Classiphy Privacy Policy
_Last Updated: April 19, 2026_
This Privacy Policy describes how personal data is handled by the **Classiphy** application, developed by **Giuseppe Ippolito**. Our primary commitment is to your privacy: Classiphy is designed to be a **private, local-first tool**. We do not collect your data, and we do not use AI to process your images.
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## 1. Zero AI & Third-Party Service Disclosure
To ensure complete transparency and satisfy Apple App Store Guidelines 5.1.1 and 5.1.2:
To ensure complete transparency and satisfy Apple App Store Guidelines 5.1.1 and 5.1.2:
* **No Third-Party AI:** Classiphy does **NOT** integrate with any third-party AI services (e.g., OpenAI, Google Gemini, Vertex AI, Anthropic, or any other Generative AI or LLM provider).
* **Manual Classification:** All features described in the app as "Classification," "Culling," or "Rating" are entirely **manual interactions** performed by the user. The app provides a user interface for you to rate your own photos (1-5 stars) and organize them into folders. No automated or AI-driven analysis is performed on your images.
* **Local Processing Only:** All image-related operations (resizing, thumbnail generation, rotation, mirroring) are performed on-device using native Apple frameworks (PhotosUI, ImageIO, CoreGraphics).
* **Manual Classification:** All features described in the app as "Classification," "Culling," or "Rating" are entirely **manual interactions** performed by the user. The app provides a user interface for you to rate your own photos (1-5 stars) and organize them into folders. No automated or AI-driven analysis is performed on your images.
* **Local Processing Only:** All image-related operations (resizing, thumbnail generation, rotation, mirroring) are performed on-device using native Apple frameworks (PhotosUI, ImageIO, CoreGraphics).
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## 2. Data Processed (On-Device Only)
Classiphy does not collect or transmit personal data to external servers. All data processed remains strictly within the application's local sandbox on your device:
Classiphy does not collect or transmit personal data to external servers. All data processed remains strictly within the application's local sandbox on your device:
* **Images:** Photos you select from your Photo Library or Files app.
* **Metadata & Ratings:** 1-5 star ratings you manually assign to images.
* **Organization Data:** Folder structures, custom sequences, and priorities you create.
* **Workspace State:** The positions of images within the interactive classification workspace.
* **Technical Identifiers:** Cryptographic hashes (SHA‑256) of files, used locally to prevent duplicate imports and identify file changes.
* **History:** Local "Undo" history for actions like rating, rotation, and mirroring.
* **Metadata & Ratings:** 1-5 star ratings you manually assign to images.
* **Organization Data:** Folder structures, custom sequences, and priorities you create.
* **Workspace State:** The positions of images within the interactive classification workspace.
* **Technical Identifiers:** Cryptographic hashes (SHA‑256) of files, used locally to prevent duplicate imports and identify file changes.
* **History:** Local "Undo" history for actions like rating, rotation, and mirroring.
**None of this data is ever sent to the developer, any third party, or any cloud server.**
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## 3. System Permissions
The app requests the following permissions to function. You can revoke these at any time in iOS Settings:
The app requests the following permissions to function. You can revoke these at any time in iOS Settings:
* **Photo Library Access (Read & Write):** Used to select images for organization and to save your organized collections back to your device.
* **Files Access (Documents):** Used to import from and export to external drives, iCloud Drive, or other file providers.
* **Live Activities (ActivityKit):** Used to display the progress of file imports on your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. This uses local counters only.
* **Files Access (Documents):** Used to import from and export to external drives, iCloud Drive, or other file providers.
* **Live Activities (ActivityKit):** Used to display the progress of file imports on your Dynamic Island and Lock Screen. This uses local counters only.
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## 4. Third-Party Sharing & Analytics
* **No Data Sharing:** We do not share, sell, or rent your data to any third party for advertising, analytics, or profiling.
* **No Tracking:** Classiphy does not use any third-party tracking SDKs (like Firebase, Google Analytics, or Facebook SDK).
* **No Ads:** The app is ad-free and contains no marketing trackers.
* **No Data Sharing:** We do not share, sell, or rent your data to any third party for advertising, analytics, or profiling.
* **No Tracking:** Classiphy does not use any third-party tracking SDKs (like Firebase, Google Analytics, or Facebook SDK).
* **No Ads:** The app is ad-free and contains no marketing trackers.
The app interacts only with native Apple system services (Photo Library, File Provider) at your explicit request.
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## 5. Storage & Retention
Your data is stored in the app's local directory and is deleted if you:
1. Delete a specific folder or image within the app.
2. Uninstall the app (which removes all associated local data).
Your data is stored in the app's local directory and is deleted if you:
1. Delete a specific folder or image within the app.
2. Uninstall the app (which removes all associated local data).
We do not perform external backups. We recommend using standard iOS backup solutions (iCloud/iTunes) to protect your device data.
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## 6. User Rights & Security
* **Control:** Since all data is local, you have absolute control. Deleting data in the app or uninstalling it is final.
* **Security:** Classiphy utilizes the iOS sandbox and standard Apple encryption to ensure data remains isolated from other applications.
* **Privacy by Design:** By choosing to store and process everything locally, we eliminate the risks associated with data breaches on external servers.
* **Control:** Since all data is local, you have absolute control. Deleting data in the app or uninstalling it is final.
* **Security:** Classiphy utilizes the iOS sandbox and standard Apple encryption to ensure data remains isolated from other applications.
* **Privacy by Design:** By choosing to store and process everything locally, we eliminate the risks associated with data breaches on external servers.
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## 7. Contact Information
For questions regarding this policy or the app's privacy practices:
- **Email**: support@giuseppeippolito.com
For questions regarding this policy or the app's privacy practices:
- **Email**: support@giuseppeippolito.com
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## 8. Third-Party Credits & Legal
* **Mockups:** Promotional screenshots use the "iPhone Air - Free Mockups" template by Uiscore (CC BY 4.0).
* **EULA:** Use of this app is governed by the standard Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)
* **Mockups:** Promotional screenshots use the "iPhone Air - Free Mockups" template by Uiscore (CC BY 4.0).
* **EULA:** Use of this app is governed by the standard Apple Licensed Application End User License Agreement: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/)