Last updated: October 21, 2026

Privacy Policy

PhotoPurge ("Smart Similar Photo Purge") is a Windows desktop application published by Cokena. This policy explains, in plain language, what information we collect, where it lives, and how you can delete it.

Your photos stay on your machine

PhotoPurge is designed to work 100% offline. Scanning, perceptual hashing, similarity grouping, AI best-pick scoring, and purging all run locally on your computer. We never upload, store, or transmit your photos, thumbnails, or file paths to any server. There is no cloud account and no photo library.

What we collect

Local data (on your computer, never sent anywhere):

• Your app configuration and settings (similarity threshold, keep-per-group, theme, etc.).
• A local scan cache and image-hash database used to make repeat scans fast.
• Delete audit manifests — a record of which photos you moved to the Recycle Bin and when. This powers the in-app Action History panel and CSV export, and stays on your machine.
• Local logs written while the app runs, for troubleshooting.

All of the above is stored in your user profile, under the folder %APPDATA%\com.spt.cleaner. You can delete any of it at any time from the app's Settings → Storage screen (Clear cache), or by removing that folder while PhotoPurge is closed.

Optional diagnostic data (only if you enable it):

• If you opt in to "Send diagnostics" in Settings, the app may send anonymous crash reports and aggregate usage events (e.g. app version, OS version, which feature was used). These never include your photos, file paths, or personal identifiers.
• Diagnostics are processed by third-party crash/analytics providers (Sentry and PostHog) under their own data-processing terms, solely to help us fix bugs and improve the product.
• This is off by default and can be turned off at any time in Settings.

Feedback and support

If you contact us through the in-app Feedback form or by email, you may share your email address and comments. We use those only to respond to you and to fix the issue you reported. We do not sell or share your contact details.

Third-party services

The PhotoPurge website (cokena.com) is hosted on Cloudflare Pages and may use standard, privacy-respecting web analytics. The website does not require an account and does not collect your photos.

Data deletion

Because almost everything lives on your machine, deleting it is straightforward: clear the cache from Settings → Storage, or remove the %APPDATA%\com.spt.cleaner folder with the app closed. Diagnostic data already sent to third parties is subject to their retention policies; you can turn the setting off to stop future collection.

Children

PhotoPurge is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes to this policy

If we change how data is handled, we will update this page and note the new date above. Continued use of PhotoPurge after a change means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

For any privacy question, data request, or to reach the developer directly, email jack.koren@proton.me.