Here is what gets recorded when you press the shutter — hash, GPS, heading, timestamp — and what each one does.
The moment you take a photo, the app creates a unique digital fingerprint of the image using a cryptographic algorithm called SHA-256. This produces a 64-character code that is mathematically unique to your exact photo.
If anyone altered even a single pixel of the image, the fingerprint would change completely. This gives the record a technical integrity check: if the stored image changes later, the hash changes too.
The first 16 characters of the hash appear on your photos in reports. The full 64-character hash is stored in your account and can be verified at any time.
When you take a photo, the app records your device's GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) at the moment the shutter fires. If you import a photo from your gallery, the app first checks the photo's original GPS data from when it was originally taken.
Coordinates are stored to five decimal places, which is accurate to about 1 meter. Your reports display the GPS location alongside each photo, and a compass heading shows which direction the camera was facing.
Every photo is stamped with the exact date and time it was captured, recorded the instant you press the shutter button. If you import a photo from your camera roll, the app reads the original capture time from the photo's embedded metadata (EXIF data) — preserving when the photo was actually taken, not when it was imported.
Timestamps are stored in a universal format (ISO-8601) that accounts for time zones. They appear on every photo in your reports and on the evidence timeline.
door.lease uses face detection to help find faces in photos so they can be blurred or redacted for privacy before reports are shared. Manual blur controls can also help clean up faces or sensitive details when needed.
Face detection is used only to support privacy controls. It is not facial recognition, and door.lease does not identify the people in your photos.
Photos upload from your phone straight to Cloudflare's network and are stored encrypted at rest. The upload path is device-to-Cloudflare — your photos never pass through our application servers, and the API credentials never touch your phone.
Each photo is stored at its original quality (95% JPEG) and automatically converted into multiple sizes for fast loading. The high-resolution original is preserved for high-fidelity exports and PDF reports.
While your inspection is in progress, you can add, review, and manage your photos without leaving the inspection flow. Once a room or inspection is locked, the photos stay attached to that condition record so the original documentation remains clear.
If you spot damage after the fact, you can enable Late Close-ups from a room's screen. New photos are added with their own timestamp and clearly labeled as late additions, so the original locked set stays intact while the new evidence is still on record.
Any changes you make after completion are recorded on your evidence timeline, so the full history stays visible.
Every action in your property's history is recorded on a chronological timeline: photo sessions, room completions, report generation, dispute letters, maintenance requests, and lease milestones. The timeline is exportable as a shareable PDF.
Each event shows exactly when it happened, how many photos were taken, which rooms were involved, and whether integrity hashes are present. It tells your property's complete story at a glance.
Your reports are generated as professional PDF documents that compile all of your evidence into a single, shareable file. Every photo includes its SHA-256 hash, GPS coordinates, compass heading, and timestamp — printed right on the page.
Reports are rendered at high fidelity and stored securely. They can be shared via a direct link without requiring the recipient to install the app.