None declared
None declared
On the label it is low-risk: Contacts MC backup & Exporter collects some data but says none of it is linked to you or used for tracking. The sensitive items are contacts. In total the label lists 2 data types; 33% of contacts backup apps we checked declare tracking.
Contacts MC backup & Exporter privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Contacts MC backup & Exporter collects some data but says none of it is linked to your identity, and none is used for tracking.
Did Contacts MC backup & Exporter ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Contacts MC backup & Exporter's developer declared.
Location is not on Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
User Content is not on Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Contacts MC backup & Exporter lists Contacts on its label. Limited Access shares selected contacts instead of your whole address book.
Contacts MC backup & Exporter declares no tracking, so a tracking prompt would contradict its label. Decline it, and consider reporting the mismatch to Apple.
Health & Fitness is not on Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Contacts MC backup & Exporter collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| ContactsSensitiveNot linked to you | The people in your address book or social graph. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts: choose Limited Access to share only selected people, or None. |
| Contact InfoNot linked to you | Your name, email address, phone number or postal address. | Use Sign in with Apple with Hide My Email where offered, and check the app's account and marketing preferences. |
What Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label means for you
Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label has 2 types under “Data Not Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Every type on Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label is in the “not linked” section, so the developer says the data is stripped of anything that identifies you before it is used. That is typical of anonymous analytics and crash reporting. Not linked is still collected: the data leaves your phone.
The items that deserve the most attention are contacts. Uploading contacts shares other people's details, not just yours.
Contacts backup apps upload your whole address book — other people's names, numbers and addresses, not just yours. Check where the backup is stored, whether it is encrypted, and how to delete it from the server.
Among the 126 contacts backup apps in our snapshot with a label, 33% declare tracking, 48% collect data linked to you and 33% say they collect nothing. Contacts MC backup & Exporter lists 2 data types, about the same as the average of 2.2 for this group.
Productivity apps tend to collect the work you do in them — documents, notes and files — so User Content is common. The question is whether it syncs to the developer's servers and how it is protected there.
Settings to check for Contacts MC backup & Exporter
- 1
Contacts
Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts. Limited Access shares only the people you select instead of your whole address book.
- 2
Sign-in
When creating an account, Sign in with Apple can give the app a relay address from Hide My Email instead of your real one.
- 3
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 4
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Contacts MC backup & Exporter › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Contacts MC backup & Exporter track you?
There is no “Data Used to Track You” section on Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label.
Does Contacts MC backup & Exporter track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Contacts MC backup & Exporter behind Face ID
- Find Contacts MC backup & Exporter on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Contacts MC backup & Exporter now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Contacts MC backup & Exporter has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
About Contacts MC backup & Exporter
| Developer | 1000914058 ONTARIO INC. |
| App Store category | Productivity (also Utilities) |
| Latest version | 1.0.9, released April 2024 |
| First released | October 2022 |
| Requires | iOS 13.4 or later |
| Size | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.mcbackup |
The current version shipped in April 2024, 2 years before our snapshot. Apps that are not updated may not support newer iOS privacy controls, and an abandoned app will not get security fixes.
Also by 1000914058 ONTARIO INC.: Transfer My Contacts.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Contacts MC backup & Exporter sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Contacts MC backup & Exporter's developer: How do I delete my contacts from their server later?
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Your Contacts MC backup & Exporter privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
False: there is no Data Used to Track You section on Contacts MC backup & Exporter's label.
- 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: Contacts 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.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.