# Fotor

## Kurzbeschreibung
**"Your Visual Studio"**


**Fotor **is a web-based creative and image editing tool with AI features for photo enhancement, background removal, retouching, text-to-image, image-to-video, design templates, and AI agent workflows. 


The tool runs in the browser as well as on Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android and is aimed at beginners, content teams, marketers, freelancers, and smaller businesses that want to create visual content without complex professional software.

## Claim
Your Visual Studio

## Geeignet für
- API Integration
- Images
- Design / Graphics
- Headshot Generator
- Marketing & Advertising
- Social Media
- Video

## Kernfunktionen
- Resume photos
- Image editing
- Image generation
- Graphic Design

## Preismodell
- **free:** Free forever; limited credits, one simultaneous generation, few chats and tasks with AI Agent Sisi, basic editing, basic templates, limited effects/fonts, limited creation storage duration, small cloud storage, and exports with watermarks.
- **subscription:** **Fotor Pro** More credits, multiple simultaneous generations, significantly more AI Agent Sisi chats, AI Agent tasks, 100+ editing tools, AI portrait retouch, many templates/assets, premium effects/fonts, exclusive AI models, unlimited creation storage duration, more cloud storage, and watermark-free HD/transparent PNG exports.


**Fotor Pro+** Everything in Pro plus more credits, more parallel generations, more AI Agent Sisi usage, AI batch edit for Background Remover/Replacement, multiple brand kits, AI slides generation, significantly more cloud storage, and advanced project/asset features.
- **other:** **Fotor Max / Credits** Higher usage and storage limits; Fotor uses credits for AI models and mentions rollover of unused credits with an active subscription for up to a certain period.


**AI Headshot Plans** One-time headshot packages for individual and team use with AI Headshots, Redo, fast processing, and HD quality.


**API Plans** API plans are listed as a separate section on the pricing page; specific usage should be checked separately.

## DSGVO und Datenschutz
**Gesamteinschätzung:** No

**On-premises / local hosting: indirect / not available**

The website describes Fotor as a web, desktop, and mobile product, but it does not specify whether an on-premises, local, or self-hosted deployment is available.

**Private Cloud / Data Center: Unclear**

The website does not specify a dedicated private cloud, single-tenant, or EU/EEA-isolated data center option.

**EU SaaS / Managed: Partially**

Fotor is clearly available as a managed SaaS/cloud service, including cloud storage. However, for AI-related inputs and outputs, the privacy policy specifies AWS servers in the U.S.; EU/EEA data residency is not specified on the website.

**Hybrid: unclear**

There are desktop and mobile apps, but a documented hybrid architecture with partial on-premises or private processing and partial external processing is not specified on the website.

**DPA: unclear**

A data processing agreement (DPA) cannot be found on the website or is not specified.

**No Training: Partially**

For Face Data, it is explicitly stated that this data is not used to train other AI products. For AIGC content, it is stated that it is generally not used, except when users voluntarily publish content in the community; for unsubscribed users with gift credits, AIGC content is made public by default, though an opt-out mechanism is mentioned. A general, contractually enforced prohibition on training for all content is not clearly documented on the website.

**Open Source / Transparency Path: Indirect / Not Available**

Open-source components, open models, self-hostable parts, or a technical transparency path are not specified on the website. Only export/download options and various platforms are documented.

**Data Processing**

The website documents browser-based and app-based operation as well as cloud storage. The privacy policy states that personal information is stored in encrypted form where the service is hosted. AWS servers in the U.S. are specified for AIGC input, AIGC output, and face data. In addition, Fotor lists various third-party models to which inputs can be transferred following explicit user action and selection of the respective engine. The website does not specify an EU/EEA data residency, a list of subprocessors, or a Data Processing Agreement (DPA).

**Conclusion**

Based on the information available on the website itself, Fotor is not currently documented as clearly GDPR-compliant for a German-language tool directory with ratings covering the entire EU/EEA region. The main factors are the documented processing in the U.S., the lack of EU data residency on the website, and the absence of contractual and transparency documents—such as the AVV/DPA and a list of subprocessors—that can be found on the website.

**Sources**

- [https://www.fotor.com/privacypolicy](https://www.fotor.com/privacypolicy)
- [https://www.fotor.com/aboutus.html](https://www.fotor.com/aboutus.html)
- [https://support.fotor.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403527373081-Does-Fotor-Have-a-Desktop-Version-and-Mobile-App](https://support.fotor.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403527373081-Does-Fotor-Have-a-Desktop-Version-and-Mobile-App)
- [https://support.fotor.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403360306329-Can-I-Use-Fotor-for-Free](https://support.fotor.com/hc/en-us/articles/4403360306329-Can-I-Use-Fotor-for-Free)
- [https://support.fotor.com/hc/en-us/articles/21879142869145-How-to-Manage-or-Free-Up-My-Fotor-Cloud-Storage](https://support.fotor.com/hc/en-us/articles/21879142869145-How-to-Manage-or-Free-Up-My-Fotor-Cloud-Storage)
- [https://www.fotor.com/termsofservice](https://www.fotor.com/termsofservice)

The website includes a privacy policy, but the information provided does not clearly demonstrate compliance with the GDPR from an EU/EEA perspective. For AIGC inputs, AIGC outputs, and face data-related processing, Fotor cites servers from Amazon Web Services in the United States. The website does not specify EU/EEA data residency, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA), a list of subprocessors, or a self-hosting/on-premises option. Consequently, there is no fully documented evidence of GDPR-compliant use for users in the European region.

**Positive**

Positively documented are a published privacy policy, options for deleting personal data, and statements that Face Data is not used to train other AI products. Furthermore, it states that content is transferred to third-party models only after explicit user action and engine selection, and is to be used solely for the requested generation.

**Negative**

From an EU/EEA perspective, the following are particularly negative: the explicitly stated server locations in the U.S. for AIGC inputs, AIGC outputs, and Face Data, the absence of an EU data residency policy on the website, the absence of a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) on the website, the absence of a list of subprocessors on the website, and the lack of any on-premises, private cloud, or hybrid options specified on the website. In addition, the privacy policy refers to the laws of the People’s Republic of China and designates Chengdu as the place of jurisdiction.

**Server Location**

The privacy policy specifies Amazon Web Services servers in the United States for AIGC inputs, AIGC outputs, and Face Data. No other EU/EEA data center locations are listed on the website.

## Hosting und Daten
- **On-Prem / lokales Hosting:** unknown
- **Private Cloud / Rechenzentrum:** unknown
- **EU SaaS / Managed:** teilweise / indirekt
- **Hybrid:** unknown
- **AVV / DPA:** unknown
- **Kein Training auf Kundendaten:** teilweise / indirekt
- **Open-Source / Transparenz-Pfad:** unknown

## Standort
**Land:** China

**Taxonomie:** China

⚠️ No verified information available – as of 28/04/2026. The company name Chengdu Everimaging Science & Technology Co., Ltd / Everimaging is officially and clearly verifiable; a complete postal business address is not clearly indicated on the researched Fotor pages.

## Vorteile
- – Very broad feature coverage: image editing, design, AI images, AI videos, agents, and templates in one product.
- – Low barrier to entry, as many functions work with a click or prompt.
- – Can be used across platforms on the web, desktop, and mobile.
- – For developers, there is also an API and SDK.

## Nachteile
- – Many more powerful features are behind Pro/Pro+/Credits. Credits-only do not replace a Pro membership.
- – The publicly visible price/performance communication is partly inconsistent: the homepage says the Free Editor offers exports without watermarks, while the pricing page lists watermarked exports in the Basic plan.
- – Privacy and enterprise transparency are limited: publicly, there is no clearly findable DPA/AVV page, no explicit SCC information, and no clearly stated EU data residency.
- – According to the Privacy Policy, AIGC inputs/outputs are stored on AWS in the USA.

## Quellen
- Offizielle Website: https://www.fotor.com/

## Letzter Datenstand
2026-04-28

## Originalseite
https://kifox.ai/en/ki-tools/fotor-en/