Privacy Policy

Information Filetide handles

• Files and photos. Filetide accesses files, photos, and videos you choose to import or transfer. Imported and received files are stored in the app's shared directory on your device. They are used to provide file management and transfers.
• Transfer history. Filetide stores up to 100 completed or interrupted transfer records on your device. Records can include a file name, size, direction, time, status, and error information. They are used to show transfer activity.
• Settings and password. Preferences are stored on your device. Filetide stores the local web access password in the device Keychain, whether or not password protection is enabled.
• Local network information. Filetide uses local network addresses and Bonjour to make its service available to other devices on your network. The app may write technical diagnostic information, such as connection details and request paths, to system logs on your device.

Filetide does not include advertising or third-party analytics and does not sell your personal information. Filetide does not transmit your files or activity history to the developer.

Local transfers and security

When you start the service, a browser on another device can connect to Filetide and access the shared directory. Filetide transfers files directly between devices over the network; it does not use a Filetide cloud server. The service stops when you stop it or the app enters the background.

Access password protection is off by default. Without it, a device that can reach the service and knows its address can access your shared files. The service uses HTTP, so files and passwords are not encrypted in transit, even when password protection is enabled. Use it only on a trusted network, stop the service when finished, and do not expose its port to the internet.

When password protection is enabled and you sign in from a browser, Filetide uses a session cookie for authentication. It is used to operate the local service, not for advertising or analytics.

Photos, files, and system permissions

Filetide requests Local Network access to accept connections and publish its Bonjour service. It may request Photos access to import photos and videos you select, including original components when available. If an original is stored in iCloud, Apple's services may download it to your device. The system file picker provides access to files you select. You can change Local Network and Photos permissions in iOS Settings.

Sharing and third-party services

Files are shared with the devices and people that you allow to connect to your local service. They may keep their own copies. If you choose to export a file to iCloud or another destination, that service handles the copy under its own terms and privacy practices. Apple may handle data when providing services such as iCloud and the App Store; Filetide does not control those services.

This privacy policy is hosted as a website. The hosting provider may process technical request information, such as IP addresses and access logs, to deliver and maintain the page. This website is separate from the local file-transfer service in the app.

Retention, deletion, and your choices

Files remain in Filetide's shared directory until you delete them. You can delete files in Filetide or the iOS Files app. You can delete individual completed records or clear completed records in the app; active transfers are retained until they finish. The app keeps at most 100 completed or interrupted records.

Deleting Filetide removes its app-container files, preferences, and local history. iOS may retain its Keychain item after deletion. Copies you saved elsewhere, files on other devices, backups, and information held by other services are not necessarily removed when you delete the app.

You can stop the local service, change its access password, and revoke system permissions in iOS Settings. For privacy questions or a request concerning information you have sent us directly, contact us through the support page linked on Filetide's App Store product page.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as Filetide changes. We will publish the revised policy on this page and update the date above.

Contact

For privacy questions, please use the support page linked on Filetide's App Store product page.