Privacy Policy

Your library stays yours.

Sortella is designed to organize your photo library without collecting your personal data.

Effective date: October 6, 2026 · Developer: Weilun Qian

1. Summary

Sortella does not collect personal data, create user accounts, show advertising, perform cross-app tracking, or send your photos to a developer-operated server. The app’s photo grouping and curation records are handled on your device.

2. Photos library access

With your permission, Sortella accesses photos and videos visible through Apple’s PhotoKit framework. It may process the following information to provide its features:

This information is used to display your library, group items by time and place, select Favorites to keep by default, remember curation progress, and request changes you initiate. Sortella does not use it for advertising, analytics, profiling, or tracking.

3. Information stored on your device

Sortella stores curation progress, history, and display preferences locally in the app’s storage on your device. This information is not transmitted to the developer and normally remains until you delete the app or erase the device.

If you enable curation reminders, Sortella also stores photo identifiers, pending item identifiers, notification identifiers, and the last reminder time locally to recognize new items and limit reminder frequency. Reminders are local iOS notifications. The Home Screen widget uses group titles, dates, item counts, and photo previews stored in a shared container on your device, accessible to Sortella and its widget extension. None of this information is sent to the developer.

4. Apple system services

Sortella relies on Apple platform services:

Apple’s handling of information through its services is governed by Apple’s own privacy practices.

5. Data sharing and third parties

Sortella does not sell or share personal data with the developer or advertising companies. The app contains no third-party analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs. Apple system services described above may process information as necessary to provide their functionality.

6. Your choices and controls

You can grant Full Access or Limited Access to Photos, change the selected photos, or revoke access at any time in iOS Settings under Privacy & Security › Photos › Sortella. You can review all keep selections before completing a group. Deletion requires the iOS system confirmation, and recoverability is managed by Apple Photos through the Recently Deleted album.

You can turn curation reminders off in Sortella settings or change notification permission in iOS Settings. The widget can show photo previews on your Home Screen; remove it if you do not want those previews visible.

7. Children’s privacy

Sortella is not specifically directed to children and does not knowingly collect personal data from anyone, including children.

8. Security

Keeping app data on the device reduces transmission risk. Security of the device, iCloud Photos, and Apple platform services is also controlled by your device settings and Apple account protections.

9. Changes to this policy

If Sortella’s data practices change, this policy will be updated before or when the change takes effect. The effective date at the top will identify the latest revision.

10. Contact

For privacy questions, email lendfuz524@gmail.com.