Disclaimer

Last updated: September 25, 2026

BananaAid provides tools to manage photo metadata, remove saved locations, and edit images. Our tools help you control what you share, but they do not guarantee anonymity, authenticity, or acceptance by any platform.

What our tools do

Depending on the file format and information available, BananaAid can:

• Remove supported embedded AI markers and Content Credentials, including C2PA data.
• Remove supported EXIF, XMP, and IPTC metadata.
• Display photo information and let you remove selected fields or edit supported values.
• Remove embedded GPS coordinates and supported location information.
• Remove image backgrounds and erase selected text or objects with Magic Brush.

Light Effects is currently under development. Features and supported formats may change as we improve the service.

What metadata removal cannot do

Metadata removal does not erase every trace of an image’s origin. It does not:

• Remove invisible watermarks embedded in image pixels.
• Delete externally stored Content Credentials, previously uploaded copies, or records held by other services.
• Guarantee that every metadata field is detected or removed.
• Prevent identification through visual clues, reverse-image searches, or other matching methods.
• Prove that an image is camera-original, unedited, or created without AI.

Removing embedded Content Credentials may make an image’s recorded editing history unavailable or prevent verification of those credentials.

AI labels on social media

Removing embedded AI metadata may help when a platform’s label is triggered by those records. However, social platforms control their own labeling systems and may use visual analysis, watermark detection, user disclosures, or other signals.

BananaAid cannot guarantee that an image will appear without an AI label on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, or any other service. Processing a file also does not remove labels from posts you have already published.

Metadata editing and accuracy

Metadata fields can be incomplete, incorrect, or modified. Information displayed by BananaAid should not be treated as independently verified evidence of an image’s origin, ownership, capture date, or location.

Editing camera details, dates, author information, or other fields does not establish that those details are true. Do not use metadata editing to fabricate evidence, claim someone else’s work, or misrepresent an image’s history.

Location privacy

Removing GPS metadata helps prevent sharing coordinates stored inside a photo. It does not conceal visible information such as house numbers, street signs, recognizable buildings, vehicle plates, or landmarks.

Location information may also appear in captions, filenames, other metadata, or records associated with an earlier upload. Review the image and its accompanying information before sharing it publicly.

Image quality and editing results

Metadata-only removal preserves image data where the supported processing method allows it. Format conversion and image-editing tools may change pixels, file size, transparency, color appearance, or other characteristics.

Background Remover and Magic Brush may affect fine details, edges, text, or nearby objects. Results vary by image. Review the downloaded copy carefully, particularly before using it for commercial work, documentation, or other accuracy-sensitive purposes.

Keep an original copy of any important image.

AI use and processing

AI Tag Remover, Photo Metadata, GPS Remover, and Background Remover do not use AI. Magic Brush uses AI, and the planned Light Effects feature will also use AI.

Metadata processing takes place on your device. Displaying a location map sends coordinates to the map provider. AI-assisted features may require image content to be processed by an external service.

Do not assume that every feature has the same processing method. Our Privacy Policy explains applicable data handling, service providers, and retention practices.

Responsible use

BananaAid is intended for legitimate purposes, including protecting personal information, managing metadata, preparing images for publication, and making authorized edits.

Only process images you own or have permission to modify. Do not use BananaAid to:

• Commit fraud, impersonate another person, or create misleading evidence.
• Infringe copyright, privacy, publicity, or other rights.
• Remove attribution or rights information where doing so is prohibited.
• Create or distribute unlawful, abusive, or harmful manipulated images.
• Avoid disclosures required by law, a platform, a client, or a publication.

Owning an image does not automatically remove every restriction on how its metadata or content may be changed.

Disclosure requirements and platform rules

Removing metadata does not remove your responsibility to disclose AI generation or editing where required.

Laws and platform rules differ by location, use, and content type. For example, Article 50 of the EU AI Act includes transparency obligations for certain AI-generated or manipulated content, including deepfakes, subject to its scope and exceptions.

You are responsible for understanding the requirements that apply to your use. BananaAid does not determine whether a particular image or publication satisfies those requirements.

Platforms may label, restrict, or remove content, or take action against accounts under their own rules. BananaAid is not affiliated with or endorsed by those platforms and cannot control their decisions.

Availability and limitations

We aim to provide reliable tools, but we do not promise uninterrupted availability, error-free processing, complete metadata removal, or suitability for every purpose.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, BananaAid is provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind. To the extent permitted by law, we are not responsible for losses arising from processing errors, service interruptions, third-party decisions, or your use of edited images.

Nothing in this disclaimer excludes or limits liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limits mandatory consumer rights.

No legal or forensic advice

Information on BananaAid is provided for general guidance. It is not legal advice, an authenticity certification, or a forensic assessment.

If an image is needed for legal proceedings, investigations, compliance, or evidence preservation, retain the original file and seek appropriate professional advice before modifying it.