Usage data.
Yes. Gallery Lock Private Vault's developer declares usage data as data used to track you — data that can be combined with other companies' data for targeted ads or ad measurement, or shared with data brokers. On iPhone you can refuse: tap Ask App Not to Track, or switch off tracking requests for every app in Settings.
What “tracking” means on an iPhone
Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker. It is narrower than “collecting data”: an app can collect a lot without tracking you, and a small app can track you with a single advertising SDK.
Since iOS 14.5, App Tracking Transparency requires every app to ask before it accesses your device's advertising identifier or otherwise tracks you. The App Store label is where the developer declares which of its data is used that way. Gallery Lock Private Vault declares 1 data type, so expect the “Allow Gallery Lock Private Vault to track your activity across other companies' apps and websites?” prompt.
The data Gallery Lock Private Vault uses to track you
Usage Data
What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. Product analytics show developers which features are used. The same records can also feed advertising when an app declares tracking.
How to stop Gallery Lock Private Vault from tracking you
- When Gallery Lock Private Vault shows the tracking prompt, tap Ask App Not to Track.
- Already said yes? Open Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking and switch off the toggle next to Gallery Lock Private Vault.
- To refuse every app in one go, switch off Allow Apps to Request to Track on the same screen. Apps then cannot ask, and are treated as if you declined.
- For Apple's own ads in the App Store, News and Stocks, see Settings › Privacy & Security › Apple Advertising and turn off Personalised Ads.
- Inside Gallery Lock Private Vault, look for an analytics or personalised-ads switch in its own settings; it covers data the iOS switch does not.
Gallery Lock Private Vault's full privacy label
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Do other photo vaults track you?
46% of the 167 photo vaults with a label in our snapshot declare tracking; 28% say they collect nothing at all. Nearby in the list:
| App | Tracks you? | Data types |
|---|---|---|
| Gallery Vault Secrete Photo | Yes | 2 |
| Photo Vault Secret Locker | Yes | 1 |
| Secret Photo Vault Album | Yes | 7 |
| Hide Photo Secret Photo Vault | No | 0 |
| Secret Photo Vault-Hide Photos | Yes | 2 |
| Keepsafe Photo Vault Lock Hide | No | 3 |
| Photo Vault Secret Base | Yes | 1 |
| Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe | Yes | 4 |
Check your settings
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists usage data under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Identifiers appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
FAQ
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