Privacy policy

About this policy

This policy covers the UniFiles file manager for iOS and Android, published by Creaton Development. The app’s identifier is dev.creaton.unifiles.

Accounts, advertising, and tracking

UniFiles does not require a UniFiles account. The app contains no advertising and does not include developer-operated analytics or crash-reporting services. We do not track activity across other apps or websites, use advertising identifiers, or sell personal information.

Information used on your device

UniFiles reads files, photos, videos, and their metadata to provide the browsing, preview, editing, transfer, archive, and backup features you use. Your connection settings, preferences, transfer history, and backup configuration are stored locally on your device.

Saved passwords and SSH private keys use the iOS Keychain or encrypted storage protected by an Android Keystore key. UniFiles does not send these credentials to Creaton servers.

Transfers and third-party storage

When you connect to a server or run a transfer or backup, UniFiles sends the necessary files, credentials, and connection information directly to the destination you configure. Your files do not pass through a UniFiles backend. The server or storage provider may receive your IP address and process the data you send under its own policies.

SFTP, FTPS, and HTTPS connections support encrypted transport. Plain FTP and HTTP do not encrypt data in transit. Choose a secure protocol and a storage provider you trust.

Permissions and background work

Photo and video access is used to display your library and perform backups you configure. File access is used for the files and folders you work with. Local network access lets the app connect to a NAS or other nearby server. On Android, notifications can show transfer progress, and background services keep selected transfers and backups running when permitted by the operating system.

You can change these permissions in your device’s settings. Revoking a permission may prevent the related feature from working.

Retention and deletion

Local files and settings remain on your device until you remove them or the operating system removes them. You can delete files and remove saved connections in UniFiles. Operating system backups and secure credential storage may retain data according to platform settings.

Files copied or backed up to remote storage remain there until you delete them at that destination. Removing a connection or uninstalling UniFiles does not delete those remote copies. Optional photo cleanup uses the backup and deletion choices you make in the app; your device’s photo service may also apply its own deletion and recovery rules.

Support enquiries

If you contact us, we receive your email address and the information you choose to include. We use it to respond and resolve your request, and retain it only as needed for support and associated recordkeeping. Do not send passwords, private keys, or private files. Contact us if you want us to delete a support conversation, subject to any records we need to retain.

Children and external services

UniFiles is a general-purpose file utility and is not designed specifically for children. We do not knowingly collect children’s personal information through the app. App stores, your operating system, websites you open, and the storage services you choose have their own privacy practices.

Policy updates

We will publish changes to this policy on this page and update the effective date when the app’s data practices change.

Privacy contact

For privacy questions or support-data deletion requests, contact Creaton Development at hello@creaton.dev.