Privacy Policy

Last updated 15 August 2026

Family Trees does not collect your data. There is no account to create, no server that holds your family tree, and no analytics. This page explains what that means precisely.

What stays on your device

Everything you enter — names, dates, places, relationships, notes and photographs — is stored only on the device where you entered it. We never receive it, and we could not retrieve it if asked. Your data is included in your own Apple device backups if you have those enabled; that is between you and Apple.

What we collect

Nothing automatically. No analytics, no crash reporting SDK, no advertising identifiers, no third-party trackers.
Only what you send us deliberately. If you use Send Feedback in the app, we receive what you typed, plus the technical details shown to you on that screen before you send: app version, device model, iOS version, and a short list of recent in-app errors. You can read all of it first, and you can decline to include the error list.

Photographs

Photos you add to people are copied into the app's own storage on your device. The app uses Apple's system photo picker, which hands over only the images you choose — the app is never granted access to your photo library.

Purchases

Subscriptions are handled entirely by Apple. We never see your name, payment details or Apple ID. We receive only Apple's answer to "does this device have an active subscription".

Sharing and export

When you export a file, print, or share a card, that content goes wherever you send it. Once it leaves the app it is governed by whatever service you handed it to, not by us.

Children

Family Trees is not directed at children and collects no data from anyone, including children.

Changes

If this policy ever changes materially, the updated date above will change and the new version will appear here before it takes effect.