Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 15, 2026

QuotesVault is designed around a simple principle: your quotes, reflections, and reading habits belong to you. This Privacy Policy explains what information QuotesVault ("we," "us," or "our") collects when you use the QuotesVault app (the "App"), how it is used, and the choices you have.

1. Information We Do Not Collect

QuotesVault does not sell or share your personal data with advertisers, data brokers, or analytics companies that aggregate user profiles. We do not use third-party advertising SDKs. We do not track you across other companies' apps or websites.

2. Information Stored On Your Device and iCloud

The quotes, collections, favorites, reflections, and notes you create in QuotesVault are stored locally on your device and, if you have iCloud enabled, synchronized across your devices through your personal iCloud account using Apple CloudKit. This data is encrypted in transit and at rest and is accessible only to you through your Apple ID. We do not have access to the contents of your iCloud container.

3. No Accounts

QuotesVault has no accounts and no sign-in. Versions before 1.4.5 offered Sign in with Apple, which only showed your name in Settings; the name and email it kept were stored on your device and in your iCloud Keychain, never on a server of ours. Version 1.4.5 removed the sign-in and erases what it stored the first time it opens. You can also remove QuotesVault from Sign in with Apple in your Apple Account settings.

4. In-App Purchases

All purchases of individual Quote Packs and the Library Card are processed by Apple through the App Store. We receive a receipt confirming entitlement, but we do not receive or store your payment card information. Apple's Privacy Policy governs these transactions. Entitlements are restored automatically on any device signed in with the same Apple ID, and all products support Apple Family Sharing.

5. On-Device AI Explanations

QuotesVault's AI Explanations feature uses Apple Intelligence on-device models. Your quote text is not sent to our servers and is not used to train any model. Processing happens on your device. When you ask for an explanation of a quote you added yourself, the App first looks up a short summary of the quote's author on Wikipedia to give the model context. That request goes directly from your device to Wikipedia and carries only the author's name, never the quote or anything about you; Wikipedia's own privacy policy applies to it. The explanations of the quotes that come with the App are written in advance and need no connection.

6. Camera, Photos, and OCR

If you use the camera or OCR Scan feature to capture a quote from a book, the image is processed locally on your device. We do not upload your photos or scanned text to any server.

7. Kindle Import

When you import highlights from Kindle, parsing is performed locally on your device. The imported content is stored exactly like any other quote you add.

8. Share Extension, Widgets, and Spotlight

These system integrations operate entirely within your device. No additional data is collected by QuotesVault through them.

9. Notifications

Daily quote notifications are scheduled locally. We do not send push notifications from our servers unless you opt into a feature that clearly indicates this.

10. Diagnostic and Crash Information

If you opt into sharing analytics with app developers via your iOS device settings, Apple may share anonymous, aggregated crash logs and usage statistics with us to help improve the App. This data is not tied to your identity.

11. Children's Privacy

QuotesVault is not directed to children under the age of 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in the relevant jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

12. Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights under laws such as the EU GDPR, UK GDPR, and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including the right to access, correct, delete, or export your data, and to object to or restrict certain processing. Because QuotesVault data lives on your device and in your iCloud account, you can exercise most of these rights yourself from within the App (Export, Delete) or through your Apple ID. For any remaining requests, contact us at privacy@quotesvault.app.

13. Data Retention

We hold no data about you on servers of our own. What QuotesVault keeps lives on your device and in your iCloud account, and you can delete it from the App, by deleting the App, or through your Apple Account.

14. Third-Party Services

QuotesVault uses the following first-party Apple technologies: iCloud, CloudKit, StoreKit, WidgetKit, App Intents, and Apple Intelligence. Use of these services is subject to Apple's own Privacy Policy.

The App also makes web requests of its own for three features, each only when you use it: the Wikipedia author summary described in section 5; when you add or edit an author, a search of Wikipedia and Wikidata for the name you type and, if you pick a match, that person's Wikipedia summary and portrait from Wikimedia Commons; and, when you add a photo for an author you created, a download from the link you paste. The author search carries only the name you type, never your quotes or anything about you. These requests go directly from your device to those sites, which see what any web request carries, such as your IP address. Nothing passes through a server of ours.

15. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page and, where appropriate, notify you in-app.

16. Contact

For questions about this policy, or to exercise any rights described above, please contact: