Privacy policy

Last updated 11 November 2026.

PhotoArk is a personal backup tool run by one person for their own photos and videos. It is not offered to the public, and it has no users other than its owner.

What PhotoArk handles

• Photos and videos the owner chooses to back up, with their date, location and camera details.
• An index of those files (names, sizes, checksums and where each copy is stored).

Google user data

With the owner's consent, PhotoArk uses these Google permissions on the owner's own account:

• Google Drive, files created by this app only (drive.file): to hold files briefly while they upload, and to keep copies of the index. PhotoArk cannot read or change any other Drive files.
• YouTube upload (youtube.upload): to upload the owner's own videos to the owner's own channel, always set to private, as a second copy.

Data obtained through Google APIs is used only to provide these backup functions to the owner. It is never sold, shared with anyone, used for advertising, or used to train AI models. PhotoArk's use of information received from Google APIs adheres to the Google API Services User Data Policy, including its Limited Use requirements.

Where data is stored

Files are stored in services the owner controls: a private Telegram channel, the owner's Google Drive and YouTube account, and a small database on Cloudflare. Nothing is sent to any other party.

Removing data and revoking access

The owner can revoke PhotoArk's Google access at any time at myaccount.google.com/permissions, and can delete any stored copy directly in Telegram, Google Drive or YouTube.