immich-relay

Sync curated Immich albums to Google Photos for family displays.

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Privacy Policy

Project: immich-relay Last updated: 2026-04-01

Overview

immich-relay synchronizes albums from an Immich instance to Google Photos. This policy describes what data immich-relay accesses, how it is used, and how it is protected — whether you run the software yourself or use a hosted version operated on your behalf.

Data Accessed and Processed

To provide the sync service, immich-relay accesses and processes the following data:

Data	Purpose
Google OAuth token	Authorize requests to the Google Photos API on your behalf
Google Photos albums and media	Read app-uploaded media; upload and remove synced photos
Immich server URL and API key	Connect to your Immich instance to read albums and download assets
Photos and videos	Downloaded from Immich and uploaded to Google Photos as part of the sync
Sync state	Track which assets have been synced to avoid duplicates and detect removals

Photos and videos are processed transiently — they are not retained after upload to Google Photos. Credentials and sync state are retained only as long as necessary to operate the service for you.

How Your Data Is Used

User data is used solely to perform the photo sync you have configured and authorized. Specifically:

Google account data is used only to upload photos to, and remove photos from, your Google Photos library.
Immich credentials are used only to read your Immich albums and download assets for sync.
No data is used for advertising, analytics, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to the sync service.

Google API Limited Use Compliance

The use of information received from Google Photos APIs will adhere to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Google user data obtained through the Photos Library API:

Is used only to sync your photos from your Immich instance into your own Google Photos library.
Is never transferred or sold to third parties, advertising platforms, data brokers, or information resellers.
Is never used for serving ads, retargeting, or interest-based advertising.
Is never used to determine credit-worthiness or for lending purposes.
Is never used to create, train, or improve any machine learning or artificial intelligence model.
Is never read by humans except as required to investigate abuse, comply with applicable law, or with your explicit consent.

User data is not sold, rented, or shared with third parties except as follows:

Google Photos API — photos and album commands are sent to Google in order to perform the sync. This is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy.
Your Immich instance — album and asset data is read from the Immich server you configure.
Legal requirements — data may be disclosed if required by law or to protect against fraud or abuse.

No other sharing occurs.

Google Photos OAuth Scopes

immich-relay requests only the minimum scopes required to function:

Scope	Purpose
`photoslibrary.appendonly`	Upload photos synced from Immich
`photoslibrary.edit.appcreateddata`	Remove photos that were deleted in Immich
`photoslibrary.readonly.appcreateddata`	Check which photos the app has already uploaded

No other Google account data is accessed.

Data Retention

Photos and videos are not retained. They are deleted immediately after upload to Google Photos.
OAuth tokens and credentials are retained for as long as your account is active or until you revoke access.
Sync state is retained for as long as necessary to operate the sync accurately.

You can revoke Google access at any time from your Google Account permissions page.

Children’s Privacy

immich-relay is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect data from children.

Changes to This Policy

If this policy is updated, the “Last updated” date at the top will change. You can review the full history of changes in the repository’s commit log.

Contact

For questions or concerns, open an issue at https://github.com/themistymay/immich-relay/issues.