Privacy Policy
App: Files: File Manager & Vault (
com.filesvault.app) · Effective Date: November 4, 2026
Plain-Language Summary: Your personal files, photos, videos, documents, and Private Vault items never leave your phone. Files: File Manager & Vault does not upload, back up, sell, or read your files on any external server.
1. How Your Files & Private Vault Work (100% On-Device)
- All Files Access (
MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE): Files: File Manager & Vault requests All Files Access solely so you can browse, organize, search, move, rename, protect, and recover files across your phone's storage folders. - Private Vault: Files you add to Private Vault are moved into a protected, private app storage space on your device, guarded by your 4-digit passcode and recovery word. We never transmit your passcode, recovery word, or Vault files off your device.
- On-Device Text & Photo Search: Finding words inside screenshots or documents runs locally on your phone using Google ML Kit on-device text recognition. No images or text are sent to cloud servers.
- 30-Day Safe Trash: Items moved to Trash remain stored locally on your device for 30 days before permanent removal, allowing instant restoration at any time.
2. Limited Diagnostics & Anonymous Usage Data
To keep the app fast, stable, and bug-free, we use two standard diagnostics services that transmit data over HTTPS (TLS):
- Crash Reporting (Google Firebase Crashlytics): Collects crash stack traces, device model, and Android OS version when an unexpected error occurs so we can fix crashes quickly. Crash logs never include your personal files or file contents.
- Anonymous Product Analytics (PostHog): Collects high-level, anonymous interaction events (such as which tab is opened) and a random app-instance identifier to help improve app usability. It never records file names, file paths, search queries, or personal identity.
3. Data Sharing & Advertising
- We do not sell any user data to third parties.
- We do not display third-party ads or share data with advertising networks.
- We do not require you to create an account or sign in to use the app.
4. Data Retention & How to Delete Your Data
- On-Device Data: Because all of your files, search index data, and Private Vault contents live exclusively on your device, you have full control at all times. You can empty the Trash, remove items from Private Vault, clear app data in Android Settings, or uninstall the app to erase all local app data immediately.
- Diagnostic Logs: Anonymous crash and analytics logs are automatically purged according to standard 90-day retention schedules.
5. Children's Privacy
Files: File Manager & Vault is a general-audience utility app and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or privacy practices in Files: File Manager & Vault, please contact us through the developer support email listed on our Google Play Store page.