This Privacy Policy explains how LeafLens ("we", "our", or "us") handles information when you use the LeafLens – Plant Identifier & Care mobile application ("App").
LeafLens is designed to help users explore plant identification, organise personal plant collections, access general plant-care information, and manage watering and other care reminders.
We aim to provide a privacy-conscious experience, with core plant records and care schedules stored locally on your device by default.
1. Information We Collect
The information handled by LeafLens depends on the features you choose to use.
A. Plant Information
You may voluntarily add information such as:
- Plant names and scientific names.
- Plant categories and descriptions.
- Plant photographs or selected images.
- Plant locations within your home or garden.
- Purchase dates and personal notes.
- Plant-care schedules and preferences.
B. Care and Reminder Information
The App may store watering schedules, fertilising reminders, misting tasks, pruning activities, task completion records, scheduled dates and related notes.
C. Identification Information
When you use the plant identification feature, the App may process the photograph you select or capture, along with the identification result and related information supported by the implemented identification functionality.
D. Preferences
The App may store your selected theme, measurement units, onboarding preferences and notification settings.
2. How Your Information Is Stored
LeafLens is designed with a local-first storage approach. Plant profiles, care schedules, care history and app preferences are stored locally on your device using the App's storage system.
- Your saved plant records are available on your device.
- Core plant-management features are designed to work offline.
- No account is required to maintain your local plant collection.
- Selected photographs may be stored locally when you choose to save them.
If an optional online identification or other external service is introduced or enabled in a particular release, the relevant information may be transmitted to that service. Any such processing should be disclosed in the App before use and in the applicable release's privacy disclosures.
3. Camera and Photo Access
LeafLens may offer camera capture and photo selection so you can provide plant images for identification or save photographs to your personal plant collection.
- Camera access is requested only when you choose a camera feature.
- Photo access is used to let you select images for App features.
- Android Photo Picker may be used to select individual photographs.
- Selected images may be processed on your device by the available identification functionality.
You can deny camera access and use the photo-selection option where available. You can also manage permissions through your Android device settings.
Do not include private or sensitive information in photographs unless you are comfortable using that information within the selected App feature.
4. Plant Identification and External Services
Plant identification functionality may use on-device processing, bundled reference information or an external identification provider, depending on the version and configuration of the App.
If an external provider is used, the submitted image and any information necessary for identification may be processed by that provider under its own privacy policy and terms.
We do not represent that an identification is always accurate. Results may be uncertain, incomplete or unavailable. The App may provide an inconclusive result instead of a confirmed match.
Please review any in-app disclosure shown before submitting an image to an external service.
5. Notifications and Reminders
LeafLens may send local notifications for watering, fertilising, misting, pruning and other care activities that you schedule.
- Notifications are based on schedules and preferences you configure.
- The App may use Android notification and scheduling functionality.
- You can manage notification permissions through device settings.
- You can change or remove reminders within the App.
These notifications are reminders only. LeafLens does not measure soil moisture or automatically confirm that a plant needs water.
6. Plant Care Information
LeafLens may provide general information about plant watering, lighting, soil, humidity, temperature and common plant symptoms.
This information is intended for general educational purposes. It is not a guarantee of plant health, a professional horticultural diagnosis or a substitute for advice from a qualified specialist.
Pet-safety and toxicity information should not be treated as definitive unless supported by reliable sources. When information is uncertain or unavailable, consult a qualified source.
7. Data Export and Import
Where available, LeafLens allows you to export supported plant records and care information into a file and import compatible records back into the App.
- Exported files are saved to a location you select or approve.
- You are responsible for keeping exported files secure.
- Imported files may be validated before records are added.
- Sharing an exported file with another person is your choice.
We recommend storing backups in a secure location and avoiding sharing files containing personal notes or other private details with people you do not trust.
8. How We Use Information
Information handled by the App may be used to:
- Create and manage your plant collection.
- Display plant details and care information.
- Support plant photo selection and identification features.
- Create and manage care schedules and reminders.
- Maintain your care history.
- Support search, filtering, export and import features.
- Save your app preferences and settings.
- Maintain and improve the functionality of the App.
9. Data Sharing
Your locally stored plant records are not automatically shared with other users.
We do not sell your personal plant records or private notes. Information may be shared only where necessary for a feature you choose to use, where required by law, or where otherwise disclosed to you.
If an external identification provider or other third-party service processes information, that provider may handle the submitted information under its own terms and privacy policy.
10. Third-Party Services
Some versions of the App may use third-party services or libraries to support specific functionality.
Such services may have their own privacy policies and data handling practices. Where a third-party service receives information from the App, its processing is governed by the applicable provider's terms.
This policy should be updated if analytics, advertising, crash-reporting, cloud storage or other data-processing services are added to the released application.
11. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect information handled by LeafLens. Core plant records are designed to remain in the App's local storage on your device.
However, no method of electronic storage or transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
You should keep your device secure and protect any exported backup files containing your information.
12. Data Retention and Deletion
Locally stored information generally remains on your device until you delete it, remove the relevant records, clear the App's data or uninstall the App, subject to your device's operating system and backup settings.
You can manage your information by:
- Editing or deleting individual plant records.
- Removing care schedules and related records.
- Using the available delete-data option in the App.
- Clearing the App's data or uninstalling it.
Exported files and copies saved outside the App may need to be deleted separately. Device-level backups may also retain data according to your Android backup settings.
13. Children's Privacy
LeafLens is not specifically designed to collect personal information from children. We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children through the App.
If you believe that a child has provided personal information through an external service used by the App, please contact us so that the matter can be reviewed.
14. Your Privacy Choices
You can control your use of the App by:
- Choosing whether to use camera functionality.
- Selecting only the photographs you want to provide.
- Enabling or disabling notifications.
- Editing or deleting saved plant information.
- Exporting records where the feature is available.
- Managing Android app permissions through device settings.
15. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the App's functionality, data practices or applicable requirements change.
Any updated version will be made available through the App, our website or the relevant app store listing, as appropriate. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was most recently updated.
16. Contact Us
If you have questions, concerns or requests relating to this Privacy Policy or LeafLens's data practices, contact us:
Email: digitalfrontierfoundation@gmail.com