What should I watch out for with AI in photography?

Your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces, it becomes biometric data (Art. 9 GDPR). So check whether a tool works locally or uploads your photos. Aftershoot, Narrative and Excire select on your own computer; Excire works without the cloud. Neurapix processes in Göttingen on its own hardware and deletes images up to 48 hours after delivery. Watch out for training: Aftershoot states in its privacy statement that collected images and edits are used to train its models, Pixelz uses images for machine learning with the client's consent, and Pic-Time trains on a small share of images from photographers who sign up for this. Luminar Neo sends photos for advanced AI features to external AI partners, including outside the EEA. If you use facial recognition in client galleries, record that in your terms and sign a data processing agreement.

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Pattern Recognition Company GmbH (Lübeck, Germany)

How safe is Excire Foto for photography?

GDPR profile for photographyLimited

Excire Foto publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential photography data into it.

Where does Excire Foto stand in photography?

Shared place 8 of 29 options for photography (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 9 options, like Excire Foto, have a limited profile. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click to check.

Strong5

Good2

Limited9

Unknown6

Caution7

Published safeguards

✓Provider based in NL/EUYes

–Data in the EU (according to provider)Not known

–Publishes certification (ISO/NEN/GDPR)Not known

Own image recognition, not a language model. Works locally without cloud storage and calls itself GDPR-compliant; the Office Edition runs on-premises in the local network (according to the provider).

How to use Excire Foto safely

Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
Enable EU data residency where the provider offers it.
Keep a professional in the loop: your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces it becomes biometric data (art.

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Questions

How safe is Excire Foto for photography?: Excire Foto publishes limited privacy safeguards. Ask the provider for clarification before you put confidential photography data into it. Limited or partly unknown safeguards: ask the provider.
Does Excire Foto train on my data?: Own image recognition, not a language model. Works locally without cloud storage and calls itself GDPR-compliant; the Office Edition runs on-premises in the local network (according to the provider).
What should I watch out for with AI in photography?: Your photos show recognisable people, often clients and their guests: that is personal data, and as soon as a tool groups or recognises faces, it becomes biometric data (Art. 9 GDPR). So check whether a tool works locally or uploads your photos. Aftershoot, Narrative and Excire select on your own computer; Excire works without the cloud. Neurapix processes in Göttingen on its own hardware and deletes images up to 48 hours after delivery. Watch out for training: Aftershoot states in its privacy statement that collected images and edits are used to train its models, Pixelz uses images for machine learning with the client's consent, and Pic-Time trains on a small share of images from photographers who sign up for this. Luminar Neo sends photos for advanced AI features to external AI partners, including outside the EEA. If you use facial recognition in client galleries, record that in your terms and sign a data processing agreement.

Source documents

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