Privacy policy

Your photos stay on your device

Photos taken with Try online are put together in your browser only and are never uploaded to any server. Once you close the page, they exist only in the files you saved yourself.

The website does not use Google Analytics or any other third-party analytics or tracking tools.

Accounts

The website has two kinds of account, both on the website only (the app needs no sign-in): a regular account (My downloads) and a creator account (submissions).

You sign in with just your email address and a code we send to it; there is no password. We keep your email address to send sign-in codes and, for creators, the results of submission reviews.

Your sign-in is kept in a cookie that only the sign-in process can read (HttpOnly). It is not used to track you.

My downloads

When you download a frame while signed in, we record which frame and when, for one purpose only: so you can download it again later from My downloads.

You can delete your account on the My downloads page; the account and all its download history are deleted together.

Download counts and popularity

The download counts in the rankings are tallied by the website itself. So that one person isn't counted twice, we derive an irreversible code (a cryptographic hash) from your IP address. We store only the code, never the IP address, and keep the code for at most two days.

Likes require signing in, once per account per frame per month. We record only an irreversible code meaning "this account has already liked this frame this month", delete it automatically after a little over a month, and never make public who liked what.

Creator profiles

A creator's display name, bio and profile link are shown publicly on their portfolio page once reviewed. Until a change is approved, the public page shows the last approved version.

Server logs

Like every website, our server services (Amazon Web Services) keep access and error logs. We use them only to fix problems and prevent abuse, and never sell them or share them with advertisers.

Camera permission

Try online asks your browser for camera access only after you press "Allow camera". The camera turns off when you finish shooting or leave the page.

Changes to this policy

If we ever add advertising, we will update this page first and explain the third parties involved and how they handle data.