Privacy Policy
BugShot is an insect identification app from United Ora Inc. This policy describes how v1 handles photos, optional location, and on-device history.
Photos and identification
Camera and photo library access are used only to capture or choose a picture of an insect.
When you run Identify, BugShot sends that image to BugShot’s identify service (operated by United Ora Inc) so we can return species suggestions. Approximate latitude and longitude may be included if you allow location. BugShot does not keep a photo library of your uploads; images are used for that identification request only.
If the BugShot identify service is not configured, BugShot may optionally send the image to iNaturalist’s computer vision API (score_image) when a developer JWT is present. BugShot does not create an iNaturalist account or observation for you.
If the identify service or network is unavailable, BugShot uses a labeled demo/fallback and does not present mock species as a live identification. Demo mode does not send your photo off the device.
Location
Location is optional. If you allow it, BugShot may include your current latitude and longitude with the identify request so suggestions can favor species that occur in that area.
Precise GPS coordinates are not stored in identification history — only a yes/no flag that location was used for that ID. Demo/fallback identifications never send location. You can turn location off in About, and identification still works if you decline permission.
Data stored on your device
Identification history (thumbnail, names, scores, and whether location was used) is stored locally with on-device storage and app document files. Clearing history in the app removes that data.
BugShot v1 does not create an account. We do not include third-party advertising or analytics SDKs in the app.
Permissions
Camera: photograph insects for identification.
Photos: identify an existing picture.
Location (when in use): optional, to favor nearby species. Deny it and identify still works.
Children
BugShot is a general-audience field guide. It is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Contact
Questions about this policy or your data: unitedorainc@gmail.com. United Ora Inc operates BugShot.