Terms of Use

IdealGuard · Last updated: November 5, 2026

These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your use of the IdealGuard mobile application (the "App"), provided by Oleksandra Yudina, an individual developer ("we", "us", "our"). Oleksandra Yudina is the seller of the App on the App Store. By downloading or using the App, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the App.

1. What the App does

The App helps you keep private content on your iPhone and manage your photo library. Its features include:

• a vault for photos, videos, notes, passwords and contacts, protected by a passcode and, if you choose, Face ID;
• a password generator;
• break-in alerts that take a front camera photo after several wrong passcode attempts;
• removing location data from photos;
• finding screenshots that may contain sensitive information such as card numbers, one-time codes or passwords;
• reviewing your photo library and finding similar photos so you can keep, delete or hide them;
• a privacy check of selected iPhone settings and your photo library.

The App works on your device. It does not require an account and does not upload your content to any server.

2. Your passcode and your data

• You are responsible for keeping your passcode secret and remembering it. We cannot recover it.
• Vault content is stored on your iPhone and is included in your iPhone backup (iCloud or computer). Restoring that backup is the only way to move vault content to a new iPhone. If you delete the App, its vault content is deleted from the device.
• Face ID is handled by iOS. The App never receives or stores your biometric data.
• When you add photos or videos to the vault, the originals stay in your Photos library until you choose to delete them. Deleted originals move to Recently Deleted, where iOS keeps them for up to 30 days.
• We recommend keeping your own backup of important files. We are not responsible for loss of vault content caused by a forgotten passcode, deleting the App, device loss or damage, or iOS changes.

3. Important limitations

• The App protects content inside the App. It does not hide the App itself from your Home Screen and is not a substitute for your iPhone passcode.
• Sensitive screenshot detection reads text on your device and marks screenshots that may contain sensitive information. It can miss some screenshots or mark others by mistake.
• Removing location changes the location data of the selected photos in your library. Copies already shared or stored elsewhere are not affected.

4. Break-in alerts

If you turn on break-in alerts, the App takes a photo with the front camera after several wrong passcode attempts. Photos are stored only in your vault. You are responsible for using this feature in line with the laws that apply to you, including any rules about photographing other people.

5. Your content and acceptable use

You own the content you store in the App. You agree not to use the App to store or share content that is illegal, including content that exploits minors, or to violate anyone's rights. We do not have access to your vault content.

6. Subscriptions and purchases

• Some features require IdealGuard Premium. Premium is offered as an auto-renewable subscription (weekly, monthly or yearly) or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the App before purchase and may vary by country.
• Payment is charged to your Apple ID account when you confirm the purchase.
• Subscriptions renew automatically at the same price and for the same period unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• If a free trial is offered, you will be charged when the trial ends unless you cancel at least 24 hours before it ends. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription.
• You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings (Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions). Deleting the App does not cancel a subscription.
• All payments are processed by Apple. Refund requests are handled by Apple under its policies at reportaproblem.apple.com.
• You can restore previous purchases on a new device with the "Restore" button in the App.
• If your subscription ends, content already in your vault stays accessible with your passcode.

7. License

We grant you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to use the App on Apple devices that you own or control, as permitted by the Usage Rules in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions. You may not copy, modify, reverse engineer, resell or distribute the App, except as allowed by law.

8. Privacy

Your vault content, photos and text are processed on your device. Please read our Privacy Policy to learn what limited data we handle.

9. Intellectual property

The App, its design, text, graphics and code are owned by us or our licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws. The "IdealGuard" name and logo may not be used without our permission.

10. Disclaimer of warranties

The App is provided "as is" and "as available". To the maximum extent permitted by law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We do not warrant that the App will be error-free or uninterrupted, or that it will detect every sensitive screenshot or photo.

11. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for any loss of data, including vault content, profits or goodwill, arising from your use of or inability to use the App. Our total liability for any claim relating to the App is limited to the amount you paid for the App in the 12 months before the claim. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under applicable law, including your statutory rights as a consumer.

12. Apple

• These Terms are between you and us, not with Apple Inc. ("Apple"). We, not Apple, are solely responsible for the App and its content.
• Apple has no obligation to provide maintenance or support for the App.
• If the App fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple, and Apple will refund the purchase price, if any. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Apple has no other warranty obligation with respect to the App.
• We, not Apple, are responsible for addressing any claims relating to the App, including product liability claims, claims that the App fails to conform to legal or regulatory requirements, consumer protection claims and intellectual property infringement claims.
• You confirm that you are not located in a country subject to a U.S. Government embargo or designated as a "terrorist supporting" country, and that you are not listed on any U.S. Government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
• Apple and its subsidiaries are third-party beneficiaries of these Terms and may enforce them against you.

13. Changes to the App and these Terms

We may update the App and these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will update the date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the App. Continuing to use the App after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

14. Termination

You may stop using the App at any time by deleting it. Before deleting, move any content you want to keep out of the vault, and cancel any active subscription in your Apple ID settings. We may suspend or end your access to the App if you breach these Terms.

15. Governing law

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law rules. If you are a consumer, you also keep any mandatory protections of the laws of the country where you live.

16. Contact

Questions about these Terms: support@idealguard.app or our contact form.