Privacy Policy
Phone Cleaner · Last updated: July 13, 2026
Phone Cleaner ("the App", "we", "us") is developed by AppMerge. This Privacy Policy explains what information the App accesses, how it is used, and the choices you have. We built Phone Cleaner to do its work on your device. We do not run our own servers that store your photos, videos, contacts, or calendar data.
1. The short version
- Your photos, videos, contacts, and calendar events are analyzed only on your device and are never uploaded to us or anyone else.
- We do not sell your personal data.
- The only data leaving your device relates to purchases and, if you allow it, advertising identifiers used to support the free version of the App.
2. Information processed on your device
To provide its features, the App requests access to the following. This data is read and processed locally and is not transmitted to us:
- Photos & Videos — to detect duplicate photos, similar photos, screenshots, blurry photos, large files, and to power features such as Swipe Clean, video compression, and the private vault. Analysis (including image fingerprinting for duplicate detection) happens entirely on device.
- Contacts — to find and merge duplicate contacts. Reading and merging happen on device. We never upload your address book.
- Calendar — to help you review and remove old calendar events. Event data stays on your device.
- Face ID / Passcode — used only to lock and unlock the private vault. Biometric data never leaves your device and is handled by Apple; we never see it.
- Vault files — items you move into the vault are stored in the App's private storage on your device. If you delete the App, these files are removed with it.
- Notifications — if you enable Cleaning Reminders, a local weekly notification is scheduled on your device.
3. Information we and our partners collect
Some limited data is processed off-device to run the business and, in the free version, to show ads:
- Purchase & subscription data — when you buy a subscription, Apple processes the payment. We (through our subscription-management provider, AppActor) receive purchase and subscription status, an anonymous purchase identifier, and product-interaction events to unlock premium features, manage free trials, and restore purchases. We do not receive your credit card number.
- Device & usage identifiers — to operate, protect, and improve the App we may process identifiers such as your device's advertising identifier (IDFA), and basic diagnostics and interaction data.
- Advertising — the free version may show ads. If you grant permission through Apple's App Tracking Transparency prompt, your advertising identifier may be used to deliver and measure personalized ads. If you decline, you will still see ads, but they will not be personalized using your identifier.
4. App Tracking Transparency
The App will only track you across other companies' apps and websites if you tap "Allow" on the iOS tracking prompt. You can change this at any time in Settings → Privacy & Security → Tracking, or turn off personalized ads in Settings → Privacy & Security → Apple Advertising.
5. Third-party services
We rely on a small number of providers that may process the limited data described above under their own privacy policies:
- Apple — App Store purchases, subscriptions, and platform services.
- AppActor — subscription and entitlement management.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
6. Data retention
On-device data (photos, contacts, calendar, vault files) remains under your control and is removed when you delete it or uninstall the App. Purchase records are retained as long as needed to provide your subscription and to meet legal and accounting obligations.
7. Children's privacy
Phone Cleaner is not directed to children under 13 (or the equivalent minimum age in your country), and we do not knowingly collect personal data from them.
8. Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR in the EU/UK or the CCPA in California), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your personal data, and to object to certain processing. Because most of your data never leaves your device, you can exercise many of these rights directly by managing or deleting content in the App. For requests concerning data we process (such as purchase records), contact us using the details below.
9. Security
We use reasonable technical measures to protect data. On-device content is protected by your device's own security and, for the vault, by Face ID / passcode. No method of storage or transmission is 100% secure, but we work to safeguard your information.
10. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.
11. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your data, contact us at:
support@appmerge.net