1. Data Controller
The data controller for this app is:
2. What is Vanish?
Vanish is a camera and vault app for photos, videos, files and notes that are deleted automatically after a time you choose. You can also hand items over to other people as encrypted files.
3. What data is processed, and where?
Vanish has no account, no server of ours and no analytics. We never receive your photos, files, notes or any other content.
- Vault: Photos, videos, files and notes you put into Vanish are stored on your device, encrypted with AES-256-GCM. The key is kept in your device's Keychain and never leaves the device.
- Presets and settings: If iCloud is enabled, your presets and settings are synchronised through your own iCloud account (Apple's key-value storage). Vault content is not synchronised.
- Earlier versions: Versions before 1.5 could mirror vault entries and the text archive to your own iCloud account. Such old entries may still be there. You can delete them in iPhone Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Storage → Vanish.
- Text recognition: Text in your photos (for example an IBAN or phone number) is recognised on the device. The optional text archive is encrypted and stays on the device.
- Purchases: Vanish Pro is bought through Apple. We receive no payment data.
4. Sealed handover
When you hand an item over sealed, Vanish creates an encrypted .vanish file on your device. You send it yourself, through a messenger, AirDrop, email or any other way you choose. We are not involved and receive nothing.
The file contains the item and the conditions you set (for example how long it may be opened, how many views, or a place). If you protect it with a code, the code is not stored in the file. Received items are stored in the recipient's vault on the recipient's device.
5. Permissions
Only the camera is needed to use Vanish. Everything else is optional:
- Camera / Microphone: To take photos and videos. The microphone is only used in video mode.
- Photos: To import a photo or keep a copy in your library, only when you choose to.
- Location: For deleting photos when you leave a place, and for place conditions on received handovers. Coordinates stay on the device and are never transmitted to us.
- Calendar: To delete a photo when an event ends. Only the end time is read.
- Face ID: To lock the vault. Handled entirely by iOS.
- Notifications and Background App Refresh: To remind you and to delete expired items while the app is closed.
You can revoke these permissions at any time in iOS Settings.
6. Data Sharing
We do not share your data with third parties. There is:
- No advertising
- No tracking services
- No analytics or crash-reporting tools
- No server operated by us
7. Your Rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction and objection, and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Since we do not hold any of your data, you control it directly:
- Access: All data is visible in the app on your device
- Deletion: Delete items in the app, or delete the app to remove all data on the device; iCloud data can be deleted in iPhone Settings
- Control: You decide when items are deleted
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