Effective date: June 23, 2026
Last updated: June 23, 2026
FileGuard does not send files stored in your vault, file contents, passwords, vault names, or activity history to a developer-operated server.
Some information may nevertheless be processed outside your country or region when Android advertising or consent features are used or when you directly select an overseas cloud service as a backup destination.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Recipients | Google LLC, Google affiliates, processors used by Google for advertising, consent management, measurement, security, and service operation, and configured advertising technology providers |
| Contact and policies | Google Privacy Policy, Google advertising technologies information |
| Countries | The United States and other countries where Google or its processors operate servers and infrastructure. Actual locations may vary based on network routing, service configuration, and processors. |
| Timing | When the Android app updates consent information, displays privacy options, or requests, displays, or measures ads |
| Method | Encrypted internet communications between the app or Google SDKs and external servers |
| Information | Advertising, app-instance, or device identifiers; IP address; approximate location; device model; operating system; app version; language; network information; ad request, impression, click, interaction, and diagnostic information; consent status and privacy choices |
| Purposes | Ad delivery, non-personalized ads, frequency capping, measurement, analytics, fraud prevention, consent and privacy-choice management, service security, and compliance with policies and laws |
| Retention | Under the privacy policies, contractual obligations, and applicable laws of Google and each processor |
The developer does not provide vault files, file contents, file names, vault passwords, backup passwords, or activity history to Google advertising services.
FileGuard backup files are encrypted with a password and saved to a location selected by you. If you select Google Drive, iCloud Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, or another synchronization or document-provider service, the encrypted backup file and related information processed by that provider—such as file name and storage time—may be transferred to servers outside your country.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Recipients | The file, document, or cloud storage provider selected by you and its processors |
| Countries | As described in the selected provider’s privacy policy and infrastructure information |
| Timing and method | When you select the service as a storage location and create or update a backup, through network transfer by the operating system or provider app |
| Information | The password-encrypted backup package, file name selected by you, storage and modification times, and account, device, or network information automatically processed by the provider |
| Purposes | Backup storage, synchronization, recovery, and cross-device access requested by you |
| Retention | Until you delete the file or for the period specified by the selected provider |
You choose the external service directly. The developer does not control the service’s account, servers, or retention practices. If you lose the backup password, the developer cannot recover the encrypted backup.
You may limit international processing by:
Refusing advertising-related processing may limit personalized advertising, result in non-personalized or limited ads, or prevent some advertising features. You can use the local vault without choosing cloud storage, but synchronization and remote recovery through that provider will not be available.
Google states that it uses encryption in transit and legal frameworks for international data transfers and that information may be processed on servers around the world.
FileGuard encrypts backup packages with your backup password before writing them to the selected location. An external provider may still process the encrypted file itself, its file name, and account or network-related information. Select a trusted provider and use a strong, unique backup password.
For questions about international data transfers: