ContactSafe — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 October 2026

ContactSafe ("the app") is a private, on-device vault for your contacts and the files, notes and projects attached to them. This policy explains what data the app handles and how. It is published by Heinrich Leifeld GmbH (the "developer").

Data stored on your device

Contacts, phone numbers, addresses, photos, documents, notes and projects you create or import are stored in ContactSafe on your device. ContactSafe does not provide an account or backend server for this content. The developer does not receive a copy of your address book, attachments, notes or projects.

Backups, exports and sharing

You can export a backup, share selected content with another app, or enable backups to your own cloud storage. These actions send the selected content to the destination you choose. Backups can include or exclude file attachments and can be protected with a password.

Cloud backup is optional. It uses iCloud Drive on iPhone or a supported folder selected through your device's file picker. When enabled, ContactSafe checks for a due backup when you open or return to the unlocked app. A cloud provider handles uploads and storage under its own terms and privacy policy. A folder stored only on your phone does not provide an off-device copy.

Maps and location services

Online map and address features can send coordinates, search terms or addresses to the service providing the result. Depending on the feature and device, the app uses Google Maps, Google Places, the device's geocoding service or OpenStreetMap/Nominatim. Resolving a shared map link can contact its provider. Opening a location in another maps app passes that location to the app you select.

These providers process requests under their own privacy policies. ContactSafe does not use location requests for advertising. Contacts, notes, files, projects, local search and local backups can be used without an internet connection.

Permissions

• Camera / Photos — to attach photos, videos or scanned documents you choose to a contact. Media is selected with the system picker and saved in the app. You can include it in backups or share it.
• Location — to show and pick locations on the map (see above).
• Contacts — only if you choose to import contacts from your phone into the app.
• Biometrics — for the optional fingerprint/face app-lock.
• Notifications — for optional project and backup reminders.

Deleting your data

You can manage the content stored in the app and any copies you create:

• Delete any individual contact, file, note or project inside the app at any time.
• Delete backup files from the backup list or from the storage location where you saved them.
• Uninstalling ContactSafe removes its app-local data. Exported files, cloud backups and copies shared with other apps must be deleted separately.

The developer holds no copy of your data, so there is nothing to request deletion of from a ContactSafe server. For copies held by a cloud or sharing service, use that service’s controls.

Children

ContactSafe is a productivity tool intended for adults (18+) and is not directed at children.

Changes

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new "last updated" date.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: info@contactsafe.de (Heinrich Leifeld GmbH).