FileTab Privacy Policy
The short version: FileTab does not collect your data. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no trackers. Your files, server details and passwords stay on your device and on the servers you choose to connect to. The developer never receives them.
1. Who this applies to
This policy covers the FileTab app for iPhone and iPad ("FileTab", "the app") and its built-in extensions: the Files-app location and the "Save to FileTab" share extension. FileTab is made by an independent developer.
2. What FileTab does with your information
FileTab is a file manager. It works with files on your device and on servers that you add (SMB, SFTP, WebDAV, FTP and SSH). Everything it handles is processed on your device or sent directly between your device and your own servers.
The developer has no server that receives your data. FileTab does not send files, file names, server addresses, passwords, usage statistics, device identifiers or crash data to the developer or to any third party.
3. Information stored on your device
| What | Why | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Server details you enter (name, address, port, user name, start folder) | To reconnect to your servers | On your device, in storage shared only with FileTab's own extensions |
| Passwords and SSH private keys you enter | To log in to your servers | iOS Keychain (encrypted by iOS) |
| Trusted SSH server fingerprints | To warn you if a server's identity changes | On your device |
| Favorites, recent files list, view settings | Convenience; you can hide or clear recent files in Settings | On your device |
| Thumbnails and temporarily downloaded files | Speed. Downloaded previews are removed after a few days; you can clear everything from Settings → Storage Usage | On your device (cache) |
| Files you save or receive | That is the purpose of the app | FileTab's folder on your device (visible in the Files app) |
Deleting FileTab removes this data from your device. Deleting a server inside FileTab removes its saved password and key.
4. Network connections
- Your servers. FileTab connects only to the servers you configure and to your local network. What those servers collect is governed by their own owners and policies.
- Nearby servers. When you tap the search button on the Network tab, FileTab looks for file servers announcing themselves on your local network (Bonjour).
- Wi-Fi Transfer. If you turn this on, FileTab runs a small web and WebDAV server on your device so that a computer on the same Wi-Fi network can browse and copy your FileTab files. It is off by default, requires a password unless you turn that off, works only while the app is open, and is never reachable from the internet through FileTab.
- Web links. If you tap a link inside the terminal, it opens in your browser.
5. Permissions the app may ask for
- Local Network – to find and connect to servers and to run Wi-Fi Transfer.
- Photos – "Add Photos" uses the system photo picker, which shares only the items you select. If you save a photo or video to your library, FileTab asks for permission to add items only.
- Face ID / passcode – only if you turn on the app lock. iOS performs the check; FileTab only learns whether it succeeded and never sees biometric data.
- Notifications – to tell you when a transfer finishes or pauses. These are created on your device; no notification server is involved.
- Background audio – to keep playing music or video (including Picture in Picture) when you leave the app.
6. Sharing
FileTab does not sell, rent or share personal information, and it contains no advertising or analytics code. The open-source libraries it uses (listed in the app under Settings → About → Acknowledgements) run on your device and do not collect data.
Files you choose to open in other apps, send through the share sheet, or drag to other apps are handled by those apps under their own policies.
7. Crash reports
If you have chosen to share analytics with app developers in iOS settings, Apple may provide the developer with anonymous crash and usage reports through App Store Connect. The developer cannot tie these to you. FileTab itself does not send any.
8. Children
FileTab is a general-purpose tool and is not directed at children. Because it collects no personal information, it does not knowingly collect any from children.
9. Your choices
- Remove a server, its password and key by deleting it in the Network tab.
- Hide and clear recent files, clear the cache, and forget saved SSH server fingerprints in Settings.
- Turn off Wi-Fi Transfer, the app lock and notifications at any time.
- Withdraw Photos, Local Network or Notifications access in the iOS Settings app.
10. Changes to this policy
If the app's data practices change, this page will be updated and the effective date above will change. Material changes will also be mentioned in the app's release notes.
11. Contact
Questions about this policy: graincamera@gmail.com