Metadata are information about a document, embedded in the document. For GIMP, they are image metadata.
               
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               PNG, JPEG, TIFF and WebP preserve existing metadata. You can set defaults to enable or disable exporting metadata in all affected file formats on whether you want complete privacy or not. Select → , then select Image Import & Export and go to the section Export Policies.  |