My name is Diego. I developed Lumos just because I love the world of Harry Potter, and I wanted to create a little app to make us (muggles) feel more in touch with the wizarding world =). If you want to get in touch with me, check my resume and see at the end of it my contact details.
Permissions
Muggle technologies
If you use Lumos, then you must be in possession of what muggles call a mobile phone. The Lumos app requires that you allow the use of the camera and the microphone of your device.
Why Lumos use these technologies?
Simple. To get access to your muggle device's flashlight, the app must access first your camera. But the phone's camera is actually never used! Second, in order for the device to recognize your spells (lumos and nox), it must make use of the microphone. That's the reason why you must pronounce the spells out loud and clearly, even if you are experienced in wandless magic and nonverbal spells. Maybe in the future, guys, when muggles develop devices with legilimency capabilities.
When we share your info
Never! Lumos doesn't record any data from your device or from you. Nothing is shared with the Ministry of Magic or Dementors or Hogwarts Professors or house elves. None! Nada! Zero!
About
Your choices
If you don't like an app using the flashlight of your device or the microphone, you can simply uninstall the app. It would be awesome if you join the community of Potter freaks by using the app, though ;). As said before, whether you use the app or not, no data from your phone or from you are going to be saved anywhere nor shared to any third parties. You can sleep relaxed.
Contact us
If you want to contact me, check my resume for my contact info.