Support
Questions? Email us at hello@bmbenterprises.ltd.
What does Acetate do?
It shoots RAW (DNG) and HEIC photos and records video with manual exposure, focus and white balance, then lets you edit with film-style LUTs. Everything runs on your iPhone.
What does it access?
The camera and microphone to capture photos and video, your photo library to load shots for editing and to save edited results, your location if you allow it (to geotag your shots), and device motion for the on-screen horizon level.
Where are my photos and videos saved?
On your device. Edited photos and videos are saved to your Photos library (in an "Acetate" album), and projects and LUTs are kept in the app's own storage. Nothing is uploaded to us.
How do I save or share a LUT?
Export or share a .cube LUT from the editor using the system save and share options. Sharing only happens when you choose to.
Do I need an account or internet?
No account, and editing works offline. All capture and editing happen on your iPhone.
Privacy
Acetate runs entirely on your iPhone.
Effective date: 17 October 2026
The short version
Acetate has no account, no analytics and no tracking. We operate no servers that receive your photos, videos or data, so we never see any of it.
What we collect
Nothing. The app contains no analytics or tracking SDKs, and its App Store privacy manifest declares no tracking and no collected data.
What the app accesses, and why
- Camera and microphone, to capture photos and record video.
- Photo library, to load your photos and videos for editing and to save edited results back to your library.
- Location, only if you allow it, to geotag your shots in their own metadata.
- Device motion, to show a horizon level while composing.
These are used on the device for the features above.
Where your files are stored
Edited photos and videos are saved to your Photos library. Projects and your LUT (.cube) files are stored in the app's storage on the device. If you turn on iCloud Drive, those files sync through your own iCloud account; Acetate has no separate server of its own.
On-device processing
Capture, RAW processing and LUT editing all happen on your iPhone using Apple's imaging frameworks. There is no server round-trip.
Sharing
Photos, videos and LUTs leave your device only when you choose to share or export them.
Third parties
None. Acetate uses only Apple's own frameworks. There are no analytics, advertising or other third-party SDKs.
Changes to this policy
If this policy changes, we will update this page and change the effective date above.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Email hello@bmbenterprises.ltd.