Privacy Policy
Last updated: November 3, 2026
ColdGallery is an Android app that keeps your photos, videos and documents in an encrypted vault on your phone. This policy explains what the app handles, where it goes, and what we, the developer, can and cannot see. The short version: we collect nothing. There is no ColdGallery account and no ColdGallery server.
Who this policy is for
ColdGallery is intended for adults 18 and older. It is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect information from anyone, of any age.
What stays on your phone
Everything you put in ColdGallery stays on your phone, encrypted: your photos, videos, documents, albums, their dates and order, your settings, and any break-in photos. The keys that unlock them are protected by your PIN and by your phone's secure hardware. We cannot open your vault, and we have no copy of your PIN or your 12-word recovery phrase.
Android's own cloud backup and phone-to-phone transfer are turned off for ColdGallery, so your vault is never copied by Android in a form we don't control.
What we collect
Nothing. ColdGallery has:
- no account, sign-up or email address,
- no ads and no advertising ID,
- no analytics, crash-reporting or tracking services,
- no servers of its own.
We never see your files, your usage or your device details, and we never sell or share data, because we never receive any.
When the app uses the internet
ColdGallery connects to the internet in exactly two cases:
| What | When | What is sent |
|---|---|---|
| Google Play Billing | When you view or buy Lifetime, and when the app checks that a purchase is still valid | Handled by Google Play under Google's privacy policy. We receive no payment details. |
| Your own Google Drive | Only if you choose to connect it for backup | Encrypted backup files, encrypted on your phone before upload. They go to a hidden app folder in your Drive that only ColdGallery can read, and ColdGallery can't see any of your other Drive files. |
Nothing else leaves your phone. Google can't read your encrypted backups, and neither can we.
Backups on your phone
From your first item, ColdGallery keeps an encrypted backup in a plainly named folder in your phone's Documents folder. It stays there if you uninstall the app, so you can restore later with your recovery phrase. The files are encrypted and their names don't reveal what they are.
Camera
ColdGallery asks for the camera only if you turn on the break-in alert. It then takes a front-camera photo after several wrong PINs. That photo is encrypted and stored inside your vault. It is never sent anywhere.
Notifications
ColdGallery may show a notification while a backup or import is running, and one reminder if backups haven't worked for 7 days. Notifications are created on your phone and contain no photos.
Problem reports
If the app runs into an error, a short technical report (app version, Android version, phone model and error details, never your files) is saved on your phone. After you unlock, you can read the report in full and choose to email it to us from your own email app. Nothing is sent unless you send it yourself. If you email us, we use your message and email address only to reply, and delete them when the problem is resolved.
Deleting your data
- The vault: uninstall ColdGallery, or clear its storage in Android Settings → Apps.
- Backups on your phone: delete ColdGallery's backup folder in Documents with a file manager.
- Backups in Google Drive: in Google Drive on the web, open Settings → Manage apps, find ColdGallery and choose "Delete hidden app data".
We hold no data about you, so there is nothing for us to delete on our side.
This website
coldgallery.app uses no cookies, no analytics and no tracking scripts. Like any website host, our host (Google Firebase Hosting) may keep standard server logs, such as IP addresses, for security and abuse prevention.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top. If a change ever affects what leaves your phone, the app will tell you before it happens.
Contact
Questions about privacy: support@coldgallery.app