Vedute — Privacy Policy
Last updated: September 9, 2026

The short version: Vedute does not collect, transmit, or sell any of your
data. The whole corpus of Piranesi's plates ships inside the app; your notes,
collections and readings live on your iPad and, if you choose, in your own
iCloud. We never see them.

DEVELOPER
Vedute is developed by Dzianis Milasheuski, an individual developer based in
Lithuania. Questions about this policy: info@porconova.com

WHAT WE COLLECT
Nothing. Vedute has no analytics, no ads, no accounts, and no servers that
receive your data. There is no sign-up and no login. The app makes no network
requests to the developer. The only network activity is Apple's own systems,
described below, and links you open yourself.

HOW THE APP WORKS
- The catalogue — 1,438 works, 1,039 of them with a full-resolution scan, with
  titles in 21 languages, places, dates and provenance — is bundled with the
  app. Browsing, searching, zooming and reading plates happens entirely on your
  device and works with no connection at all.
- Your own work — collections, notes, annotations and measurements on a plate
  ("readings"), and saved comparisons — is stored in the app's database on your
  device.
- iCloud sync. If you are signed in to iCloud on your iPad, the app keeps that
  same work in the private area of your iCloud account (container
  iCloud.com.pn.vedute) so it appears on your other devices. This is Apple's
  CloudKit private database: the data is encrypted in transit and at rest, is
  tied to your Apple Account, and the developer has no access to it, cannot
  read it and cannot restore it. Sync is governed by Apple's iCloud terms and
  privacy policy. Turn iCloud Drive off for Vedute in Settings, or sign out of
  iCloud, and the app keeps working with a local copy only.
- Settings — title language, measurement units, viewer preferences, whether
  you have seen the introduction — are stored in the app's own preferences on
  the device.
- Map of Rome. The map screen uses Apple Maps (MapKit). When you open it, your
  device requests map tiles from Apple, under Apple's privacy policy. The app
  does not request your location and has no location permission.
- Museum pages. A plate's provenance lists the collections that hold the
  original and links to their pages (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
  National Gallery of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Cleveland Museum
  of Art, Wikimedia Commons). A link opens only when you tap it, in your
  browser, under that site's own privacy policy.

WHAT LEAVES YOUR DEVICE
Only what you export yourself, and only where you send it. A plate shared
through the share sheet, an annotated PNG, a PDF contact sheet, a citation
copied to the clipboard, or a reading exported as a .vedute file goes exactly
where you choose to put it — a message, a mail, another app, a file. Nothing
is sent automatically, and nothing is sent to us.

PERMISSIONS
Vedute asks for no system permissions. It does not access your location,
camera, microphone, contacts or photo library. Exported images are handed to
the system share sheet, which lets you decide where they go.

PURCHASES
Vedute Pro is sold through Apple's In-App Purchase, as an auto-renewing
subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Apple, not
the developer, processes payment. We receive no personal or payment
information — only whether this device holds a valid entitlement. You can
manage or cancel a subscription in Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions on
your device.

YOUR RIGHTS
Because the app collects no personal information on the developer's side,
there is no developer-held data for you to access, correct, export, or
delete.
- Data stored on your device can be removed by deleting the app, or item by
  item inside it: notes, collections, readings and comparisons can each be
  deleted individually.
- Data kept in your iCloud is under your control: delete it from inside the
  app, or remove the app's data in Settings → [Your Name] → iCloud → Manage
  Storage.
- Your readings can be exported at any time as .vedute files, and your plates
  and comparisons as images and PDFs, which together are a portable copy of
  everything the app holds for you.
- An active subscription can be cancelled in your Apple Account subscriptions.

CHILDREN
Vedute is a reference and study instrument for an eighteenth-century body of
prints. It is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not
knowingly collect any data from children.

THE PLATES
The images in the app are reproductions of works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi
(1720–1778) that are in the public domain, published by the holding museums
under open-access terms. They contain no information about you.

REGULATORY NOTES
The app is designed so that no directly identifying personal information
(name, email, IP address, advertising identifier, account ID) is collected by
the developer or by any third party the developer uses. Where Apple acts as a
processor — for purchases, for iCloud sync, for map tiles — those activities
are governed by Apple's own privacy policy. Your notes and readings are your
own content; they are processed on your device and in your own iCloud
account, and are never transmitted to the developer.

CONTACT
Questions or concerns: info@porconova.com