An image processing apparatus connectable with an information processing apparatus, includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image obtained by image-capturing an object, a unit configured to acquire image capturing information indicating information on image-capturing of the object, a determination unit configured to determine whether the image capturing information is private information, and an association unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the image capturing information is not private information, associate the image capturing information with the image, wherein in a case where the determination unit determines that the image capturing information is private information, the association unit associates link information for acquiring the image capturing information based on an access condition set in the image capturing information with the image, instead of associating the image capturing information with the image.