PhotoView

Terms of Use

Effective date: September 13, 2026

Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully before using the PhotoView application for iPhone, iPad and Mac (the "App") and the website pages at apps.advoss.de/PhotoView (the "Website"), operated by Detlev Voss ("we", "us", "our"). By downloading, installing, or using the App, or by accessing the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the App or the Website.

1. Scope

These Terms govern your use of the PhotoView App for iPhone, iPad and Mac, as well as the accompanying Website. They apply to all users of the App and visitors to the Website.

2. Description of the App

PhotoView is a viewer for the photos and videos in your Photo Library. It lets you browse the full library, smart albums, your own albums and shared albums; view photos, Live Photos and videos full screen with pinch-to-zoom; show or hide a metadata overlay with EXIF, IPTC, TIFF, XMP and GPS values, or show it in a window of its own on the Mac; open a photo's GPS location on a map; mark items as favorites; multi-select items to delete them, to add / remove them from your own albums, or to play them as a full-screen slideshow; create albums and folders; share an item through the system share sheet; mirror the current item or a running slideshow to a TV via AirPlay from iPhone and iPad; open files and folders from disk on the Mac and drag items in and out of the Finder; and choose a light, dark or system appearance.

PhotoView changes your Photo Library only for the actions you trigger yourself — Delete, Add to album, Remove from album, Favorite, and creating an album or folder. It is not a replacement for Apple's Photos app: importing, editing and heavy organisation remain the responsibility of Photos.

3. License and Intellectual Property

We grant you a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use the App on Apple devices that you own or control, for your personal, non-commercial purposes and within the usage rules of the Apple EULA, including Family Sharing where a purchase supports it. All rights, title, and interest in and to the App and its content — including but not limited to software, design, text, graphics, and trademarks — remain with Detlev Voss. You may not copy, modify, distribute, reverse-engineer, decompile, or create derivative works of the App or any part thereof, except where the law expressly permits it.

Your own photos, videos and their metadata remain yours at all times. PhotoView does not copy, claim or alter any content from your Photo Library.

4. Apple App Store Terms

The App is distributed through the Apple App Store. Your use of the App is also subject to the terms and conditions of the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, including the Licensed Application End User Licence Agreement ("Apple EULA"). These Terms supplement the Apple EULA. For users in the European Union, the version of the Apple EULA contained in the Apple Media Services Terms of their country applies. Mandatory statutory provisions take precedence over both. You acknowledge that:

• These Terms are between you and Detlev Voss, not Apple Inc. Detlev Voss, not Apple, is solely responsible for the App and its content.
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support services for the App.
• In the event of any failure of the App to conform to an applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price (if any). To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.
• Detlev Voss, not Apple, is responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App, including product liability claims, claims that the App fails to meet legal or regulatory requirements, and claims arising under consumer protection or similar legislation.
• In the event of a third-party intellectual property claim, Detlev Voss, not Apple, is solely responsible for the investigation, defence, settlement, and discharge of such claim.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms. Upon your acceptance of these Terms, Apple has the right to enforce them against you as a third-party beneficiary.

5. In-App Purchases

The App offers a single one-time "PhotoView Pro" unlock. It enables the professional metadata groups — Description, Location, IPTC, DNG, XMP, IPTC Extension, Canon and Nikon, plus the Finder attributes on the Mac — and the map link that opens a photo's location. Everything else, including browsing, viewing, favorites, multi-select organisation and slideshows, is free of charge. Separately, an optional "Tip Jar" with three consumable tiers appears once you own Pro; it unlocks no functionality. All purchases are processed by Apple through the App Store and are subject to Apple's payment terms. Prices are displayed in the App prior to purchase and reflect the live App Store price for your region.

Before buying, you can try every Pro feature free for 7 days. The trial requires no payment method, does not renew and does not turn into a subscription; when it ends, the Pro features simply lock again. There is one trial per Apple Account. If you allow it, the App sends a single local reminder one day before the trial ends.

The PhotoView Pro unlock is a one-time purchase, not a subscription; there is no recurring billing. It is a Universal Purchase: buying it on iPhone or iPad also unlocks it on the Mac, and the other way round. Previous Pro purchases can be restored at any time via the "Restore purchase" button in the App, provided you are signed in with the same Apple Account. Tip Jar purchases are consumable, support further development, and cannot be restored. Refunds are handled by Apple in accordance with their refund policy. We do not have access to your payment details.

6. User Content and Data

You retain all rights to the photos, videos and metadata in your Photo Library and in any files you open on the Mac. The App works on your device only; it does not upload, back up or transmit your content to us or to anyone else, and it never writes metadata back into your files. It changes your library solely for the actions you trigger yourself — deleting items, adding them to or removing them from your own albums, marking favorites, and creating albums or folders — and on the Mac, "Delete" on a file you opened yourself moves that file to the Trash. Sharing, copying or dragging an item out creates a copy that you control from then on. You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary rights to view and, where applicable, delete the content you access through the App.

7. Third-Party Content and Services

The App uses Apple platform services only: PhotoKit / PhotosUI, MapKit, AVKit, AirPlay, UserNotifications, Quick Look and the Finder integration on the Mac, and StoreKit. Map tiles displayed in the map view are provided by Apple Maps and are subject to Apple's terms and privacy policy. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or availability of third-party data (including map data and the metadata embedded in your files by capture devices, editing software or iCloud). Your use of third-party content is subject to the respective provider's terms and policies.

8. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the App and Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:

• Use the App for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited by these Terms.
• Use the App to access, display or distribute content that you are not entitled to view or share.
• Attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the App or any systems connected to the App.
• Use the App in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, or negatively affect the App or the experience of other users.
• Use the App as the sole source of location, navigation or forensic information in situations where inaccurate data could affect health, safety or legal outcomes.

9. Warranty

The statutory warranty rights for digital products apply, in particular under Directive (EU) 2019/770 (Digital Content Directive) and the national law implementing it, such as §§ 327 et seq. of the German Civil Code (BGB). We give no guarantee beyond these statutory rights.

The App works within the limits of the devices, operating systems and services it relies on:

• The metadata the App shows — including GPS coordinates, timestamps, camera identifiers and keywords — is what the source files and Apple's PhotoKit provide, and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
• Map data, geocoding results and AirPlay transmission depend on Apple's services and on your network.
• We adapt the App to new versions of iOS, iPadOS and macOS within the scope of our update obligation (section 12). Not every capture device, file format or maker-note dialect can be supported.

10. Liability

We are liable without limitation for damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence, for injury to life, body or health, under the German Product Liability Act (Produkthaftungsgesetz), and to the extent of any guarantee we have given.

For slight negligence, we are liable only if we breach an essential obligation — an obligation whose fulfilment makes the proper use of the App possible in the first place and on whose fulfilment you may regularly rely. In that case, our liability is limited to the damage that is foreseeable and typical for this kind of contract. Otherwise, liability for slight negligence is excluded.

In cases of slight negligence, liability for the loss of data is limited to the effort that would have been required to restore it from a regular and adequate backup. This applies in particular to photos, albums and files deleted through actions you trigger yourself, including files you move to the Trash in the Mac app. We recommend keeping an up-to-date backup of your Photo Library and of the files you open.

These limitations also apply in favour of our legal representatives and vicarious agents. Your statutory rights regarding digital products remain unaffected.

11. Third-Party Services and Links

The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We recommend that you read the terms and privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

12. Availability and Updates

We provide the updates, including security updates, that are needed to keep the App in conformity with the contract, for the period required by law. Beyond that, we decide ourselves which new features we develop. Updates are delivered through the App Store. If you do not install an update within a reasonable time although we have informed you about it and about the consequences of not installing it, we are not liable for defects that result solely from the missing update.

We may change the App or its features for a valid reason — for example to adapt it to new system versions, to legal requirements or to security needs — provided that the change costs you nothing extra and that we inform you about it clearly. If a change impairs your access to or use of features you have paid for more than insignificantly, you may terminate the contract within 30 days, as provided by § 327r of the German Civil Code (BGB).

We may stop offering the App for download. This does not affect copies that are already installed or your statutory rights.

13. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it from your devices. We may end your licence only for good cause, in particular a serious breach of these Terms, and only after a warning where a warning is reasonable. Your statutory rights remain unaffected.

14. Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms, for example when features or legal requirements change. The revised version is published on this page with a new effective date and applies to downloads and purchases made after its publication. Changes to terms that already apply to you take effect only with your consent; neither your silence nor your continued use of the App counts as consent.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

German law applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. If you are a consumer, this choice of law does not deprive you of the protection of the mandatory provisions of the law of the country in which you have your habitual residence. If you are a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the courts of Berlin, Germany, have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising from these Terms.

16. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is or becomes invalid, the remaining provisions remain effective. The statutory provisions apply in place of the invalid provision.

17. Contact

If you have questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
support@advoss.de