Privacy Policy | Swipee

1. Introduction

Welcome to Swipee (“we,” “our” or “us”). We respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what data the Swipee app handles, where it is stored, and how you can manage it.

2. Information the app handles

2.1 Information created in the app

Photos and videos you browse and organize (all analysis is completed on your device)
Album names, album order and display preferences
Swipe history, items marked for deletion and other organizing decisions
Quick Scan settings and items you have already reviewed

2.2 Information we do not collect

Swipee has no built-in analytics, advertising or tracking SDKs, requires no account, and does not send your usage history, photos or organizing data to us. If you have agreed in iOS Settings to share analytics data with app developers, Apple may provide us with diagnostic information such as crash reports, under its own policies.

2.3 Photo library access

Swipee needs access to your photo library to display, organize and manage your photos. Photos are not uploaded to our servers or to any third-party AI service. When you browse photos or videos stored in iCloud, Apple’s Photos framework may download files from iCloud. Quick Scan analyzes only photos that can be read locally; iCloud photos that cannot be read locally may be skipped.

2.4 Location data

Swipee reads the GPS metadata embedded in photos to show where they were taken. When a place name is shown, the coordinates are converted into a place name through Apple’s geocoding service. Swipee does not obtain your real-time location and does not store location data on our servers.

2.5 On-device analysis

Swipee uses Apple’s Vision framework to perform the following analysis on your device:

Photo content classification (for example food, animals, landscapes), used for category suggestions
Face detection and similarity comparison, used for people-grouping suggestions; Swipee does not identify anyone by name
Image similarity comparison, used for photo comparison and Quick Scan (Beta)
Text recognition, used in Quick Scan to judge which photos may be screenshots

All analysis runs on your device, and no photo data is sent to external servers. Analysis results may be inaccurate and are suggestions only.

3. How we use this information

This information is used only on your device to:

Provide photo browsing, swiping and organizing features
Generate category, people-grouping and Quick Scan suggestions
Display photo metadata (date, location)
Save your organizing progress and preferences

4. Data storage and security

Your swipe history, album preferences, organizing data and scan settings are all stored locally on your device (for example in UserDefaults). We do not operate any server that stores your personal data. No account is required to use Swipee.

5. Apple frameworks and services used

Photos Framework: accesses and manages your photo library; files may be downloaded when you browse iCloud media
Vision Framework: on-device image classification, face detection, similarity comparison and text recognition
CoreLocation: converts photo GPS coordinates into place names through Apple’s geocoding service
AVKit: video playback

6. Deleting photos

Swipee does not delete photos automatically. Actual deletion requires your approval in Apple Photos’ system confirmation dialog. Deleted items move to the system’s Recently Deleted album and are handled under Apple’s rules.

7. Children’s privacy

Swipee does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately.

8. Data retention

All app data is stored locally on your device until you delete it. In the app, you can undo swipe decisions or unmark items pending deletion; uninstalling the app removes the organizing data it stores. Your photo library and albums continue to be managed by Apple Photos.

9. Your rights

You can:

View your organizing progress, undo swipe decisions or unmark items pending deletion in the app
Uninstall the app to remove the organizing data it stores
Adjust or revoke photo library access through your device settings
Contact us at any time to ask how data is handled

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time and will update the date on this page. Continued use of Swipee after changes are posted means you accept the updated policy.

11. Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

[email protected]