1. Terms of Use
By using REAL EXIF REMOVER, you agree to these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, you must not use or access the site. This tool is provided free of charge to promote digital privacy, secure journalism, and information hygiene.
2. 100% Local Processing & Privacy
As detailed in our Privacy Policy, all file processing runs locally within your browser sandbox. We do not upload your images to any remote servers. You retain full, exclusive control over your files at all times.
3. Disclaimer of Warranty (AS IS)
THE SOFTWARE AND SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS, OWNERS, OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES, OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Because metadata formatting standardizations vary, we strongly recommend that journalists, lawyers, and security professionals verify the metadata of processed files using multiple tools (e.g. ExifTool) prior to publishing or distributing highly sensitive assets.
4. Acceptable Use
You agree to use this application only for lawful purposes. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you have all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions to strip metadata from any files you process using this tool.
5. Open Source License
The source code for REAL EXIF REMOVER is open source. You are permitted to host your own copy, distribute modifications, or incorporate the parser scripts into other software according to the repository's open source license.
6. Termination and Changes
We reserve the right to modify, suspend, or terminate the website and tool at any time without notice or liability. These terms may be updated periodically, with the revision date noted at the top of this page.
7. Limitation of Liability & Indemnification
Under no circumstances shall the website owners, creators, developers, or contributors be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of privacy, identity exposure, leaks of confidential metadata, forensic traceability, source exposure, or legal penalties) arising in any way from the use, performance, failure, or malfunction of this website and its metadata stripping algorithms, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
By using this tool, you acknowledge that you do so at your own discretion and risk, and that you are solely responsible for verifying the integrity of your files prior to public dissemination. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the website owners and developers from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, or losses arising out of your reliance on the software.