The label has no “Data Used to Track You” section.
No. Photo Vault Secure Folder's label has no “Data Used to Track You” section, so the developer states it does not link your data with other companies' data for advertising or sell it to data brokers. It does collect purchases, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics, none of it linked to you.
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. Photo Vault Secure Folder declares none, so it has no reason to show that prompt.
What Photo Vault Secure Folder collects instead
No tracking does not mean no collection. Photo Vault Secure Folder's label lists 4 data types, none of it linked to you:
- Purchases — what you have bought or tend to buy (not linked to you)
- Identifiers — an account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier (not linked to you)
- Usage Data — what you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen (not linked to you)
- Diagnostics — crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use (not linked to you)
How to stop Photo Vault Secure Folder from tracking you
- When Photo Vault Secure Folder 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 Photo Vault Secure Folder.
- 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 Photo Vault Secure Folder, look for an analytics or personalised-ads switch in its own settings; it covers data the iOS switch does not.
Photo Vault Secure Folder's full privacy label
None declared
None declared
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Photo Vault Hidden Calculator | No | 2 |
| AlterVault | No | 4 |
| AI Secret Photo Vault | No | 4 |
| PhotoLocker | No | 0 |
| Photo Vault SafeCalc | Yes | 6 |
| DuoVault | No | 6 |
| Secret Safe Lock Vault Manager | No | 0 |
| Hidden Photo Vault-Hide App LS | Yes | 4 |
Check your settings
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
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False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Photo Vault Secure Folder's label.
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Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
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True: Purchases appears on its label, in the Not Linked to You section.
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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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