An image forming apparatus , comprising: setting means for setting a setting for adding additional information to an image to be printed as a common setting to be applied to a plurality of jobs; adding means for adding the additional information to an image in accordance with the common setting set by the setting means; printing means for printing an image to which the additional information has been added by the adding means and for printing an image to which the additional information has not been added; designating means for designating permission, to a user who is not an administrator, to cancel the addition of information to an image to be printed; determination means for determining whether a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus is the user designated permission by the designating means; control means for permitting, in a situation that the common setting has been set by the setting means, the user who has logged in to cancel the addition of information to an image to be printed if the determination means determines that the user of the image forming apparatus is the user designated permission by the designating means; the image forming apparatus further comprising display means for displaying a list of users; wherein the designation means is arranged to designate a user from the list displayed by the display means; and wherein the control means is arranged to cause a display means to display a setting screen for setting whether or not to add the additional information in a case where the determination means determines that the user that has logged into the image forming apparatus has permission to cancel the addition of information. setting means for setting a setting for adding additional information to an image to be printed as a common setting to be applied to a plurality of jobs; adding means for adding the additional information to an image in accordance with the common setting set by the setting means; printing means for printing an image to which the additional information has been added by the adding means and for printing an image to which the additional information has not been added; designating means for designating permission, to a user who is not an administrator, to cancel the addition of information to an image to be printed; determination means for determining whether a user who has logged into the image forming apparatus is the user designated permission by the designating means; control means for permitting, in a situation that the common setting has been set by the setting means, the user who has logged in to cancel the addition of information to an image to be printed if the determination means determines that the user of the image forming apparatus is the user designated permission by the designating means; the image forming apparatus further comprising display means for displaying a list of users; wherein the designation means is arranged to designate a user from the list displayed by the display means; and wherein the control means is arranged to cause a display means to display a setting screen for setting whether or not to add the additional information in a case where the determination means determines that the user that has logged into the image forming apparatus has permission to cancel the addition of information. <EOS>