It depends on how you feel about tracking: Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are location and contacts. In total the label lists 2 data types; 51% of private photo apps we checked declare tracking.
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc privacy in one look
- 1Collects nothing
- 2Not linked
- 3Linked
- 4Tracks you
Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's developer reports using location, contacts to track you across other companies' apps and websites.
Did Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc ask for something?
Pick the permission prompt you saw. We compare it with what Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's developer declared.
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc lists Location on its label, including for tracking. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.
User Content is not on Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc lists Contacts on its label, including for tracking. Limited Access shares selected contacts instead of your whole address book.
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc declares data used to track you, so expect the “Allow to track?” prompt. Tap Ask App Not to Track; the app must keep working without it.
Health & Fitness is not on Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's label. That can be fine: data used only on your iPhone does not have to be declared. If the data would need to leave the phone for the feature to work, ask why it is missing.
A permission is what the app can reach on your iPhone; the label is what the developer says leaves it. They answer different questions.
What Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc collects, explained
| Data type | What it covers | Where to limit it |
|---|---|---|
| LocationSensitiveUsed to track youLinked to you | Where your phone is, either precisely (street level) or approximately (city or area). | Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services: choose Never or While Using, and turn off Precise Location if the app does not need it. |
| ContactsSensitiveUsed to track youLinked to you | The people in your address book or social graph. | Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts: choose Limited Access to share only selected people, or None. |
What Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's label means for you
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's label has 2 types under “Data Used to Track You”, 2 types under “Data Linked to You”. A data type can appear in more than one section when it is used for different purposes — for example, identifiers used for both analytics and advertising.
Tracking is the declaration that most separates apps. It means location, contacts from Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc can be combined with data from other companies to target or measure ads, or shared with data brokers. On iOS 14.5 and later, the app must ask your permission before tracking you through the advertising identifier; answering “Ask App Not to Track” blocks that identifier and tells the developer you have declined.
The items that deserve the most attention are location and contacts. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.
Private-photo apps promise to keep pictures out of your main library. The label shows what leaves the phone; it cannot show whether the hiding is a real lock or just a separate folder. Check whether the app needs full Photos access or works with selected photos, and whether hidden items still appear in iCloud Photos.
Among the 85 private photo apps in our snapshot with a label, 51% declare tracking, 61% collect data linked to you and 18% say they collect nothing. Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc lists 2 data types, fewer than the average of 3.1 for this group.
Photo and video apps usually request access to your photo library. iOS lets you share only selected photos, which keeps the rest of the library — and its location metadata — away from the app.
Settings to check for Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc
- 1
Tracking
Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking. If “Allow Apps to Request to Track” is off, apps cannot ask, and they are told to treat you as having declined. You can also turn it off for this app alone.
- 2
Location
Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.
- 3
Photos
Settings › Privacy & Security › Photos. Limited Access lets you pick exactly which pictures the app can see; Add Photos Only lets it save without reading your library.
- 4
Contacts
Settings › Privacy & Security › Contacts. Limited Access shares only the people you select instead of your whole address book.
- 5
Lock the app
On iOS 18 and later, touch and hold the icon and choose Require Face ID. Anyone who picks up your unlocked phone then needs your face, fingerprint or passcode to open it.
- 6
Notifications
Settings › Notifications › Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.
Does Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc track you?
Location and contacts. Apple defines tracking as linking data from this app with data from other companies' apps, websites or offline sources for targeted advertising or ad measurement, or sharing it with a data broker.
Does Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc track you? Full answer and how to stop it →
Lock Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc behind Face ID
- Find Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc on your Home Screen or in App Library.
- Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
- Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
- Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc now asks for authentication every time it opens.
The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.
Lock or hide Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc: step-by-step guide →
About Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc
| Developer | Liger Infotech |
| App Store category | Photo & Video |
| Latest version | 5.3, released October 2024 |
| First released | September 2021 |
| Requires | iOS 13.0 or later |
| Size | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ |
| Languages | 1 (EN) |
| Bundle ID | com.manufacturingbiss.safedoc |
The current version shipped in October 2024, over a year before our snapshot. Older apps can lag behind iOS privacy features such as limited photo and contact access.
Also by Liger Infotech: Camera Scanner PDF Converter.
What the label cannot tell you
- A label is self-reported. Apple publishes the developer's answers and can reject apps that misrepresent them, but it does not independently verify what Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc sends.
- It does not say where data is stored, how long it is kept, whether it is encrypted, or which companies receive it. The privacy policy covers those points.
- Optional data counts: if a feature lets you add something (a profile photo, a phone number), the type is listed even if you never use the feature.
- Data handled only on your iPhone is not 'collected', so a no-collection label is compatible with an app that reads your files locally.
- Third-party sign-in, payment processors and SDKs are supposed to be included, but a label can lag behind a new version.
The question to ask Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc's developer: Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
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Your Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc privacy checklist
Done. You have applied every control the label points to.
True or false?
- Right.Not quite.
True: it lists location and contacts under Data Used to Track You.
- Right.Not quite.
Labels are self-reported by developers. Apple can reject or remove apps that misrepresent practices, but it does not audit each label.
- Right.Not quite.
True: Location appears on its label.
- Right.Not quite.
It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.
- Right.Not quite.
Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.
Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc privacy FAQ
Is Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc safe to use?
Does Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc track you?
What data does Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc collect?
Who makes Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc?
Can I lock Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc with Face ID?
How does Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc compare with other private photo apps?
Are my pictures stored only on this phone, or uploaded?
How do I delete my data from Photo Vault & App Lock Safedoc?
For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.