Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

MetaWipe Vault ("we", "our", or "the app") was built from the ground up with a privacy-first ethos. This Privacy Policy details how MetaWipe Vault handles data when you inspect, sanitize, and manage photo and video metadata on iOS.

2. Information We Do NOT Collect

Unlike conventional photo utilities, MetaWipe Vault does NOT collect:

• No Personal Identifiers: We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or Apple ID.
• No Location Data: GPS coordinates extracted from your photos or configured in the Spoofer tool are processed solely in local memory and are never transmitted over the internet.
• No Media Content: Your photos, videos, and reconstructed pixel arrays never leave your device.
• No Usage Telemetry or Analytics: We do not track session durations, feature clicks, button presses, or crash logs via third-party servers.

3. Local Processing & Memory Architecture

All operations performed by MetaWipe Vault—including EXIF extraction, pixel buffer regeneration, QuickTime metadata track removal, and batch scanning—occur strictly within the volatile memory sandbox of your iOS device.

Sanitized media files generated by the app are either directly saved to your personal Apple Photos Library (upon your explicit action) or saved in the app's sandboxed local documents folder. We have zero access to your saved files.

4. Permissions Requested & Why

• Photo Library Access (NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription): Required solely to allow you to select photos or videos for metadata inspection and to save sanitized copies back to your gallery.
• Camera Access (NSCameraUsageDescription): Required solely for the optional Stealth Camera feature, enabling you to capture photos that are written directly without metadata tags.

MetaWipe Vault does NOT request Background App Refresh, Live Location services, Bluetooth, Local Network, or Push Notification permissions.

5. Apple Privacy Manifest (Spring 2024 Compliance)

In accordance with Apple's privacy guidelines for iOS applications, MetaWipe Vault includes a declared PrivacyInfo.xcprivacy manifest detailing all Required Reason APIs used:

• User Defaults (Reason CA92.1): Used strictly within the app to persist your local user preferences, such as default sanitization presets and decoy GPS coordinate configurations.
• File Timestamp APIs (Reason DDA9.1): Used strictly to read and update file modification dates on your sanitized exports so that newly cleaned items appear at the most recent position in your gallery.

6. Third-Party Libraries & Services

MetaWipe Vault contains NO third-party advertising SDKs, NO tracking frameworks (e.g., Google Firebase, Facebook SDK, Adjust), and NO cloud analytics. The binary connects to no external servers.

7. Children's Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

MetaWipe Vault does not knowingly collect, transmit, or solicit any personal data from anyone, including children under the age of 13.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions or security inquiries regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our privacy desk:

Email: metawipe.vault@gmail.com