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DocsPers Privacy Policy
By MerKuri Let Us Begin LLC · Effective
In short: DocsPers keeps your private files on your iPhone and in your own private iCloud account, encrypted. The developer cannot see, access, or collect your files. There are no ads, no analytics, and no third-party tracking.
What the app handles
DocsPers is a private vault. It stores the files you choose to add: PDFs, pictures, videos and any other file type. It also stores the name you give each file, optional notes, the file size, and the date you added it.
How your files are protected
Encrypted before they are saved. Each file, and its name and notes, is encrypted on your iPhone with AES-256 before it is stored or sent to iCloud. Only the file size and the date added are not encrypted.
The key stays in your iCloud Keychain. The encryption key is kept in your iCloud Keychain, which is end-to-end encrypted. The developer and Apple cannot read it. If you turn iCloud Keychain off, each device makes its own key and cannot open files added on another device.
Locked when your phone is locked. Files are also protected by iOS data protection, so they cannot be read while the iPhone is locked.
If you lose all your devices and your iCloud Keychain, the key is gone and the files cannot be opened by anyone, including the developer. Keep an encrypted backup (below).
Where your data is stored
On your device. All files are stored in the app's database on your iPhone.
In your private iCloud account. The encrypted files sync through Apple's iCloud (CloudKit private database) so they are available on your devices signed in to the same Apple Account. This storage belongs to your iCloud account; the developer has no access to it.
Nothing is sent to the developer or to any other server. DocsPers contains no analytics, advertising, or third-party software that collects data.
Face ID or passcode lock
The lock is on by default. It uses Face ID or Touch ID (whichever your iPhone has), or your iPhone passcode. Your face and fingerprint data stay inside iOS: DocsPers is only told whether the check passed.
DocsPers locks when you leave it, after the time you choose, and hides your files in the app switcher and while your screen is being recorded or mirrored. iOS does not allow apps to block screenshots.
You can turn the lock off, after unlocking, in Settings inside the app.
Previews and sharing
When you preview a file or share a copy, DocsPers decrypts it into a temporary protected file on your iPhone. These temporary copies are removed the next time the app opens. Once you send a copy to another app or person, that app's or person's privacy practices apply to the copy they receive.
Encrypted backup
You can save all your files into one backup file, locked with a password you choose (at least 10 characters).
The file is encrypted on your iPhone before it is saved. Only your password can open it.
A lost password cannot be recovered. Without it, nobody can open the backup, including the developer.
You decide where it goes: Files, AirDrop, your computer or another place. DocsPers does not upload it anywhere, and the developer never receives it.
Restoring adds files that are missing and never changes or removes files that are already on your iPhone.
Copies of the backup file that you save elsewhere are yours to keep or delete.
What the developer collects
Nothing. The developer does not operate any server that receives your data, and the app contains no analytics, advertising, or third-party tracking. Your files are never sold, shared, or used for advertising, marketing, or data mining.
If you choose to share diagnostics with app developers in your iPhone settings, Apple may provide anonymized crash reports to the developer. These do not contain your files.
Permissions
Face ID: to unlock the app, if you use Face ID.
Photos: DocsPers does not ask for access to your whole photo library. It only receives the pictures and videos you pick yourself.
Files: DocsPers only reads the files you choose in the Files picker.
Deleting your data
Individual files: delete them in the app. Deletions also sync to your iCloud.
All app data on a device: delete the app from your iPhone.
The iCloud copy: go to Settings → [your name] → iCloud → Manage Account Storage, select DocsPers, and delete its data.
Because the developer never receives your data, there is nothing held by the developer to request deletion of.
Children
DocsPers is not directed to children under 13 and does not knowingly collect any data from them.
Changes to this policy
If the way the app handles data changes, this page will be updated and the effective date above will change.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email info@merkuriletusbegin.com.