profiling at any time. The current service does not use support information for advertising or make automated decisions based on edited photos that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.
15.5United States: where the conditions of applicable state consumer privacy laws are met, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, obtain a copy, opt out of sale or targeted advertising, limit certain uses of sensitive information and appeal request decisions. Rights and exceptions vary by state. We do not sell personal information, share it for cross-context behavioural advertising or conduct targeted advertising. We will not subject you to discrimination prohibited by law for exercising your rights.
15.6You may submit regional rights requests to the email in Section 17. Where the law permits an authorised agent, the agent may submit a request with necessary authorisation information. We must give reasons for requests we cannot fulfil and explain appeal procedures where required. Users elsewhere retain all mandatory rights under the laws applicable to them.
16.Policy changes and notices
16.1We may revise this Policy to reflect changes to features, actual processing activities or legal requirements and will show the revision date on this page. We will provide appropriate notice of material changes where required by law and obtain renewed consent before the relevant new processing where required.
16.2A revision does not retrospectively remove existing obligations or replace notices, consent or other procedures required by law. This Policy is available from Privacy Policy in the App’s settings and on the website.
17.Contact details
17.1Developer’s legal name: Molly Lu. Provider type: individual. Operating location: Xiamen, Fujian, China.
17.2For personal data requests, support and questions about this Policy, use our dedicated support email, zhengjianzhaokefu@163.com. Describe the matter in your message. Identity documents or private photos are not required for a general enquiry.