Privacy Policy
What this app is
ArmoryVault is a personal inventory for a firearm, accessory, and ammunition collection. It does not sell, buy, or broker firearms or ammunition. It has no accounts and no sign-in of its own.
What is stored
The records you enter stay in the app. That includes firearms (make, model, serial number, caliber, type, condition, owned or sold status, everyday-carry flag, purchase and sale dates and prices, and notes), accessories, ammunition lots, and photos you attach from the camera or your photo library. You can also keep maker and caliber list entries and the text of on-device reminder templates.
A few preferences stay only on the device: appearance, collection sort, the everyday-carry sort switch, whether Face ID or Touch ID is offered, how soon the app locks, and whether milestone reminders are on. Reminder history is also kept only on that device. Reminder notifications say that ArmoryVault has a reminder. They do not include firearm details.
Where it is stored
The collection is stored on the device. When you are signed into iCloud and iCloud is available for the app, the same collection syncs to your private iCloud database in the container iCloud.com.thepughfamily.armoryvault. The app does not use iCloud’s public database or shared database.
If iCloud is off, or this device has no iCloud account, the collection stays on the device and is not uploaded.
Ted Pugh does not operate a server for this app and cannot read your private iCloud database. The app does not send your collection to the developer.
PIN and Face ID
The PIN is a 6-digit code. The app stores a one-way hash of it in the iOS Keychain on that device. The PIN is not written into the collection database and is not synced through iCloud. Face ID and Touch ID are handled by iOS. The app does not receive or store biometric images or templates. It only stores a yes-or-no preference for whether to offer biometrics. If you forget the PIN, the app can ask for the device passcode and then let you create a new PIN. That does not delete the collection.
Camera, photos, and serial numbers
The camera and photo library are used only when you choose to attach a picture or photograph a serial number. Text recognition of a serial number runs on the device. Photos you save are part of the collection described above. The app does not upload them anywhere except your own private iCloud database when sync is on.
Export
You can export a report or a firearm record as a CSV or PDF and share that file with the iOS share sheet. The file goes only where you send it. The developer does not receive a copy.
What the app does not do
- No accounts, analytics, advertising, or crash-reporting service.
- No tracking across other companies’ apps or websites, and no App Tracking Transparency prompt.
- No sale or sharing of your data with the developer or with data brokers.
- No access to contacts, location, the advertising identifier, or the clipboard.
Deleting your data
In the app, Settings includes “Delete all my data.” That removes firearms, accessories, ammunition, photos, and your other collection records from this device. If iCloud sync is on, those deletions also apply to your private iCloud database, including other devices on the same iCloud account. The app’s built-in maker and caliber lists and default reminder templates can be created again from the app. This action does not remove the PIN.
Deleting the app removes its on-device store and the on-device PIN. A copy already in your private iCloud database remains until you delete it. You can remove that copy in iOS Settings > Apple ID > iCloud > Manage Storage, or by using “Delete all my data” in the app while sync is on.
Children
ArmoryVault is not directed to children under 13, and it does not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the updated text will be posted with a new effective date.
Contact
Ted Pugh
[email protected]