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Is Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe Safe?

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe privacy label · by 国文 李 · checked November 2026

  • Tracks you
  • Collects location
  • Not updated in 2+ years
App Privacy label Developer-reported · checked November 1, 2026
Used to track you
2types
Linked to you
0types

None declared

Not linked to you
4types
Short answer

It depends on how you feel about tracking: Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe declares data used to track you. The sensitive items are location. In total the label lists 4 data types; 46% of photo vaults we checked declare tracking.

At a glance

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe privacy in one look

Data exposure on the label
Used to track you
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Built only from the developer's App Store label. It describes disclosure, not tested behaviour.

Verdict from the label
Tracks you

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's developer reports using location, identifiers to track you across other companies' apps and websites.

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Did Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe ask for something?

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Matches the label

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe lists Location on its label, including for tracking. Choose While Using and turn off Precise Location if the feature works without it.

Not on the label

User Content is not on Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe'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.

Not on the label

Contacts is not on Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe'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.

Expected — and you can decline

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe 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.

Not on the label

Health & Fitness is not on Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe'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.

Line by line

What Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe collects, explained

Data typeWhat it coversWhere to limit it
LocationSensitiveUsed to track youNot linked 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.
IdentifiersUsed to track youNot linked to you An account ID, screen name, customer number or a device-level ID such as the advertising identifier. Settings › Privacy & Security › Tracking: turn off Allow Apps to Request to Track, or tap Ask App Not to Track when prompted.
Usage DataNot linked to you What you tap, open and view inside the app, plus which ads you have seen. There is no single iOS switch. Look for an analytics or personalised-ads toggle in the app's own settings.
DiagnosticsNot linked to you Crash logs, launch times, hang rates and energy use. Settings › Privacy & Security › Analytics & Improvements › Share With App Developers controls what Apple passes on; the app's own crash reporting is separate.
Reading the label

What Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's label means for you

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's label has 2 types under “Data Used to Track You”, 4 types under “Data Not 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, identifiers from Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe 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. Location history reveals home, work and routines. Precise location deserves the most scrutiny.

A photo vault holds the pictures you least want seen, so the questions that matter are where the files live, whether they are encrypted, and what happens if you forget the PIN or change phones. Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.

Among the 167 photo vaults in our snapshot with a label, 46% declare tracking, 54% collect data linked to you and 28% say they collect nothing. Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe lists 4 data types, more than the average of 2.5 for this group.

Productivity apps tend to collect the work you do in them — documents, notes and files — so User Content is common. The question is whether it syncs to the developer's servers and how it is protected there.

On your iPhone

Settings to check for Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe

  1. 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. 2

    Location

    Settings › Privacy & Security › Location Services › Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe. Choose While Using or Never, and switch off Precise Location if a city-level answer is enough.

  3. 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. 4

    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.

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    Notifications

    Settings › Notifications › Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe › Show Previews: When Unlocked keeps message and account details off the Lock Screen.

Cross-app tracking

Does Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe track you?

Yes — 2 data types

Location and identifiers. 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 Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe track you? Full answer and how to stop it →

iOS 18 and later

Lock Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe behind Face ID

  1. Find Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe on your Home Screen or in App Library.
  2. Touch and hold the icon until the quick-actions menu opens.
  3. Tap Require Face ID (or Require Touch ID / Require Passcode, depending on your iPhone).
  4. Tap Require Face ID again to confirm. Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe now asks for authentication every time it opens.

The lock is an iPhone feature, so it works whether or not Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe has a passcode of its own. It does not change what the app sends to its developer.

Lock or hide Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe: step-by-step guide →

From the App Store record

About Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe

Developer国文 李
App Store categoryProductivity (also Utilities)
Latest version3.1.1, released November 2024
First releasedAugust 2015
RequiresiOS 13.0 or later
Size9 MB
Age rating4+
Languages1 (EN)
Bundle IDcom.lidesheng.MyMedia

The current version shipped in November 2024, over a year before our snapshot. Older apps can lag behind iOS privacy features such as limited photo and contact access.

Read with care

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 Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe 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 Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's developer: Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?

How it compares

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe vs similar photo vaults

Data types listed on each App Store privacy label
Tracks youLinked to youNot linkedCollects nothing

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Your Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe privacy checklist

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Quick quiz

True or false?

  1. Q1Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's privacy label says it uses data to track you.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: it lists location and identifiers under Data Used to Track You.

  2. Q2Apple tests every app to confirm its privacy label is accurate.
    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.

  3. Q3Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe collects Location.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    True: Location appears on its label.

  4. Q4Data “Not Linked to You” is never sent off your iPhone.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    It is collected and sent; the developer says it is de-identified rather than tied to your account or device.

  5. Q5Tapping “Ask App Not to Track” can stop an app from working.
    Right.
    Not quite.

    Apple's rules require apps to work the same whether or not you allow tracking.

Questions people ask

Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe privacy FAQ

Is Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe safe to use?
Based on its App Store privacy label, photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's developer reports using location, identifiers to track you across other companies' apps and websites. Whether that is acceptable depends on what you will store in it. The label is developer-reported, not an independent security test.
Does Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe track you?
Yes. Its label lists location and identifiers under Data Used to Track You. You can decline at the iOS tracking prompt.
What data does Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe collect?
Location, identifiers, usage data and diagnostics. Of these, location and identifiers are linked to your identity.
Who makes Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe?
国文 李, according to the App Store. It was first released in August 2015 and the current version is 3.1.1.
Can I lock Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe with Face ID?
On iOS 18 or later, touch and hold Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's icon and choose Require Face ID (or Touch ID / Passcode). This is an iPhone feature and works for most downloaded apps, whether or not the app has its own lock.
How does Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe compare with other photo vaults?
Across 167 photo vaults with labels in our snapshot, 46% declare tracking and 28% say they collect no data. Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe lists 4 data types against an average of 2.5.
Can I get my photos back on a new iPhone without the old one?
The privacy label cannot answer that. Look for it in Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe's privacy policy or support pages, linked from the App Store listing. Import a harmless test photo, then confirm the original in Photos is deleted or kept as you expect, and try the app's backup and restore before trusting it with anything important.
How do I delete my data from Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe?
Apps that let you create an account must also let you start account deletion from inside the app (an App Store rule since June 2022). Deleting the app from your iPhone alone does not delete data already sent to the developer.

For photos and documents you choose to keep apart from your main library, see VaultForYou.

Facts on this page come from Photos Vaults-Keep Secret Safe on the App Store, as reported by the developer. Checked 2026-11-01. How we collect data · Report a correction