Auramy Privacy Policy
The short version. Auramy has no servers. Your photos, videos and settings stay on your iPhone or iPad. Nothing is sent to the developer — no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, no accounts. The only time anything leaves your device is when you choose to back up to your own Google Drive.
This policy explains what Auramy ("the app") does with your information. It applies to the Auramy iOS app published on the App Store. Auramy is developed and operated by Mustafa Yağız ("the developer", "I", "me").
1. Information the developer collects
None. Auramy has no backend service. There is no account to create, no server that receives your data, and no way for the developer to see your photos, your library, your searches or how you use the app.
Specifically, Auramy does not:
- collect, transmit or store your photos or videos on any server operated by the developer;
- include any analytics, crash-reporting, advertising or attribution SDK;
- track you across apps or websites, or build a profile of you;
- sell or share personal information with anyone.
2. Information that stays on your device
Auramy stores the following locally. It is never transmitted anywhere, and it is removed when you delete the app.
| What | Why | Where |
|---|---|---|
| A search index of your library (asset identifiers, media type, dates, file sizes and derived keywords) | So gallery search works instantly and offline | The app's private Application Support folder |
| Your settings — theme, app lock, backup preferences, recent searches | To remember how you set the app up | iOS user defaults, shared with the Auramy widget |
| Your Google account email address and access tokens, if you connect Drive | To show which account is connected and to keep you signed in | The iOS Keychain, managed by Google's Sign-In SDK |
| Temporary copies of media you edit, export or share | To hand the file to the share sheet or editor | The system temporary folder; deleted after use |
3. Google Drive backup (optional)
Auramy works fully without a Google account. Cloud backup is an opt-in feature. If you turn it on and sign in:
- Auramy uploads the photos and videos you select to a folder named Auramy in your own Google Drive. The developer has no access to that folder or to your Drive.
- Auramy requests a single, narrow permission —
drive.file. This scope lets the app see and manage only the files it created itself. It cannot read the rest of your Drive. - Signing in is handled by Google's official Sign-In SDK. Your Google password is never seen or handled by Auramy.
- Signing out removes the stored tokens and clears the app's cached record of what has already been backed up. Files already in your Drive are left untouched — they are yours.
Your relationship with Google is governed by Google's own terms and privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy. Auramy's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.
The only network address Auramy ever contacts is googleapis.com (and Google's
sign-in pages during authentication). There are no other network destinations.
4. Permissions Auramy asks for
Photo library
Required for the app's core purpose: showing your gallery, finding duplicates and clutter you can delete, editing, and backing up what you choose. Auramy works with limited access too — it will then only see the photos you have shared with it. Deleting a photo always goes through the system, so iOS shows its own confirmation and the photo lands in Recently Deleted.
Face ID / Touch ID
Optional, used only to unlock the app when you enable App Lock. iOS returns nothing but a success or failure result — Auramy never receives or stores biometric data.
Notifications
Optional, requested only when you turn on automatic backup. Used solely to tell you a background backup finished. Notifications are generated on your device; there is no push server.
Background App Refresh
Used to continue an in-progress backup when the app is not on screen.
5. Location data
Auramy never asks for your location. Photos, however, may carry GPS coordinates recorded by the camera. When you share a photo or video out of Auramy, location metadata is removed by default. You can opt back in per your preference in Settings if you want location to travel with the file.
6. Retention and deletion
- Everything Auramy stores lives in the app's own container. Deleting the app removes all of it, including the search index, your settings and any stored Google tokens.
- To disconnect Google Drive without deleting the app, use Sign Out in Settings. You can also revoke Auramy's access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions.
- Photos you backed up remain in your Google Drive until you delete them there. They are your files in your account.
7. Children
Auramy is not directed at children under 13 and does not knowingly collect information from them. Since the developer collects no information from anyone, there is nothing to delete on request — but if you have a concern, please get in touch.
8. Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights under the GDPR (Europe), the KVKK (Türkiye), the CCPA/CPRA (California) or similar laws — for example, to access, correct, export or delete personal data held about you.
Because the developer holds no personal data about you, there is nothing to disclose, export or erase on the developer's side. Data held on your device is under your direct control and is removed by deleting the app. Data in your Google Drive is under your control through your Google account. If you still want to exercise a right or ask a question, contact details are below and I will respond.
9. Security
Auramy relies on the protections iOS provides: app sandboxing, file-level Data Protection, and the Keychain for credentials. All network traffic uses HTTPS. Optional App Lock adds Face ID, Touch ID or passcode in front of the app, and hides the gallery from the app switcher while the app is in the background.
No system is perfectly secure. Keeping your device updated and passcode-protected is the single biggest thing you can do to protect what is on it.
10. Changes to this policy
If this policy changes materially, the updated version will be posted here with a new date at the top. Continued use of the app after a change means you accept the revised policy.
11. Contact
Questions, concerns or privacy requests: yagjz@icloud.com